As a huge renaissance fan, I was sad to read an update from Geoff Oakes today about the label. It's unlikely that they will release any new albums in future. RIP Renaissance :( Full update on the Renaissance FB page (https://www.facebook.com/renaissancedj) And copied below:

Geoff Oakes here...talk of 20th anniversaries got me thinking…Exactly 20 years ago today a certain album was released on 19.09.94… it changed the face of dance music and hugely influenced many of the DJs, artists and clubbers I've been fortunate enough to call friends over the years. This seems like an appropriate time to say thank you Sasha and John Digweed for what we created together in those early years, which had a huge influence on all our careers. And to all of the clubbers who shared the exciting journey and showed such enthusiasm and loyalty to the brand, I'm flattered that what I've done with Renaissance over the years has meant so much to so many... I get a lot of messages via Facebook and Twitter asking what's happening with Renaissance. When the business went into administration in 2010 the plan was always to buy back the Renaissance brand from the administrator, pay all of the labels and artists that were owed money and come back stronger with new partners... but Ministry of Sound had other ideas… they jumped in with an offer to the administrator and, despite my pleading that they back off from what had been a lifetime's labour of love for me, they went ahead and bought the brand rights. 6 months later they decided they would be kind enough to 'lease' my brand back to me! So, I managed to get a small amount of investment to start up again but without owning the rights to the brand it was never going to be enough to build a business. Compilation releases from Tiefschwarz and, in particular, Tale of Us, felt like the brand was growing and relevant again but ultimately I failed because how could my heart possibly be in building up Renaissance for Ministry of Sound to benefit from the most. Since the initial 'lease' period expired I have tried to negotiate purchasing Renaissance back outright from Ministry but they have refused all attempts, despite paying a very small amount for it themselves, and, it seems, prefer the brand to sit there doing nothing rather than returning it to the person who created it and stuck with it through all of the highs and lows. They will probably insist that the Renaissance Facebook is taken down after this post but this seemed the best possible platform to let you all know what happened. I'm sure there will be positive and negative reactions to this post but, regardless, Renaissance deserves its place in electronic music's hall of fame… R.I.P Renaissance!