PROTAGONISTS
2020. Mid-1980's suburban Chicago punk. Naperville's Protagonists formed in the wake of the first wave of Chicago hardcore punk. Instead of being inspired by the first generation weirdo Chicago punks like Silver Abu..
OTTO ANDI
2016. M.D. Pallavi is a South-Indian singer and one of the most prominent protagonists of the traditional music scene in and around Bangalore. Andi Otto (a.k.a. Springintgut) has collaborated with her in the past ye..
MILANO AFTER PUNK / VARIOUS
2019. 'rare and unreleased tracks from milan's underground new wave scene 1979-1984' - milan, 1979, only two years had passed since the explosion of punk but it seemed like ten years had passed, 1977 had ..
KLANGWART
2019. Minimalism and understatement are key elements of the Klangwart project, founded more than 20 years ago by musician and author Timo Reuber and DJ and Staubgold label manager Markus Detmer. In 2014, Klangwart..
SOUNDTRACK
2015. Reissue on 180-gram audiophile vinyl, coming in a gatefold sleeve. 'The Fantastic Four' score developed from the inquisitiveness of the film's young protagonists. Working together with living legend Philip Gla..
NTS (NEJTEK / TICHY / SMETACEK
2009. The abbreviation NTS stands for a joint project of three musicians with different backgrounds: contemporary art-music composer and keyboard player Michal Nejtek, jazz double-bass player Petr Tichý and rock dru..
DROIDS
2018. The first and the only album by Droids, 'Star Peace' is a fascinating music exploration of the outer space conceived by the brilliant mind of one of the protagonists of the French disco scene, Yves Hayat. 'Sta..
ROIGK STEFAN
2015. 'The Rising Of Matteo' is a highly dynamic and eclectic ride between directed feature, audio-art and faked diary. Out of field-recordings made during an artist-residency in Milano and the audio material of his..
VÝBEROVKA
2021. 'Once In A Lifetime' is a fragmented and anachronistic double album featuring Romania's Bosses Hang (aka Raul Starcz) improvising on the original works of noise protagonists: Government Alpha & Astro (Hiro..
K2
2020. K2 (Kimihide Kusafuka) is one of Japan's most significant harsh noise protagonists dealing in raw junk metal noise works since the '80s. 'Rainy Tritium 2' is the follow up release to 'Rainy Tritium 1' put out ..
AIR RAID
2023. Belonging to the same generation as Ambush, Screamer, Enforcer and Robert Pehrsson's Humbucker, Air Raid are currently hailed as one of the most accomplished protagonists of the new wave of traditional Swedish..
AIR RAID
2023. Belonging to the same generation as Ambush, Screamer, Enforcer and Robert Pehrsson's Humbucker, Air Raid are currently hailed as one of the most accomplished protagonists of the new wave of traditional Swedish..
AIR RAID
2023. Belonging to the same generation as Ambush, Screamer, Enforcer and Robert Pehrsson's Humbucker, Air Raid are currently hailed as one of the most accomplished protagonists of the new wave of traditional Swedish..
MOTOR!K
2023. On their fourth Motor!k album, the Belgians of the avant-garde Joeri Dobbeleir (guitar/synths), Dirk Ivens (guitar/effects) and Dries D'Hollander (drums) ignites the Krautrock once again and focus on the essen..
MOTOR!K
2023. On their fourth Motor!k album, the Belgians of the avant-garde Joeri Dobbeleir (guitar/synths), Dirk Ivens (guitar/effects) and Dries D'Hollander (drums) ignites the Krautrock once again and focus on the essen..
GIRODIVITE
2024. In the immense Goblin discography, an enormous void has always been represented by the original motion picture soundtrack of 'Squadra Antimafia,' a score which Beat Records has tried to find, since many years,..
GIRODIVITE
2024. In the immense Goblin discography, an enormous void has always been represented by the original motion picture soundtrack of 'Squadra Antimafia,' a score which Beat Records has tried to find, since many years,..
ROTTEN SOUND
2016. Grindcore is not for the faint of heart and ROTTEN SOUND do not subscribe to the idea of compromise. 'Abuse To Suffer' remains true to the band's resilient roots, while not falling into the traps of chewing en..
HATE ETERNAL
2015. More aggressive and technically complex than its Swedish counterpart, Floridian death metal grew out of thrash during the mid-1980's and was founded by such as the legendary DEATH, OBITUARY, and MORBID ANGEL. ..
ROME
2010. Over a series of remarkable concept albums, the Luxembourgish band ROME have developed a totally unique ?poetry of longing? which rings out from the dark melancholic mist of rootlessness and which gives expres..
KOGLMANN FRANZ
2005. - the affair: make her laugh,the affair: a hero (my heart belongs to daddy),the affair: a hurricane,the protagonists: the other,the protagonists: a tub full of ice,the protagonists: a steak,the prot..
