The Call of the Wild podcast was moved from Tuesday to Wednesday as part of the changes as well. Monstercat's YouTube channel was repurposed into being the new YouTube channel for the imprint, and the release schedule was revamped from a three-day, Monday-Wednesday-Friday weekly release schedule to a four-day schedule with Monday and Thursdays dedicated to Uncaged tracks.
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Uncaged was officially founded as an imprint on January 1, 2018, with Instinct following the day later. An imprint for the label's more melodic and experimental music adopted a brand new " Monstercat Instinct" name. In January 2018, it was announced by Monstercat that the label would start publishing new music on two imprints, with the imprint dedicated to the label's more upbeat and harder musical styles and genres under the Monstercat: Uncaged name. 1, collecting music submitted by artists and published by the label in the months prior regardless of genre or musical style.
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The format of the compilation albums were not changed though, with Vol. 1, replaced the story-driven artworks by Petirep with stylistic and realist depictions of the Monstercat mascot. The first compilation album released after the rebranding, Monstercat Uncaged Vol. The campaign encompassed a redesign of the artwork for the album's compilations and official live shows, with albums and concerts being branded "Monstercat Uncaged".
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The Uncaged name was originally used by Monstercat as part of a rebranding campaign in May 2017, after the release of Monstercat 030 - Finale. 7 Ten most-viewed YouTube uploads (post-2018).6 Ten most-viewed YouTube uploads (pre-2018).