Tarantic Records

Tarantic Records is the joint venture of San Francisco's DJ Blackstone and recording engineer Amit Shoham. The label got its start in 1998 under the name "House of Stone Records" and was renamed "Tarantic Records" in early 1999. The word "tarantism" means "a dancing mania". It stems from old Italian mythology and tradition: In southern Italy, when a person was bitten by a tarantula, (or thought they were bitten by a tarantula) they would go into a trance-like fit of dancing in order to sweat out the toxins. Tarantic Records is dedicated to making hard-hitting, knock-you-on-your-ass dance tracks. Because our goal is to put you in a trance and make you shake your booty, the name "Tarantic" seems to fit perfectly.