Topic: Favorite Label? (Read 37949 times)

LoveandaMolotovCocktail · « **on:** 08 Jan 2005, 16:39 »

Mine is currently Matador. I listen to most of the stuff they put out and usually like it. I mean, they have Interpol. Belle & Sebastian, Cat Power, Mogwai, Richard Hell, Guided By Voices, Arab Strap, Yo La Tengo, etc.

What's yours?

torg · « **Reply #1 on:** 08 Jan 2005, 16:42 »

out of line and peaceville

shrimp · « **Reply #2 on:** 08 Jan 2005, 16:43 »

Fat Wreck Chords (sorry please don't shoot me)

Apathy · « **Reply #3 on:** 08 Jan 2005, 18:59 »

If they have Interpol then I'd also say Matador. When it comes to labels however, I generally don't care. It rarely matters to me (if ever) what label a band is signed to.

CammyKnoxville · « **Reply #4 on:** 09 Jan 2005, 00:29 »

Quote from: shrimp

Fat Wreck Chords (sorry please don't shoot me)

I too enjoy Fat Wreck Chords.

And also A-F Records.

El Opium · « **Reply #5 on:** 09 Jan 2005, 02:05 »

Well, Lables I have many records off of and admire:
Absolutely Kosher
Chrondritc Sound
4AD (pre 1991)
Kranky
Weird Forest

Fabric Softener · « **Reply #6 on:** 09 Jan 2005, 04:17 »

Ninja
Warp

RaideR · « **Reply #7 on:** 09 Jan 2005, 06:06 »

RoadRunner is my favorite label, a lot of my favorite bands are signed to it ( like Slipknot, Coal Chamber and Fear Factory etc.)

exliontamer · « **Reply #8 on:** 09 Jan 2005, 06:47 »

Good joke.

My favorite label is probably Asian Man...followed closely by Dischord.

will: wanton sex god · « **Reply #9 on:** 09 Jan 2005, 07:09 »

dischord and saddle creek, because im gay.,

negative creep · « **Reply #10 on:** 09 Jan 2005, 09:08 »

grand hotel van cleef

www.ghvc.de

Sturge · « **Reply #11 on:** 09 Jan 2005, 09:16 »

Reflections or Hydra Head

Enyaw · « **Reply #12 on:** 09 Jan 2005, 09:20 »

Arts&Crafts
http://www.arts-crafts.ca

Three Gut
http://www.threegutrecords.com

geoff · « **Reply #13 on:** 09 Jan 2005, 11:34 »

Quote from: Apathy

If they have Interpol then I'd also say Matador. When it comes to labels however, I generally don't care. It rarely matters to me (if ever) what label a band is signed to.

We're not sayin we like a label just because a band we like happens to be on it, we're saying we like a certain label due to it having multiple bands of similar styling that we like on it.

For instance, I dig Hydra Head due to the presence of Pelican, Isis, and These Arms are Snakes. Or Asian Man for the great amount of Ska on that label.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #14 on:** 09 Jan 2005, 12:19 »

Quote from: torg

peaceville

<3

For independent labels:

Also, Black Mark (Edge of Sanity, Bathory, Lothlorien, Tad Morose, Morgana LaFey) and Spinefarm/Spikefarm (Finntroll, Children of Bodom, Darkwoods My Betrothed, Kalmah, Nightwish (Though Nuclear Blast carries foreign distribution nowadays)). Osmose in the old days but they've gone downhill (lost Marduk and Immortal, etc.)

Also, the big boys of metal, Nuclear Blast and Century Media, but I doubt they really count as independent anymore (Certainly I can't imagine anyone who sells branded Dimmu Borgir pyjamas to be indie).

Roadrunner does actually have a few decent bands on it, but they certainly aren't the ones they sell to the public (I'm thinking of Illdisposed, 3 Inches of Blood, etc.)

nothingwitty · « **Reply #15 on:** 10 Jan 2005, 00:49 »

I really like EMI and Columbia...

Thal · « **Reply #16 on:** 10 Jan 2005, 01:06 »

One of the few good ones I know the name of is Matador. I rarley check the lables and if I do I dont put the name in my memory. Dont matter enough to be remembred.

