about

Padang Records is a port for spiritual beat seekers — world wild artists sculpting bass, frequency and ritual across continents. Pirates, nomads, adventurers. The label was born in 2013 with VA Barong & Garuda, released through Ektoplazm under a Creative Commons license, and by the end of the same year sealed its nocturnal vocation with VA Nibiru — where the duo Alchemy Circle premiered their first released track.

Founded in Novo Hamburgo (RS, Brazil) by Carlos Dienstmann, the project grew far beyond Brazilian borders and today gathers + 50 artists worldwide — Chile, Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, France, Switzerland, Greece, Germany, Australia, Canada, Sweden, Ireland, India, Iran, South Africa. The catalog passes + 100 releases — EPs, LPs, and curated compilations (VAs).

"receiving data from random creative psychedelic neuro connections · digital and analog soundscapes not yet explored by mankind"

Padang's identity is curation as ritual. Each VA has a resident curator — Tekmall (Reborn: Echoes of the Forest), Mallki (Nukaya), Anaïs Lin (Technomad I/II), Nuit Noire (The Nightmare), Rhabia (Nyctophilia), Noctusense (Haunted Spectre), Stix (Yin and Yang Studio Gang) — and each of these works is its own map: Inca rhythms reborn in Nukaya, festive shadows in The Nightmare, forest echoes in Reborn. Not a flat catalog — a network.

Padang is also a living platform: the Padang Lab Series (DJ-set series since 2019, now at EP.21), the PadangTV YouTube channel with previews and live sets, presence on Bandcamp, SoundCloud, Beatport, Traxsource, Discogs and Proton Radio. The label operates as an ecosystem, not a shopfront.

"with underground as our target and with creativity for strength, we emerge to save your ears from sameness"