EVERYONE buys Routemaster, Cluster etc. Some djs get promos well in advance. How are you going to stand out with your own style if there's only a handful of labels churning out releases?
Ah, well if where talking about in an acid techno context, then it`s different, because there aren`t that many acid tech labels out there, so a few more wouldn`t hurt. In a techno context, there are loads of labels, so really I don`t think we need more labels, just better distribution of all the good ones out there.

I`ve thought long and hard about this subject. My own production interests are becoming pslit now. I have the techno that I make, the 4x4, dancefloor stuff, both the hard and dark through to the more commercial
clubby trax, going out on my label. but I also spend a lot of time making more experimental and cutting edge electronica. I can`t really put this on my techno label, so the first thing I thought was, ok, I`ll start another label.
then I did what very few people do. I looked into it. Found out about the amount of labels, how sales are etc. And I`ve come to the conclusion that, there are enough labels out there, and I don`t need to start another label. If my experimental stuff is good enough, then it should go on some of the better labels out there. So I`m currently sending out demo`s and am now garnering releases.
So there is an alternative way of getting your shit out there.