Seminal techno & ambient label based in the Kompakt record shop in Cologne. (Gas, Michael Mayer, Wolfgang Voigt, The Field) ★★★★

"Bureau B releases past and future classics unearthed from genres incl. electronica, avant-garde, post-rock, neo-classical and krautrock." (Ulrich Schnauss, Faust, Roedilius, Cluster, Eno) ★★★★

Munich electronic label founded 1994 (Moodyman, Laurent Garnier, Kruder&Dorfmeister) ★★★

Hip-hop label from Mainz, Germany ★★★

German alt-pop/psychedelic label. Grew out of fanzine of the same name ★★★

classical and contemporary label founded in 1984; spun off from ECM Records. (Steve Reich, Arv Pärt, Keith Jarrett, John Cage) ★★★

Berlin experimental label (Thurston Moore, Bill Laswell, Iannis Xenakis) ★★★

Hamburg Deutschpop label, organizer of the annual Hanse Song Festival ★★★

German label specializing in vibrant global sounds from Africa and beyond ★★★

Berlin dance label (Moby, Röyksopp, Robyn) ★★★

"a label for sound artists" founded in Amsterdam. Also operates an eponymous record store in Berlin ★★★

Berlin-based ambient-experimental label created by James Ginzberg, a musician who works across experimental music, conceptual art and pop. ★★★

German classical label

"Label, think tank, network and home for producers and beatmakers who believe in their craft and vision."

German hip hop label

German death/black metal label.

NYC/Berlin techno label affiliated with seminal Manhattan record store Sonic Groove Records

berlin electronic label

German metal label

Berlin downtempo R&B label

Germn techno label (Pan-Pot)

Berlin techno label

Punk/oi label from Essen, Germany.

Berlin techno label 2000-present (Monika Kruse)

Berlin drum & bass label

Munich label "new house and futuristic electronic dance music"

"brutal death metal / slam / beatdown label based in Kleinheubach, Germany"

German Black Metal label.

leading goth label from Dieburg in Germany 1997-present.

leading German classical label (division of Sony Classics)

German downtempo label founded in 1997. Genres include reggae, folk, electronica, jazz, funk, calypso, house, techno, chillwave, dubstep, dream pop.

Munich downtempo techno label

Techno label based in Berlin

German label releasing music in genres including ambient, electronica, experimental, jazz, sound art

Hamburg electronic/pop label

German metal label

German techno-label. "Guilty feet have got no rhythm!"

German hip hop label

German classical label

German-language hip hop label based in Berlin

"German Netlabel! We present you artists beyond the mainstream, with a penchant for any kind of psychedelic sounds and strong atmospheres!"

German metal label

Label from Frankfurt, Germany. releasing post-punk, dark wave, new wave, etc.

Berlin experimental/electronic label (Eartheater)

German metal label

leading metal label (aquired by Sony in 2015)