Home Normal Explained

Home Normal
Founder:	Ian Hawgood
Distributor:	P*Dis (JP)
Genre:	Ambient, Post-classical, Modern-classical, Electroacoustic
Country:	Japan
Location:	Japan

Home Normal is a record label founded in Tokyo in December 2008 and launched in March 2009. ^[1] The label was curated by Ian Hawgood,^{[2] [3]} co-run with Ben Jones, with design assistance from Jeremy Bible and Christian Roth until 2016. Initially based exclusively in Tokyo, Home Normal relocated in 2016 to Warsaw, Poland, and then to Brighton, United Kingdom, late 2019.^{[4] [5]}

The label specializes in minimal music, with their releases branching between post-classical, experimental ambient,^[6] drone and electronica.^[5] They've released over 100 albums to date.^[7]

Artists

The following are artists with releases on Home Normal:

• Asuna
• bvdub
• Stefano Guzzetti
• Tobias Hellkvist
• Library Tapes
• Gareth Davis
• Ken Ikeda
• David Toop
• Taishi Kamiya
• Machinefabriek
• Federico Durand
• James Murray
• Giulio Aldinucci
• Hotel Neon
• Wil Bolton
• Mere
• M. Ostermeier
• Ghost And Tape
• Greg Davis
• Stijn Hüwels
• Félicia Atkinson
• Pleq
• Hakobune
• Chihei Hatakeyama
• Far away Nebraska

Sub-Labels

Besides the main catalog, Home Normal has a number of sub-labels that it manages.^[8] These include:

• Folk Reels
• Nomadic Kids Republic
• Koen Music
• Tokyo Droning
• Sleep Loops
• Stella Recordings
• Minimal Maps
• Constellations x Artefacts

See also

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

External links

• Official website
• Home Normal on Discogs
• Drifting, Almost Falling - An interview with Ian Hawgood from Home Normal

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fifteen Questions Interview with Ian Hawgood of Home Normal . Fifteen Questions.
2. Web site: An Interview with Ian Hawgood of Home Normal. 9 January 2018 . Drifting, Almost Falling . December 17, 2018.
3. Web site: Home Normal Reviews. 29 June 2018 . Ambientblog . December 17, 2018.
4. Web site: Discogs.com, label discography for Home Normal. . October 17, 2018.
5. Web site: Chan . Seb . Label Profile: Home Normal – Interview with Ian Hawgood . March 10, 2016 . Cyclic Defrost . October 17, 2018.
6. Web site: At Home With Home Normal. 21 March 2010 . Headphone Commute . December 17, 2018.
7. Web site: Discogs.com, label discography for Home Normal. . October 17, 2018.
8. Web site: HomeNormal.com, list of labels. 17 October 2018.