Central Processing Unit | |
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Founded | 2012 |
Distributor(s) | Kudos |
Genre | Electronic, Electro |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Official website | http://cpurecords.net/ |
Central Processing Unit, commonly referred to as CPU Records, [1] [2] [3] is an independent British record label, founded in Sheffield in 2012 [4] by Chris Smith, [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] and notable for bridging contemporary electronic music with the early Sheffield Bleep era, and being at the forefront of contemporary electro music. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] Distributed by Kudos Records [17] London UK. The label uses an 8 digit binary catalog number system for its releases, which means that it will only allow for a total of 256 releases. The label released its 100th release [18] in August 2021 with a 12 inch record from Cygnus called 100% Dope. [19] Many of the label's releases are mastered in Smith's Computer Club Sheffield studio. [20] In 2019 the label launched their own studio filter module called The CPU Filter, modelled on the classic Roland Jupiter-6 filter. [21] The label is also parent to the sub label Computer Club [22] records which released electronic music from 2013 to 2018.