Astraea Records

Astraea is an asteroid lying between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Its discovery led to thousands of others and proved that the four original asteroids were only the largest of a whole new type of celestial body. Astraea is also the name of a nunatak (angular and jagged peaks due to freeze-thaw weathering) in West Antarctica.
Astraea is the third-person singular present of the Italian verb astrarre, to abstract. Yet as much as the electronic atmospheres in this new type of space exploration are indeed abstract and angular, it was actually the personification of justice -- the daughter of Zeus – that we were first thinking of. We wanted to promote a new type of dance music for thinkers and meditators, neglected by the practical world.
We are a DIY label out to discover new ways of making music, of making music matter, and of helping artists and musicians make a living. We are run by musicians for musicians: to tip the scales of taste.