Label of the Month · November 2026
ECM Records
“Founded by Manfred Eicher in Munich in 1969, ECM became the world's most distinctive jazz and contemporary classical label, renowned for its crystalline sound design, striking minimalist artwork, and an uncompromising artistic vision that redefined what recorded music could feel like.”
ECM is an independent record label founded by Karl Egger, Manfred Eicher and Manfred Scheffner in Munich in 1969. While ECM is best known for jazz music, the label has released a variety of recordings, and ECM's artists often refuse to acknowledge boundaries between genres. ECM's motto is "the most beautiful sound next to silence", taken from a 1971 review of ECM releases in Coda, a Canadian jazz magazine.
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