Dependent announced at the start of 2007 that the label would close its doors to new artists and shut down once contractual obligations had been fulfilled, citing ongoing concerns with piracy. This announcement took the form of an essay in both German and English in the booklet to Dependence: Next Level Electronics Volume 2, a compilation featuring work by fourteen artists signed to the label, in which Stefan Herwig stated, "...we estimate that illegal downloads of Dependent albums outnumber legal purchases by a factor of three or even five to one".[citation needed]
After the label closed down, a person claiming to be Stefan Herwig uploaded the whole back catalogue to The Pirate Bay, one of the major BitTorrenttrackers.[1] Herwig denied[2] being responsible for this which makes it all seem to be a hoax spread by Torrentfreak.[3]
On May 15, 2009, Herwig announced that Dependent Records would reopen in the summer or fall of that year, partnering with the US-based Metropolis Records, citing fan support and the role of labels as "quality filters" for the vast number of new bands.[4]
^Sokolov, Daniel (February 13, 2008), "Dependent Records unfreiwillig bei Torrent-Tracker The Pirate Bay", heise online (in German), Hanover: Heise Zeitschriften Verlag, retrieved October 10, 2014
^Pirate Bay upload by Dependent founder a hoax; 'extensive research not always an option' for Internet media
^Record Label Quits, Uploads Albums onto The Pirate Bay (Torrentfreak.com, visited 11-02-2008)
^Herwig, Stefan (May 15, 2009). "Dependent reopen in summer/fall 2009". Dependent. Gelsenkirchen: Mindbase Music Management. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
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Dependent Records at discogs.org
December 20, 2023
dependent, records, this, article, about, german, publisher, electro, industrial, related, music, defunct, canadian, indie, rock, label, dependent, music, stylized, dependent, german, independent, record, label, that, mainly, focuses, aggrotech, electro, indus. This article is about a German publisher of electro industrial and related music For the defunct Canadian indie rock label see Dependent Music Dependent Records stylized as dependent is a German independent record label that mainly focuses on aggrotech electro industrial and futurepop music The label was founded in January 1999 after the demise of the Off Beat label by former Off Beat A amp R manager Stefan Herwig along with Eskil Simonsson Covenant Johan Van Roy Suicide Commando Bryan Erickson Velvet Acid Christ and Ronan Harris VNV Nation Dependent RecordsParent companyMindbase Strategic ConsultingFounded1999 1999 FounderStefan Herwig Eskil Simonsson Johan Van Roy Bryan Erickson Ronan HarrisDistributor s Alive Vertrieb und Marketing in der Entertainmentbranche AGGenreIndustrial electro industrial futurepop aggrotechCountry of originGermanyLocationGelsenkirchen North Rhine WestphaliaOfficial websitewww wbr dependent wbr deArtists that have released music through Dependent Records include Velvet Acid Christ Suicide Commando VNV Nation Covenant Klinik Seabound Apoptygma Berzerk Dismantled Ivory Frequency Pride amp Fall mind in a box Rotersand Flesh Field Fractured Auto Aggression Girls Under Glass and Iris Contents 1 History 2 Artists 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editDependent announced at the start of 2007 that the label would close its doors to new artists and shut down once contractual obligations had been fulfilled citing ongoing concerns with piracy This announcement took the form of an essay in both German and English in the booklet to Dependence Next Level Electronics Volume 2 a compilation featuring work by fourteen artists signed to the label in which Stefan Herwig stated we estimate that illegal downloads of Dependent albums outnumber legal purchases by a factor of three or even five to one citation needed After the label closed down a person claiming to be Stefan Herwig uploaded the whole back catalogue to The Pirate Bay one of the major BitTorrent trackers 1 Herwig denied 2 being responsible for this which makes it all seem to be a hoax spread by Torrentfreak 3 On May 15 2009 Herwig announced that Dependent Records would reopen in the summer or fall of that year partnering with the US based Metropolis Records citing fan support and the role of labels as quality filters for the vast number of new bands 4 Artists editSee also Category Dependent Records artistsSee also editList of record labelsReferences edit Sokolov Daniel February 13 2008 Dependent Records unfreiwillig bei Torrent Tracker The Pirate Bay heise online in German Hanover Heise Zeitschriften Verlag retrieved October 10 2014 Pirate Bay upload by Dependent founder a hoax extensive research not always an option for Internet media Record Label Quits Uploads Albums onto The Pirate Bay Torrentfreak com visited 11 02 2008 Herwig Stefan May 15 2009 Dependent reopen in summer fall 2009 Dependent Gelsenkirchen Mindbase Music Management Retrieved February 1 2015 External links editOfficial site Dependent Records at discogs org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dependent Records amp oldid 1121855010, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
