Kutmusic

Founded in 1988 as a subversive cassette-only label, by cryptozenarchist DJ Batman (Nicola Battista, from Pescara, Italy), Kutmusic Italhouse (the label claiming to give birth to the true Italian house sound back in late eighties) surfaced on the indie label market during the 90's with vinyl, cd and cd-r releases and also collaborations with fellow labels for compilations. Online since 1995 and in the digital music market since 1998 (ten years from the start of the underground activity), Kutmusic now focuses primarily on electronica in all forms (ambient, house, dance, techno, jungle, d'n'b...). Since the presence in the Internet music market also caused Kutmusic to attract artists from every style (from post-rock and lo-fi to soundtracks and even pop), all the non-electronic releases are now handled under the brand Ecl3ctic (which is also the name for a music portal, pointing to Kutmusic / Ecl3ctic artist pages all over the 'Net and also providing services to third-party labels and independent artists). Both labels have digital distribution through services like EMusic, MP3.com, IUMA and Vitaminic. Kutmusic and Ecl3ctic points of presence can be regularly found in events such as the Meeting of Independent Labels held every year in Faenza, Italy. Kutmusic is a member of independent label association Audiocoop; as a music publisher, Kutmusic Italhouse is a member of MCPS for mechanical rights protection and IMRO for performance rights. Nicola Battista - A&R and Label Manager - is a member of SOS (Sindacato Operatori dello Spettacolo) and (as a writer/composer) of IMRO.