Exactly, it’s that time of year again. We (meaning a bunch of us) submitted our vinyl favourites of the year 2021 to german vinyl specialist HHV. The result: Four Top10 lists with quite different outcomes. Here is a compact overview. … Continued
Wie geht es mit dem kulturellen Geschehen weiter wenn die Pandemie weitestgehend unter Kontrolle ist oder gar mal für beendet erklärt wird? Und wie können sich die verschiedenen Akteurinnen gemeinsam mit Kultureinrichtungen, Musikspielstätten und Clubs strukturell, organisatorisch und konzeptionell formieren? … Continued
In 2014 we released Okmalumkoolkat’s “Holy Oxygen” (prod. Cid Rim & The Clonious). Who would have thought that…
But it turned out differently.Good or bad decision?
These days Affine Records has quietly rounded off a decade. About 10 years ago, in October 2008, the Viennese music label released into orbit its catalogue number 001 with the vinyl release of Dorian Concept´s “Maximized Minimalization”.
Label math: YouTube Crumbs ≠ FB Likes ≠ Insta Honey ≠ Bandcamp Gold ≠ Spotify Glory ≠ Vinyl Vendetta ≠ 10K SoundCloud Reposts ≠ Press Review Love ≠ Original Radio Airplay ≠ Devil’s Algorithm ≠ 280 Characters
10 years ago, almost to the day, austrian radio personality and music-activist Werner Geier passed away. Beyond question, without his influence Affine would be a different label. Thanks for everything Mister Geier!
Read a rare interview with Affine Records founder Jamal which was published on June 20, 2017 via MusicMap.
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Infinite loop. Since 21 years. Maim That Tune by Fila Brazillia
