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Discipline Global Mobile

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Discipline Global Mobile
A knotwork, a design often associated with Celtic knots. The outer design is a circle, surrounding what appears to be a triangle surrounded by a Celtic knot at first glance. Closer inspection of the triangle reveals that it is in fact an organic part of the inner knot, which seems to have two continuous segments linked by knots. At first glance, the knotwork appears to be symmetric; closer inspection reveals that the right-hand knots seem to be the reverse of the left-hand knots and there are small differences among the "twin knots"; the right and left hands of the design have variations, much as our right and left hands have subtle distinctions. The design is not symmetric with respect to 120 degree rotations: The center of the pseudo-triangle is above the center of the surrounding circle, but visual balance is maintained by extra knots below the lower pseudo–line-segment. The background is crimson.
Founded1992
England
FounderRobert Fripp
Distributor(s)MNRK Music Group
LocationSalisbury, England
Official websitedgmlive.com

Discipline Global Mobile (DGM, or Discipline GM) is an independent record label founded in 1992 by Robert Fripp (best known as guitarist and main composer for the band King Crimson) and producer/online content developer David Singleton.[1] DGM has released solo music by Fripp as well as work by various affiliated musicians and bands including King Crimson, The Vicar, the California Guitar Trio and others.[2] The label has offices in Salisbury, England, and Los Angeles, California.[3]

DGM has aimed to be "a model of ethical business in an industry founded on exploitation, oiled by deceit, riven with theft and fueled by greed," according to Fripp.[4] Its policy is that its artists retain all copyrights; consequently, even DGM's corporate logo is owned by its designer.[5] The label was an early adopter of the digital download system. DGM's aims have been hailed as "exemplary", and the label has been credited with having expanded "the possibilities of experimental music" and having improved the environment for King Crimson.[6]

The DGM label name is derived from the title of a 1981 King Crimson album (Discipline) and from the name of Singleton's previous recording business (The Mobile). The label logo also partly reflects the artwork for the Discipline album (featuring a new but similar knotwork commissioned from the artist Steve Ball).[7]

  1. ^ "The Wire". August 2014.
  2. ^ About DGMLive. "Statement at foot of homepage".
  3. ^ Billboard, 1998
  4. ^ Fripp (1998, p. 9) according to Bruns (2003, p. 3)
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Fripp98a was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Martin269 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Discipline Global Mobile - Ball Diary 13

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