Need advice on record labels

GeneticKiss · 07.12.2009, 12:06 AM

OK, I've been searching Google for record labels that I think would be interested in my band's music, but I haven't had any luck...

Please have a listen to my band's music via the link in my sig and make recommendations based on any knowledge you've got, or if you've got a label, let me know if you'd be interested...

Here's the indie labels I know and why they may not be interested...

Epitaph (we're not Cali-punk)
Century Media (mainly extreme metal oriented, although they've got Jucifer and Extol)
Saddle Creek (we're not emo)
Devil's Ruin (too rootsy)
Relapse (we're not experimental/noise metal)
Matador (doesn't accept unsolicited material-although our singer/bassist knows the sister of the drummer for Early Man)

NOTE: This isn't just a "hey, check out my music" thread in disguise. We are really trying to make the jump now but I don't know who'd be interested in our music. We're too heavy for a pop/rock label but not heavy enough for a metal label, too experimental for a straightforward music label but not experimental enough for a full-on experimental music label, and, with the exception of our drummer, not musically proficent enough for a prog label...

Toilet & Bowels · 07.12.2009, 03:58 AM

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Originally Posted by swa(y)

er,..touch and go, maybe?

they are still ok...even if "ok" doesnt amount to the awesomness of some of their '80s releases.

touch and go is still over-all my fav. lots of my fav albums were touch and go releases.

haha...if you were noise band id say look into the countless tape mini-labels poppin' up all over the place.

AND...dont listen to the hype...theres nothing wrong w/ "hey check out my music" threads. if you do something, and a want people to hear it, ya should do whatever it takes so that it reaches other people's ears.

touch n go only do back catalogue now, no new stuff.

Derek · 07.12.2009, 04:00 AM

Why don't you lower the bar a little and try a small tape label first or something?

Toilet & Bowels · 07.12.2009, 04:02 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_record_labels:_A-H
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_record_labels:_I-Q
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_record_labels:_R-Z
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_record_labels

Satan · 07.12.2009, 04:04 AM

A&R
4AD
17-19 Alma Road
London
SW18 1AA
UK

chrome noise tape · 07.12.2009, 04:16 AM

(smells like records)

Toilet & Bowels · 07.12.2009, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by swa(y)

since when?

earlier this year

Danny · 07.12.2009, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Satan

A&R
4AD
17-19 Alma Road
London
SW18 1AA
UK

Too true.

Try XL Records too, also UK-based. If you can get a cult following in the UK then you're set.

DeadDiscoDildo · 07.12.2009, 02:03 PM

I was about to post the same thread haha.

Hey Satan do u think I should try the labels u mentioned to Genetic Kiss?

You're the only one besides al shabrry that commented on my post, and you seemed to really dig it.

greedrex · 07.12.2009, 04:04 PM

Record labels can suck my dick.

DeadDiscoDildo · 07.12.2009, 05:33 PM

Oh, suck yr own dick.

Record Labels can still help bands these days.

Derek · 07.12.2009, 05:54 PM

Even better, establish your own label!

schizophrenicroom · 07.12.2009, 07:14 PM

saddle creek isn't emo. like, uuvvwwz or whatever definitely aren't emo. tilly and the wall? come on.

maybe eulogy? equal vision? bridge nine?

GeneticKiss · 07.12.2009, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by schizophrenicroom

saddle creek isn't emo. like, uuvvwwz or whatever definitely aren't emo. tilly and the wall? come on.

maybe eulogy? equal vision? bridge nine?

Well, my opinion of Saddle Creek was largely shaped by seeing records by Audio Learning Center, Hey Mercedes, and Hot Rod Circuit in a SC mini-catalog I got in a CD by the Faint...

Dead-Air · 07.12.2009, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by GeneticKiss

NOTE: This isn't just a "hey, check out my music" thread in disguise. We are really trying to make the jump now but I don't know who'd be interested in our music. We're too heavy for a pop/rock label but not heavy enough for a metal label, too experimental for a straightforward music label but not experimental enough for a full-on experimental music label, and, with the exception of our drummer, not musically proficent enough for a prog label...

Haven't had a chance to listen, but you just described the ideal Sub Pop band a few years back. Of course that was a few years back. Problem is, record labels are a bit of a dying dinosaur right now. I don't even try to find anything bigger than the "friend who wants to list you in their catalog and put your My Space profile on their My Space profile and won't charge you anything for it" type label these days. Maybe some of those will grow with you, but there are no indies discovering new talent anymore. Sadly.

schizophrenicroom · 07.12.2009, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by GeneticKiss

Well, my opinion of Saddle Creek was largely shaped by seeing records by Audio Learning Center, Hey Mercedes, and Hot Rod Circuit in a SC mini-catalog I got in a CD by the Faint...

those bands aren't on saddle creek and never were.

try absolutepunk.net and look for labels in the forums.

therealglenstyler · 07.16.2009, 07:00 AM

Get a lawyer, (in every sense). when a label says they don't accept unsolicited demos then generally they mean they will only listen to stuff recommended to them from a business point of view, if you have impressed any promoters and are on good terms then ask them if they know anyone good, trustworthy and preferably young but not inexperienced, a publisher might also do this if you have the connects but as a rule you wouldn't want to wade into the world of publishers and labels without a lawyer on your team.

