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followed by the release number. Previous releases were attributed numbers, that were added to the artwork in reprints.
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and experimental rhythmic features which was founded in 1993 by Stefan Herwig and Thorsten Stroht.
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manager at Off Beat, left the company over differences in promotion, to join forces with
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Originally the catalog numbering followed the codes issued by its distributor
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under its wing. Also, at the time already well established groups such as
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as well as with Swedish label Memento Materia that added
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established license partnerships with American labels
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Index

GmbH
recording company
label
Gelsenkirchen
Germany
A&R
Eskil Simonsson
Covenant
Johan Van Roy
Suicide Commando
Bryan Erickson
Velvet Acid Christ
Ronan Harris
VNV Nation
dependent

electronic music
industrial
Project Pitchfork
Haujobb
Download
Decree
Front Line Assembly
Skinny Puppy
Suicide Commando
21st Circuitry
Metropolis
Re-Constriction
Mentallo and the Fixer
Velvet Acid Christ

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