One might be tempted to ask: “...where did we leave off?” In the sweltering August of 2023, Nostress Netlabel suspended its activity due to the relentless rise of free streaming platforms which, in a way, rendered obsolete small, self-funded labels that, beyond releasing digital music for free download, produced limited-edition CDs and vinyl records available via donations and engaged artists from all over the world by participating in and organising live events both locally and further afield; all at the label’s own expense, which had always sustained its work through truly immense effort.
Today, all that remains is the story of an experience that enabled Nostress, for a certain period, to become a bridge-crossroads across the Mediterranean, connecting musical cultures from all corners of Europe, stretching as far as Russia, Thailand and Oceania. All of this has always been a source of immense pride and must therefore be preserved for posterity. Today, many bands have split up, many artists no longer play at all, and many pubs have closed down. Our continued presence stands as irrefutable proof of all that talent and experience – documented and immortalised in a city that has been through so much and is constantly changing.
Nostress Netlabel is relaunching with an updated design compatible with all the latest and most modern devices, though with very strict criteria for digital releases. We will only consider music of the highest calibre that deserves a place in our catalogues.
Long live Nostress Netlabel!
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Si potrebbe essere tentati di chiedersi: «...a che punto eravamo rimasti?» Nel torrido agosto del 2023, Nostress Netlabel ha sospeso la propria attività a causa dell’inesorabile ascesa delle piattaforme di streaming gratuite che, in un certo senso, hanno reso obsolete le piccole etichette autofinanziate che, oltre a pubblicare musica digitale scaricabile gratuitamente, producevano CD e dischi in vinile in edizione limitata disponibili tramite donazioni e coinvolgevano artisti da tutto il mondo partecipando e organizzando eventi dal vivo sia a livello locale che più lontano; il tutto a spese dell’etichetta stessa, che aveva sempre sostenuto il proprio lavoro con uno sforzo davvero immenso.
Oggi, tutto ciò che rimane è la storia di un’esperienza che ha permesso a Nostress, per un certo periodo, di diventare un ponte e un crocevia attraverso il Mediterraneo, collegando culture musicali provenienti da ogni angolo d’Europa, spingendosi fino alla Russia, alla Thailandia e all’Oceania. Tutto questo è sempre stato motivo di immenso orgoglio e deve quindi essere preservato per i posteri. Oggi, molte band si sono sciolte, molti artisti non suonano più e molti pub hanno chiuso i battenti. La nostra presenza costante è la prova inconfutabile di tutto quel talento e di quell’esperienza – documentati e immortalati in una città che ne ha passate tante e che è in continua evoluzione.
Nostress Netlabel si rilancia con un design aggiornato, compatibile con tutti i dispositivi più recenti e moderni, pur mantenendo criteri molto rigorosi per le pubblicazioni digitali. Prenderemo in considerazione solo musica di altissimo livello che meriti un posto nei nostri cataloghi.
Lunga vita a Nostress Netlabel!
From the catalogues in random order
Nostress Netlabel publishes music primarily in digital format under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs licence (CC BY-NC-ND). Releases consist of computer folders containing digital musical files (high bitrate MP3 files), complete artwork of the album, a PDF file with various info.