The Earl Of Slander · 07.16.2009, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by therealglenstyler

Get a lawyer, (in every sense). when a label says they don't accept unsolicited demos then generally they mean they will only listen to stuff recommended to them from a business point of view, if you have impressed any promoters and are on good terms then ask them if they know anyone good, trustworthy and preferably young but not inexperienced, a publisher might also do this if you have the connects but as a rule you wouldn't want to wade into the world of publishers and labels without a lawyer on your team.

Yeah. A good rule at the very least is don't sign anything until you know exactly what it entails. Also, over-referenced and outfate or not, it might be of interest to read this, if you haven't already.

As to specific label recommendations, all I can really say is that aiming smaller is probably wiser until you're in a position to actually have some leverage when dealing with anyone bigger...

Seandi · 07.16.2009, 09:27 AM

Drag City. They pay and are on the up and up.

schizophrenicroom · 07.16.2009, 11:01 AM

maybe anti-?

07.12.2009, 12:06 AM	#1
GeneticKiss expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,666	OK, I've been searching Google for record labels that I think would be interested in my band's music, but I haven't had any luck... Please have a listen to my band's music via the link in my sig and make recommendations based on any knowledge you've got, or if you've got a label, let me know if you'd be interested... Here's the indie labels I know and why they may not be interested... Epitaph (we're not Cali-punk) Century Media (mainly extreme metal oriented, although they've got Jucifer and Extol) Saddle Creek (we're not emo) Devil's Ruin (too rootsy) Relapse (we're not experimental/noise metal) Matador (doesn't accept unsolicited material-although our singer/bassist knows the sister of the drummer for Early Man) NOTE: This isn't just a "hey, check out my music" thread in disguise. We are really trying to make the jump now but I don't know who'd be interested in our music. We're too heavy for a pop/rock label but not heavy enough for a metal label, too experimental for a straightforward music label but not experimental enough for a full-on experimental music label, and, with the exception of our drummer, not musically proficent enough for a prog label... __________________ https://handinthefates.bandcamp.com<--music
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Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	Why don't you lower the bar a little and try a small tape label first or something?
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Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,265	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_record_labels:_A-H http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_record_labels:_I-Q http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_record_labels:_R-Z http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_record_labels
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Satan invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: noo yawk Posts: 6,331	A&R 4AD 17-19 Alma Road London SW18 1AA UK __________________ "I love meth." - batreleaser
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07.12.2009, 04:16 AM	#6
chrome noise tape the end of the ugly Join Date: May 2009 Location: Making The Nature Scene Posts: 935	(smells like records)
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07.12.2009, 02:03 PM	#9
DeadDiscoDildo invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,805	I was about to post the same thread haha. Hey Satan do u think I should try the labels u mentioned to Genetic Kiss? You're the only one besides al shabrry that commented on my post, and you seemed to really dig it.
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07.12.2009, 04:04 PM	#10
greedrex invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: in yr fotobukit Posts: 6,588	Record labels can suck my dick. __________________ Greed Recordings bandcamp ~The Rex~, stalkin' yr shit since 2008.
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07.12.2009, 05:33 PM	#11
DeadDiscoDildo invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,805	Oh, suck yr own dick. Record Labels can still help bands these days.
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07.12.2009, 05:54 PM	#12
Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	Even better, establish your own label!
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07.12.2009, 07:14 PM	#13
schizophrenicroom invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: behind you Posts: 10,807	saddle creek isn't emo. like, uuvvwwz or whatever definitely aren't emo. tilly and the wall? come on. maybe eulogy? equal vision? bridge nine? __________________ fuck i'm frustrated, freaking out something fierce, would you help me? i'm hungry and i stuffer and i startle, i struggle and i stammer til i'm up to my ears in miserable quote unquote "art"
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07.16.2009, 07:00 AM	#17
therealglenstyler stalker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London Posts: 430	Get a lawyer, (in every sense). when a label says they don't accept unsolicited demos then generally they mean they will only listen to stuff recommended to them from a business point of view, if you have impressed any promoters and are on good terms then ask them if they know anyone good, trustworthy and preferably young but not inexperienced, a publisher might also do this if you have the connects but as a rule you wouldn't want to wade into the world of publishers and labels without a lawyer on your team.
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07.16.2009, 09:27 AM	#19
Seandi stalker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 535	Drag City. They pay and are on the up and up.
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07.16.2009, 11:01 AM	#20
schizophrenicroom invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: behind you Posts: 10,807	maybe anti-? __________________ fuck i'm frustrated, freaking out something fierce, would you help me? i'm hungry and i stuffer and i startle, i struggle and i stammer til i'm up to my ears in miserable quote unquote "art"
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