On May the 15th R&S will host a label party in home town Ghent for the first time in 23 years!

When it comes to record labels that have been key to pushing forward and mapping a progression in techno you'll be hard pressed to find one more substantial than Ghent's R&S Records. Founded by Renaat Vandepapeliere and Sabine Maes in the early ‘90s as a response to the commercially dubious scene in their native Belgium in the mid ‘80s, the imprint has released some of the most iconic music of our time.

Ever since the glory days of disco in the 70s the allure of a record label has often equalled or even eclipsed the artists, not only for the ubiquitous trainspotters but simply devotees looking for a seal of quality, something to take the music forward or simply something guaranteed to blow the roof off. Disco had Salsoul and Prelude, Chicago house was dominated by DJ International and Trax, Detroit techno gained its mystique from labels like Metroplex and Transmat while New York deep house was ruled by Nu Groove and Strictly Rhythm.

Meanwhile in Ghent, Belgium, the distinctive Ferrari-like prancing horse logo of R&S heralded a stream of cutting edge techno gold unleashed as the label corralled more seismic electronic battle-weapons than any in European dance music history. R&S licensed the hottest tunes from all over the world while developing its own formidable stable of producers. It’s catalogue is nothing short of stunning. The roster reads like the who’s who of electronic music, Aphex Twin, Derrick May, Ken Ishii, CJ Bolland, Kenny Larkin, 69 / Carl Craig, Joey Beltram, Model 500, Dave Angel, the list goes on… R&S has been involved in releasing pieces of music that you can't imagine the world without.

The start of 2008 saw the relaunch of R&S, releasing a number of re-mastered classic albums, and remixes of classics from the likes of Audion, Prins Thomas, Tom Middleton, Optimo and Boyz Noise. But the label is not about looking to the past, it’s continuing it’s tradition of releasing brand new, cutting edge music. Since the relaunch the label has re-positioned itself again as one of the most forward thinking electronic labels with the new roster featuring the likes of James Blake, Pariah, Space Dimension Controller, Blawan, The Chain, Lone, Vondelpark, Cloud Boat, Model 500, Klaus, Bullion and Airhead.

Where

Kompass Pop-Up Club
Kleindokkaai 25
9000 Gent

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