Weisskalt Records

Weisskalt Records, also known by the mononym Weisskalt (German Weißkalt, i.e. Whitecold), is an Australian independent record label founded in 2018 and currently based in Sydney, New South Wales. The label has an international profile with the release of recordings from artists with a worldwide audience such as Tropical Sludge in Australia, La Horsa Bianca in Ukraine, Special Cases (ex-Föllakzoid)[1] in Chile and The Telescopes in the United Kingdom.[2]

Founded2018
GenreAmbient, alternative rock, art rock, ASMR, conceptual, electronic, electronica, electropop, experimental, desert rock, downtempo, drone, field recordings, folk, free form, free improvisation, free jazz, free time, glitch, head, house, jazz, krautrock, lo-fi, meditation, minimal, music therapy, neo psychedelia, noise rock, new-age, performance art, post-rock, progressive rock, psychedelia, psychedelic rock, rock, shoegaze, sitar, sound art, soundtrack, space rock, tribal, trance
Country of originAustralia
LocationSydney, New South Wales
Official websiteweisskaltrecords.com
Weisskalt Records Poster

Some of these releases have featured in critically acclaimed publications such as The Quietus,[1] Under the Radar[3] and Classic Rock[4] for their relevance in rock music history.[5]

Outside of formal releases, musicians including but not limited to Berlin's CAMERA[6] and Ricky Maymi's The Imajinary Friends[7] have guest featured on the basis of creative virtuosity in modern psychedelic music.

In addition to proper records, the label has also released sound art, for example field recordings documenting the violent riots on the streets of Santiago during the 2019–2022 Chilean protests, contrasted against music composed by Chilean experimental and psychedelic rock musicians.[8]

Visual artist Robin Gnista[9] from Sweden and Film Director Jean De Oliveira[10] from France have contributed to the aesthetic of the label.

Weisskalt's most recent vinyl record release was The Telescopes' 14th studio album Experimental Health in 2023[3] which was included in Beats Per Minute's list of Most Anticipated Releases of 2023.[11]

Label roster

Vinyl releases
  • WK-003 — Special Cases: Self-Titled (2020)[1] on transparent vinyl, limited to 300 copies.[12]
  • WK-004 — La Horsa Bianca: Trumpets of the latter day / The mouse principle (2020)[13] on black vinyl, exclusive edition of 10 copies.[14]
  • WK-005 — The Telescopes: Third Wave (2021)[15] on ash-infused transparent vinyl, limited to 300 copies.[16]
  • WK-006 —The Telescopes: #4 (2022)[17] on transparent red vinyl, double platter at 45rpm, limited to 300 copies.[18]
  • WK-007 — The Telescopes: Experimental Health (2023)[19] on black vinyl, limited to 500 copies.[20]

Selected reissues

See also

References
  1. Coney, Brian. "Special Cases". The Quietus.
  2. "Weisskalt". Discogs.
  3. Gourlay, Dom. "The Telescopes - Experimental Health (Weisskalt)". Under The Radar Magazine.
  4. "The Telescopes - Experimental Health (Weisskalt)". Classic Rock Magazine.
  5. Coney, Brian. "Special Cases Album Review". The Quietus.
  6. "CAMERA - CHELSEA NO. 3". Weisskalt Records.
  7. "The Imajinary Friends - L'Outsider". Weisskalt.
  8. "Eclectica: Volume 7.1 – CHL". Weisskalt.
  9. Gnista, Robin. "Weisskalt Records". Robin Gnista.
  10. De Oliveira, Jean. "The Telescopes - Because They Care". YouTube.
  11. Dedman, Todd (10 January 2023). "Bpm's Most Anticipated Releases of 2023". Beats Per Minute.
  12. "Special Cases". Discogs. 2020.
  13. "Trumpets of the latter day by La Horsa Bianca". Prog Archives.
  14. "La Horsa Bianca – Trumpets Of The Latter Day". Discogs. 2020.
  15. Breznikar, Klemen (March 5, 2021). "The Telescopes | Interview | Exclusive Premiere of 'Third Wave'". It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine.
  16. "The Telescopes – Third Wave (Weisskalt)". Discogs. 5 March 2021.
  17. Breznikar, Klemen (November 4, 2022). "The Telescopes | Interview | New Album, '#4'". It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine.
  18. "The Telescopes - #4 (Weisskalt)". Discogs. 21 October 2022.
  19. Breznikar, Klemen (24 February 2023). "The Telescopes | Interview | New Album, 'Experimental Health'". It's Psychedelic, Baby! Magazine.
  20. "he Telescopes – Experimental Health (Weisskalt)". Discogs. 24 February 2023.
  21. "The Telescopes - Third Wave". Norman Records.
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