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Special Netlabel Day 2018 Digital Release
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE Psychische Revolution -
ANDREY KIREYEV Le quattro stagioni versione drone -
WALTER FINI Machinery -
ALFREDO GIAMMANCO DRONESCAPE Musiche dal presente perpetuo -
ILIR LLUKA Distance Of Reflections -
CENTRAL Variazioni Sui Due Mari -
SYRINX Can’t see failure without truth -
CINEMA NOIR Cold feet for others backs -
MAMMUT NEL CAOS Hura Mayura -
COAXIL Coaxil -
DSBRDR As it irks -
ALEJANDRO REMESEIRO I Remember The Black Dog -
TritoNn Open Field -
PABLO RIBOT Eter -
JENSEITS Liquid Skies -
CINEMA NOIR Fernweh -
EVGENIJ V. KHARITONOV Four Pieces For Tape Recorder -
EVGENIJ V. KHARITONOV Kruchenykh 2020 Live at Sopromat Exhibition -
T.BIRD tbirdintheelectronicmist -
CRYXUSS Ethereal Creature -
ANTON MOBIN Collision at Epsilonia -
NOSTRESS NETLABEL VOLUME 1 The Noisy Garden -
sanefiftyfour Our Time in the Invisible Wars -
NOSTRESS NETLABEL VOLUME 2 The Astounding Fair -
DOKTOR TOX Modular Grid Experiment – Live in Palermo 2015 -
BIT LADEN Tienes Sida -
ANDREY KIREYEV Live in Phobos -
ALEXEI BORISOV - JELENA GLAZOVA Live at Erarta -
ALEXEI BORISOV - EVEGENIJ V. KHARITONOV Live Split 2016 -
ACTING OUT Albori -
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE spiritceesto -
STATIC WAVES DUAL -
EARCOM 2 No Laptop On Stage -
ETTEREM Etterem’s Catching the Big Fish -
MAURIZIO BIANCHI / M.B. + PAOLINO CANZONERI Cryogenic Dispersal -
NOSTRESS NETLABEL VOLUME 4 The Geometric Universe of Sound Waves -
23RedAnts & moniKa ledesma droning snow (in brown color) -
THE FUCKED UP BEAT Rust Belt -
NOSTRESS NETLABEL VOLUME 7 The Quantum Differences of Universal Sounds -
WALTER FINI & nobodisoundz Être-onde -
ECHONAIF La logica delle falene -
SOUNDS CHILD A Different Fever -
EFFICIENT REFINERIES Crustacean Welt -
T.BIRD Hoi Bun Road -
SYNFLICT Studio Milano -
MAMMUT NEL CAOS Morbus Sacer Vol.1: Ordo ab Chao -
ACTING OUT Albori -
FREE VARIETY THEATRE with HENRY KOEK In Tribute to H.H. -
KREIS FREQUENZ 1000Mai12 -
NOSTRESS NETLABEL VOLUME 8 Eight Miles For The Consolidated Blessing -
TÜNEL Tapes Serie -
NOSTRESS NETLABEL VOLUME 6 The Bored Tingling Of The Immortal Humanoid -
MAURIZIO BIANCHI / M.B. Pavimo -
DORA BLEU, ALEXEI BORISOV, OLGA NOSOVA Visions Blinking in and out of Desire and Un-Desire -
SYNFLICT Quinta Colonna -
AJSAV KAJROG & NEUF MEUF & GOJKO Ajsav Kajrog & Neuf Meuf & Gojko EP -
ranter's bay / kERN trilogy -
BLACK COCKS Sweet Illutions -
CONCRETE études -
NAUGHTY SAW & ART ELECTRONIX raw
Events
Nostress Netlabel does not have a booking agency, but it occasionally promotes selected artists, giving them the opportunity to perform live improvised sets in theaters, pubs and cultural, historical or tourist venues, so as to showcase their skills and gain wider visibility. The netlabel can also act as a media partner for musical and cultural events, using its own web platforms and equipment to circulate information about the artists, promote the events themselves and distribute the online music catalog.
Many events are described in Italian only.
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1 Jul 2022
NETLABEL DAY 2022 Eighth Edition [All over the World]
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7 Sep 2018
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE Live| Modem Fest| Solchi Sperimentali [Alcamo]
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1 Jul 2018
NETLABEL DAY 2018 Fourth Edition [All over the World]
All over the World -
10 May 2018
CENTRAL Live @ 6 Sul Sofà [ArteWiva TV] | Palermo [PA]
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22 Apr 2017
RECORD STORE DAY 2017 | Palermo [PA]
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1 Jan 2017
ENZYM Live @ Teatro S. Cecilia | MainOFF [PA]
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