| Avatar Records | |
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| Founded | 1997 |
| Founder | Avichay Avigal, Peter Eibenschutz |
| Distributor(s) | Avatar Records Ingrooves / Universal Helicon (IL) Arabesque (UK) Wakyo (Japan) Virgin / EMI (India) EQ (Singapore / Malaysia) |
| Genre | Electronic music, Psytrance, Goa trance, Ambient, Chillout, Lounge, Yoga |
| Country of origin | Israel, Morocco |
| Official website | www |
Avatar Records is a Tel Aviv-based independent record label and digital distributor specializing in electronic music, providing music to online retailers including Apple Music, iTunes, Spotify and Beatport.[1] The company was founded by Avichay Avigal and Peter Eibenschutz in 1997.[2] The label initially had an alliance with NMC Music, when it first started as its subsidiary.[3] Later, Avatar was in collaboration with BNE, before finally becoming a fully independent label.[4]
Projects released on Avatar include albums from Asia 2001, Goa Gil,[5] Nimba,[5] The Nommos,[5] Electric Universe, Toi Doi, Thomas Leer, Lumen, Ocelot, Pete Namlook & Mixmaster Morris, Jupiter 8000, Overdream, Enichkin, Celtic Cross, Becoming.Intense & Pharmacore, Prana, Sandman, GMS, Hux Flux, Orion, Indoor, The Infinity Project, Cydonia, Synchro, Sonic Scope, Psychoz, Astropilot, Elysium, Reflex.[6] and more.
- ^ Frontpage Magazine, Germany July 1996, Tel Aviv Special (p. 50-54)
- ^ Billboard International Buyers Guide, 2004 (p. 220)
- ^ Yediot Aharonot / 7 Leylot, Feb 8 2001, "The Electronic Tendency" by Amos Oren (p. 2)
- ^ "Avatar (ISRAEL)". TECHNO.TO (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ a b c GoaHead Book Les annees folles, by Penny Ohana, 2010
- ^ "Discogs". Retrieved 26 October 2013.