
Swedish techno label managed by Adam Beyer.
Beyer had what one could term a techno epiphany when he finished school in 1995. He went on holiday and came up with the idea of making a record based solely around drums. Thus it was that year that Drumcode 1 was released on Glen Wilsons Planet Rhythm imprint, the same name of the record store that Beyer had managed to find his first work in after leaving the safety net of school and where he was to also meet fellow DJ/producer Cari Lekebusch. After releasing Drumcode 2 and an album for Planet Rhythm in 1995 Decoded, Beyer finally went on to form his own label, Drumcode in 1996. At first Beyers distributors advised him to be cautious and to press up 1,000 copies as he might loose money.
Still, ever looking to develop as an artist Beyer released the more expressive Protection album on Drumcode in 1999 which although maintained some of his more customary driving techno tracks as exemplified on his debut album and 12 releases, also displayed more accomplished listening pieces of electronic music which were indicative of where Beyer was heading. During this period Beyer took some much needed studio time out to re-think where he musically wanted to go.
Drumcode has also seen releases from Christian Smith & John Selway and Steve Lawler