Started in 1978 by Michael Zilkha and Michel Esteban in New York City, ZE Records quickly became the poster child of the Big Apple's hip and alternative music scene, marking the transition between disco and punk with a sound often labelled as 'mutant disco' or 'no wave'. An impressive and diverse line-up of artists contributed to the label in its heyday, including Was (Not Was), Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Lydia Lunch and Suicide.