Rice Is Nice is an

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based in

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and

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that takes its name from Welsh

post-hardcore Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. Like the term " post-punk", the term "post-hardcore" has been applied to a broad conste ...

band

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's 2000 single "Rice Is Nice". The label aims to promote artists that are unique and whose music will have longevity, rather than being based on popularity. Rice Is Nice is run by Julia Wilson and Lulu Rae.

History

Rice Is Nice was formed in 2008 by Julia Wilson and Ben Shackleton. Wilson worked as a photographer and publicist in the music industry for the Australian labels

Mushroom Records Mushroom Records was an Australian flagship record label, founded in 1972 in Melbourne. It published and distributed many successful Australian artists and expanded internationally, until it was merged with Festival Records in 1998. Festival ...

and Popfrenzy and used her knowledge to release SPOD's "Aminals" 7" as the label's first release in mid-2008. Since then, Rice Is Nice has signed and released the works of a number of Australian artists, the musical genres of which vary greatly. In 2018, Rice Is Nice celebrated its tenth birthday, with a showcase at Melbourne Music Week and performances from SPOD, Sarah Mary Chadwick, Summer Flake, Richard in Your Mind, Straight Arrows and Rebel Yell. Being interviewed by LNWY in the lead up to the anniversary, Wilson said of the Rice Is Nice catalogue, "Everyone on the label is different, and they’re all doing what they do really well. That’s what I want to encourage and continue to do – to find people who are doing something really, really well". Julia Wilson has a long-standing friendship with

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, who is a vocal supporter of Rice Is Nice. Rollins has featured Rice Is Nice's catalogue of artists on his radio show on

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, and in August 2015, invited Wilson to co-host and curate the program with him.

Artists

*Angie *Darts *Den * Donny Benét *Frowning Clouds *

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* The Laurels *Le Villejuif Underground *Lia Mice * Lowtide * Richard in Your Mind *Rebel Yell *Sarah Mary Chadwick * Seekae * Seja *Shady Lane * SPOD *Straight Arrows *Summer Flake *You Beauty

References

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