MilkmanDan · « **Reply #17 on:** 10 Jan 2005, 07:17 »

Rhymesayers
Ninja Tune

More too, but those are the big two.

nickyandthefuture · « **Reply #18 on:** 10 Jan 2005, 08:30 »

Sometimes I pay attention to labels, and sometimes I don't... there are some labels where you can be pretty sure that anything they put out is worth listening to:
Drive-in
Little Shirley Beans
Sarah
Southern
Shelflife
Matinée
Rough Trade
Gern Blandsten

Deformagraphy · « **Reply #19 on:** 10 Jan 2005, 08:35 »

Saddle Creek

Hell, I'll just say Interscope to umbrella the rest.

BrittanyMarie · « **Reply #20 on:** 10 Jan 2005, 10:05 »

K Records is my friend. <3<3<3<3

Spencer · « **Reply #21 on:** 10 Jan 2005, 10:36 »

Rock and Roll - Saddle Creek
Hip Hop - Rhymesayers

karma monger · « **Reply #22 on:** 10 Jan 2005, 12:59 »

Arts & Crafts

Sturge · « **Reply #23 on:** 10 Jan 2005, 13:16 »

Quote from: geoff

For instance, I dig Hydra Head due to the presence of Pelican, Isis, and These Arms are Snakes.

BOTCH

BOOOOTTTTCCCHHHHHHHH

They may be gone but they'll live forever.

These Arms are Snakes are great, but they'll never replace Botch

happybirthdaygelatin · « **Reply #24 on:** 10 Jan 2005, 13:39 »

Quote from: BrittanyMarie

K Records is my friend. <3<3<3<3

one of the big three of the northwest U.S, the other two being Up and Kill Rock Stars. shit make that four and let's say subpop.

3Z3VH · « **Reply #25 on:** 10 Jan 2005, 14:04 »

Astralwerks

muffy · « **Reply #26 on:** 10 Jan 2005, 15:34 »

Saddle Creek!
And by default, Team Love...

If only for comedy incestiousness and the fact that a member of each band has to shag conor oberst to get signed...*

I also like Fierce Panda, even though the best bands on the label have since left - they've just got this 'we love all our bands and won't ever be a big label because we shoot ourselves in the foot when it comes to business but we don't mind' attitude and send out little e-mails which purport to be from dancing flamingos and the like.

* I don't know this for a fact.

salada · « **Reply #27 on:** 10 Jan 2005, 15:57 »

stones throw
warp
ninjatune
hospital
BC recordings

ermm
that's it really

(although warp and ninjatune should be default favourites for everyone, everywhere, forever)

torg · « **Reply #28 on:** 11 Jan 2005, 00:50 »

4AD still exists?

El Opium · « **Reply #29 on:** 11 Jan 2005, 02:14 »

yeah, 4AD still exists as a subsidiary of Beggars Banquet. Most of their output seems to consist or records by the Mountain Goats and solo records by members of Slowdive (Not a bad thing). Despite taking part in the shoegazer movement the lables signature sound died with the 80s and things went down hill from there in my opinion.

Sir Tacopuss · « **Reply #30 on:** 11 Jan 2005, 06:26 »

mmmm.....Favorite Label...... I think I´ll go for Plastic Bomb ( http://plasticbombshop.de )

torg · « **Reply #31 on:** 11 Jan 2005, 06:34 »

4AD used to publish joy division, dead can dance and stuff like that... GREAT stuff....

Shaft · « **Reply #32 on:** 11 Jan 2005, 08:53 »

Ninjatune
Tru Thoughts
Grand Central

Cinematic orchestra, TM Juke, AiM, anyone?

honest_that_way · « **Reply #33 on:** 11 Jan 2005, 10:09 »

Respect has always got to be due to Rough Trade, certainly early stuff, before internal politics and stuff, really helped to show indie music was viable. Shmat are doing quite nice stuff at the moment and I'm think Creation/Poptones have to get a certain level of applause just because whether you like him or hate him Alan McGee has probably done more than you realise to influence the music scene at the moment, and of course Factory Records, See Alan McGee for Tony Wilson.

3Z3VH · « **Reply #34 on:** 11 Jan 2005, 10:20 »

Mmmm... I loved 4AD back in the day

Sturge · « **Reply #35 on:** 11 Jan 2005, 14:32 »

Quote from: salada

(although warp and ninjatune should be default favourites for everyone, everywhere, forever)

mmmm, two lone swordsmen

aekastar · « **Reply #36 on:** 12 Jan 2005, 22:51 »

Hm.. I don't always pay attention to labels I've noticed... I go by recommendations / newsletters for albums thus it isn't from one label.

