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Smalltown America Records
Smalltown America (STA) was a UK-based independent record label formed in 2001. Staff are currently based in London and Derry, and the label has a stated aim of "cultivating a productive staff of music lovers and a self-sustainable business model, through which artists can release the best records they can possibly produce." Originally set up by Jetplane Landing as the platform for their releases, the label has now released numerous albums by other acts, as well as nine ''Public Service Broadcast'' compilation CDs. The closure of the label was announced by founder Andrew Ferris on 24 November 2020. Roster Current *Alan MX * Axis Of *Blacklisters *Burning Alms * Feldberg *Illness *Jetplane Landing *LaFaro *More Than Conquerors *Skibunny *Sullivan & Gold *The Light Sleepers *The Young Playthings *This Town Needs Guns * We Versus the Shark Past *And So I Watch You From Afar * Oppenheimer *Fickle Public * Fighting With Wire *An Emergency *USA Nails As well as this, around 150 ...
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Derry
Derry, officially Londonderry, is the second-largest City status in the United Kingdom, city in Northern Ireland, and the fifth-largest on the island of Ireland. Located in County Londonderry, the city now covers both banks of the River Foyle. Cityside and the old walled city being on the west bank and Waterside, Derry, Waterside on the east, with two road bridges and one footbridge crossing the river in-between. The population of the city was 85,279 in the 2021 census, while the Derry Urban Area had a population of 105,066 in 2011. The district administered by Derry City and Strabane District Council contains both Londonderry Port and City of Derry Airport. Derry is close to the Irish border, border with County Donegal, with which it has had a close link for many centuries. The person traditionally seen as the founder of the original Derry is Saint , a holy man from , the old name for almost all of modern County Donegal, of which the west bank of the Foyle was a part befor ...
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Independent Record Label
An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small and medium-sized enterprise, small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented by trade associations in their country or region, which in turn are represented by the international trade body, the Worldwide Independent Network (WIN). Many of the labels started as producers and distributors of specific genres of music, such as jazz music, or represent something new and non-mainstream, such as Elvis Presley in the early days. Indies release Rock music, rock, soul music, soul, R&B, jazz, blues, gospel music, gospel, reggae, Hip hop music, hip hop, and world music. Music appearing on indie labels is often referred to as indie music, or more specifically by genre, such as indie hip-hop. Overview Independent record labels are small Company, companies that produce and distribute Album, rec ...
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Compilation Album
A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one Performing arts#Performers, performer or by several performers. If the recordings are from one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intended for release together as a single work, but may be collected together as a greatest hits album or box set. If the recordings are from several artists, there may be a theme, topic, time period, or genre which links the tracks, or they may have been intended for release as a single work—such as a tribute album. When the tracks are by the same recording artist, the album may be referred to as a retrospective album or an anthology. Content and scope Songs included on a compilation album may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several performers. If by one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intend ...
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Axis Of
Axis Of are a three-piece alternative rock band from Portstewart, Northern Ireland. The band is composed of Niall Lawlor (guitar, vocals) and Ewen Friers (bass, vocals). History Axis Of formed in 2007, and after various line up changes they released debut single "Brobdingnagian" in late 2009, launching in Belfast in January 2010. Since early 2010 the band have enjoyed a rise in popularity, partly due to the release of their second single "Port Na Spaniagh", which was released along with a music video, available on YouTube. Following one of the band's UK tours in early 2010, ''Rock Sound'' magazine dubbed them "the most exciting band to come out of Northern Ireland, possibly ever" and gave them a 9/10 rating for their live performance at a show in Newcastle. As a result of this coverage the band were subsequently asked to take part in a Maida Vale Studios session in January 2011. On 10 October 2012 they announced that they signed with Derry based label Smalltown America Reco ...
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Feldberg (band)
Feldberg is an Icelandic musical duo formed by Eberg (Einar Tönsberg) and Rósa Birgitta Ísfeld from Reykjavík. Their debut album, ''Don't Be a Stranger'', was first released in Iceland in 2009 on Cod Music. At the Icelandic Music Awards (IMA) in 2010, they were nominated for three awards and won for Best Song for their track "Dreamin'", which was subsequently featured on the ''Kitsune Compilation 9''. Their music has been extensively used for advertising in Iceland; the airline Icelandair use "Dreamin'" as their in-flight music choice. The new Feldberg album will be released in 2012 and the band have featured some of the new songs at their latest concerts in Tokyo supporting Casio Kids and Le Corps Mince De Francois. History The pair released their debut album, ''Don't Be a Stranger'', in Iceland in 2009 via Cod Music. The album was subsequently released by Rallye Label in Japan in 2010, and by Smalltown America Records in the United Kingdom and Ireland in 2011. They rele ...
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LaFaro
LaFaro were a four-piece alternative rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland. They consisted of Jonny Black (guitar/vocals), Dave Magee (guitar), Herb Magee (Bass) and Alan Lynn (drums). History Formed in 2004 LaFaro have been described as: "old school post hardcore sounds with just drums, guitars and big chunky distorted bass...they are one of the finest Irish Alt-Rock bands you are likely to hear in quite a while". Once signed to Field Records, and while with the label released the well received "LaFaro EP" in 2006 containing the lead track "Tupenny Nudger". The band had been voted BBC Northern Ireland Across the Line Local Act of the Year for 2 years running and had features in Hot Press and Alternative Ulster magazines. They had also played support slots for Ash (band), Ash, The Pogues, Oppenheimer (band), Oppenheimer and Fighting With Wire, as well as shows at the SXSW Festival 2007 in Texas. They also contributed the track "Mr Heskey", to the "Oh Yeah Sessions '08" album ...
