World IN Sound
Encyclopedia
World IN Sound is a record label
based in Schwetzingen
, Germany
. The label specializes in psychedelic
and experimental music
from the late 1960s and early 1970s. They also occasionally release contemporary material in the same genres.
The company seeks lesser known and even obscure material for remastering into high-quality sound. Their releases are on both vinyl
and CD, and recent re-releases include the following compilations: Fear Itself by Fear Itself
, Finding Peace Of Mind by Joe Peace, Two Sided Country Blues by Joint Effort, and Glue by Laghonia. Worldinsound has also released two CD's for the band Gold from San Francisco - they are "Oregins" and "Mission Rock."
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
based in Schwetzingen
Schwetzingen
Schwetzingen is a German town situated in the northwest of Baden-Württemberg, around southwest of Heidelberg and southeast of Mannheim.Schwetzingen is one of the 5 biggest cities of the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district and it is a medium-sized centre including the cities and municipalities of...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The label specializes in psychedelic
Psychedelic music
Psychedelic music covers a range of popular music styles and genres, which are inspired by or influenced by psychedelic culture and which attempt to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues-rock bands in the...
and experimental music
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
from the late 1960s and early 1970s. They also occasionally release contemporary material in the same genres.
The company seeks lesser known and even obscure material for remastering into high-quality sound. Their releases are on both vinyl
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
and CD, and recent re-releases include the following compilations: Fear Itself by Fear Itself
Fear Itself (band)
Fear Itself was a short-lived psychedelic blues-rock band formed by Ellen McIlwaine in the late 1960s in Atlanta, Georgia. The band featured McIlwaine singing lead vocals as well as performing harp, rhythm guitar and organ. Chris Zaloom performed lead guitar, Steve Cook played bass guitar, and Bill...
, Finding Peace Of Mind by Joe Peace, Two Sided Country Blues by Joint Effort, and Glue by Laghonia. Worldinsound has also released two CD's for the band Gold from San Francisco - they are "Oregins" and "Mission Rock."
External links
- World IN Sound website
- Trip in Time (partner for booking and events)