our MusicKollektiv.org is a platform for electronic music to be heard and discovered.
We are a kollektiv for electronic music artists
and a space for anyone to discover different electronic music.
Kollektiv Manifesto
We are a peoples' Kollektiv intended to help discover and share beautiful electronic music.
mK is a reinvention of the traditional record label. We serve the same functions as a record label, but we operate in a very different way. Importantly mK is a strict non-profit organisation, we see no reason for listeners to pay to download our music. We and our artists see that sharing music can be done in a natural way, very different from the music industry that has evolved around us. All our releases are free, as the aim is purely to share our creations.
You may be wondering how we differ from the many other wonderful Net-Labels that are dedicated to free music...
The difference is that we recognize and promote the importance of coming together and sharing ideas in a Kollektiv format for the development of electronic music itself.
By working together in an open Kollektiv we hope that our artists will reach new levels of creativity and blossom in ways maybe alone they would not have.
To help you understand us, look at the picture of Hurst Spit below, this is natural formation of millions of little pebbles. Individually a stone from this Spit appears quite ordinary, but when the pebbles come together in a Kollektiv format, the result is astonishing.
In the same way we at mK encouraging very talented individuals to share their creations in the Kollektiv format of our Kollektiv Artists CDs, which are released every three months. The result has naturally been some mesmerizing electronic music from a positive and diverse group of artists.
We are based in Moscow, Russia but operate on a supranational level, with Kollektiv Artists coming from every corner of the world.
We hope to see mK spread, both on the internet and on the streets, and so hopefully change the way the music industry operates. We hope to gain Kollektiv partnerships and connections in cities world-wide so that we can organically distribute our music without central control, just through individuals who are eager to share their music and the music of others. We aim to show that music can be shared and distributed among the masses without corporate control and profit.
We also do not strive to control the spread of our music, but rather encourage its spread by directly sharing it in many portals, blogs, and other websites that to the traditional label are considered pirates, but to the people and to us are a great means of sharing. Anyone is free to use our music for any NON-COMMERCIAL purposes.
You see unlike a traditional record label, we do not intend to tightly control the organization, indeed we hope that as the Kollektiv develops it will then become out of the control of any individual but rather be under the Kollektiv control of the musicians themselves. Indeed we welcome any creative person to become as involved in mK as they so please.
In this vain we welcome all styles of electronic music, and hope that under one roof varying musical styles can evolve together in every direction harmoniously
We welcome all creators of electronic music to rise up and share their creations of any form through our mK Kollektiv.
Be Kollektiv
What musickollektiv.org creates:
We make our own mK releases - which are EPs from the promising and talented artists from around the world.
We create mK Kollektiv Artists compilations - every three months. These give Kollektiv Artists another opportunity to share their music in a kollektiv format. These compilations promise to bring together the most wonderful electronic music, and foster a kollektiv spirit between our artists encouraging them to reach new levels of creativity.
We also have a public space for Independent Artists to share their EPs and tracks. This is to encourage unknown artists. We will share our audience with anyone who creates.
You have to share your creations, or some beauty will be lost to this world.
to listen to mK kollektiv releases click the button below
to listen to independent artists click the button below
Be Kolletkiv share your music
Be kollektiv and you will be heard. We promise.
We are not a record label.
We are an electronic music kollektiv. We try to help our artists, by increasing their audience and letting more people hear their beautiful music.
We are music encouragers.
We share and discover beautiful electronic music.
be independent but share with our Kollektiv
Our artists are all independent but in our Kollektiv individuals have the chance to be heard by an audience who loves to listen to the secrets of electronic music
If you have a creation without a home, share it on mK
Our Kollektiv is helping discover and share beautiful electronic music.
There is and never will be any money involved.
Just the chance to share, the chance to be heard.
We aim to help independent artists
We are constantly promoting mK, musickollektiv.org and specifically all our artists.
The mK Kollektiv Artists CDs are are a great way for artists to share their material with our audience in Moscow, Russia, and all over the world. We distribute these Various Artists compilations widely.
We also spread our artists through a variety of other means: advertising on music websites, posting releases in at this time 6 different portals (mnml.nl, minimalmusic.ru, techno-locator.ru, minimal freaks, reshuffle, sonicsquirrel.net, w-ki also we promote our artists on other sites such as myspace and soundcload, we also contact our own Kollektiv members with release news.
To subscribe to mK happenings - monthly newsletter go to home page
We are also carrying out a massive poster campaign across our lovely Moscow.
We also distribute free copies of Kollektiv Artists CDs across Moscow
3 record shops in Garbushka, Moscow. Garbushka (ТЦ "Горбушка"), up the stairs at Club Music Record Shop in B2, or Club Music Record Shop at E2-021.
Jagannath Health and Spirit Centre, Kuznetsky Most 11, Moscow.
This all helps our artists be heard.
We are also in contact with the following record labels, and try to make them aware of the beautiful music that our independent artists make.
these are some of the many labels we love, we love you all
raccoonrecords, klitekture and sinergy-networks, weplayminimal,
multivitamins-records, minimalandmelodies records, essentialreload, bumpfoot,
wolflambmusic.com, vekton, nervmusic, cecille-records, playhouse, sender-records
safari electronique, leftroom, bpitchcontrol.de, mobilee-records, traumschallplatten,
uponyou-records, dirtybirdrecords, animalplayminimal ......
We hope that this could benefit the musical fortunes of our artists.
mK Artist Showcases
We intend to hold kollektiv artist showcases in Moscow. Hopefully in the summer of 2010.
We also hope to be at MIGZ Festival of Modern Music and Media Art, Moscow, September 2010.
mK Kollektiv Artist compilations
We will release an mk kollektiv compilation every three months.
mK Kollektiv compilations will include the most beautiful songs we have share over the three month period
They are widely digitally distributed for free download directly from our website and also available for purchase in many online stores, purely to put our artists in the shop window.
It will also be released in CD format and distributed around many bars, clubs, venues, cafes and record shops around Moscow.
mK Kollektiv compilations are made up of previously unreleased material from mK Kollektiv Artists and newly collaborating artists. We welcome any artist who wants to share.
Kollektiv Artists. Volume 1 - was released on 23/01/10
It was a great success, with a lots of downloads from us directly, and spread all over the web.
Also 1,000 CDs distributed.
Kollektiv Artists. Volume 2 - was released on May Day 2010
and has seen a fantastic response with many downloads and much positive feedback.
2,000 CDs have been produced.
To listen to Kollektiv Artists. Compilations click button ---->>
our musickollektiv.org
the space is ours, help it blossom
http://www.musickollektiv.org/