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We Versus The Shark
We Versus the Shark is an American math rock band from Athens, Georgia, United States. The band formed in March 2003, and is composed of several multi-instrumentalists who change instruments and all sing during live shows. Their debut full-length, ''Ruin Everything!'', was released in January 2005 on the label Hello Sir. An EP followed in 2007. The band released the album "Dirty Versions" on November 17, 2008. The band also released an album of cover songs on Quote Unquote Records featuring songs by bands as diverse as Tom Waits, Tears for Fears, The Matt Kurz One, and Television. On March 23, 2020, the band announced its return and released a new single, Righteous Vibes, the next day. Members *Luke Douglas Fields – guitar, keyboards, vocals *Jeffrey Daniel Tobias – bass, keyboards, vocals *Scott Philip Smith – drums *Samantha Erin Paulsen – guitar, keyboards, vocals Discography *''Split EP'' with Cinemechanica and Maserati (Hello Sir, 2004) *''Ruin Everything!'' (Hello ...
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And So I Watch You From Afar
And or AND may refer to: Logic, grammar and computing * Conjunction, connecting two words, phrases, or clauses * Logical conjunction in mathematical logic, notated as "∧", "⋅", "&", or simple juxtaposition * Bitwise AND, a Boolean operation in programming, typically notated as "and" or "&" * Short-circuit ''and'', a short-circuit operator, notated "&&", "and", "and then", etc. * Ampersand, the symbol "&", representing "and" * AND gate, in electronics Music albums * ''And'' (John Martyn album), 1996 * ''And'' (Koda Kumi album), 2018 * '' A N D'', a 2015 album by Tricot * ''And'', a 2007 album by Jonah Matranga * and, a 2022 EP by Xaviersobased * '' And,'', a 2024 maxi single by BoyNextDoor Businesses and organizations * Alberta New Democrats, now Alberta New Democratic Party * Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, US * Automotive Navigation Data, digital map supplier * AND Corporation, biometrics * AND CO, software subsidiary of Fiverr Transport ...
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Oppenheimer (band)
Oppenheimer was an indie pop band from Belfast, Northern Ireland. The band was made up of musicians Shaun Robinson and Rocky O'Reilly. Robinson and O'Reilly were previously members of the now disbanded Belfast group, Torgas Valley Reds. They met in 2003, in Belfast. O'Reilly had been mixing sound and recording Torgas Valley Reds, whom Robinson drummed for. Inspired by their mutual love for Moog synthesizers, vocoders, and airhorns, O'Reilly and Robinson formed Oppenheimer in late 2004, using O'Reilly's spare room to record three songs, which they sent to their favourite labels. Oppenheimer's music has been used in various North American television shows, including ''How I Met Your Mother'', in the episode " Lucky Penny", ''Ugly Betty'', and '' Gossip Girl''. History Origins Robinson and O'Reilly began recording music together in 2004 in Belfast. They claim that Oppenheimer is not actually named for physicist Robert Oppenheimer. Instead, the name was selected because the duo ...
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Fighting With Wire
Fighting with Wire (or FWW) were an alternative heavy rock and punk band hailing from Derry, Northern Ireland. They have toured with Biffy Clyro, Million Dead, Reuben, Twin Atlantic, yourcodenameis:milo, Kerbdog, Helmet, You Me At Six, Nomeansno, InMe, Brigade, Against Me!, Seafood, and Coheed and Cambria. They have also played at the Glasgowbury Festival and Belsonic. History Formed in late 2003, the band has gone through considerable changes, notably going through 5 different bassists. The band is influenced by such bands as At the Drive-In, Nirvana, Weezer and Fugazi. Machine Parts was their first single and a video was made for its promotion. Fighting with Wire have appeared on numerous Public Service Broadcast editions from Smalltown America. They are considered by many locals as a healthy influence on Derry's music scene and have, on numerous occasions agreed to help out with youth projects. They work in close collaboration with the Nerve Centre, band members Cahir ...
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List Of Record Labels
File:Alvinoreyguitarboogie.jpg File:AmMusicBunk78.jpg File:Bingola1011b.jpg Lists of record labels cover record labels, brands or trademarks associated with marketing of music recordings and music videos. The lists are organized alphabetically, by genre, by company and by location. Alphabetical * List of record labels: 0–9 * List of record labels: A–H * List of record labels: I–Q * List of record labels: R–Z By artists * Record labels owned by James Brown * Bing Crosby's record labels after 1955 * List of Wu-Recording record labels By genre * List of Christian record labels * List of electronic music record labels * List of hip hop record labels ** List of West Coast hip hop record labels * List of industrial music labels By company * List of EMI labels * List of Kakao M labels * List of Sony Music labels ** Record labels owned by Sony BMG * List of Universal Music Group labels * List of Warner Music Group labels By location * List of Bangladeshi record labels * Lis ...
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List Of Independent UK Record Labels
This is a list of notable independent record labels based in the United Kingdom. * __NOTOC__ 0-9 * 2 Tone Records * 3 Beat Records * 4AD A * Acid Jazz Records * Alcopop! Records * All Saints Records * Ambush Reality * Angel Air Records * Angular Recording Corporation * Anhrefn Records * Ankst * Argo Records (until 1957; sold to Decca and then PolyGram, now under Universal Music Group (UMG)) * Armellodie Records * Attack * Audio Antihero * ATP Recordings * Aztec Records B * B-Unique Records * Barely Breaking Even * Beggars Banquet Records * Believers Roast * Bella Union * Benbecula Records * Best Before Records * Big Life * Big Scary Monsters Recording Company * Blast First * Bloody Chamber Music * Blow Up Records * Blue Dog Records * Blue Room Released * Blue Horizon * Boy Better Know * Breakbeat Kaos * Bronze Records * Brownswood Recordings * Butterz C * Candid Records * Captain Oi! Records * Castle Communications * Cel ...
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