ZE Records

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ZE Records is an influential New York-based independent label best known for its late-1970s and early-1980s no wave, post-punk, and “mutant disco” releases.

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instanceOf independent record label
record label
activePeriodPeak early 1980s
activePeriodStart late 1970s
associatedWith New York post-punk scene
mutant disco scene
no wave scene
basedIn New York City
collaboratedWith Island Records NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
describedAs influential New York-based independent label
distribution Island Records NERFINISHED
focus downtown art and club culture
foundedBy Michael Zilkha NERFINISHED
Michel Esteban NERFINISHED
genre disco
mutant disco
no wave
post-punk
hasNotableCompilation A Christmas Record NERFINISHED
Mutant Disco NERFINISHED
inception 1978
industry music industry
influenced alternative dance
dance-punk
indie dance
languageOfWork English
location New York City
movement downtown New York music scene
notableFor mutant disco releases
no wave releases
post-punk releases
product albums
singles
vinyl records
releasedMusicBy Cristina NERFINISHED
Garçons NERFINISHED
Gichy Dan’s Beachwood No. 9 NERFINISHED
James Chance NERFINISHED
James White and the Blacks NERFINISHED
Kid Creole and the Coconuts NERFINISHED
Lizzy Mercier Descloux NERFINISHED
Material NERFINISHED
Suicide NERFINISHED
Was (Not Was) NERFINISHED
style eclectic
experimental
timePeriod early 1980s
late 1970s

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Dream Baby Dream recordLabel ZE Records