INDEPENDENT RECORD LABELS


These are only a few of the independent labels on the Web;
many more can be found through the indie-related links that follow.

Label

Description

All For One Records

Focuses on Modern Jazz in New Orleans.

Alternet Sonic Reality

A cyber label offering varied pop styles.

Atom

A great site for independant Japanese music.

Charm School Records

Based in Milwaukee; offers a variety of styles.

Concord Jazz

Associate labels offer Latin, Fusion & Classical.

Core Dump Records

Experimental & Electronic; proceeds go directly to artists.

Crash Records

A House / Garage label in Canada.

Dead Reckoning

A Nashville based Singer / Songwriter collective.

Delinquent Records

Hard Rock, Gothic / Industrial and other styles.

Echo Lake Records

Presents acousticly inclined artists.

Euphoria World Wide Music

Rock, Reggae, Punk, Ska and other endeavors.

Extreme Records

Styles include Ambient, Experimental, Jazz and Funk.

Fog City Records

Based in San Francisco. Specializes in Funk, Acid Jazz and Soul.

Furnace Records

Seeks and provides experimental Electro-Industrial music.

Giant Step Records

Offers Acid Jazz, Poetry and Hip-Hop.

Globe Records

A broad mix of styles, featuring San Francisco Bay area artists.

Green Linnet

Offers Folk, World & Celtic Music through associated labels.

Greensleeves Records

Based in England, specializes in Reggae.

Hammerhead Records

Various Rock styles; in the midwestern US.

Hard Hands

Presents artists in the UK.

Hayden's Ferry Records

Based in Arizona. Groove Rock & various acoustic styles.

Hey Baby! Records

Specializes in Contemporary Southern Roots music.

Jazzateria

Supports and develops Jazz artists.

Justice Records

Varied styles.

JVC

Contemporary Jazz.

Knitting Factory Works

Avant Garde, Jazz and other styles.

Loose Groove

Based in Seattle. Presents a communal variety of artists.

Manipulation Records

Based in San Farncisco. Industrial music and Web services.

Mellow Records

Located in Italy. Specializes in Progressive Rock.

Metal Blade

Metal, Alternative, Industrial.

MoWax

Techno, Trip-Hop. Dist. by Virgin (UK) & Astralwerks (US)

New Albion Records

Based in San Francisco. Presents a variety of artists.

Ninja Tune

Acid Jazz; based in London.

OM Records

Presents Hip-Hop, Ambient & Soul in a Multimedia format.

Oh Boy Records

Singer / Songwriters presented through associated labels.

Parasol Records

Associated labels, indie mail-order and distribution.

Putumayo

World and Folk Music.

Quango

Compilations of World, Ambient,Dance & other styles.

Queenie Records

Female artists and woman-fronted bands. Many styles.

R & S Records

Ambient, Techno, Dance and other styles.

Real Cool Records

Distribution of styles from punk to indie pop. Located in Florida.

Red House Records

Roots meets modern Folk- without commercialism.

Relentless Pursuit Records

Based in California. Styles include Progressive Rock and Folk.

Rounder Records

Presents a variety of styles. Located in Cambridge, MA

Rykodisc

Large catalog of reissues; new music of various genres.

Savage Metropolis Records

Based in Los Angeles. Presents Rock, R&ampB and Hip-Hop.

Sesha Press Records

Located in San Jose, California. Promotes bands in the Bay Area.

Shanachie

World, Roots, Reggae & other styles.

Signature Sounds

Presents acoustic artists in New England.

Solesides Records

Hardcore Hip-Hop.

Surfdog Records

Presents Surf, Reggae, and Surf-friendly artists.

Tangible Music

Genres include Folk, Acoustic Pop, Roots-Rock, and Blues.

Telarc Jazz

Classical & Jazz.

TONE ZONE Records

Based in Huston, TX. Presents Industrial, Dance and Gothic.

Trip Records

Located in New York. Offers various styles.

Turnipseed Music

Located in New Orleans. Specializes in Jazz.

Ubiquity Recordings

Trip-Hop, Latin Jazz, Electronic Jazz, and Groove music.

Wa Nui Records

Varied styles, including music from Hawaii.

Wingnut Records

Punk and Hardcore, located in Berkeley, CA.


Indie Links & Resources

Indie Centre
A very useful, informative site.

Indie Label List
An extensive, searchable collection.

IndyMusic.Com
A commercial-free listening site.

Indie Pool
A distribution collective in Canada.

Outer Sound
An outstanding collection of resources for the independant music community.

The Supersonic Guide
Bands and Labels in the UK.

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