Label
Marat Records
Berlin-based independent label documenting experimental and post-punk music, active 1979-1981.
About
Marat Records was a German independent record label active during the late 1970s and early 1980s, based in Berlin. The label operated during a pivotal period for experimental and post-punk music in Germany, releasing material that reflected the underground artistic ferment of the era. Marat Records focused on vinyl LP releases, documenting avant-garde and experimental acts including Valeska, Waschsalon Berlin, and the influential post-punk band Malaria!, whose 1981 self-titled album became a notable release within the German experimental music scene. The label's output, though limited to four known releases between 1979 and 1981, captured the aesthetic and sonic innovations of Berlin's underground music community during this transformative period. While modest in output, Marat Records remains significant within discographies of early German new wave and experimental music, representing the DIY ethos and artistic ambition characteristic of independent labels operating in Cold War-era Berlin.
