LTM Recordings (originally les temps modernes) is a British

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founded in 1983, and best known for reissues of artists and music from 1978 to the present day, as well as modern classical and avant-garde composition. The label is based in

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, and is curated by James Nice. Particularly notable are reissues of catalogue originally released by

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, Compact Organisation and

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. Nice has also reactivated the

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and Crépuscule labels, for reissues and new releases. LTM has also released audiobooks with archive recordings by major figures in 20th Century avant-garde art, including ''Futurism & Dada Reviewed'', ''Voices of Dada'', ''Surrealism Reviewed'', ''Musica Futurista: The Art of Noises'', ''Bauhaus Reviewed'' and ''Cocteau Satie and Les Six''.

History

James Nice started LTM as a cassette label, 'Les Temps Moderne', which became a record label proper in 1984. LTM went into hibernation when he relocated to Brussels to join Crépuscule, where he worked on new releases as well as reissues of Crépuscule and Factory Benelux catalogue, and ran his own sublabel, Interior. After several years at Crépuscule and PIAS he revived LTM, and also worked as a lawyer (including representing some Factory artists against

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in the mid-1990s''Shadowplayers: The Rise and Fall of Factory Records'', James Nice, paperback, p. 493/4, Aurum Press, 2010, ). Nice is also the author of '' Shadowplayers: The Rise and Fall of Factory Records'' (2010), and the earlier documentary ''Shadowplayers'' on the same subject (2006).

Artists on the LTM label

* Antena *

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* Berntholer * Crawling Chaos *

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* Celletti Alessandra *

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* Anna Domino *

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* Department S * Devine & Statton * French Impressionists * Foreign Press *

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* Gilbert & Lewis *

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* Hermine *

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* Richard Jobson * Josef K * Kalima * Kid Montana *

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* Minimal man *

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* Northern Picture Library * The Occasional Keepers *

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* Blaine L. Reininger *

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* The Royal Family and the Poor *

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* Alison Statton & Spike * Stockholm Monsters * Section 25 * 23 Skidoo *

Thick Pigeon Miranda Stanton, best known for her recordings as Stanton Miranda, Miranda Dali and Thick Pigeon, is a 1980s Factory Records artist from New York City. She achieved some notice for her single "Wheels Over Indian Trails" (produced by Stephen Morri ...

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* Trembling Blue Stars * Tunnelvision *

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* The Wake *

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* X-O-Dus

References

External links

LTM label official site

Discography at Discogs
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History

Artists on the LTM label

See also

References

External links