{{Short description|German record label}} {{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music --> | name =Zickzack | image_name = <!-- logo, such as "LABEL-LOGO.jpg" --> | image_size = <!-- size --> | image_bg = <!-- (background color for logo, should remain empty/white unless required) --> | parent = <!-- parent company, such as "Warner Music Group" --> | founded ={{Start date|1980}} | founder =Alfred Hilsberg | status = | distributor =Rip Off | genre = <!-- such as "World" or "Various", separate with commas or <br /> --> | country =Germany | location =Hamburg, Germany | url ={{URL|www.zickzack3000.de}} }} '''ZickZack Schallplatten''' is a German record label based in Hamburg. Founded by former "{{ill|Sounds|de|Sounds (deutsche Zeitschrift)}}" magazine journalist {{ill|Alfred Hilsberg|de||fr}} in 1980, it mainly distinguished itself by releasing acts from the underground side of Neue Deutsche Welle, a term coined by Hilsberg in his Sounds article ''"Neue Deutsche Welle - Aus grauer Städte Mauern"''.
Since then, the label has become a platform for many German independent bands. For example, they promoted Blumfeld and other influential bands of the ''Hamburger Schule'' during the early 1990s.
Other notable bands on this label include Abwärts, Xmal Deutschland, Einstürzende Neubauten, Die Krupps, Palais Schaumburg, F.S.K and Die Tödliche Doris.
==External links== * [http://www.zickzack3000.de/ Official Website] {{in lang|de}} * {{discogs label|label=Zickzack}}
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Category:German independent record labels Category:Record labels established in 1980 Category:Indie rock record labels