LINKS
LABELS
Nothing but quality releases from these folks. Check them out and buy their stuff. Support independent music!
1. Tru Thoughts - [visit site]
Based in Brighton, they are at the top of the heap.
2. Fort Knox Recordings - [visit site]
DC's own funkmeisters. Every release is a prime-time floor filler.
3. Funk Weapons - [visit site]
Home to the All Good Funk Alliance and Dr. Delay. Heavy dancefloor funk breaks action.
4. Magnetic Fields - [visit site]
Quantic's new funk imprint
5. Daptone Records - [visit site]
The home of the world's best new heavy funk.
6. Wonderwheel Recordings - [visit site]
The wonderfully diverse label owned by Turntables on the Hudson's Nickodemus.
7. Freestyle Records - [visit site]
Simply one of the best, most diverse dance labels in the world.
8. Pulver Records - [visit site]
Dublex, Inc's superfine label. Some of the best sleeve design around!
9. Alternate Take Records - [visit site]
Home of the Hydroponic Sound System. [See also Bastard Jazz]
10. ESL Music - [visit site]
Let's give credit where credit is due.
11. Cookshop - [visit site]
Love these guys. Brighton's killing it right now (must be something about the sea air). Home to Lost Idol, La Femme, Digital Midgets, Mawglee & more.
12. Melting Pot Music - [visit site]
Cut'n'paste-style breaks and hip-hop.
13. Love Monk - [visit site]
This Spanish label is the home of the very talented Gecko Turner.
14. True Grooves - [visit site]
FunkDC's label, home to Kid Gusto's top-shelf beats.
15. Rhythm & Culture Recordings - [visit site]
Farid Ali's electronic label. From beats to sleeve design, quality all the way.
16. Soul Jazz - [visit site]
New electronica and dancefloor gems. But best known for super high quality reissues of soul, funk, punk/funk, reggae and more.
17. Jazzman Records - [visit site]
Crate digging obsessives unearthing amazing funk, soul & jazz rarities with alarming frequency. Lovingly re-issued on vinyl & CD.
18. Ninja Tune - [visit site]
Righteous downtempo dopeness from the innovators.
19. Ace Records - [visit site]
Amazingly diverse re-issue label, covering everything from British Invasion to Pub Rock to Northern Soul to classic country. All lovingly packaged with extensive liner notes and exceptional remastering.
20. Catskills Records - [visit site]
Awesome Brighton-based dance & downtempo label. Home to Black Grass, Ch3vy, Husky Rescue, Hard Kandy, Aldo Vanucci and many others.
21. K7 Records - [visit site]
Creators of the always-impressive and seemingly never-ending DJ Kicks series, the label roster sports Koop, Kruder Dorfmeister and Smith & Mighty among others.
22. Jalapeno Records - [visit site]
One of the best dance music labels out there, based on the colossal one-two punch of Skeewiff and Kraak'n'Smaak. Not to mention Ikon, Cricco Castelli, Ian Britt and Kid Creme.
23. Freerange Records - [visit site]
Superb UK house label with a deep stable of talent including Swell Session, Trevor Loveys, Shur-I-Kan & Jimpster.
24. The Blow Up - [visit site]
London-based 60s-obsessed record label and mod club night. 15 years strong and still going with that hipshaking go-go beat...! Recently tapped to remix DC's own Dust Galaxy.
25. Stax Records - [visit site]
The greatest soul label ever celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2008. Far from mere revivalism, the label is continuing the soul tradition with Angie Stone.
26. Timmion Records - [visit site]
Deep down 'n' dirty funk & soul from Finland! Home to Nicole Willis & the Soul Investigators, Didier's Sound Spectrum, Speedometer and the Soultors.