4iB Records

4iB Records is a Singapore-based independent record label whose name stands for "For intrinsic Beliefs". The label describes itself as dealing in Industrial, Power Electronics, Harsh Noise, Experimental, Death Industrial, Drone, Ambient, Japanese Noise, Field Recording, Abstract and Musique Concrete, along with other related genres. It is therefore a specialist imprint within the international underground noise and experimental music scene rather than a mainstream commercial label. The label's catalogue is organised on its official website by an alphabetical index (0-9 / #, A-Z, plus an "Others (Misc.)" section), which is typical of small independent labels that build a deep, collector-oriented catalogue. Releases are issued in physical formats, notably CDs, and are frequently produced as limited editions aimed at collectors. A representative example is the Kevin Tomkins album "Memento Mori" (catalogue number 4iB080), issued as a CD in a 4-panel digisleeve in a limited edition of 200 copies, with label copies coming with a special cardboard sleeve overlay and four separate cover stickers. The label also promotes its releases through Bandcamp links, reflecting the digital-plus-physical distribution model common to underground experimental labels. Because 4iB Records operates in a niche genre field, its audience is international and niche: listeners and collectors of industrial, noise and experimental music, particularly those interested in the harsher and more abstract ends of that spectrum. The label's roster and catalogue connect it to established figures in the genre, such as Kevin Tomkins, formerly of Sutcliffe Jugend and Sutcliffe No More. 4iB Records is a private, independent operation based in Singapore. It has no known parent company or corporate group, and it is not a publicly listed business. Its identity is built around curatorial taste and limited physical editions rather than mass-market distribution.

4iB Records is a Singaporean record label. Its name is an abbreviation of the phrase "For intrinsic Beliefs", which appears as the label's tagline on its official website. The label positions itself within the international underground, describing its field as Industrial, Power Electronics, Harsh Noise, Experimental, Death Industrial, Drone, Ambient, Japanese Noise, Field Recording, Abstract, Musique Concrete and other related genres. As an independent imprint, 4iB Records builds its catalogue around physical editions, particularly CDs, often in limited runs. Its website presents the catalogue through an alphabetical index (0-9 / #, A-Z and an "Others (Misc.)" category), a structure that supports a large, collector-oriented body of releases. The label also links to Bandcamp for individual releases, combining direct physical sales with digital streaming and download promotion. A documented example of the label's output is the Kevin Tomkins album "Memento Mori", catalogue number 4iB080. Kevin Tomkins is described as ex-Sutcliffe Jugend / Sutcliffe No More, linking the release to a well-known lineage in the British power electronics and industrial scene. The album was issued as a CD in a 4-panel digisleeve in a limited edition of 200 copies; label copies came with a special cardboard sleeve overlay and four different, separate cover stickers. The release was priced at USD18 with postage paid, and the label noted that the item could not be shipped to certain destinations. The album's four tracks are "Lament" (8:01), "Requiem: Lacrimosa" (18.26), "Threnody" (8.53) and "Memento Mori" (23.24), with composition and design by Kevin Tomkins, who played synthesizers and sampler, plus voice on "Requiem: Lacrimosa" and violin, cello and clarinet on "Memento Mori". The label's description of the album notes that, in light of recent events, the work had taken on a deeper resonance, reflecting on nature's cruelty and indifference and on the violence of personal events. The catalogue numbering reaching at least 4iB080 indicates a substantial run of releases over the label's lifetime. Beyond that, the label's history is that of a niche, privately run operation serving an international network of experimental music listeners and collectors, with no known corporate parent, ownership changes or public listing.

• Release of Kevin Tomkins – Memento Mori CD (catalogue number 4iB080), a limited edition of 200 copies.

Specialist independent label for industrial, power electronics, harsh noise and experimental music, focused on limited physical editions for collectors.

• Kevin Tomkins – Memento Mori CD (4iB080)

  CD in 4-panel digisleeve, limited edition of 200 copies; label copies include a special cardboard sleeve overlay and four separate cover stickers. Tracks: Lament (8:01), Requiem: Lacrimosa (18.26), Threnody (8.53), Memento Mori (23.24).

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