Gone but not forgotten: 10 short-lived influential labels
Digging deep for your next favourite track
Male Productions/Male Records (1991-1992)
Male Productions embodies the ethos of quality over quantity. Chico Furlotti’s label started after a trip to London, and only ran for a year but all three of its releases are considered influential in Italian underground music history. Furlotti was one of the first people to throw raves in Italy and his label was one of the first homegrown imprints to start releasing house music. Its first two The True Underground Sound Of Rome EPs are much sought after by collectors, so much that the label came out of retirement last year to repress them. File them away with fellow Italian underground house label Antima Records who are also worth checking out.
