N5MD explained

n5MD
Founder:	Mike Cadoo
Distributor:	Redeye SRD P*Dis / Inpartmaint n5B2B
Genre:	Electroacoustic, Post-Rock, Post-classical, Experimental, Ambient, Electronica
Country:	United States
Location:	Oakland, California

n5MD is an American record label based in Oakland, California. The label was founded by Mike Cadoo in 2000.^{[1] [2]}

n5MD started out as a MiniDisc-only label, the label name meaning "No Fives, Minidiscs!" But when Sony DADC Austria stopped manufacturing pre-recorded MDs, n5MD changed over to CDs, continuing to release a few 7" records and eventually moving to 12". Much of the back catalog is available for purchase in MP3 format from the label's web site.^{[3] [4]}

The label specializes in more emotive styles of contemporary music, with their releases branching between post-rock,^[5] post-classical, experimental music and electronica.^{[6] [7]} The label has released over 100 albums to date.^{[3] [8] [9] [10] [11]}

n5MD signed with Redeye Worldwide in October 2017 for North American physical and worldwide digital distribution.^[12]

Active roster

• (Ghost)
• Aerosol
• Arovane
• Asonat
• Axel Rigaud
• Boy Is Fiction + Ghosts Of Tyto Alba
• Bvdub
• Dalot
• Daniel McCagh
• Dreissk
• Ex Confusion
• Fall Therapy
• Hollie Kenniff
• ILUITEQ
• Jason van Wyk
• Last Days
• Loess
• Mark Harris
• Miwon
• Near The Parenthesis
• Ocoeur
• Okada
• Porya Hatami And Arovane
• Preghost
• Ruxpin
• Stray Theories
• Suumhow
• Tangent
• To Destroy A City
• Winterlight

Alumni

• Another Electronic Musician
• Arc Lab
• Bavaria
• Bitcrush
• Crisopa
• Dag Rosenqvist
• Damiak
• Diamat
• Dryft
• Eleventhfloorrecords
• Elise Melinand
• Ent
• Funckarma
• Ghost Bike
• Hologram
• Jvox
• Keef Baker
• Lights Out Asia
• Ml
• Plastik Joy
• Port-Royal^[13]
• Portland
• Proem
• Run_Return
• Spark
• SubtractiveLAD^[14]
• Tim Koch
• Tobias Lilja
• Vcam
• Vesna

See also

• List of record labels
• List of independent record labels
• List of electronic music record labels

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Headphone Commute - n5MD interview. Reviews.headphonecommute.com. 2 May 2009 . 27 November 2018.
2. Web site: A Strangely Isolated Place - n5MD Profile. Astrangelyisolatedplace.com. 23 March 2017 . 28 November 2018.
3. Web site: n5MD Discogs page. Discogs.com. 27 November 2018.
4. Web site: n5MD - Rate Your Music. Rateryourmusic.com. 28 November 2018.
5. Web site: Ether Real about Near The Parenthesis' "Music For The Forest Concourse". Etherreal.com. 28 November 2018.
6. Web site: Tailored Communication - n5MD Label Profile. Tailored-communication.com. 28 November 2018.
7. Web site: The Abstract Side of Organic Electronics :: n5MD Label Profile. Igloomag.com. 6 July 2002 . 28 November 2018.
8. Web site: n5MD Releases. N5md.com. 27 November 2018.
9. Web site: n5MD Resident Advisor. Residentadvisor.net. 28 November 2018.
10. Web site: n5MD Stationary Travels. Stationarytravels.wordpress.com. 28 January 2018.
11. Web site: n5MD XLR8R. Xlr8r.com. 28 January 2018.
12. Web site: Redeye Welcomes n5MD. Redeyeworldwide.com. 28 January 2018.
13. Web site: Port-Royal - Dying in Time - XLR8R Review. Xlr8r.com. 29 December 2009 . 28 November 2018.
14. Web site: SubtractiveLAD Life at the End of the World - XLR8R Review. Xlr8r.com. 7 May 2010 . 28 November 2018.