V.I.S.A.

French label created in 1982 by Thierry de Lavau & Yves Lecarpentier. V.I.S.A. is an acronym : Visuel, Information, Son, Archives. First releases were tapes by french alternative/punk rock bands like Bérurier Noir for instance. Visa slowly evolved towards more adventurous sounds and released CDs & LPs from bands like Clair Obscur, Blurt, Vox Populi!, Die Bunker or Dazibao, between new wave, art rock, modern classical and experimental music. Warning : There are three collections in Visa : Androidia Flux (prefix AF), Rebel Flux (prefix RF) and Ultima Flux (prefix UF). They are NOT sublabels.