Label & Artist Directory
!K7 Records is renowned as one of the most diverse labels for electronic music. International success with artist like Kruder and Dorfmeister, Herbert, Ursula Rucker, and A Guy Called Gerald make !K7 one of the most influential independent labels.
Fusing form with function, idea with object, signal with noise... inna IDM style
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Artist-driven, high-quality contemporary music with a diverse offering
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Accidental Records is the overall name for Matthew Herbert's family of labels...
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A downtempo label based in England pushing the wares of artist, Glideascope since 2003.
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Ample Soul is a label founded not coincidentally by the man known as Fat Jon the Ample Soul Physician. "One of my goals is to use hip hop in ways that no one else has" states Mr. Ample.
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antimatter music is an alternative to the increasing negativity within the music industry. A self sufficient record label, publishing house, and music management hub...no big deals, no false promises, and most importantly no pretence. Just a good home f
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Asahra Music is the Washington D.C. based label that is home to hip hop/jazz/afrobeat fusionists Ave.To, Asian beat-bird Yoko K., sahara, Tim Hatfield, Kolai, and Deborah Bond.
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NYC-based label focused on the future jazz/broken beat sounds. Representing a solid crew of up & coming and estblished artists...
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Developed by NYC's Bagpak Music, BPSS (Bagpak Music Solo Series) was set up to act as a platform for unsigned artists seeking to promote their music worldwide.
Based somewhere in France, Baskaru is a record label dealing with experimental electronic music and sound art.
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with a discerning eye on the DJ and an ear to the dancefloor...
he Barely Breaking Even movement began nearly ten years ago when Peter Adarkwah and his partner Ben were discussing music and discovered a shared interest in diverse, eclectic sounds covering all genres...
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As Scandianvian home for Biosphere and also finding success with Flunk, Norway's Beatservice Records has explored nearly every style of electronic music.
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In the middle of our home town sits an old black railroad bridge spanning across the Arkansas river. This "Black Bridge" was the place for the bad kids... smoking cigarettes, french kissing, getting in fights, jumping into the river...
BONSAI music has been around a few years since its creator Lionel Gaillardin gave birth to the company in 1991.
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For reasons of National obscurity, we cannot tell you more about Bstrd Boots than its name.
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An international boutique label based in "the live music capitol of the world", Austin Texas. Featuring musicians from Austria to Australia, Burning Bowl Records instantly emerges as an ambassador of Downbeat and Dub music.
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Cat 'N Roof Records is a fresh Los Angeles, California based label stirring up from the activities of the guys behind Rooftop Promotions.
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Catgang is a French label founded on the work of fellow French artist Watine.
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This is Catskills...
Founded by Chicks On Speed this label is home to Chicks On Speed, Le Tigre, Angie Reed, Planningtorock, Kevin Blechdom, Dat Politics and a handful of other post-modern protagonists.
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Chillcuts began as a media production company and an independent music label and has expanded into online promotions and marketing. Chillcuts' first release as a label was Lovespirals' 2005 CD, "Free & Easy"
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Chillville Records is a British label which is home to a rich catalogue of ambient, chillout, worldbeat, downtempo and lounge album releases.
Clean, organic, yet modern and groovy
Clubland Records was founded in 2000 and has nearly 100 releases on vinyl and CD. The label has been always looking for a good mixture of cool house, pumpin trance/techno, commercial dance and even chill out/lounge tracks on the release side.
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Collision founder Nicolai Beverungen's "dub" taste is one of the liveliest dub sources of where roots meets virtual where earth meets sky, where tropic meets psychotropic.
Among the most essential electronic music labels in the world, Compost Records is home to numerous artists shaping the down tempo genres.
Concent is a Brooklyn, New York based label that's home to Chimp Beams and Channel U (the solo project of Yusuke Yamamoto of Chimp Beams).
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Convincing Woodgrain is a fresh new label whose first release is Soulphonic Soundsystem's "Vol. 1 EP". We'll have more information about CW in the near future.
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"The best way to describe Cordless Recordings is artist development. We find and break new artists by combining our experience in the traditional music industry with our passion for new technology and ideas..."
