What is Mokum Records?

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Sleeve of a Mokum Records album, with Mokum logo at top, and anti-racist notice at lower left


Mokum Records is a Dutch independent record label specialising in gabber and hardcore techno releases. They have released about 100 single and EP vinyl records between 1993 and 1999. The label was originally part of the record store Boudisque Records [1], but was later merged with Roadrunner Records - part of The Island Def Jam Music Group - who closed the label in 1998 and moved the artists to the Roadrunner label. The label was revived by Freddy B in 2004 (catalog releases starting at 100 reflect this).

Overview

Mokum is noted for adopting anti-Fascist statements or notices on its record sleeves in response to Neo-Nazi activity on the early Dutch rave scene.

The record company is named after Mokum which is the Yiddish name for the center borough of Amsterdam and was originally used by the Jewish community and was later added to the local Amsterdam dialect.

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1. ^ CNRRecodsUK.co.uk News 16-01-04. Accessed: November 26, 2006

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Motto
"Je maintiendrai"   (French)
"Ik zal handhaven"   (Dutch)
"I shall stand fast"1
Anthem
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Roadrunner Records (Roadrunner Music Group B.V.) is a record label that concentrates on rock and metal bands.

History

The label was launched in the Netherlands in 1980 and was originally called "Roadracer Records".
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The Island Def Jam Music Group
Parent Company: Universal Music Group
Date formed: 1999
Distributing label: Self-distributed (USA)
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  • Reducing Americans' Vulnerability to Ecstasy Act (RAVE Act)
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Mokum (מקום) is the Yiddish word for "place" or "safe haven".[1] It is similar to the Hebrew word mokom (מקום), which means "place" or "location".
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Yiddish 
Writing system: uses a Hebrew-based alphabet 
Official status
Official language of: Jewish Autonomous Oblast in Russia (de jure only); officially recognized minority language in Sweden, the Netherlands, Israel and Moldova
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A stadsdeel (pl. stadsdelen) is a country subdivision in the Netherlands. It is the name for 14 of the 15 deelgemeenten of Amsterdam. The name is derived from stad (city) and deel (part). It may be translated as borough or ward.
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Canal houses alongside the Prinsengracht

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Coat of arms
Nickname: Mokum
Motto: Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig
(Valiant, Determined, Compassionate)
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Gabber (IPA pronunciation: [xɑbɝr]), gabba, or hardcore, is a style of electronic music and a subgenre of hardcore techno.
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