Music Labels

[DJ B.K.]

Are they any music label (Mainstream or underground/indie) that you find you like a lot of music from and try to check out any new artist that is on the label?

 

[stonetoflesh]

Erstwhile, Gliss, Twisted, For4Ears, TIP World, Spoon, & Ohr are the ones that come to mind; perhaps I'll remember more later.

Back in the 80s it was all about Roadrunner & Earache...

 

[Arnold_Philips]

Kranky
Thrill Jockey
Elephant 6 (defunct)
Quannum (formerly Solesides)

 

[charmtrap]

Morr Music
City Centre Offices
Soleilmoon/Staalplaat
Beta-Lactam Ring
~scape
12k
Kranky
Skam
Tigerbeat6
Piehead
Planet Mu
555 (this may be defunct now)
Darla
tbtmo
clairecords
Sarah/Shinkansen (now defunct, replaced by shinkansen, on hiatus last I checked)

 

[stonetoflesh]

Voiceprint, Incus, Cleopatra/Purple Pyramid, Cuneiform...

 

[Mr.Pious]

Matador
Nothing

 

[theFijian]

Matador

I concur.

Also:

Chemikal Underground
Rock Action Records
Domino
Rough Trade (of course)
Warp

 

[phylis]

Drive Thru and Dreamworks

 

[nadroj1985]

Matador, Rough Trade, and Elephant 6 have already been mentioned- they're all great. Rhino's really good for reissues.

 

[stonetoflesh]

Oh man, I forgot Axiom-- all that Bill Laswell and Buckethead goodness!

 

[LondonsBurning]

Solid State Records and Facedown Records.

 

[Roo6339]

solid state... but that's not secular..

 

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