Marlboro Music
Marlboro Music was a German record label based in Munich and active from 1986 to 2000. Operated under IDE – International Design & Entertainment GmbH, the imprint issued rock, club/dub, trip-hop, and later euro-dance releases. The label is unrelated to the U.S. Marlboro Music Festival.
History
Marlboro Music was formed in 1986 as part of IDE’s brand-extension projects, which included retail/design and travel ventures. The label was part of Philip Morris's broader strategy to associate the Marlboro brand with youth culture and music. In the early 1990s, the label broadened from German rock/pop into UK-leaning club sounds, dub, and trip-hop. From the mid-1990s, it licensed and promoted several Mo' Wax releases for the German market and later shifted toward euro-dance and trance before ceasing operations around 2000.Artists (selection)
- DJ Shadow
- Pressure Drop
- Franz Benton
- Playhaus
- Godhead
- Sorry About Your Daughter
- Captain Jack
- Mario Lopez
- Basic Connection
- D_Formaz
- Sullen
Selected discography
; Early rock/pop- 1986: Franz Benton – Talking to a Wall — early Marlboro/IDE issue
- 1986: Franz Benton – "Venice" — IDE/Marlboro
- 1989: Playhaus – "Want Your Soul Tonight"
- 1992: Pressure Drop – Upset
- 1992: Pressure Drop – Upset
- 1996: DJ Shadow – Endtroducing…..
- 1995: Godhead – Godhead
- 1995: Sullen – Sapients
- 1996: Sorry About Your Daughter – Face
- 1996: Sorry About Your Daughter – "Scapegoat"