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Creaminal
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PostPosted: 2009-02-09, 1:46 pm    Post subject: Mantis Recordings bites the dust Reply with quote


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no official word yet but prolly due to recession the mighty Mantis Recordings is closed this year.



(1996 - 2009)

www.mantisrecordings.com (dont click on this)
www.discogs.com/label/Mantis+Recordings


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a-groove

PostPosted: 2009-02-10, 5:11 am    Post subject: Re: Mantis Recordings bites the dust Reply with quote


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wow this sucks, rough times. rip to one of my favorite labels.

hm, some weird spambot on there. tries to connect to some random site, i dont suggest going to the main site w/o a script blocker.
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zanetate

PostPosted: 2009-02-16, 7:15 pm    Post subject: Re: Mantis Recordings bites the dust Reply with quote


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Simon mentioned it on Basic Soul... it sounded like Atjazz still had new music on the way, but not on Mantis apparently. It's weird... sudden. Seems like when a label is about to go under, it lies dormant for a while first. But not in this case. Definitely sad.

By the way, I had the same issue at the site so I wouldn't recommend going either. Nothing there now anyway other than the time of death...

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opSN
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PostPosted: 2009-02-16, 8:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote


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ahhh sad times indeed! mantis was a pretty great label but i must admit, this is not a surprise to me. i kept thinking they were going to under before the release of the "full circle" and the brooks stuff... i got promos of that stuff (bought in a shop no less) WAY before the actual release date. especially that brooks single (like almost a year before). not sure what really took so long for the release to come out physically. i guess it was only time... truly sad.

btw, i'm confused... was martin iverson (atjazz) the owner of the label or not? it seemed like it but then again, maybe i was wrong the whole time?? i guess maybe he was just a controller but did not oversee the business end of things?
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zanetate

PostPosted: 2009-02-16, 9:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote


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I thought he was the owner/founder as well, but I don't know any details...
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Creaminal
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PostPosted: 2009-02-17, 12:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote


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yes, Mantis Rec was originally co-founded and owned by Martin Iveson. Of course he keeps on producin for various labels:

www.atjazz.co.uk
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PostPosted: 2009-02-18, 10:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote


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Peeps, we played a little Mantis Recordings tRIPlet in last weeks radioshow: http://www.beyondjazz.net/radio/

As opSN said, I have had the feeling they were in bad waters for a while now. Mantis releases typically took many months to get out there, with vague schedules and distribution. A big loss though, so let's hope all the artists find a new home soon...
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Creaminal
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PostPosted: 2009-04-28, 5:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote


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Mantis gone, came Atjazz Record Company:

www.atjazz.co.uk/label/

The 4th single taken from the album “Full Circle” and is the first release on the brand new label Atjazz Record Co.

www.atjazz.co.uk/label/?cat=5
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j.cat

PostPosted: 2009-05-01, 12:03 am    Post subject: Re: Mantis Recordings bites the dust Reply with quote


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a-groove wrote:
wow this sucks, rough times. rip to one of my favorite labels.


totally agree with that. it's a shame a good producer's label closes. and will he also stop producing good electronic music? i hope not!


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