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German label.
Label Code: LC 6001 / LC 06001
"Force Inc. Music Works" was founded in September 1991 by EFA), which went defunct in 2004, taking Force Inc. and other labels with it in its fall. Other distributors of Force Inc. in these years were DMD, PIAS (NL) and SRD (UK).
Since 2006 the Force Inc. label family (Force Inc., Mille Plateaux and Force Tracks) is again run by Achim Szepanski's Disco Inc. Ltd. and distributed by Intergroove, Rough Trade and Discomania.
In 2008 the name and registration of the previous sublabel Mille Plateaux was acquired by a new owner, relaunching the label in 2010 with a new artist roster.
Original Force Inc was relaunched in November 2017

The missing CD release FIM-1-011 CD was eventually released on Force Inc.'s sublabel Imaginary Landscapes".

Label sleeve history:
FIM 001, 003-006: black generic sleeve with silver/grey info sticker.
FIM 002: unique cover.
FIM 007-009: silver generic sleeve with silver/grey info sticker.
FIM 010: unique cover.
FIM 011-018: silver label sleeve with black printed and boxed "Force Inc Music Works" (011(?), 012 & 013 came with an info sticker on it).
FIM 019-024: silver/black label sleeve with white printed logo and "TERROR ON WAX" printed around the hole/die cut.
FIM 025-032: red label sleeve with silver printed logo.
FIM 033-045: black label sleeve with silver logo on a red star.
FIM 046-057, 059-062, 067, 068, 070-072, 074-077, 079, 080, 083, 086-088, 090-092, 094, 095, 097-099, 101-110. 112, 113 :
silver label sleeve with black printed logo (FIM 090 came with an info sticker on it).
FIM 058: 10-inch in blue generic sleeve.
FIM 063: 10-inch in blue generic sleeve.
FIM 064: 10-inch in blue generic sleeve.
FIM 065: picture disc in plastic sleeve.
FIM 066: 10-inch in blue generic sleeve.
FIM 069: picture disc in plastic sleeve.
FIM 073: 10-inch in generic sleeve.
FIM 078: 2x 10-inch in unique sleeve.
FIM 081: unique cover.
FIM 082: unique cover.
FIM 084: 10-inch in generic sleeve.
FIM 085: picture disc in plastic sleeve.
FIM 089: picture disc in plastic sleeve.
FIM 093: picture disc in plastic sleeve.
FIM 096: picture disc in plastic sleeve.
FIM 100: unique cover.
FIM 111: unique cover.
FIM 114: picture disc in plastic sleeve.
FIM 115-121: unique cover.

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 Kennen Ltd

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 Molecular Funk Guerilla, ...

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  • san_dee's avatar
    san_dee
    RIP Achim, thanks to you for bringing such powerful sounds
    • akkaelle's avatar
      akkaelle
      Techno music bless you Achim. Thanks again. Rest in peace
      • fidelfati's avatar
        fidelfati
        thank you for everything Achim , the music will remain forever
        • SKSSS's avatar
          SKSSS
          RIP ACHIM, thank u for the amazing music, total pioneer.
          • flagbone's avatar
            flagbone
            Rest in Peace. Bon Voyage Achim. Now you are a Starjammer.
            • 66z's avatar
              66z
              Edited 19 years ago
              Although being familiar with probably not more than 1/10 of Force Inc releases, I'm very confident for the label's identity as i keep running into Force Inc following my favorite artists over the years. Possibly even first FIM compilation explains it pretty well. This label have been restlessly releasing some of most beautiful tunes for over ten years -- and it's not the end yet! -- devotion like this makes the world go round. Thank you Force.
              • evil_twin's avatar
                evil_twin
                Edited 20 years ago
                Achim Szepanski is your friend.

                When you set up the German version of R&S, it will inevitably be a bit "different"; musically, this Frankfurt conglomerate would embrace both the über-functional and the most nonsensical brown acid excursions, spread out on its half-dozen sublabels that were active at any given time; and accompanying every release, a postmodern rave theory rambling that redefined the art of the press release - even the blandest tech house record would be packed with an indecipherable thinkpiece. How could you not love them?

                So to sum up briefly - "this is a label where it's total chaos what's being released" [Mike Ink]; seminal acid works (Heckmann & co), brief "Breakcore" period when breakcore was just a German version of UK ardkore (92ish) and weirdness, greatness and some Köner on Mille Plateuax - later, Chi-house revivalism in the Relief era, then a lot of glitch (the jury's still out, but some occasional goodies, yo), minimal techno, a d'n'b sublabel, a couple of somewhat stylishly lifeless microhouse sublabels, and that pointless unit Ritornell, and an infinite amount of other muzicks. Yes, the Force releases things that make you go "Pheeew..." - reinvention at all costs, but everyone can't specialize.

                Stamina, too - refuses to die even after the EFA incident. That's customer service.

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