COP International
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| COP International | |
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| Founded | 1991 |
| Founder | Christian Petke Kim X |
| Genre | Electro-industrial, EBM, Industrial metal, Hellectro |
| Country of origin | Germany / United States |
| Location | Frankfurt / Oakland, California |
| Official website | copint |
COP International, also shortened to COP Int'l., is a music label based in Oakland, California.[1]
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[edit]
- ^ a b c "Interview with Kim X". Archived from the original on March 25, 2006. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ^ "COP International". Discogs. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ "Pain Emission". Option. 60–63 (65). Sonic Options Network: 134. 1997.
External links[edit]
- Interview with Kim X @ Last Sigh
- COP International at Discogs.com
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