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Mego (label)

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Mego
Founded	1994
Founder	Peter Rehberg aka Pita Ramon Bauer Andreas Pieper Peter Meininger
Genre	Electronic, glitch, noise, post-industrial
Country of origin	Austria
Location	Vienna
Official website	http://www.editionsmego.com

Mego was an experimental electronic music independent record label based in Vienna, Austria. The label has been superseded by a new company, Editions Mego, which was set up both to keep Mego albums in print and to issue new albums,^[1] run by Peter Rehberg a.k.a. Pita.

Impact and critical acclaim[edit]

The label's efforts were awarded a distinction at the Ars Electronica 1999. In the jury's statement, Jim O'Rourke lauded the label's work as defining "a brand new punk computer music".^[2]

Mego releases[edit]

MEGO 001 General Magic + Pita: Fridge Trax 12" (05.1995)
MEGO 002 General Magic / Elin: Die Mondlandung 12" (05.1995)
MEGO 003 Stützpunkt Wien 12: UFO Beobachtungen 93-95 2x12" (05.1995) (released on CD by Or, 01.1998)
MEGO 004 Fennesz: Instrument 12" (10.1995) (tracks appear on Fennesz: Field Recordings, released by Touch 09.2002)
MEGO 005 DJ DSL: I L.O.V.E. You 12" (10.1995)
MEGO 006 Sluta Leta: Fan Club 12" (11.1995)
MEGO 007 The Mego Jacket (08.1995)
MEGO 008 Farmers Manual: No Backup CD+ (05.1996)
MEGO 009 Pita: Seven Tons For Free CD (06.1996) (released in Japan by Digital Narcis, 01.1999)
MEGO 010 General Magic: Frantz CD (06.1997) (released in Japan by Digital Narcis, 06.2003)
MEGO 011 Potuznik: Amore Motore (...Autobahn) CD (04.1998)
MEGO 012 Russell Haswell: Live Salvage 1997-2000 CD (04.2001)
MEGO 013 not released
MEGO 014 Hecker: IT ISO161975 CD (07.1998)
MEGO 015 Pure: The End Of Vinyl 3"CD" (03.1999)
MEGO 015v Pure: The End Of Vinyl 12" Picture Disc (04.2001)
MEGO 016 Fennesz: Hotel Paral.lel CD (09.1997)
MEGO 017 Farmers Manual: fm 12" (08.1996)
MEGO 018 Evol: Principio 3" CD (04.1999)
MEGO 019 Goem: Dertig CM 12" (03.1999)
MEGO 020 Fennesz: Plays 7" (11.1998) (released a CDS by Moikai, 02.1999)
MEGO 020t Fennesz: Plays T-shirt (12.1998)
MEGO 021 gcttcatt: ampErase CD+ (10.2001)
MEGO 022 Masami Akita/Azuma/Haswell/Sakaibara: Ich Schnitt Mich In Den Finger 12" (05.1997)
MEGO 023 SKOT presents The Mego Videos 96-98 VHS/PAL (05.1999)
MEGO 023t SKOT T-shirt (01.1999)
MEGO 024 Hecker: [R*] iso | chall CD (02.2000)
MEGO 025 Fuckhead: The Male Comedy (...oder der Traum vom kleinen Glück) CD (10.1998)
MEGO 026 Fanclub Erdberg/DJ DSL: Anton Polster Du Bist Leiwand 7" (10.1997)
MEGO 026CD Fanclub Erdberg/DJ DSL: Anton Polster Du Bist Leiwand CDS (10.1997)
MEGO 027 Zbigniew Karkowski: it 3"CD (06.2000)
MEGO 028 Nachtstrom: 17 Songs After Midnight LP (07.1999)
MEGO 029 Pita: Get Out CD (10.1999) (released on vinyl by Moikai, 09.2000)
MEGO 030 Pure: Noonbugs CD (09.2002)
MEGO 031 Fennesz/O'Rourke/Rehberg: The Magic Sound Of Fenn O'Berg CD (12.1999)
