Midas Music

About

Midas Music is an underground record label that emerged during the late 1980s, establishing itself as a significant outlet for experimental and avant-garde music. Based on its discography, the label demonstrated a strong commitment to musique concrète, industrial experimentation, and challenging sonic art forms. The label's releases from 1988-1990 showcase a diverse roster of artists and collectives working in abstract and unconventional idioms, including live recording documentation and collaborative projects such as the International Musique Concrete Assembly (I.M.C.A.). Midas Music's format preferences reflected the independent ethos of the era, with releases issued primarily on cassette and vinyl LP, formats favored by the underground experimental music community for their accessibility and DIY aesthetic. The label's catalog suggests a philosophy of artistic freedom and sonic exploration, prioritizing challenging, non-commercial work over mainstream appeal. Through releases documenting live performances at alternative venues and collaborative experimental projects, Midas Music positioned itself as an important platform within the broader European underground music scene, contributing to the preservation and dissemination of avant-garde and musique concrète works during a formative period for these genres.