what are your favorite labels?

[perriwinkle]

a great way to discover good new bands is by looking through record label websites, i've found a bunch of bands that way. so maybe if we tell each other what labels we all like, then we can all find sweet sweet music. agreed? agreed.

these are some that i like:


morr music
http://www.morrmusic.com

touch and go
http://www.touchandgorecords.com

ace fu
http://www.acefu.com

[Eliminator]

drag city

[indietrash]

http://sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=520137 ;)
and also Dischord and Three One G.

[Eliminator]

yes you namedrop those labels in a ton of posts we get it

[indietrash]

I can't help it. Morten Andre Samdal, Ian MacKay (and Jeff Nelson) and Justin Pearson pretty much own.

[niobium]

Ipecac
The End
Hydra Head
Touch-and-Go
Corwood Industries (lul not relly)

probably more

[indietrash]

oh, yeah. Ipecac pretty much rules.

[Montana]

Trashy Moped Recordings (only one band there)
Wantage USA

[asymm]

Rune Grammofon

12K
Kompakt
Modern Love
Type
Kranky

Just a few great ones.

[Robert Crumb]

Soul Jazz and Numero Group are pretty sweet for reissues and compilations. Numero's Eccentric Soul series is the greatest thing since moose knuckle. Kompakt is nice, !K7 releases a nice selection of electronic things, too. I dunno there are probably more.

[indietrash]

Rune Grammofon


wasn't that the previous label of those Norwegian avant gard progressive jazz metal insanos? ah... ****. what was their name?
anyway. they're awesome.

[Robert Crumb]

Also, http://www.discogs.com/labels is a nice thing to use for contact info and discographies (obv). I used to have a favorites folder full of links to label websites but discogs.com is the best.

[Eliminator]

also paw tracks

[YDload]

SST had the best bands but the worst business sense. Stupid Ginn.

[Boilermaker]

But all that matters is they had good music:

SST
K
Dischord
Sub Pop
Ipecac
Touch-and-Go
Kill Rock Stars
Asian Man
Lookout! (even though they suck the big one now)

[BringHomeTheBacon]

Kill Rock Stars (Earlier lineup mostly)
Temporary Residence
Polyvinyl
Dischord, Touch+Go, etc...

[Bukowski]

Kill Rock Stars (Earlier lineup mostly)


good call.

I can't be bothered listing stuff so. SST is the best label. They had lots of really awesome bands that didn't get as much recognition as BF, Minutemen, Descendents, and the Huskers. Bands like Universal Congress Of.

[Boilermaker]

I like some of SST's jazz stuff too.

And yea, add Kill Rock Stars to my list too. So many greats there.

[The Jungler]

Matador
Kill Rock Stars
K
Sub Pop
Touch and Go
Eyeball

edit: oh and SST too

[Bukowski]

Amphetamine Reptile

[Eliminator]

blue note

[asymm]

wasn't that the previous label of those Norwegian avant gard progressive jazz metal insanos? ah... ****. what was their name?
anyway. they're awesome.
You're thinking of Shining. They're still on Rune Grammofon. Uh, but it's full of a lot of amazing material, many of it better than Shining. So, uh, yeah.

[Boilermaker]

Ecstatic Peice has some good stuff.

[Zmev]

Atlantic
Sony
Virgin

[Dave de Sylvia]

Atlantic
Sony
Virgin
HAVE YOU HEARD OF A BAND CALLED JET THEYRE FROM AUSTRALIA

I don't really pay attention to what label bands are on. Faction Records are awesome, I like a lot of Fueled By Ramen bands right now, but mainly I just listen to what MTV tells me.

[Zmev]

lolol

Astrelwerks is a good one.

[Sam]

Load
Amphetamine Reptile
31G
Skin Graft
American Tapes
Southern Lord

Some recent ones, there are plenty of great ones that've been around since forever.

[Zmev]

Rykodisc.
Sub Pop (sometimes)

[bleep_bloop]

Dischord
Level Plane
Jagujaguar or whatever it is that okkervil is on

[<3<3<3]

Morr Music is the shinazzz

The Leaf Label
and Domino also have some cool artists.

[I Was A Kaleidoscope]

Absolutely Kosher
Fat Cat
Ipecac
Modular
Sub Pop
Load
Anticon
DFA
Warp
Hanson
Hydra Head
Secretly Canadian
Ed Banger
Kranky
Constellation
Alien8
Kill Rock Stars
Jagjaguwar
Illegal Art
Planet Mu
RRRecords
Sonic Unyon
Morr Music
Tomlab
Paw Tracks
Lost Children
4AD
Definitive Jux
Matador
Teenbeat
Moshi Moshi

etc

[no propellers]

Fat Cat
Touch and Go
Constellation
Anticon
Mush

seem pretty solid from what ive heard

[SoundDevastation]

Sound Devastation!

Robotic Empire
Level Plane
Southern Lord
Profound Lore
Fat Cat
Leaf
Kranky
Translation Loss
Trust No One
Temporary Residence
Hyrahead
Sonic Unyon
Super Fi

[RedMorningLight]

Saddle Creek

[indietrash]

You're thinking of Shining. They're still on Rune Grammofon. Uh, but it's full of a lot of amazing material, many of it better than Shining. So, uh, yeah.

ah. Shining, yes. they're awesome. I love their two latest albums.

[niobium]

Oh yeah, Astrelwerks. Nice.