MEGO 032 General Magic: Rechenkönig CD (10.2000)
MEGO 033 IBM: The Oval Recording LP+7" (01.2001)
MEGO 034 Francisco López: untitled #92 LP (06.2000)
MEGO 035 Fennesz: Endless Summer CD (06.2001) (released in Japan by P-Vine, 09.2003)
MEGO 035v Fennesz: Endless Summer LP (06.2001)
MEGO 035t Fennesz: Endless Summer T-shirt (09.2001)
MEGO 036 not released
MEGO 037 Ilpo Väisänen: Asuma CD (01.2001)
MEGO 038 Evol: Magia Potagia CD (03.2005)
MEGO 039 Uli Troyer: NOK 3"CD (09.2000)
MEGO 040 Merzbow: A Taste Of.. CD (05.2002)
MEGO 041 ddkern: gern 12" (01.2002)
MEGO 042 Dr. Nachtstrom: Leidenschaft CD (02.2002)
MEGO 043 Skot vs. Hecker VHS/PAL (04.2000)
MEGO 044 Hecker: Sun Pandämonium CD (02.2003)
MEGO 045 Alexandre Navarro: Horizons 2018 CD (01.2003)
MEGO 047 Tujiko Noriko: Shojo Toshi CD (05.2001) (see also eMEGO 047)
MEGO 777 Farmers Manual: rla DVD-ROM (03.2003)
MEGO 049 Pita: Get Down LP (06.2002)
MEGO 049t Pita: Get Down T-shirt (09.2002)
MEGO 050 Jim O'Rourke: I'm Happy, And I'm Singing, And a 1,2,3,4 CD (12.2001) (released in Japan by P-Vine, 09.2002)
MEGO 050v Jim O'Rourke: I'm Happy, And I'm Singing, And a 1,2,3,4 LP (01.2002)
MEGO 051 Massimo: Hey babe, let me see your USB and I'll show you my FireWire 3"CD (11.2001)
MEGO 052 2002 - 125ccm / 2-stroke race kart (03.2003)
MEGO 053 Kevin Drumm: Sheer Hellish Miasma CD (05.2002)
MEGO 054 Fennesz/O'Rourke/Rehberg: The Return Of Fenn O'Berg CD (07.2002) (released in Japan by P-Vine, 09.2002)
MEGO 054v Fennesz/Jim O'Rourke/Rehberg: The Return Of Fenn O'Berg LP (07.2002)
MEGO 055 COH: Mask Of Birth CD (08.2002)
MEGO 056 DACM: ShowroomDummies CD (06.2002)
MEGO 057 Tujiko Noriko: I Forgot The Title 12" (06.2002)
MEGO 058 Ilsa Gold: Regretten? Rien! DoCD (10.2003)
MEGO 059 quintetAvant: Floppy Nails LP (12.2002)
MEGO 060 Yasunao Tone & Hecker: Palimpsest CD (10.2004)
MEGO 061 Mego presents: Playback Device Confusion Volume One featuring Aleph Empire shaped 3"CD (12.2002)
MEGO 062 Tujiko Noriko: Hard Ni Sasete (Make Me Hard) CD (10.2002)
MEGO 063 Massimo: Hello Dirty CD (10.2002) MEGO 064 Hecker: 2 Track 12" (03.2003) (released in collaboration with Synaesthesia, SYN 004)
MEGO 065 not released
MEGO 066 BulBul: Drabule 12" (07.2004)
MEGO 067 COH: Electric Electric 12" (09.2003)
MEGO 068 not released
MEGO 069 Russell Haswell & Hecker: Revision single sided 12" (06.2005)
MEGO 070 Fritz Ostermayer: Kitsch Concrète CD (08.2003)
MEGO 071 Zeena Parkins & Ikue Mori: Phantom Orchard CD (05.2004)
MEGO 072 Gert-Jan Prins: Risk 3"CD (03.2004)
MEGO 073 Sluta Leta: Semi Peterson CD (11.2003)
MEGO 074 Rob Mazurek: Sweet & Vicious Like Frankenstein CD (01.2004)
MEGO 075 Vega/Vainio/Väisänen (VVV): Resurrection River CD (05.2005)
MEGO 076 COH: 0397POST-POP DoCD (01.2005)
MEGO 077 see eMEGO 077
MEGO 078 not released
MEGO 079 dieb13 vs. Takeshi Fumimoto 12" picture vinyl (06.2005)
MR 001 Radian: tg11 CD (03.2000) (released in collaboration with Rhiz)
HEC2 Hecker: PV Trecks CD (03.2004)

