Label
Multiple Configuration
Independent 1980s European label specializing in experimental, industrial, and avant-garde music across cassette, vinyl, and magazine formats.
About
Multiple Configuration was an independent record label active during the 1980s, operating primarily in the European underground music scene. The label championed experimental, industrial, and avant-garde music across multiple formats, releasing material on cassette, vinyl, and in magazine form. Notable releases include works by artists such as Twist And Decease, whose self-titled cassette appeared in 1982, and Ekhnatòn's "Ricerca Italiana Semplice Numero Uno" (1984), which represented the label's commitment to exploratory sonic territories. The label's catalog reflects an international perspective on experimental music, as evidenced by releases like "Arcana Cœlestia (Nexus One - An International Musical Explorer)" in 1989. Multiple Configuration's approach to format diversity—favoring cassettes and vinyl alongside printed materials—aligned with broader DIY and independent music distribution practices of the era. The label's nine documented releases, spanning from 1982 through the late 1980s, established it as a significant purveyor of challenging, non-commercial music within the underground industrial and experimental communities.
