Exercise1 Recordings (often shortened to EX1) was a
London
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based
independent record label
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that released debut singles from
Jeremy Warmsley
Jeremy Warmsley is a London-based musician and composer.
Biography
From 2005 to 2009, he worked as a solo artist, recording two albums for Transgressive Records and touring with Regina Spektor and The Shins. Since 2009 he has worked with his wi ...
,
A Million Billion
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,
Plans & Apologies
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...
,
The Coral Sea, and
Twin Thousands
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. It also released the
50minutes
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compilation album in late
2006, featuring 50 one-minute tracks from 50 artists, including
Daniel Johnston
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,
Youthmovies
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, and
MC Lars
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amongst others, with proceeds going to the
Medical Foundation.
In August 2008 the following notice appeared on the label's official site:
It's with regret that the 3 partners of Exercise1 Recordings need to inform you that we have decided it is time to call it a day on the project, put up our feet, drink some tea and pat each other on the back for all that we did over the last 4 years.
The idea at the start (and end for that matter) was always to create a catalogue of work recorded, crafted, designed, packaged and promoted with an immense amount of love and a minute amount of financial backing. Fortunately this catalogue will always be there, along will the hole in our bank accounts and our low credit scores, but more importantly so will the radio plays, video plays, reviews, interviews and just general recognition for our artists that were obtained with good music, rather than some lavish PR budget.
Naturally it's not the last you'll hear from our artists, and we'd like to point out that none are under any form of contract or written agreement with us and will be free to make music for you in whatever method they choose to in the future. Neither is it the last you'll hear from us 3, individually or as a collective. We plan to put something new together in the not too distant future.
Discography
*EX1.9 Decades - Thinking Round Corners - Single
*EX1.13 The DIY Cravings - Annie & Tommy - Single
*EX1.16
Jeremy Warmsley
Jeremy Warmsley is a London-based musician and composer.
Biography
From 2005 to 2009, he worked as a solo artist, recording two albums for Transgressive Records and touring with Regina Spektor and The Shins. Since 2009 he has worked with his wi ...
- I Believe in The Way You Move - Single
*EX1.22 The London Beach - Immagrentie - Single
*EX1.24
A Million Billion
A Million Billion is an indie/electronica solo-project-turned-band from Brooklyn, New York. It was led by Ryan Ross Smith, a previous member of Stars Like Fleas and The Silent League.
Ryan Smith began to realise his own solo material in 2005 u ...
with Dons Mobile Barbers - Exmas Message 2005: Iceland - Digital Download
*EX1.25
A Million Billion
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Ryan Smith began to realise his own solo material in 2005 u ...
- Volcano Season - EP
*EX1.26
Plans & Apologies
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...
- Spiderz in The Bar (Part II) - EP
*EX1.27
The Coral Sea - Look At Her Face - Single
*EX1.30 Various Artists -
50minutes
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- Album
*EX1.31
Plans & Apologies
A plan is typically any diagram or list of steps with details of timing and resources, used to achieve an objective to do something. It is commonly understood as a temporal set of intended actions through which one expects to achieve a goal.
...
- Exmas Message 2006 - Digital Download
*EX1.32
Twin Thousands
{{Infobox musical artist
, name = Twin Thousands
, image = Twin_Thousands.JPG
, caption = Twin Thousands live in Nottingham, UK.
, image_size =
, alias =
, origin = Brooklyn, New York Cit ...
- Like You A Lot - Single
*EX1.33 Various Artists - Ten - Album
*EX1.34
Plans & Apologies
A plan is typically any diagram or list of steps with details of timing and resources, used to achieve an objective to do something. It is commonly understood as a temporal set of intended actions through which one expects to achieve a goal.
...
- Meetoo - Single
*EX1.35 Adam Patrick - Exmas Message 2007: This Christmas Eve - Digital Download
See also
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List of record labels
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List of independent UK record labels
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* 3 Beat Records
* 4AD
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* Acid Jazz Records
* Alcopop! Records
* All Saints Records
* Ambush Reality
* Andmoresound
* Angular Recordin ...
References
External links
Official site
British independent record labels
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