# Diskono

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**Diskono** is an [independent record label](/source/Independent_record_label) comprising anonymous artists from [Scotland](/source/Scotland) north of the [Antonine Wall](/source/Antonine_Wall). Continuing multidisciplinary art practices in non-disclosed Scottish locations, they are also rumored to operate out of [Belgium](/source/Belgium), [France](/source/France), and [United States of America](/source/United_States_of_America). Diskono, and its offshoot imprint Penthouse Hotplate nurtured divergent forms of location recordings and [sound art](/source/Sound_art) to [minimal techno](/source/Minimal_techno), sparse piano compositions to abstract explosive noise and angular punk pop. Known for the discovery of artists such as [Felix Kubin](/source/Felix_Kubin), [Janek Schaefer](/source/Janek_Schaefer), and many more, they were also instrumental in the deconstruction of [Detroit techno](/source/Detroit_techno) classics with releases such as [V/Vm](/source/V/Vm) 'String Up Your Wife', as well as being involved in many controversial art world and performance based situations across the [British Isles](/source/British_Isles) and [Europe](/source/Europe) in the late 90's- early 2000s. Diskono were also the first and only Scottish artists to be awarded a major [Scottish Arts Council](/source/Scottish_Arts_Council) grant from submission under pseudonym with the resulting exhibition, Revisionland with [Alejandra and Aeron](/source/Alejandra_and_Aeron) going on to win the 2002 [Prix Ars Electronica](/source/Prix_Ars_Electronica) award in Linz, Austria. Currently, Diskono are observing the reemergence of artist, [Jan Van Den Dobbelsteen](/source/Jan_Van_Den_Dobbelsteen).

## References

- Gibb, Eddie (1999-10-31). "The first days of disko". *[Sunday Herald](/source/Sunday_Herald)*. [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow): [Scottish Media Group](/source/STV_Group_plc). p. 7.
- [Vital Weekly: *Diskono never ceases to amaze us with their activities*](http://www.vitalweekly.net/) (NL)

## External links

- Official [Diskono](https://web.archive.org/web/20081001234414/http://www.diskono.net/) site

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