Arcola is an offshoot of the

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. It was set up in late 2003, and takes its name from the Arcola Theatre, Arcola Street in

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where Warp held the launch party for the label. It released a number of singles in 2003 and 2004. Arcola marked its return after a 14-year hiatus in January 2018, with new EP's by Rian Treanor & 2814.Andrew Ryce
"HKE and Telepath's 2814 project up next on Warp sub-label Arcola"
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'', 2018.

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All Arcola releases are

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s released in a generic sleeve designed by The

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. Although some artists such as

Brothomstates Brothomstates is one of the stage names of Lassi Nikko, a Finnish composer and musician. He also used to produce music in the demoscene under the moniker of Dune in the demogroup Orange. His works are mostly downtempo or ambient, but he is also kn ...

and Milanese are shared by both the Warp and Arcola label, Arcola releases are always more dancefloor-oriented.

Artists

(Lassi Nikko) *Cane *Denis Rusnak *Dub Kult (Neilon Pitamber) *Louis Digital *Milanese *Rian Treanor * 2814 *Nkisi *Our Souls Are In The Hands Of The Translator *Primitive Art

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