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Near eastern, jazzy, deep grooves
A resolutely cosmopolitan-minded label based in Brussels, Crammed has been working with artists from all over the world, and has been spreading their music in over 30 countries, through Europe, America and the Far East.
Brooklyn based CrystalTop Music is home to a range of both east and west coast artists including Luz Mob, Ryan Scott, Jahto, Cousin Jacob, Ivan Joseph, Mort Schwabb, The Cockpit, and The San Andreas Fault among others.
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Cyberset is a San Francisco based label with a growing family of artists blending world, ambient, dance, vocal, and urban genres into fresh sounds that share the positive intentions and global reach of modern New Edge culture.
Deaf Dumb & Blind Recordings (also DD&B Communications) is based in Brooklyn, New York that releases as much video as audio work.
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Contemporary Scandinavian sounds: nu-jazz, house, lounge, jazz, ...
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Throughout the recent years, the international music industry has turned to take a closer look at Sweden. How could such a small country, in the far north of Europe, become one of the top three global exporters of music?
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Digital Bliss Productions was established in 2004 to promote women electronic music producers, vocalists, instrumentalists and engineers as well as women who combine media and disciplines to create their own unique voice in the digital realm.
Domino Recording Company Ltd. has offices in the UK and US (where it is known as Domino USA) releasing various style of music from pop-punk and IDM to downtempo.
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Don't Touch Recordings is Alpha's record label. Alpha were the first artists to be signed to Massive Attack's Melankolic label back in 1996.
A label that mixes Soul with Hip Hop, Jazz with Beats. Dance Music you can listen to at home.
Easy Star Records is creating the new classics in reggae. Whether recording new music that captures the soul and artistry of vintage reggae, releasing new masterpieces by legendary artists, or digging into the vaults to find hidden treasures...
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Sonic temptations for the discriminating and sophisticated ears of the music aficionado.
Electronfarm is a young label run by the same cats (brothers Steve and Maurice Oliver) who bring you music under the monikers Rhythm Method and Chill Factor 5.
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Electronic Emotional Music - is a record label , set up to support musicians making electronic music with emotion , feeling and expression as the primary reason and purpose for sonic output.
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A highly regarded ambient/experimental label based in the UK, once a division of t:me Recordings ltd. but re-launched on its own in late 2003.
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Essential Ancient is a group of artists whose sole purpose is to unite their individual consciousness and provide the world with their interpretations of past and present musical soundscapes.
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Ever Records' avowed aim is simple but effective: to release great music. Whatever it is, wherever it comes from, whatever it sounds like. Kinda old school, we know. Forgive us.
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Evolve Productions is the brainchild of UK-born Red Broad, who currently resides in Hollywood, CA. Red in a variety of ventures, as musician and founder of the band Evolve, and also a club and radio DJ.
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Exceptional is a UK-based deep house imprint that is home to a number of artists including, Gary Martin, Plej, John Beltran, Blu Mar Ten, Fat Jon, Butti 49, Cloud, Cane 141, Superpumas, and Culprit One just to name a few.
Delivering some of the freshest house, hip-hop, downtempo, minimal DJ sets out there...
Paul ‘Trouble’ Arnold, Dance music pioneer and creator of the well-respected Certificate 18 imprint, has been rocking venues for more than 10 years with his Chew The Fat! parties. Synonymous with fresh parties, cutting edge music and...
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Active since 1997, their roster includes Animal Collective, Mice Parade, Múm, Max Richter, HiM, Crescent, Amandine, Drowsy, Songs of Green Pheasant, Stromba, Giddy Motors, Party Of One, The Mutts, and Twilight Sad among others.
Home to Washington D.C. breaks innovators, The Fort Knox Five, the label is well known for its collection of breakthrough singles that established their trademark funk and breaks sound now firmly established on dancefloors anywhere from Toronto to Thailan
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Independent UK record label FRESHLY SQUEEZED evolved from the seminal and hugely successful London night, CLUB MONTEPULCIANO. The club ran for over 11 years and pioneered the emerging 90's Lounge scene.
Funk Weapons really took off with the "Pete's Sake" release, which was distributed by Groove, and has gained popularity by remaining consistently funky, yet unique with each release.
