Shadow Records was launched in 1995 as an
Instinct Records sub-label to focus on the more organic side of the underground electronic music scene. The label's first release in 1995 defined this approach with
Abstrackt Workshop, which featured performances by
DJ Krush,
Funki Porcini, and Marden Hill in addition to songs from the such cutting edge labels as
Pussyfoot and
Yellow Productions.