Platipus

Probably what has been said, but Platipus was the go to label for your trance and tech. Brilliant tracks and I spent a hell of a lot of money on this label in the late 90s early 00s

Some class act stuff on here, especially keep an eye out for that classic 93-99 sleeve

Their "The Best Of.." mixed by Anthony Pappa is still my favourite Trance album of all time.
Not a single bad moment on it and it still gives me the warm chills listening to it.

Hands down not just my favorite tech label, but my overall favorite music. The older style of music has a certain sound that i almost have trouble quantifying it into any sub genre. I think calling it straight "Psy trance" is just too simplistic. Platipus Records were true pioneers in the Tech scene in the 90's and, in my opinion, for at least eight years. My first piece of vinyl was Union Jack- Two Full Moons & a Trout. It was 1997, the record was already four years old, and i was 14. Platipus was insanely ahead of their time throughout the 90's. I think when their sound changed in the early 2000's, it was Simon trying to stay relevant, instead of just doing his thing. I also dont belive the label ever got the credit it deserved, @ least not here in the states. The "best of platipus" 2x disc is by far my all time favorite CD. Anthony Pappa did a phenomenal job with the mixing, and whoever picked out the tracks and the order in which they appear on the disc... truly a work of art. I think the label started having trouble when Claudio Giussani (terra ferma) decided to pursue other works. Alot of Platipus' best work came from Union Jack, which was Berry & Giussani. Simons stuff always seemed a little raw to me and i feel like Claudio played a really big role in the label. I wasnt there so i cant say for sure, obviously. But it seemed like after Claudio left, thats when the label started to shift away from its roots. Ive thought about this alot and just based on what the label was releasing and all the different names that were coming out with work on the label, it seemed like Simon was scrambling maybe, to find someone to fill Claudios place. There were always artists remixing and dropping original tracks on the label, but to me Platipus was Simon, Claudio and Paul Brogden (POB). THANK YOU PLATIPUS!! Your music literally changed my life

At its beginning Platipus Records had an impressive signal to noise ratio in its releases. Simon Berry seemed to have worked out a successful formula for electronic trace without sounding formulaic that retains its value years later. That Platipus Records is no longer active and can serve as a time capsule for a decade and a half of high quality releases is about as good an ending as one could hope for. The label will not be tarnished by new corporate ownership by an entity that would care nothing about the label's reputation and which would happily drives the once respected label into a painful and distasteful obscurity.

I'm sure I will always have a fondness for Platipus and the window it provides into a period of time which will forever remain behind us.

I hope that Porcupine is able to perform some future magic that will be reminiscent of Platipus only in of its quality and the consistency of whatever the "sound" turns out to be. Platipus cannot be repeated nor should it be. It's history, baby.

The only other label I can think of for which I had a similar connection perhaps was Chicago's Wax Trax, also no longer with us. Endings are necessary; all one can hope for is that there is dignity left when the time comes. In that sense, Platipus succeeded. Spin on.

Platipus released some quality tracks in the late 90's many of which are up there with my favourite trance records of alltime.

Like previous reviewers, I didnt dig the releases from more recent years quite as much but the the old ones are always the best ones, right?

If you would like an introduction to Platipus then Volume 4 is an amazing album that showcases lots of the best tracks on this label.

A Legendary label!

And the end of PLATIPuS arrived...
I'm so sad that I can't say anything more, except "10x for these 17 years of heaven".
Hope the spirit and the sound will be kept alive through the new Porcupine Records label.
Please, give us news Simon.
Love !

Progressive House Masters. In a league of their own.

Platipus was one of those labels from the middle of the nineties until the end of the century you could buy records buy nearly blind from and you were as good as never really disappointed. Without a doubt this label has a special place in the heart and mind of many musiclovers and has also left his remarkable and unique sound to the (Hard)Trance-Scene: Classics from Union Jack like Cactus or Two Full Moons And A Trout as well as Art Of Trance - Kaleidoscope or Octopus or the famous Libra pres. Taylor - Anomaly - Calling your Name.
Brillant and simply timeless.

Despite much great naysaying, I still like this label an awful lot. Sure, a lot of the thunder's gone, but they still manage to put out releases that feel slightly left of center. Their sub-label, Gekko, is especially consistent with quirk and curiosity, while Platipus Euro is a little more loud and raucous. The label isn't trying to write out its own history, as is evidenced by their re-releasing many older records. They're just trying to stay afloat in changing times. Times where trance isn't even sure of its own direction anymore. It's perfectly fair to not like their current output, but it's also only fair to acknowledge their significance.