Since 2000 the LINE recording label, curated and art directed by Richard Chartier, has continued to publish documents of compositional and installation work by international sound artists and composers exploring the aesthetics of contemporary and digital minimalism as limited edition Compact Discs and DVDs.
The premiere release on LINE, Chartier's Series (LINE_001) was awarded Honorable Mention in the category of Digital Music by the prestigious Prix Ars Electronica, the International Competition for CyberArts, 2001 (Austria). In 2007 LINE's first DVD release, Camera Lucida (LINE_030) by Evelina Domnitch and Dmitry Gelfand accompanied by sound works by an array of noted artists was awarded Honorable Mention in the field of Honorary Mentions in the category of Hybrid Art by Prix Ars Electronica.
LINE releases continue to garner critical acclaim from the music and art press around the world.
AElab (CA) / Alva Noto (DE) /
William Basinski (USA) / Carter Tutti (UK) / Richard Chartier (USA)
Chessmachine (RU/USA) / CoH (RU) / Taylor Deupree (USA) / Evelina Domnitch + Dmitry Gelfand (RU/USA)
Doublends Vert (USA) / Duul_Drv (CA) / Mark Fell (UK) / Heribert Friedl (AT) / Bernhard Günter (DE)
Immedia (UK) /
Alexander Kaline (RU/USA) / Kenneth Kirschner (USA) /
Thom Kubli (DE) / Matmos (USA)
Roel Meelkop (NL) / David Lee Myers (USA) / Nibo (JP) / Tomas Phillips (USA) / Steve Roden (USA)
Janek Schaefer (UK) / Skoltz_Kolgen (CA) / Steinbrüchel (CH) / Asmus Tietchens (DE) / Vend (UK)
Christopher Willits (USA) / Miki Yui (JP/DE) / z.e.l.l.e. (IT) / *0 (JP)