IMPRINT > KULT
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Style: Progressive house, house, tribal, electro, crossover anthems
Established: Kult Records, based in New York, was founded in 1994 by Jerome Caltagirone.
Artists: 95 North, Amuka (Sheila Brody), Tina Ann, Maya Azucena, Cricco Castelli, Eddie Cumana, Deep Dish, Deep Swing, Dynamix, Seamus Haji, Inda Matrix (Zhana Saunders), Mantronix, Orinoko, Taka Boom, Kevin Yost
Essential Listening: Jazmina, “Goodtimes” [MAW & DJ Choco Mix] (1994); 95 North, “Let Yourself Go” (1995); Deep Swing, “He's Got the Love” [Deep Swing Mix] (1995); Krisco, Drunken Drummer EP (1997); Dynamix feat. Nina Eve, “Never Get Me” [Dynamix, Junior Vasquez and Mark Anthony mixes] (2001); Dynamix feat. Sweet Inspirations and Cissy Houston, “Shake Yourself Loose” (2005); Maya Azucena, “Make It Happen” (2007)
Manifesto: “The reward is in the process,” says Zack Westerfield, Kult staff writer. “Our motto is, ‘Dance music is the rhythm of our life; it's our way of love and of life, worked by people who cherish and live it.’”
A&R Philosophy: “Every style of dance music can be done well or not,” Westerfield says. “There is quality music in commercial dance and quality music in underground styles; we seek to put out quality dance music in as many styles as we are able to understand and market. And yes, the label accepts demos.”
Upcoming: “We've got a full length album in the works for Lula in 2008 and mixes from Sharon T, Andrea Carnell, Sheila Brody, Celeda, Dynamix and Ibizadogs,” Westerfield says.
Contact: Kult Records, 78 West 36 St. New York, NY, 10018; (212) 898-0326; Derek@kult.com; www.kult.com
Note: Remix readers can get Eddie Cumana's mix of Maya Azucena's “Make It Happen” as a free download here: www.kult.com/promo.
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