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Carpark Records

Carpark is a New York-based experimental electronic label with an artist roster that makes Warp look novice. Their cutting-edge catalogue includes Jake Mandell, So Takahashi, Marumari, Kit Clayton, Kid606, Safety Scissors, Takagi Masakatsu, Greg Davis and more. Check out their wonderful website for more info.

Casino Versus Japan
Erik Kowalski's highly synthetic electronic is playful and haunting in equal doses. With a few releases for Wobblyhead and Star Star Stereo under his belt, the Milwaukee innovator slips his future beats into NYC's Carpark.

Whole Numbers Play The Basics - 2002


Greg Davis
Greg Davis' blend of folksy instruments and ambient electronics is wooing fans of Boards of Canada and Plaid away from Warp and over to NYC's Carpark Records.

Arbor - 2002



Hrvatski
Full of surprises, Hrvatski balances an abrasive experimental drill and bass attack with a more emotive and melodic approach.

Wanna Buy a Craprak - 2003


Kid606
Kid606 is the musical equivalent of your new best friend, your worst enemy, and your secret lover, all wrapped into one. His ever-shifting electronic styles are always mind-altering and brain-boggling.

The Soccergirl EP - 2001
GQ on the EQ - 2001


Jake Mandell
Laptop producer Jake Mandell composes complex, leftfield drum and bass and shiny, spiky techno for London's Worm Interface, Frankfurt's Force Inc, and New York's Carpark Records.

The Placekick EP - 1999
Love Songs For Machines - 2000


Marumari
Marumari's synthy beats bounce along the border between the worlds of pop and abstract music. Following the lead of Boards of Canada, this is "serious" electronic music that will make you bob your head.

Bip-Hop Generation v.1
Ballad of the Round Ball - 1999
The Wolves Hollow - 2000
Supermogadon - 2001
The Remixes - 2002


Takagi Masakatsu
Using interesting and creative people and places samples, audio/visual wiz kid Takagi Maskatsu weaves a rich tapestry of otherworldly ambient music.

Pia - 2000
Opus Pia - 2002


Ogurusu Norihide
One of the leading exponents of the quietly emerging laptop-folk genre, Japan's Ogurusu Norihide offers subtle, ever-so-slightly electronics-enhanced ruminations on pastoral acoustic melodies.

Humour (Study and I) - 2002
Modern - 2003


So Takahashi
So Takahashi, Japan's master of minimalist techno, makes obscure riddims and surreal sounds for NYC's pioneering Carpark Records. His "everything but the kitchen sink" approach to production is a breath of fresh air.

NuBus - 2000
30/30 - 2002