MURDER BY GUITAR
2006. With this brandnew band our dream come true for guitar driven power pop band taking the best of its genres, leave out the extras glossy magazines to stripped down sing-along songs fans put on rotation for days..
FELT 3
2010. - protagonists,felt chewed up,get cake,bass for your truck,like you,permanent standby,kevin spacey,ghost dance deluxe,revisiting the styleetron,whaleface,glory burning,henrietta longbottom,she sonne..
FLAMING ROW
2014. Flaming row – ‘mirage – a portrayal of figures’ the story of this trilogy is set in the future. The universe is ruled by a separation of powers, which is led by a legislature, the 'magist..
COMPLESSO GLI ILLUMINATI
2014. . . . Chitarra e prega'. In 1962 pope giovanni xxiii set out the second vatican council. It was a time of modernisation through the expectation..
VÝBEROVKA
2014. 75 cuts of unadulterated rockabilly from its best protagonists. Cruise through three discs of classic tunes celebrating those red headed women, lonesome trains and brand new Cadillacs from the likes of Johnny ..
FREEBASE
2015. Formed originally in 1995, FREEBASE were one of the main protagonists on the whole UKHC scene of the late 90s/early 00?s, releasing two critically acclaimed albums and touring extensively both in the UK and th..
SAY HI TO YOUR MOM
2012. Ferocious Mopes is the third record from Brooklyn, New York's Say Hi To Your Mom, which is actually just a boy named Eric who makes records in his bedroom. There are more people in the band when he plays live...
ROTTEN SOUND
2016. Grindcore is not for the faint of heart and ROTTEN SOUND do not subscribe to the idea of compromise. 'Abuse To Suffer' remains true to the band's resilient roots, while not falling into the traps of chewing en..
ROTTEN SOUND
2016. Grindcore is not for the faint of heart and ROTTEN SOUND do not subscribe to the idea of compromise. 'Abuse To Suffer' remains true to the band's resilient roots, while not falling into the traps of chewing en..
DARKNESS
2015. Along with Kreator and Violent Force, Darkness, from Essen, were the main protagonists of the original Thrash Metal invasion out of North Rhine-Westphalia. "Thrash Till Death!" collects four of the band?s best..
ROTTEN SOUND
2016. Grindcore is not for the faint of heart and ROTTEN SOUND do not subscribe to the idea of compromise. 'Abuse To Suffer' remains true to the band's resilient roots, while not falling into the traps of chewing en..
VÝBEROVKA
2017. 'a french synthwave compilation 1982-2016' - this compilation aims to highlight the core elements of french synth-pop from its earliest incarnation to newer acts influenced by the earlier protagonis..
MOEBIUS/STORY/LEIDECKER
2017. A stunning collaborational release! Dieter Moebius (1944-2015) - one half of the legendary duo Cluster and the godfather of electronic krautrock - was one of the most important protagonists of avant-garde e..
MOEBIUS/STORY/LEIDECKER
2017. A stunning collaborational release! Dieter Moebius (1944-2015) - one half of the legendary duo Cluster and the godfather of electronic krautrock - was one of the most important protagonists of avant-garde elec..
ANTISECT
2017. True legends never die! One of the most influential of all the bands to emerge from the febrile anarcho-punk scene of the early '80s return in 2017 with 'The Rising Of The Light' (first record since 1984!). Th..
ANTISECT
2017. True legends never die! One of the most influential of all the bands to emerge from the febrile anarcho-punk scene of the early '80s return in 2017 with 'The Rising Of The Light' (first record since 1984!). Th..
AMBROSINI MARCELLO
2016. The Italian post-industrial scene, which emerged in the early '80s, was one of the most creative and vibrant in Europe. Officine Schwartz, CCC CNC NCN, F:A.R, Giardini di Marzo, Mauthausen Orchestra, Rosemary'..
SIDIROPOULOS PAVLOS
2017. Singer-songwriter Pavlos Sidiropoulos left a deep mark on the Greek music scene. He effortlessly linked rock and blues sounds with the traditional music of Greece and rebetiko sounds. Despite his early demise ..
MCGOUGH & MCGEAR
2000. A spot of 1968 psychedelic whimsy from Roger McGough and Mike McGear (a.k.a. McCartney) of Scaffold fame, featuring some very heavy friends including Jimi Hendrix, John Mayall, Spencer Davis, Graham Nash and M..
AROVANE & PORYA HATAMI
2018. Two albums by the Berlin based electronic musician Arovane and Porya Hatami, one of the main protagonists of the vivid Iranian electronic underground, on a special double CD: experimental, field recording-base..
V-SOR X
2018. V-Sor,X (pronounced VEE-SORE-EX) originate from the midlands town of Lichfield (known as, rather disturbingly, 'field of the dead', in Latin!), an important (historically speaking) but unremarkable place. Foun..