Archives de la Zone Mondiale

Archives de la Zone Mondiale (AZM) is a French independent record label and publishing house founded in 2013 and based in the Drôme department. The label takes its name from the "Zone Mondiale," a concept invented by the punk band Bérurier Noir in the 1980s, and it partly continues the editorial work of the label Folklore de la Zone Mondiale, which ceased activity in 2007. AZM's core mission is to reissue vinyl albums from the French alternative rock and punk scene of the 1980s — records that had become rare and expensive on the collector's market — in order to make them accessible again to ordinary listeners. Its catalogue includes reissues by Bérurier Noir, Ludwig Von 88, Les Cadavres, Les Rats, René Binamé, Parabellum, Molodoï, Heyoka, Lucrate Milk, Haine Brigade, The Brigades, and others, alongside books and fanzines related to the scene. In 2021 the label added an artisanal screen-printing workshop called "Série Noire," which produces T-shirts for bands and accepts external orders. The label is run by a small team of about four people and operates from an old cement factory by the Drôme river. It sells its products through its own online shop and refuses to sell its books on Amazon since November 11, 2020.

Archives de la Zone Mondiale was founded in 2013 in the Drôme department of France. Its name references the "Zone Mondiale," a concept created by the punk band Bérurier Noir in the 1980s, and its editorial activity partly takes over from the label Folklore de la Zone Mondiale, which stopped in 2007. The label's primary motivation was to "break" the collector's market that had made original vinyl records from French alternative rock and punk bands inaccessible to ordinary fans who simply wanted to play the music. AZM reissues albums by emblematic groups such as Bérurier Noir, Ludwig Von 88, Les Cadavres, Les Rats, René Binamé, Parabellum, Molodoï, Heyoka, Lucrate Milk, Haine Brigade, and The Brigades, aiming to show the coherence of the 1980s alternative rock scene. The catalogue uses a numbering system: AZMLP for vinyl, AZMBK for books. Notable releases include the complete Bérurier Noir vinyl series (AZMLP01–AZMLP10), Ludwig Von 88 albums, and compilations such as The Brigades' "We Hate Work." In addition to music, AZM publishes books and fanzines related to the scene, including works by Arno Rudeboy, FanXoa, and collectives. On November 11, 2020, the label announced it would no longer sell its books on Amazon. In 2021, AZM established an artisanal screen-printing workshop named "Série Noire," which produces T-shirts for bands and accepts external orders. The label is run by a small team of about four people, fluctuating with the seasons, and is located in an old cement factory by the Drôme river, among circus performers and artisan artists. It sells through its own online shop and participates in the broader DIY punk network.

• 2021

  Artisanal screen-printing workshop "Série Noire" is established.

• 2020

  On November 11, the label stops selling its books on Amazon.

• 2013

  Label founded in the Drôme, France.

Independent, DIY, politically engaged label dedicated to preserving and making accessible French alternative rock and punk heritage.

• Bérurier Noir - Nada (AZMLP01)

• Bérurier Noir - Macadam Massacre (AZMLP02)

• Bérurier Noir - Concerto pour détraqués (AZMLP03)

• Bérurier Noir - Joyeux Merdier (AZMLP04)

• Bérurier Noir - Abracadaboum (AZMLP05)

• Bérurier Noir - Ils veulent nous tuer (AZMLP06)

• Bérurier Noir - Souvent fauché, toujours marteau (AZMLP07)

• Bérurier Noir - Viva Bertaga (AZMLP08)

• Bérurier Noir - Chants Des Meutes (AZMLP09)

• Bérurier Noir - Invisible (AZMLP10)

• Heyoka - Demain Sera (AZMLP11)

• René Binamé - Noël Etc. (AZMLP12)

• Lucrate Milk - I Love You Fuck Off (AZMLP13)

• Haine Brigade - Sauvages (AZMLP14)

• Ludwig Von 88 - Sprint (AZMLP15)

• Ludwig Von 88 - Tout pour le trash (AZMLP16)

• René Binamé - 71-86-21-36 (AZMLP17)

• Ludwig Von 88 - 17 plombs pour péter les tubes (AZMLP18)

• Ludwig Von 88 - Prophètes et Nains de jardin (AZMLP19)

• Ludwig Von 88 - La révolution n'est pas un dîner de gala (AZMLP20)

• Ludwig Von 88 - Houla la ! (AZMLP21)

• Ludwig Von 88 - Houlala 2 : La Mission (AZMLP22)

• Les Rats - Téquila (AZMLP23)

• Les Rats - C'est bien parti pour ne pas s'arranger (AZMLP24)

1. 1Archives de la Zone Mondiale official websitearchives.zonemondiale.fr
2. 2LE LABEL ARCHIVES DE LA ZONE MONDIALE – About Usarchives.zonemondiale.fr
3. 3Archives De La Zone Mondiale - Bon cadeauarchives.zonemondiale.fr
4. 4The Brigades - We Hate Workarchives.zonemondiale.fr
5. 5Wikidata Q125256306wikidata.org
6. 6Archives de la Zone Mondiale - Wikipédiafr.wikipedia.org