Kaissettes

About

Kaissettes was an independent record label active during the early-to-mid 1980s, operating primarily within the industrial and experimental music underground. The label's catalog reflects a commitment to avant-garde and experimental sound practices, with releases predominantly issued on cassette tape—a format that aligned with the DIY ethos and accessibility valued by underground music communities of the era. Between 1982 and 1986, Kaissettes released work by artists exploring harsh, industrial, and unconventional sonic territories, including projects such as Zwoek and acts referenced through provocative titles that suggest engagement with post-industrial and no-wave aesthetics. The label's output represents the broader cassette-based underground music network that flourished in the 1980s, serving as a distribution channel for experimental artists operating outside mainstream commercial structures. Though modest in output with seven documented releases, Kaissettes contributed to the documented history of independent experimental music and the cassette era's role in fostering artistic innovation within fringe music communities.