Editions Mego releases[edit]

eMEGO 080 Anthony Pateras & Robin Fox: Flux Compendium CD (01.2006)
eMEGO 081 Hecker: Electronic Music Soundtrack for "The Disenchanted Forest x 1001" by Angela Bulloch DoCD (02.2006)
eMEGO 047 Tujiko Noriko: 少女都市+ (Shojo Toshi+) CD (05.2006)
eMEGO 077 quintetAvant: En Concert à la Salle des Fêtes CD (07.2006)
eMEGO 084 KTL CD (10.2006)
eMEGO 020 Fennesz: Plays 10" vinyl (11.2006)
eMEGO 035 Fennesz: Endless Summer CD (12.2006)
eMEGO 078 Tujiko Noriko: Solo CD (02.2007)
eMEGO 053 Kevin Drumm: Sheer Hellish Miasma CD (03.2007)
eMEGO 083 Philipp Quehenberger: Phantom In Paradise CD (04.2007)
eMEGO 085 KTL: 2 CD (05.2007)
eMEGO 088 Kevin Drumm & Daniel Menche: Gauntlet CD (07.2007)
eMEGO 085.5 KTL: Eine eiserne Faust in einem Samthandschuh CDR (09.2007)
eMEGO 016 Fennesz: Hotel Paral.lel CD (09.2007)
eMEGO 001 General Magic & Pita: Fridge Trax DigitalDownload
eMEGO 082 Marcus Schmickler: Altars Of Science DVD+ (10.2007)
eMEGO 086 KTL: Live In Krems LP (12.2007)
DeMEGO 003 Stephen O'Malley & Attila Csihar: 6°FSKYQUAKE CD (01.2008)
DeMEGO 002 Gert-Jan Prins: Break Before Make CD (01.2008)
DeMEGO 001 Silvia Fässler & Billy Roisz: Skylla CD (01.2008)
eMEGO 087 Angel: Kalmukia CD (01.2008)
eMEGO 085.5 KTL: IKKI CDR (02.2008)
eMEGO 090 Popol Vuh: Mika Vainio / Haswell & Hecker Remixes 12" (03.2008)
eMEGO 029 Pita: Get Out CD (05.2008)
eMEGO 013 Russell Haswell: Second Live Salvage 2LP (06.2008)
eMEGO 091 Prurient: Arrowhead CD (07.2008)
DeMEGO 004 Z'EV vs. PITA : Colchester CD (08.2008)
eMEGO 089.5 KTL IV PARIS DEMOS CDR (09.2008)
eMEGO 092 Peter Rehberg: Work For GV 2004-2008 CD (10.2008)
DeMEGO 005 ibitsu: foolproof betters fools bettering foolproof... CD (11.2008)
eMEGO 093 Angel: Hedonism CD (12.2008)
DeMEGO 006 Anthony Pateras & Robin Fox: End Of Daze CD (12.2008)
eMEGO 089 KTL IV CD (01.2009)
DeMEGO 007 BJ Nilsen & Stilluppsteypa: Man From Deep River CD (01.2009)
eMEGO 098 Lucio Capece & Mika Vainio: Trahnie CD (03.2009)
eMEGO 094 Hecker: Acid In The Style Of David Tudor CD (05.2009)
eMEGO 050 Jim O'Rourke: I'm Happy, and I'm Singing, a 1,2,3,4 Double CD (05.2009)
eMEGO 3154 Fenn O'Berg: Magic & Return Double CD (07.2009)
eMEGO 096 Bruce Gilbert: Oblivio Agitatum CD (10.2009)
eMEGO 099 Russell Haswell: Wild Tracks CD (10.2009)
eMEGO 097 Cindytalk: The Crackle Of My Soul CD (11.2009)
DeMEGO 009 Sister Iodine: Flame Desastre CD (11.2009)
eMEGO 102 Bruce Gilbert: This Way (25th Anniversary Reissue) CD (12.2009)
DeMEGO 008 Daniel Menche: Kataract CD (12.2009)
EMEGO 241 Yasunao Tone AI Deviation #1, #2 CD (2017)

References[edit]

^ Mego at Resident Advisor

^ "Rather than splitting the prize between the two Mego entries: Christian Fennesz's Hotel Parall.lel and Pita's Seven Tons for Free Remaster Version 1.2, the Jury [decided] that the Distinction should be awarded to the Mego label as a whole." Eshun, Kodwo (1999), Music from the Bedroom Studios - Prix Ars Electronica 99 / Jury-Statement, Ars Electronica Archive, archived from the original on February 3, 2006, retrieved 2007-12-26

External links[edit]

Mego (label) discography at Discogs > Editions Mego
Mego (label) discography at Discogs > Mego

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