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Multiphase Records
Multiphase Records was a 1980s independent label releasing experimental and avant-garde music on vinyl and cassette formats.
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Multiphase Records was an independent record label active during the early-to-mid 1980s, operating during a formative period for experimental and industrial music. The label demonstrated an eclectic approach to format, releasing material on vinyl LP and cassette between 1981 and 1985. Its catalog, though modest in size, reflects an engagement with avant-garde and experimental aesthetics, as evidenced by releases such as "Submergings" and "Windfalls" on LP format, alongside cassette-based works including "Urban Cabaret" and "Living in the Distant Present." The label's emphasis on cassette releases alongside vinyl suggests an openness to alternative distribution methods characteristic of underground music networks of the era. Though specific details regarding the label's geographic base and founding personnel remain limited in available documentation, Multiphase Records represents the type of micro-label infrastructure that supported experimental music communities during the early 1980s, when independent labels played a crucial role in disseminating avant-garde work outside mainstream commercial channels.