Distinctive Records
{{Short description|British record label}}
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{{Infobox record label
| name = Distinctive Records
| image_name = File:Distinctive records logo.jpg
| parent = Avex UK (former)
| founded = 1995
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| country = United Kingdom
| location = London, United Kingdom
| url = {{URL|distinctiverecords.com}}
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Distinctive Records (formerly Distinct'ive Records) is a UK based record label founded in 1995.{{cite web|title=About - distinctiverecords.com|url=http://www.distinctiverecords.com/about.html|accessdate=22 May 2017}} The label has hundreds of releases from artists, most notably Hybrid, Way Out West, and Ils.
History
Distinctive Records was initially founded in 1995 and started out as a sublabel of Avex Recordings (UK). In 1998, Avex reorganized, closed two of its labels and only continued trading music recordings as Distinct'ive Records.{{cite web|title=Distinct'ive Records on Discogs|website=Discogs |url=https://www.discogs.com/label/767-Distinctive-Records|accessdate=22 May 2017}} In 1999, The company began categorizing its genres within the label, sometimes retitling itself "Distinct'ive Breaks", which was often mistaken to be a sublabel of Distinct'ive.
The label gained popularity in 2000 at the launch of its own "Y3K" series.
''Y3K'' series
- Y3K: Deep Progressive Breaks
- Y3K: Soundtrack to the Future
''Y4K'' series
- Y4K: Tayo/Further Still
- Koma & Bones Present: Y4K
- Freq Nasty Presents: Y4K: Next Level Breaks
- Dub Pistols Present: Y4K
- Tayo Presents: Y4K
- ILS Presents: Y4K
- Y4K: Past Lessons, Future Theories
- Überzone Presents: Y4K
- Hybrid Present: Y4K
- Soul of Man Presents: Y4K: Breakin' in Tha House
- Phil K Presents: Y4K
- Ali B Presents: Y4K
- Evil Nine Present: Y4K
- Nubreed Present: Y4K
- DJ Icey Presents: Y4K
- Trouble Soup Present: Y4K
- Annie Nightingale Presents: Y4K
- General Midi Presents: Y4K
- Distinctive Presents: Y4K: The 20th
Artists
- Adam Fielding
- Boom Jinx
- Chris Coco
- DJ Hyper
- Dub Pistols
- General Midi
- Hexadecimal
- Hybrid
- ILL Audio
- Ils
- John Graham
- Way Out West
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.distinctiverecords.com/ Distinct'ive Records Official Website]
- {{Discogs label|label=Distinct'ive Records}}
- [http://www.residentadvisor.net/record-label.aspx?id=96 Resident Advisor]
- [https://www.hybridband.com/ Hybrid's website]
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Category:British record labels
Category:Electronic music record labels
Category:English electronic dance music record labels
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