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Gaymonkey is a Swedish label co-owned by Canadian born, Brixton, South London residing electronic pop artist Melnyk, and Stockholm, Sweden based Sara Berg.
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One of America's premier channels for forward-thinking music, from avant-pop to abstract electronics...
Giovanni Chrome Recordings is a small label based in Sheffield, UK. In their own words "We just put out interesting music with nice artwork."
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With an artist roster consisting of Phife Dawg, Van Delta, J.Rawls, Lone Catalysts, Nine Yards Orchestra, Declaime, Vikter Duplaix, Myer and some other cats Groove Attack Productions (GAP) is a label that is hard to pigeonhole.
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"Infectious and funky, but musically smart..."
Since 1990, Heads Up International has been successfully carving its niche in the world of contemporary instrumental music.
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Heavy Mellow Music is a label founded by well known DJ Chris Coco.
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The largest independent label in the UK, famous for providing deep house and Ibiza-styled "chillout"...
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Hefty Records is a Chicago based label currently specializing in electronic and experimental recordings.
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Hydrogen Dukebox was founded in 1992 (first release was Feb 14th 1992..). The name is taken from an Allen Ginsberg poem 'Howl' which features a café with a jukebox called the Hydrogen Dukebox...
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Imbalance Computer Music states "Imbalance is not a 'real' label. It is just a construction which allows us to release our own works. We have no intention to release other artists on this label."
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inevitable is about anything lo-fi ambient, soundscape, melodic, atmospheric, ethereal and electronic.
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Inner Current is an artist owned and independently operated down tempo and instrumental hip-hop label based in Brooklyn, New York.
Innvision is based in Innsbruck, Austria founded by Ed Royal. Up until the release of Ed Royal & Enne's full-length album The Groove Collage, the label had exclusively released 12" singles.
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The vision of Intentcity as a global music company is to provide the highest quality of music to an audience that loves and lives with music.
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Organic electronica for the expanding mind
Interdependent Media is a Berkeley, CA based hip-hop, house and soul label who simply describe what they do by saying, "We put out records. Good ones at that.".
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The austrian reggae label IRIEVIBRATIONS RECORDS was founded in 2001 by the two brothers Syrix and Professa, who are also known as Iriepathie.
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Starting in Miami, Florida in the early 90's Isophlux was one of the first experimental electronic music labels in North America. The Isophlux quest to release future music that would be immune to time and bringing new artist to the spot light was achieve
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London-based label home of Skeewiff, Kraak en Smaak, Ikon, and Wicked Lestor, and parent label of Illegal Beats...
Label founder, producer and DJ Dusty was born and raised in Munich, Germany where he bought his first Hip Hop records at the age of 13, from then on developing his style of progressive over funk, jazz, triphop, breakbeats and d'n'b.
Launched in 2001 by former China Records (Morcheeba, Art of Noise, Levellers) head honcho John Benedict, Just Music represents cutting-edge electronica, ambience and chill-out with a fiercely talented and diverse artist roster.
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Kinkysweet Recordings was launched for those of you who still have a passion for dance music, but whose lives don't necessarily include late night clubbing...your nightlife has become more mellow, and the music should reflect that.
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For 12 years now Kitty-Yo has been spreading their message and music around the globe. "We love music, with emotions and the energy of an unmistakable mind, we don't care about the genre. We care about soul"
All those kinds of music that record shops like to file under neat labels like "headz", "breakbeat", "downbeat", "trip hop", "dub", "electronica" or "avant garde"...
KOCH Entertainment is the leading and fastest-growing independent music company in the U.S. KOCH's operations encompass record and video labels as well as distribution companies in the U.S. and Canada.
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Sexy, funky, contemporary grooves
Kuiper Belt Records (pronounced Kyper) is a label founded by ambient electronic artist Pete Warren as a means to primarily release his own material.
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Le Pop Musik is a German label that focuses on the new French music scene. Among a handful of artist albums are the labels acclaimed Le Pop compilation series.
