Audio.nl

[b]Audio.NL[/b] was a Dutch independent label, active from 1998 till 2007 and established by three members of [a=Goem] collective: [a=Frans de Waard], [a=Roel Meelkop], and [a=Peter Duimelinks]. The label specialized in minimal techno, abstract soundscapes, experimental ambient, clicks'n'cuts, and other similar electronic music genres. All releases had unified, minimalistic artworks designed by [a=Meeuw]. Audio.NL was distributed by [b][l=Kompakt][/b].

In a little over eight years, Audio.NL issued 32 releases, primarily 12" records. The label started as vinyl-only, but three years later, in 2001, its' first Audio CD came out, [i][r=52182][/i] ([b]audio.nl017[/b]) by [a=Motor]. Soon afterwards, [b][l=Shadow Records][/b] published [i][r=203332][/i] CD compilation in the USA, first Audio.NL's 'various artists' release. Besides 12-inches, Audio.NL produced four CD albums, one split 7" with remixes, [i][r=53828][/i] ([b]audio.nl003[/b]), and one long-playing album, [i][r=53036][/i] ([b]audio.nl020LP[/b]) by [a=Andreas Tilliander]'s project [a=Rechord]. The label also offered a limited merchandise selection: slipmats, t-shirts, and buttons/pins. Audio.NL organized a couple of live events, at in 2001 and in '03.

The label's official catalog skips one number, [b]audio.nl031[/b]—as per Discogs submission notes, this [i][r=1929419][/i] 12" compilation got canceled due to "licensing matters" in 2006. Audio.NL prepared a [url=https://discogs.com/release/2011891]limited run[/url] with tracks A2 and B2 carved out, apparently, but neither of these two editions got officially released.

A few years after Audio.NL ceased its activities, [a=Frans de Waard] launched a series of re-releases on his [b][l=Korm Plastics][/b] label:

◎ Feb 2012—[r3443362] CD (kp 3046)
Tracks from two [a=Frank Bretschneider]'s 12" records on Audio.NL, plus a compilation appearance

◎ July 2012—[r3774608] CD (kp 3049)
A follow-up compilation with all [a=Goem]'s material: three Audio.NL's records and two previously unreleased bonus tracks; ltd. edition of 200 copies

⁍ June 2012—[r17098008] (Digital-only)
Two concluding parts were digital releases, published via [b][l=KormDigitaal][/b]. The 3rd volume had six [a=Roel Meelkop]'s tracks, released under moniker on two 12" records.

⁍ Dec 2015—[r7860516] (Digital-only)
The last compilation summarized early minimal techno works by [a=Radboud Mens]: three Audio.NL 12-inches in 2000-03, one of the records on a Dutch label [l=Vynalogica], compilation appearances, and unreleased material. All tracks run at 133.33 RPM (which is a 'locked groove' tempo).