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EDITORIAL > 2022 IN MUSIC: THE TOP 10 LABELS
DEFECTED
Defected is not yet ready to vacate the first position in the record label
rankings, being today one of the most solid music brands. In 2020 Beat-
port trends crowned Defected as the fastest-rising label, now in 2022,
with no let up in its excellence, the figures show it is the best-performing
label of the last 12 months. Simon Dunmore founded Defected in 1999
and although this year he stepped down as CEO, he will always be the
face of this label responsible for carrying the legacy of house music into
the new century. Home of greatest hits, it stood out in 2022 with releases
such as ‘La Danza’ by John Summit, ‘My Paradise’ by Jamie Jones and
‘Nightjar’ by Sonny Fodera and Vintage Culture, featuring SHELLS.
2022 IN MUSIC:
THE TOP 10 LABELS
AFTERLIFE RECORDS
BY: SAMANTHA REIS
This is the record label of the Italian duo Tale Of Us and one of the staples
of melodic techno. In its description, it stands as an odyssey through the
he year 2022 was a very strong year in terms of music releases. It was the
realm of consciousness and is now an institution, a philosophy. Found-
ultimate return to live music after the terrible pandemic that ravaged us for
ed in early 2016 by Carmine Conte and Matteo Milleri, Afterlife Records is
two years. Finally, it was possible to test the musical productions in the field
responsible for elevating melodic techno to the starry place it occupies
again and to feel the public reaction live. This return revitalized the industry
today and has been a precious springboard to catapult many talents
and the artists who felt inspired again and with fuel to fill the charts with good
in this realm. Alongside the volumes of its famous ‘Unity’ collection, in
T music. Where was this music released and under what label was it distributed?
2022 Afterlife Records released great works such as ‘Consciousness’ by
With the year drawing to a close, it’s time to take a peek at what the numbers and rankings tell
Anyma and Chris Avantgarde, ‘Tataki’ by Argy and ‘The Sign’ by Anyma
us and position the top 10 record labels of 2022. The ranking presented was based on informa-
and CamelPhat. ‘Dance With Me’ by Kevin de Vries, one of the hottest
tion displayed on beatstats.com based on Beatport’s 100 charts considering the last 12 months
tracks in the summer season is also one of the Afterlife’s hits this year.
at the time of this article.
“It’s time to take a peek at what the numbers and
rankings tell us and position the top 10 record REPOPULATE MARS
labels of 2022” Electronic music fans are different from the rest. Sometimes they feel so
different that they assume the role of aliens. With the mission of repop-
ulating the dance music scene by accepting all differences in the name
of love for music, Lee Foss created Repopulate Mars about six years
ago. The label’s concept may sound like something out of a science
fiction movie but the truth is that Lee Foss’ vision was well received by
the industry and it is now one of the strongest record labels, especially
in the house and tech house circuit. The label’s philosophy focuses on
the power of the bassline and on giving voice to new talents and artists
that the label head admires. From its catalogue of outputs this year
we highlight tunes such as ‘Ooooh’ by CID & Will K, ‘El Cuervo’ by Endor
and ‘Drugs From Amsterdam’ by Mau P, one of the hottest tracks of the
festival season.
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