Legacy Recordings, the Grammy Award-winning division at Sony BMG Music Entertainment, is charged with the task of revisiting, restoring, reintroducing and enhancing one of the world's greatest music catalogs...
Leisure Lab is a record label with a focus on Broken Beat, Nu Jazz, Future Soul, Hip Hop, Drum and Bass, and Downtempo music. Our first official release is Zane Tate’s Boom Bap Sunrise: Rural Sounds Vol.1.
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Little-D Soundlab is a place where producers, dj's artists and designers can display their work ,work together on projects and explore their creative boundaries, Besides this Little-D will function as a very small record label.
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Lunaticworks regards itself as a "beatz producers facility" hosting a Progressive Producer Program (PPP) offering its producers intellectual freedom to "produce creative audio art and once again squirm to the beatz of a different drum machine."
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A new source of chilled and down-tempo grooves is opening its doors to the world at large... macro records, a division of mariko music publishing and a sister label to alternative electronic label interchill records...
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Magnify Music is creating, producing, remixing, and playing music that combines jazz, gospel, house, and other soulful qualities.
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Triphop to soulful jazz to House... and forget French Touch.
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...filling the musical gap between the guitar rock of Beggars Banquet and the purist dance ethic of XL Recordings...
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Melting Pot Music was founded in 2002 by Oliver "Olski" von Felbert, a DJ, music activist and former Groove Attack / Superrappin A&R from Cologne, Germany.
Characterized by a mix of rare grooves, acid jazz, broken beats, hip hop, neo soul and turntablism.
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US.
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In 2002 Milan Records, a label that established itself through the release of high quality movie soundtracks, put direct focus on its electronic music catalog with the release of Cafe Des Artistes.
Minor7Flat5 was founded 1999 by Andreas "Brotherman" Christophersen also known as the "Flying Producer". Coming up with deep roots and lots of experience in both reggae and hip hop music, Brotherman's aim was to create a channel to release creativity.
Minty Fresh is a diverse label based in Chicago whose ever-growing talent roster covers styles from pop, folk rock, Euro and disco pop, to electronic folk and smart pop in all possible flavors.
Their website says all you need to know about Los Angeles based Miracle Sounds; "In dub we trust".
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Modus Vivendi Music is a record label and home base for an international collective of producers, DJs and musicians based in Los Angeles, CA, with a tight yet extended network reaching everywhere from Mexico to Germany via Trinidad, Australia and France.
Mole oscillates between the poles of abstraction and club suitability by consciously transcending established genres or any kind of categorisation. The objective of Mole is to release good Music of true artists while generating positive vibes.
Music for all moods, free from any constraints or concerns for market preference.
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London music shop specialised in Latin, African and Hip-hop sounds turned record label...
abstract hiphop, jazzy grooves, turntablist compositions, and even some music influenced by indie rock...
A wide variety of breaks fused with R&B, jazz, dub, downtempo and ambient goodness...
Bringing the best in Latin alternative, Hip-Hop, and Electronic music to Spanish and English speakers alike.
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Native Language Music was started as an independent jazz label back in 1996. Their intent, plainly put, was to make great music supporting great artists.
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Neurodisc Records launched in the summer of 1992. Featured artists include Amethystium, Peplab, Etro Anime, Ryan Farish and Tast experience as well as re-focus on the explosively expanding electro-bass genre.
NEXGEN MUSIC GROUP, INC. NEXt GENeration Music for Next Generation People, NexGen Music's mission & purpose is to provide and maintain a solid musical avenue for unsigned artists, writers & composers.
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Nobody's Bizzness was founded by Miss Kittin following her disenchantment about working with larger labels.
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experimental electronic, post-rock, ambient, blissful, mind blowing, gut wrenching, emotional rock, loud, soft and minimal noise...
ObliqSound is an independent record label that provides a home for artists around the globe interested in creating music that crosses the boundaries of traditional music labeling.
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One World Music was formed in 2002 with the intention of bringing together music from around the globe by artists that are united by a common belief in making music from the soul that is innovative, challenging and inspiring.
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Onse Plate (Afrikaans for Our Records) is a small independent label, dedicated to bringing you music that is progressive, unusual and beautiful.
