[ MERCK ] - Owned and operated from Miami, Florida, starting in 2000. Merck Records is home to many artists producing experimental electronic music in many styles, including idm, hip-hop, ambient, and indie. The music has a generally upbeat and melodic feel to it, technical, but not overly cerebral. They are often heralded as having overall high quality control and a steady release schedule. With influences of the label obviously being early UK labels like Warp, Skam, and Rephlex, as well as all the early Miami electronic labels.