Label
Philips
Philips, a Dutch experimental music label since 1950, is known for its unique soundscapes and process-driven releases.
About
Philips, a name echoing through Dutch electronic heritage, unfurled its auditory tapestry in 1950 under the aegis of the Philips Phonographische Industrie. A labyrinthine journey from Amsterdam's pressing plants to the liminal spaces of experimental soundscapes, Philips crafted a catalog that resonated with process-driven innovation. From the rhythmic fractals of Kraftwerk's "Ralf & Florian" to Pierre Henry's sculptural "Psyché Rock," the label's releases were exploratory, each a sonic sculpture forged in vinyl. The Philips roster, a symposium of interdisciplinary collaboration, featured luminaries like Pierre Henry and Michel Colombier, whose joint endeavors pushed electronic boundaries. Les Percussions De Strasbourg and François Bayle further expanded the label’s experimental palette, their works oscillating between the physical and the ethereal. The Ramones and Kraftwerk shared this landscape, their contributions a testament to the label's eclectic ethos. Philips favored the LP format, a preference that shaped the listener's experience into a ritualistic engagement with sound. As the century turned, Philips' liminal journey was absorbed by Universal Music Group, yet its sonic evolution endures, a spectral presence in the archives of experimental music.
Catalog
124 total
The Romantic Scott Walker
Le Boeuf Sur Le Toit / Concertino / Ouverture / Parade
Slogan
4 Études Chorégraphiques / 8 Inventions
Shadoks / Voix Inouïes / Variations En Étoile / Médisances
Jugoslav Avant-Garde Music
Les Jerks Électroniques De La Messe Pour Le Temps Présent Et Musiques Concrètes De Pierre Henry Pour Maurice Béjart
The Hottest New Group In Jazz
Dies Irae (Auschwitz Oratorium)
Visions Cosmiques - Improvisations Dédiées À L'équipage D'Apollo 8
Clavecin 2000 (Harpsichord / Cembalo 2000)
Sing A Song To The Lord Vol. 2
Cycle / Jeux 6
Archipel 3
La Reine Verte
Jazz Avec L'Orchestre Henri Chaix
Persepolis
The Ray Bryant Piano
Jimmy Lunceford And His Orchestra
Le Voyage (D'après Le Livre Des Morts Tibétain)
Jazz Aus Schweden Nr. 1
Psyché Rock
Ralf & Florian
Métamorphose - Messe Pour Le Temps Présent
Dusty - The Silver Collection
Live
Live
Eco Response IV
Divine
Kometenmelodie 2
Punker Maria (Santa Maria)
H.P. Lovecraft
Leave Home
Rocket To Russia
Storia O Leggenda
Love Goes To Building On Fire
Banda Polyphony
Marleen
Autobahn
Headmovie
Autobahn
Doppelalbum
Doppelalbum
Lars Gullin - Åke Persson
Lars Gullin - Åke Persson
Ralf & Florian
People In Me
Ralf & Florian
Persephassa = ペルセファサ
Continental Circus
Kraftwerk 2
Continental Circus
Mouvement-Rythme-Étude
Kraftwerk 2
Exercises
Un Volto, E Del Mare / Non Consumiamo Marx
Japanese Electronic Music
Frumpy 2
Lucifer's Friend
Canticos De Terreiro
Cluster
Lucifer's Friend
Garden Of Loneliness
Jeîta Ou Murmure Des Eaux
Jeîta Ou Murmure Des Eaux
Green Man
Étude Aux Objets - Étude Aux Allures - Étude Aux Sons Animés - Étude De Bruits - L'oiseau RAI - Suite Quatorze
Étude Aux Objets - Étude Aux Allures - Étude Aux Sons Animés - Étude De Bruits - L'oiseau RAI - Suite Quatorze
3L
Kraftwerk
Kraftwerk
Death Walks Behind You
'Til The Band Comes In
Trip • Flip Οut • Meditation
Apocalypse De Jean (Volume I)
Ceremony (Messe Environnement)
Les Jerks Électroniques De La Messe Pour Le Temps Présent Et Musiques Concrètes Pour Maurice Béjart
Electronic Panorama: Paris, Tokyo, Utrecht, Warszawa
Mass For The Present Time
All Will Be Changed
Messe De Liverpool
Le Voyage
Continuum / Mystères / Provisoires Agglomérats
Red Weather
Scott - Scott Walker Sings Songs From His T.V. Series
Apocalypse De Jean
Red Weather
Scott 2
La Noire À Soixante / Granulométrie
Orient-Occident / Momenti · Omaggio A Joyce / Continuo / Transition 1
Sigma / Cantate Pour Elle / Dahovi / Miniatures Pour Lewis Carroll
Verräter
Épervier De Ta Faiblesse / Alternances / Signalement
Variations Pour Une Porte Et Un Soupir