Kannibalen Records is a Canadian independent electronic music record label based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Notable artists that released on the label include Apashe, Black Tiger Sex Machine (BTSM), Dabin, Kai Wachi, and Snails.
Prior to the record label's founding in 2011, BTSM used to throw monthly electronic music parties at Le Belmont Nightclub, located in Montreal, called "Kannibalen" (). Once BTSM officially formed Kannibalen Records, the name was picked due to its homage to the parties' theme of being "gory and gruesome".
Kannibalen was founded as an in-between option that both smaller labels and the bigger labels, such as the Big three, didn't ideally offer for up-and-coming artists. BTSM wanted a record label that operates under a "free-but-focused" business philosophy. This meant three things for artists: Firstly, artists would exercise their creativity and efficiency and while taking all the responsibility for setting and meeting their own expectations. Secondly, Kannibalen would offer benefits such as the business administration and marketing aspects of being an artist and have networking opportunities with promoters and artists in the electronic music industry; Both aspects that smaller labels lacked. Lastly, this meant that artists would have more "creative and timeline control" that big labels typically have.
Kannibalen also releases its bi-weekly podcast called Kannibalen Radio: an hour-long DJ mix showcasing "unreleased tracks by well-known and undiscovered electronic music producers" within and outside the label.
Kannibalen also has partnerships with third-party companies in the television, movie, and advertising industries.