Upper Class Recordings is a Canadian

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founded in 2000 in

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. The

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-based Upper Class roster includes The Russian Futurists,

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, DVAS, Christien Summers and The Cansecos.

History

Upper Class Records was born at the turn of the millennium; its first album release was the debut LP by The Russian Futurists - The Method Of Modern Love. Since 2000, Upper Class formalized as Upper Class Recordings and has released four albums by The Russian Futurists, two albums each by The Cansecos and

and single albums by girlsareshort (Al-P from MSTRKRFT) and Food For Animals. UC Artists became known for making albums in their bedrooms and ending up not just in the underground music media. but into the mainstream eyes of massive publications like The New York Times and The Guardian. In 2006 Upper Class began a distribution partnership with EMI Music Canada In 2010, Nettwerk One Music, the publishing arm of Vancouver's Nettwerk Music Group, announced that it is representing the publishing works of Upper Class Recordings worldwide. In 2016, Kobalt Music Publishing began representing Upper Class Recordings worldwide. The Upper Class label has become synonymous with the unique and exciting Canadian electronic music sound revolution. Lost At Sea Magazine describes, "Canadian label Upper Class has struck gold. Its roster seems to produce blissed-out electronic pop masterpieces like an assembly line" Upper Class Recordings, through licensing partnerships, has seen its releases picked up by Anti-/

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, and Cooperative Music.

Discography

* UC001 - Various Artists - ''The Manhattan Collection'' * UC002 - The Russian Futurists - ''Ecole de Neige EP'' * UC003 - The Russian Futurists - '' The Method of Modern Love'' * UC004 - The Russian Futurists - ''Let's Get Ready to Crumble'' * UC005 - The Cansecos - '' The Cansecos'' * UC006 - Girlsareshort - '' Early North American'' * UC007 - Various Artists - ''We Owe You Nothing'' * UC008 - Food For Animals - ''

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'' * UC009 - The Russian Futurists - '' Our Thickness'' * UC010 -

- ''

Breaking Kayfabe ''Breaking Kayfabe'' is the debut album by Canadian rapper Cadence Weapon, released in 2005 on Upper Class Recordings. It was also released in the United States by Anti-Records on March 13, 2007. '' Breaking kayfabe'' is a professional wrestling ...

'' * UC011 - The Russian Futurists - '' Me, Myself and Rye'' * UC012 - The Cansecos - ''Juices!'' * UC013 -

- ''

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'' * UC014 - DVAS - ''Society'' * UC015 - The Russian Futurists - '' The Weight's on the Wheels'' * UC016 -

- '' Hope In Dirt City'' * UC020 - The Russian Futurists - ''Reality Burger with a side of life EP''

References

External links

Upper Class Recordings
{{Authority control Canadian independent record labels Indie pop record labels Record labels established in 2000 Companies based in Toronto