Traxtorm Records: 28 records that have passed through the crate

The story of Traxtorm Records

Traxtorm was set up by The Stunned Guys in Milan in 1995, after trying without luck to get other Italian labels to release what they were making. That initial frustration explains a lot: it is a producers' label, set up by producers, and that is why its catalogue sounds like one recognisable thing rather than a job lot.

From there it builds a whole house. Through Traxtorm come Tommyknocker — who releases his first EP here in 1999 — Art Of Fighters, DJ Mad Dog, Meccano Twins, Amnesys, Unexist. It is one of the most respected hardcore imprints in the world, and the one that put the Italian sound on a map the Dutch had been drawing.

The TRAX prefix

References run on TRAX and four figures (TRAX 0026, TRAX 0033), with a separate TRSE series for compilations. Twenty-eight references have passed through here, nearly all between 2001 and 2009.

The record to start with

How Traxtorm Records sounds in our crate

28 different releases on Traxtorm Records have passed through beatdo, 49 copies counting duplicates, pressed between 2001 and 2009.

What comes up most often, in this order: Hardcore, Gabber, and Dialogue.

Nothing is left in the crate right now, but the listings stay published with their condition, their year and their catalogue number.

How to recognise a Traxtorm Records release

The catalogue numbers we have seen follow the pattern TRAX. It is the first thing to check on the centre label when a record comes with no sleeve, which in this repertoire is the norm.

The archive: 28 releases on Traxtorm Records