Label
Geschmack Records
Underground 1980s cassette label specializing in Japanese experimental and avant-garde music.
About
Geschmack Records is an underground record label that operated during the 1980s, releasing experimental and avant-garde music primarily in cassette format. Based on its documented output, the label showed a particular interest in Japanese experimental music and live performance recordings, as evidenced by releases such as "Schönste Musik of Japan Vol.1" and live recordings by artists including Atrophisme Interne Z. The label's three known releases all emerged in 1987, suggesting concentrated activity during this period. Geschmack Records' focus on cassette distribution and its curation of avant-garde and experimental work positioned it within the broader underground and industrial music community of the 1980s. While detailed information about the label's founding, ownership, and complete discography remains limited, its releases document the era's thriving experimental music scene and the role of independent labels in promoting challenging, genre-defying work outside mainstream channels.