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'''Morr Music''' is an [[independent record label]] based in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]], founded in 1999 by [[Thomas Morr]]. Most artists on the label fall into the categories of [[intelligent dance music]], [[electronica]] and [[dreampop]], but all reflect Thomas Morr's personal taste. This results in a cohesive aesthetic observable in both the aural and visual elements of the label's releases. | '''Morr Music''' is an [[independent record label]] based in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]], founded in 1999 by [[Thomas Morr]]. Most artists on the label fall into the categories of [[intelligent dance music]], [[electronica]] and [[dreampop]], but all reflect Thomas Morr's personal taste. This results in a cohesive aesthetic observable in both the aural and visual elements of the label's releases. | ||
==Style== | ==Style== | ||
The label's style of music, for which Thomas Morr coined the term '''plinkerpop''' (or '''plinker music'''), stems from the hybridization of [[electronica]] and [[indie rock|indie]]<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/14/movies/pop-and-jazz-guide-122696.html?pagewanted=5&src=pm Pop and Jazz Guide: Morr Music Tour]. ''[[New York Times]]'', November | The label's style of music, for which Thomas Morr coined the term '''plinkerpop''' (or '''plinker music'''), stems from the hybridization of [[electronica]] and [[indie rock|indie]]<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/14/movies/pop-and-jazz-guide-122696.html?pagewanted=5&src=pm Pop and Jazz Guide: Morr Music Tour]. ''[[New York Times]]'', 14 November 2003.</ref> or [[shoegaze]] [[rock music|rock]]. First popularized by the now-defunct [[Germans|German]] duo [[Herrmann & Kleine]], plinkerpop typically consists of [[pop-rock]] melodies buried beneath "glitchy" [[synthesizer|synthetic]] tones and layers of [[digital signal processing]] effects, such as [[distortion]] and [[reverb]]. [[Music journalism]] sites often reference bands such as [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]], [[Cocteau Twins]], and [[Slowdive]] when reviewing Morr Music releases; stylistic influences confirmed by the two-disc Morr [[compilation album]] ''[[Blue Skied an' Clear]]'', which contains one full disc of artists reworking [[Slowdive]] tracks in plinkerpop style, and another disc to which Morr bands contributed original songs "inspired by" Slowdive.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1940-blue-skied-an-clear/|title=Various Artists: ''Blue Skied an' Clear'' Album Review|last=Abebe|first=Nitsuh|date=5 September 2002|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=29 June 2025}}</ref> Other influences on Morr artists include [[Kraftwerk]], [[Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark|OMD]], [[the Smiths]], [[Autechre]] and [[Seefeel]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Demby|first=Eric|date=19 March 2001|title=The New Romantics|magazine=[[CMJ#CMJ New Music Report|CMJ New Music Report]]|volume=66|number=12|page=14}}</ref> | ||
==Roster== | ==Roster== | ||
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Morr Music is an independent record label based in Berlin, Germany, founded in 1999 by Thomas Morr. Most artists on the label fall into the categories of intelligent dance music, electronica and dreampop, but all reflect Thomas Morr's personal taste. This results in a cohesive aesthetic observable in both the aural and visual elements of the label's releases.
Style
The label's style of music, for which Thomas Morr coined the term plinkerpop (or plinker music), stems from the hybridization of electronica and indie[1] or shoegaze rock. First popularized by the now-defunct German duo Herrmann & Kleine, plinkerpop typically consists of pop-rock melodies buried beneath "glitchy" synthetic tones and layers of digital signal processing effects, such as distortion and reverb. Music journalism sites often reference bands such as My Bloody Valentine, Cocteau Twins, and Slowdive when reviewing Morr Music releases; stylistic influences confirmed by the two-disc Morr compilation album Blue Skied an' Clear, which contains one full disc of artists reworking Slowdive tracks in plinkerpop style, and another disc to which Morr bands contributed original songs "inspired by" Slowdive.[2] Other influences on Morr artists include Kraftwerk, OMD, the Smiths, Autechre and Seefeel.[3]
Roster
- The American Analog Set
- Benni Hemm Hemm
- F. S. Blumm
- Borko
- Butcher the Bar
- Contriva
- Couch
- Duo 505
- Electric President
- Fenster
- B. Fleischmann
- Herrmann & Kleine
- The Go Find
- Guther
- Isan
- It's a Musical
- Christian Kleine
- Lali Puna
- Limp
- Man's Best Friend
- Manual
- Ms. John Soda
- múm
- Opiate
- The Notwist
- Orcas
- Pascal Pinon
- People Press Play
- Phonem
- Populous
- Masha Qrella
- Radical Face
- Seabear
- Seavault
- Sin Fang
- Sóley
- Solvent
- Styrofoam
- Surf City
- Tarwater
- Tied & Tickled Trio
References
External links
- ↑ Pop and Jazz Guide: Morr Music Tour. New York Times, 14 November 2003.
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