Axiom (record label)
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| Axiom | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | field recordings |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Brooklyn, New York |
Axiom was a record label founded by musician Bill Laswell in 1990 with the support of Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records.[1][2]
History
In 1989, Chris Blackwell sold Island to
PolyGram, which in 2000 became a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, with Blackwell remaining as CEO. In 1997, he resigned from PolyGram after struggling with what he saw as restrictive oversight of his management. Axiom was shut down but was reactivated when Blackwell started Palm Pictures
. Palm scaled back its involvement in the music business, making Axiom dormant again.
Axiom released Sonny Sharrock's Ask the Ages and Henry Threadgill's Too Much Sugar for a Dime, as well as records by Laswell's bands such as Praxis and Material.
A series of
Master Musicians of Jajouka
in the Rif Mountains of Morocco.
After moving to Palm Pictures, Axiom released only a handful of albums, notably by Material and the group
Ustad Sultan Khan
.
Artists
- Umar Bin Hassan
- Zakir Hussain
- Karsh Kale
- Ustad Sultan Khan
- Material
- Praxis
- Simon Shaheen
- L. Shankar
- Sonny Sharrock
- Tabla Beat Science
- Henry Threadgill
References
- ISBN 978-0-8264-1815-9. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ Christma, Ed (12 June 1993). "The Axiom Records Saga". Nielsen Business Media. pp. 1–. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
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