Raster

Raster is a German independent record label and artistic platform dedicated to experimental electronic music. According to its official site, it was founded in 1996 and has since established itself as an international artistic platform and a label for experimental electronic music, shaped by the diverse engagement of its associated artists. The label was founded with the aim of releasing groundbreaking electronic music and of creating and maintaining spaces for future-oriented experiments. Raster operates as a platform rather than a conventional major-label imprint: its identity is closely tied to a roster of associated artists and to a catalogue of releases that spans experimental electronic music, sound art and related audiovisual work. The official website presents the label as an "artistic platform" and lists releases, artist projects and editions, including catalogue items such as r-m207, r-m216, r-m217 and ext017, alongside artist names such as Grischa Lichtenberger, Milian Mori, Atom TM and Franck Vigroux. Beyond recorded music, Raster's activities include limited editions and anniversary projects; the homepage references a "limited anniversary Poster edition" and an "electric campfire 2026" item, indicating an ongoing programme of releases, events and special editions. The label also maintains a newsletter (raster.newsletter) to communicate with its audience. Raster is based in Germany and operates internationally, with a catalogue and artist network that reach beyond its home market. It is an independent, privately held label rather than a listed company. Its positioning is that of a curatorial, artist-driven platform for experimental electronic music, rather than a mainstream commercial pop label.

Raster was founded in 1996 as a German record label and artistic platform. According to the label's own account, it was established with the aim of releasing groundbreaking electronic music and of creating and maintaining spaces for future-oriented experiments. From its founding, raster has presented itself as an international artistic platform and a label for experimental electronic music, a character it attributes to the diverse engagement of its associated artists. Over the decades since 1996, raster has built a catalogue of experimental electronic music releases and has worked with a network of associated artists. Its official website functions as the label's public face, presenting releases, artist projects and special editions. Catalogue identifiers visible on the site include r-m207, r-m216 and r-m217, as well as ext017, indicating distinct series within the label's output. Artist names associated with the platform include Grischa Lichtenberger, Milian Mori, Atom TM and Franck Vigroux. In addition to regular releases, raster has pursued limited and anniversary projects. The homepage references a "limited anniversary Poster edition" and an "electric campfire 2026" item, reflecting an ongoing programme of editions and events. The label also maintains a newsletter, raster.newsletter, as a channel to its audience. Raster remains an independent, privately held German label operating internationally. Its history is less a story of corporate consolidation than of sustained curatorial activity: a platform built around a roster of artists and a catalogue of experimental electronic music, with an emphasis on future-oriented experimentation rather than mainstream commercial release strategies.

• 1996

  Raster is founded as a German record label and artistic platform.

• The label releases catalogue items in the r-m series, including r-m207, r-m216 and r-m217.

• The label releases catalogue item ext017.

• The label announces a limited anniversary poster edition.

• The label promotes an 'electric campfire 2026' item.

Independent, artist-driven international platform and label for experimental electronic music.

• r-m207

• r-m216

• r-m217

• ext017

• Grischa Lichtenberger – Ostranenie

• Milian Mori – Triality

• Milian Mori – Works 2022 2023 2024

• Franck Vigroux – Sonnailles

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