Nuphonic was an independent record label, based in

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, from 1994 to 2002.

History

Nuphonic was founded in 1994 by

Sav Remzi Sav Remzi is a creative entrepreneur, record producer and impresario. He is responsible for a number of imprints over the past three decades, including the music label Nuphonic Records, the Blue Note Club in Shoreditch, the '' London Xpress'' rad ...

and David Hill. It released its first record in June 1995,

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's "Original Disco Motion", which was soon followed by the cello-led disco track "In The Trees".

Tom Hingston Tom Hingston (born 1973) is a British graphic designer and creative director working in London. He is most well known for his collaborative design work with musicians, both as cover and promotional art as well as music videos. Early work Followin ...

contributed a number of sleeve designs. The company ceased trading in 2002 and all rights were returned to the artists who recorded music for the label. In 2004 Remzi launched a new record label, Tirk Records. David Hill formed a music supervision and composition company, called Radial Music, in 2006.

Notable artists

* Black Jazz Chronicles *

* Fug *

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Nuphonic legacy artists

{{Authority control Record labels established in 1994 Record labels disestablished in 2004 British independent record labels Electronic dance music record labels