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Oriental Source Sound & Distribution based in Osaka JAPAN was founded in the beginning of 21st century. The aim of their work is to deliver "Lovely Beats & Future Funk" to the world.
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OVA Records was founded in 2004 by artist and producer Holmes Ives as a vehicle to release his original downtempo works and collaborations.
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As Paper Bag say it "We are handsome people who watch too many cartoons and scrambled pay per view (mostly the ones with moaning and groaning, what are those people doing to each other?). Oh, and by the way, we also run this record label...
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Located in Brooklyn, NY, Percepts is home to abstract, ambient dub multi-instrumentalist Teleseen.
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exceptionally talented female singers and female fronted groups...
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Formed in 2000 and based in Melbourne Australia, Playup is an independent record company focused on new dance, rock and pop music by young Australian artists.
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Public Transit Recordings is dedicated to all the people who nod their heads to beats while riding the rails..or the bus..you know who you are.
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Putumayo World Music was established in 1993 to introduce people to the music of the world's cultures. The label grew out of the Putumayo clothing company, founded by Dan Storper in 1975 and sold in 1997.
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Quango has championed the emerging electronic sounds from around the globe with a diverse roster of artists, and a catalog of concept compilations.
Rapster Records is the hip hop and soul oriented offshoot of !K7.
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With a nod to the deep roots of Jamaican bass culture, Brooklyn, New York's Redbud Recordings presents to you a dubwise fusion of the deepest reggae sounds, dancehall vibes and digital beat futurism.
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redCola is a Los Angeles-based collective, record label and music production company headed by composers, and producers Jonathan Paul and Damir Price - aka Paul & Price.
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Resense is a mash-up label based out of either Germany or Austria. So far the label's discography includes six 12" vinyl releases, and has Matenlo and Sonho Rizmo on its roster.
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This artist owned label already has an enviable roster and impressive release schedule. Brought together by Farid Ali, resident DJ and one of the founders of The Eighteenth Street Lounge, and Red, and Thomas Blondet, a DC staple of world class deejaying.
Rockers Town is a reggae label related to Daddy Rings' own African Glory Records.
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Rogue State Records is a UK based imprint that also runs an internet radio broadcast called Rogue State. The labels first release is an instrumental hip-hop 12" by Museum.
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Rykodisc is a New York baseed label, well known for their distribution and marketing of releases from major and emerging artists as diverse as David Bowie, Dead Can Dance, Belinda Carlisle and Supreme Beings of Leisure.
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Sarathan Records is sweet, its artists eclectic, its music infectious. Founded in 2000 by Seattle musician and Internet pioneer Jonathan Kochmer, Sarathan hums with an incomparable combination of business savvy and top-notch musicianship.
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Say It Loud Music is a freshly minted imprint out of California whose debut release is also the debut album for DJ Drez called Jahta Beat.
Italian jazz & nu jazz label...
SGE is an independent label based out of Chicago that is home to Anomaly and Lee Chesty.
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Shanachie Records was founded in 1976 by Richard Nevins and Dan Collins. According to Harvey Pekar (Secret Museum of Music), it is one of the largest independent record labels in the world, and is currently distributed by Koch Entertainment.
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Shout! Factory releases many "major" names from TV to music. They caught our ears here at Properly Chilled for their Herb Alpert reissues...fans of Tosca/K&D take note.
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Silvery: - adj: Having a clear, softly resonant sound. Artists on Silvery include the acoustically inclined Si Hayden and Lament along with the electronically inclined Illkinski.
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an eclectic, independent music label that produces and markets genre-bending, recordings that explore world music, ambient, folk, contemporary classical and intelligent pop music...
Skint Records is a Brighton based label owned by JC Reid, Tim Jeffery and Damian Harris. It was created as a sublabel of Loaded Records, also founded by Reid and Jeffery.
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So Called Recordings is a label spun out of So Called Management, a small, hands-on artist management company with a simple ethos - to help artists and their music reach the widest possible audience.
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"The idea was to produce various types of music with a focus on world, downtempo and ambient. Other musical styles currently include Nu Jazz (Future Jazz), Broken Beat and Alternative Hip-Hop."