In 1995, Josh Kay and Romulo Del Castillo released a series of records for the US major label Astralwerks as a duo under the stage name Soul Oddity.
[1] After a dispute with Astralwerks, who were reluctant to release Soul Oddity's experimental productions, they formed Schematic Records in 1996.
[1]They signed debut artists such as Richard Devine, Scott Herren (Prefuse73, Savath & Savalas), Otto Von Schirach,[1] Push Button Objects, and collaborating with the likes of Matmos, Autechre, Jamie Lidell, Matthew Herbert, and Glen Velez amongst many notable others.
"[1] With the popularization of the Internet in the early 00s, Schematics had to adapt to digital distribution.
[1] A 2018 Miami New Times article describes the label as one that "helped make the city's music scene eclectic, weird, and wonderful".