Distinctive Records


Distinctive Records is a UK based record label founded in 1995. The label has hundreds of releases from artists, most notably Hybrid, Way Out West, and Ils.

History

Distinctive Records was initially founded in 1995 and started out as a sublabel of Avex Recordings. In 1998, Avex reorganized, closed two of its labels and only continued trading music recordings as Distinct'ive Records. In 1999, The company began categorizing its genres within the label, sometimes retitling itself "Distinct'ive Breaks", which was often mistaken to be a sublabel of Distinct'ive.
The label gained popularity in 2000 at the launch of its own "Y3K" series.

''Y3K'' series

Y3K: Deep Progressive Breaks
  • ''Y3K: Soundtrack to the Future''

''Y4K'' series

Y4K: Tayo/Further StillKoma & Bones Present: Y4KFreq Nasty Presents: Y4K: Next Level BreaksDub Pistols Present: Y4KTayo Presents: Y4KILS Presents: Y4KY4K: Past Lessons, Future TheoriesÜberzone Presents: Y4KHybrid Present: Y4KSoul of Man Presents: Y4K: Breakin' in Tha HousePhil K Presents: Y4KAli B Presents: Y4KEvil Nine Present: Y4KNubreed Present: Y4KDJ Icey Presents: Y4KTrouble Soup Present: Y4KAnnie Nightingale Presents: Y4KGeneral Midi Presents: Y4K
  • ''Distinctive Presents: Y4K: The 20th''

Artists