• Comment: Except maybe the NZZ piece(I can't read German), none of the sources actually talk about the company. One source is not enough for an article. Also, as mentioned before Discogs is not a reliable source; please remove it. Ca talk to me! 13:31, 6 November 2023 (UTC)
  • Comment: Fails WP:NCOMPANY - Discogs, IMDb, YouTube, Vimeo are not acceptable or reliable sources. The company's website is a primary source and therefore not independent. Dan arndt (talk) 09:22, 18 October 2023 (UTC)


mital-U
Founded1996; 28 years ago (1996)
FounderBruno Waser
Distributor(s)CD baby (worldwide, 1998-present)
Genre
Country of originSwitzerland
LocationLuzern
Official websitemital-u.ch/indie-label/

mital-U is a Swiss independent record label founded in 1996 by Bruno Waser.

The label (LabelCode 24483) featured several important acts on its roster, including Crazy, Grauzone, The Vyllies, mittageisen.[1][2][3]

History

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The real beginning of music production goes back to 1980, when Bruno Waser produced the first Swiss punk LP (Crazy). This was followed by the production of further (vinyl-)records for the Lucerne punks Crazy as well the dark-wave band mittageisen.

A view years later, in 1991, the production of a compilation CD for the punk band Crazy, followed in 1994 by the album alles ist anders ... nichts hat sich geändert (everything is different ... nothing has changed) by mittageisen.[4]

After recognising the potential of the Internet as a distribution channel for independent produced music during a visit to Ars Electronica in Linz (AT) in 1995, Bruno W founded the record label mital-U and went on to produce records for various bands such as Grauzone, mittageisen, The Vyllies.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

With the production of music videos such as Eisbär by Grauzone (2011) and automaten by mittageisen (2015) mital-U has also become increasingly involved in video/film projects on alternative music and subcultural movements.[12][13]

Artists

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Mital-U works and/or has worked with the following artists and bands:[14]

Further reading

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  • Grand, Lurker; Tschan, André (2012). heute und danach – The Swiss Underground Music Scene of the 80's (in German). Edition Patrick Frey, Zürich. ISBN 978-3-905929-21-8.

References

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  1. ^ "Results database 'Swiss National Sound Archives': records from mital-U". Fonoteca Nazionale Svizzera. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  2. ^ "SwissPunk: Record-Shops & -Labels". SwissPUNK.CH. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  3. ^ "Gothic Industrial Archive > Labels". gothicmusicarchive.com. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  4. ^ Thief, Sheet (2009-10-13). "Interview mit Bruno W" [Interview with Bruno W]. Dangereux Magazin @issuu.com (in German). pp. 6–7. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  5. ^ Betschart, Aldo; Bättig, Ivo; Davi, Stefan (2002). Sedel 1981-2002 (mit Buchkapitel 'crazy zu mital-U') [Sedel 1981-2002 (with book chapter 'crazy to mital-U')] (in German). Velvet-Edition. ISBN 3-9522411-1-3. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  6. ^ Zurflüh, Christoph (2009-01-18). "Bruno W von mital-U im Gaffa" [Bruno W from mital-U in Gaffa]. Radio 3fach : Gaffa (Interview) (in German). Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  7. ^ Lachaud, Mäx (2013-10-28). "Mital-U – Label dark wave/post-punk suis-se - encontre" [Mital-U - Swiss dark wave/post-punk label - an encounter]. Obskure Mag #18 (in French). Archived from the original on 2013-10-30.
  8. ^ Gfeller, Benedikt "Lepra" (2014-08-08). "Verdiente Plattenfirmen im Kurzporträt: mital-U" [a brief portrait of deserving record labels: mital-U]. Ox-Fanzine #114 (in German) (published August 2014). Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  9. ^ Bitzi, Remo (2016-10-01). "Q&A mit Bruno W" [Q&A with Bruno W]. Grabenhalle: A-SYNTH FEST 2016 (Interview) (in German) (published 2016-04-01). Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  10. ^ "music reviews 'mital-u'". Chain D.L.K. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  11. ^ "Introducing our new EarthPercent Partner". EarthPercent. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  12. ^ Boyle, Malcolm (2019-09-12). "FILM UPDATE September 2019: NEW PARTNERS: mital-U". PEOPLE IN A FILM (published 12 September 2019). Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  13. ^ "Julia Seemann über die Zusammenarbeit mit dem Record Label mital-U" [Julia Seemann about the collaboration with the record label mital-U]. Swiss Design Awards Journal (in German). 25 May 2018. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  14. ^ "mital-U productions". mital-U indie-label.
  15. ^ Bossart, Pirmin (2022-11-09). "Crazy Zeiten mit den Luzerner Ur-Punks" [Crazy times with Lucerne's original punks]. Luzerner Zeitung (in German) (published 9 November 2022). Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  16. ^ Papst, Manfred (2013-08-04). "Bewegte Zeiten [turbulent times]". NZZ am Sonntag (in German) (published 4 August 2013). p. 55. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  17. ^ Shark, JHG (2010-12-27). "Grauzone 1980-1982 Remastered". Art Noir (in German) (published 10 December 2010). p. 55. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  18. ^ von Tavel, Alec (2013-07-09). "Complete Works". CeDE.ch (in German) (published 9 July 2013). Retrieved 2023-11-11.
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