COP International

COP International, also shortened to COP Int'l., is a music label, based in Oakland, California.[1]

COP International
Founded1991
FounderChristian Petke
Kim X
GenreElectro-industrial, EBM, Industrial metal, Hellectro
Country of originGermany, United States
LocationFrankfurt, Oakland, California
Official websitehttp://www.copint.com

Initially, the label was founded in 1991 by Christian Petke (a.k.a. Count Zero of Deathline Int'l.) in Frankfurt, Germany. A few months later, Kim X, his girlfriend, opened a branch office in Oakland.[1]

The first label full-length release was the California Cyber Crash Compilation.[1] Most of the involved artists, such as Diatribe, Battery, Kode IV, Consolidated, Biohazard PCB (a.k.a. Contagion), Deathline Intl. and Switchblade Symphony, became very popular in the 1990s Electro-industrial scene.

Other leading label groups were Index, Pulse Legion, Unit:187, Pain Emission and The Razor Skyline.[2][3]

References

  1. "Interview with Kim X". Archived from the original on 2006-03-25. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  2. COP International at www.discogs.com
  3. "Pain Emission". Option. Sonic Options Network. 60-63 (65): 134. 1997.


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