I do enjoy / used to enjoy a good number of bands from (off the top of my head):
Morr Music (they have a good site which I mentioned elsewhere; fastest loading media site I've ever visited with lovely streams of most the albums they sell)
Warp
Matador
Acuarela (well, okay, okay, I just own one band's album from there, but own a compilation with various bands I like making songs about water / including the word water which is top notch)
Constellation (gaaah! for packaging alone!)
Fat Cat (it's how I discovered Sigur Rós initially)
Saddle Creek (this is a used to; I got a bit tired of Bright Eyes and haven't went there to check them out in awhile.. I actually purchased tshirts from their store which hadn't happened for other label's sites.. in fact, the only other label I actually purchased directly from their site was Fat Cat since I was desperate for Múm's limited edition book version and amazon UK screwed it up)

Mercurial · « **Reply #37 on:** 13 Jan 2005, 08:42 »

planet-mu
warp
tigerbeat6
ninjatune

signature · « **Reply #38 on:** 13 Jan 2005, 11:54 »

temporary residence, drag city, and kranky, probably.

Lex, lately, because they've been putting out some good stuff.

BrittanyMarie · « **Reply #39 on:** 13 Jan 2005, 12:15 »

Quote from: Johnny C

Rough Trade, 4AD, Domino (which I am surprised has not been mentioned), Sub Pop, and, most of all, Matador. I got the Matador At 15 compilation for Christmas, and it puts out the awesome like nobody's business.

I can't believe I forgot Domino... it's great. Matador is just default awesomeness, but my favorite label comp is Old Enough 2 Know Better: 15 Years of Merge Records, followed by my Beggar's Group Spring Sampler, which has XL, 4AD, Too Pure and Beggars Banquet.

But K is still my favorite. <3

Revenge_Therapist · « **Reply #40 on:** 17 Jan 2005, 18:53 »

Dischord,Merge,Alternative Tentacles,Hopeless, and Asian Man

c1utch · « **Reply #41 on:** 17 Jan 2005, 20:54 »

epitaph records maybe? and we'll throw in volcom for effort.

-sam · « **Reply #42 on:** 17 Jan 2005, 21:10 »

Quote from: LoveandaMolotovCocktail

What's yours?

ATO Records, and not just because the name's punny and I'm a Dave matthews fanboy. David Gray, Gov't Mule, and Jem all rock.

-sam

swordskill · « **Reply #43 on:** 17 Jan 2005, 21:16 »

I never really got into labels that much. I probably should... Meh, seems like work to notice what labels bands are under. The only one I really notice is Matador and Jade Tree for some reason... Damn you Pedro the Lion.

blindsuperhero · « **Reply #44 on:** 18 Jan 2005, 04:33 »

Quote from: swordskill

The only one I really notice is Matador and Jade Tree for some reason...

Jade Tree! Yeah! I'm surprised no-one had mentioned it yet.

Parlophone (although a sub-division of EMI) have Blur, Radiohead, Idlewild and some other awesome bands I can't remember

Rough Trade... I only like two bands on Rough Trade and they're both called The S____s. Coincidence?

Island are pretty good, for a major

Others I like: Kung-fu, Asian Man, Household Name

thehoopiestfrood · « **Reply #45 on:** 18 Jan 2005, 15:23 »

Small Town America

c1utch · « **Reply #46 on:** 18 Jan 2005, 17:55 »

Quote from: -sam

David Gray

Saw him in concert while I was in Ireland

Sturge · « **Reply #47 on:** 19 Jan 2005, 05:58 »

Jade Tree has gone so downhill recently though, its quite depressing, they used to be a decent label

fin · « **Reply #48 on:** 19 Jan 2005, 06:13 »

Constellation Records

not so much for their music (God Speed You Black Emperor, A Silver Mt. Zion) which i have not listened to that much, but for thier ethics, theyre an interesting label.

thehoopiestfrood · « **Reply #49 on:** 19 Jan 2005, 08:25 »

That's why I picked Small Town America too.

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Author Topic: Favorite Label? (Read 37949 times)

LoveandaMolotovCocktail

torg

shrimp

Apathy

CammyKnoxville

El Opium

Fabric Softener

RaideR

exliontamer

Sturge

Enyaw

geoff

nothingwitty

Thal

MilkmanDan

Deformagraphy

Spencer

karma monger

Sturge

torg

El Opium

torg

honest_that_way

Sturge

aekastar

Mercurial

signature

Revenge_Therapist

c1utch

-sam

swordskill

blindsuperhero

thehoopiestfrood

c1utch

Sturge

fin

thehoopiestfrood