[The Jungler]

Saddle CreekI have no idea why I forgot to include Saddle Creek on mine.

[perriwinkle]

ahhh Anticon i forgot about them they are delicious

sooo much browsing will go down very soon from this thread. ty all

[Bukowski]

Ecstatic Peice has some good stuff.

True, but also some not so good stuff as well. It's a good label though.

Load
Amphetamine Reptile
31G
Skin Graft
American Tapes
Southern Lord

Some recent ones, there are plenty of great ones that've been around since forever.

Awesome list. I was only really aware of AmpRep before you posted that, but the others have some great stuff.

[niobium]

I like Southern Lord, but don't know much on it.

[stalemate]

Dischord
Revelations
Dead and Gone
Nakkeskudd
Havoc
Burning Heart
Stonehenge
Alerto Antifacista
KTC domestic

[indietrash]

Dischord
Revelations
Dead and Gone
Nakkeskudd
Havoc
Burning Heart
Stonehenge
Alerto Antifacista
KTC domestic

hey, where's Relapse? thought you loved them:eek:

[stalemate]

hey, where's Relapse? thought you loved them:eek:

How could I forget, Relapse is the shaize

[indietrash]

Pig Destroyer is, anyway.

[YDload]

the only label on which i dont think i like any of the bands is Victory. eurgh.

[indietrash]

I like Aiden, Thursday and so on.
but I see your point. Hawthorne Heights? Atreyu? please.

[YDload]

i think the closest thing to a good Victory band is BTBAM cause at least they're trying to be different, you know?

[indietrash]

sorry, I don't care for their guitars.

[Kyle]

I'm ashamed to say I know nothing about labels really, but I'll check some of these out for sure. Some of my cliched favorites are;

Saddle Creek
Arts & Crafts
Stones throw

[lunchforthesky]

Robotic Empire
Level Plane
Saddle Creek
Equal Vision some of the time.

[RedMorningLight]

There's a hell of alot of Geffen, Epic/Immortal and Columbia sitting in my cd racks.

[The Jungler]

I'm ashamed to say I know nothing about labels really, but I'll check some of these out for sure. Some of my cliched favorites are;

Saddle Creek
Arts & Crafts
Stones throwAll cool labels. I completely forgot about Stones Throw as well.

[Eliminator]

secretly canadian
blast first

[Yman]

secretly canadian is pretty awesome. I seem to support matador and saddle creek a decent ammount too. The neil young album i just got is on reprise.

[stalemate]

the only label on which i dont think i like any of the bands is Victory. eurgh.

Victory's got some smooth ones, Bury your dead, catch22, Streetlight Manifest and Between the buried and me (silent circus at least) are all great bands. And wtf, Emmure's signed to Victory? lol I used to talk alot with them way back when

[Zmev]

sorry, I don't care for their guitars.

So.

Hows knowing nothing about guitars?

Victory's got some smooth ones, Bury your dead

**** you

[indietrash]

So.

Hows knowing nothing about guitars?



**** you

yo, Mr. Cool. you need to chill out and/or grow up.

[Sound Boy]

ninjatune

[Robert Crumb]

Smalltown Supersound sends me neat rhythm thingies.

[sr800bkBassist]

Elephant 6
and of course, Plan-it-X

[Tangy zizzle]

Flying Nun
Swami
Jagjaguwar
In The Red
ATP

[Alfyy]

Interscope
Man's Ruin
Rekords Rekords
Duna
IPECAC

[Bukowski]

Flying Nun


yeah, there's an incredible post punk band called The Gordons on this label. Bailter Space and the Dead C are cool too.

[AlienEater]

yeah Bailter Space and Dead C are good. I only have a few albums by each (actually only Votura by BS) and I need more

[Robert Crumb]

That Flying Nun box set that came out a while ago looked really cool, packaging and content and all. I like Tall Dwarfs and the Bats. I also need to check out more.

[mr_jackalope]

Flying Nun in the 80s was no less than untouchable, though I don't know much about their current line-up.

My favorites are Beggar's Banquet/Beggar's Group, Drag City, Rune Grammofon, Matador, Jagjaguwar, and Secretly Canadian.

[AlienEater]

jagjaguwar have some great bands

[Aeaon]

I really like Dischord a lot, and Matador and Sub Pop have some unbelievebly great bands, but I'm too lazy to mention more.

[Lydisk]

Rune Grammofon

ftw

also

Smalltown
Jazzland
ECM

[Matt?]

gern blandsted

[Cosmia]

I don't pay attention to labels as often as I should.

However, I've yet to really find any band on Saddle Creek Records that I don't enjoy at least a bit.

[Zmev]

Are you kidding me Bright Eyes

[Apocalyptic Raids]

can't say I have a favourite label really

[team_racket]

level plane
dischord
ape kill ape
keep screaming
ninja tune
warp

[AlienEater]

how could i forget warp

also siltbreeze, they have a bunch of interesting bands

[Bukowski]

also siltbreeze, they have a bunch of interesting bands

after looking that up - hell yeah!

[AlienEater]

the only bad thing is that a lot of the stuff has been out of print since like 1994

[Bukowski]

it's the same with Amphetamine Reptile. I think the vast majority of The Cows' albums are out of print.

[AlienEater]

I only have Sorry in Pig Minor

It's good but it's a little too comedyish. Cabin Man is such an awesome song though

[plastic]

warp
jagjaguwar
merge
matador
load
4ad
secretly canadian