Many years ago, back in the 'zine days, Karl Mohr, recording as Karl Mohr Audio-Yo, ran a little one-sheet mail order service called Positive Vibe Entrainment. PVE concerned itself with releasing DIY cassettes, merchandise and strange DIY curiosities.
While Mohr held out for a long time with the cassette medium, in 1997 he launched his first compact disc release (The Heck), and the cassette activity formally ended in 1999.
In 2001, Mohr found himself in Vienna, where leading-edge Austrian electronic music caused him to consider a Canadian record label in Vienna that could disseminate quality Canadian music in Europe. It was this idea that gave birth to Multibeat Records (and ultimately to Mohr's Multibeat Music publishing company).
Having put out a strong call for experimental, electronic music, many recordings were submitted from all over the globe (including a strong Canadian contribution) and many reviews were written on that material. Despite the undeniable strength of the received material, Mohr realized that financial priority was in favor of continuing to release his own music via the modern formats. The label now focuses on Mohr's catalog and that of a few other friends and fellow band members.
An ongoing relationship between Interdimensional Industries (Calgary, Canada) and Multibeat Records (now based in Toronto, Canada) continues to exist. Both parties are looking to widen their audience and expand their distribution and licensing in a new, challenging musical climate.
The Multibeat Records dedication continues to revolve around a special combination of guts, honesty, synthesizers, sampling, exploration and experimentation.