There is no exit, only expression.

Founded in 2020 in Brussels, Exit Does Not Exist Records is an independent label born from the darkwave, post-punk and gothic industrial scene.
Created by the duo Partikul, it acts as an art collective where sound, image and performance collide.

Each release reveals a raw and emotional vision — a beauty born from chaos, with no way out.
More than a label, it’s a manifesto for those who refuse conformity and create in the dark.

  • Exit Does Not Exist Records is an independent label founded in Brussels in 2020.
    Created by the duo Partikul, it was born from a desire to build a free and authentic space — one that resists conformity, compromise, and the superficial rhythm of the modern music industry.

    The name “Exit Does Not Exist” is not a provocation, but a conviction:
    there is no escape from the need to express.
    Creation is not a choice — it is a vital pulse that binds the body to the shadow, the chaos to the light.

    The label stands for an artisanal and collective ethic.
    Every project is crafted as a complete work — where sound, image, video, and performance intertwine to form a coherent identity.
    Nothing is random: the texture of a sound, the grain of a photo, the dust on a record sleeve — everything contributes to a single vision,
    a raw, emotional aesthetic rooted in post-punk, coldwave, and industrial gothic culture.

    Exit Does Not Exist Records operates as both a label and an art collective — a place of creation and transmission.
    It supports independent artists in the production, distribution, and promotion of their work, while preserving creative freedom and artistic integrity.
    The goal is not to shape artists, but to reveal them.
    Not to follow trends, but to trace new paths, in the shadows, with patience and conviction.

    The label also encourages interdisciplinary collaborations — between videomakers, graphic designers, performers, visual artists, and musicians —
    creating not a brand, but a living ecosystem, where every project becomes part of a human and coherent constellation.

    In a world overwhelmed by instant content and fleeting noise, Exit Does Not Exist Records stands for slowness, matter, and depth.
    It brings back the sense of time, body, and trace — affirming that true art needs to breathe, decay, and endure.
    This label does not seek to please, but to exist.
    Not to decorate the present, but to carve memory into its silence.

    Because in the end, there is no exit —
    only creation.
    Only expression.

    Exit Does Not Exist Records — a refuge for the untamed, a home for voices with nowhere else to go.