Invisible Hands Music is a UK-based

independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...

. The label is owned and run entirely by Charles Kennedy who started out by self-releasing cassettes sold at gigs by his first band 'Night World' in 1987. The first CD release was ''Fretwork Southeast'', a

compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...

of local bands from Southwest London in 1993. After three more CDs in the series, and an eponymous debut album by Kennedy's alias The Aries Project, the label moved into signing legacy artists starting with

Wishbone Ash Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved success in the early and mid-1970s. Their popular albums included ''Wishbone Ash'' (1970), ''Pilgrimage'' (1971), '' Argus'' (1972), ''Wishbone Four'' (1973), ''There's the Rub'' (1974), and '' ...

, and singer-songwriter, Rob Reynolds. Other releases in the 1990s, distributed by Pinnacle in the UK, included electro compilations such as ''Speed Garage Invasion'' and ''Drum n Bass Invasion''. After a gap of five years, the label restarted operations in Camden Town in January 2003, releasing niche cash-in products such as a

box set A box set or (its original name) boxed set is a set of items (for example, a compilation of books, musical recordings, films or television programs) traditionally packaged in a box and offered for sale as a single unit. Music Artists and bands ...

Emerson, Lake & Palmer Emerson, Lake & Palmer (informally known as ELP) were an English progressive rock supergroup formed in London in 1970. The band consisted of Keith Emerson (keyboards), Greg Lake (vocals, bass, guitar, producer) and Carl Palmer (drums, percus ...

remixes by Mike Bennett, a box set of Wishbone Ash demos, and a compilation of covers of

David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...

songs.

Hazel O'Connor Hazel Thereasa O'Connor (born 16 May 1954) is a British singer-songwriter and actress. She became famous in the early 1980s with hit singles " Eighth Day", " D-Days" and " Will You?" She also starred in the 1980 film '' Breaking Glass''. Care ...

joined the label with a reissue series of her 1990s albums. Releases included music by guitarist

Stevie Salas Stevie Salas (born November 17, 1964) is a Native American guitarist, author, television host, music director, record producer, film composer, and former advisor of contemporary music at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. ...

Silver Sun Silver Sun are a British power pop band, who formed in 1995 in Camden, London. They released their self-titled debut album in 1997, and after two major label releases that saw moderate success, the band released two further albums independe ...

(two studio albums),

Hugh Cornwell Hugh Alan Cornwell (born 28 August 1949) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and writer, best known for being the lead vocalist and lead guitarist for the punk rock and new wave band the Stranglers from 1974 to 1990. Since leaving the ...

(two studio albums and a live set) and

Thomas Dolby Thomas Morgan Robertson (born 14 October 1958), known by the stage name Thomas Dolby, is an English musician, producer, composer, entrepreneur and teacher. Dolby came to prominence in the 1980s, releasing hit singles including "She Blinded Me ...

(live CD / DVD box set). In 2008 Invisible Hands signed a partially-reformed lineup of

The Jam The Jam were an English mod revival/ punk rock band formed in 1972 at Sheerwater Secondary School in Woking, Surrey. They released 18 consecutive Top 40 singles in the United Kingdom, from their debut in 1977 to their break-up in December 198 ...

(sans

Paul Weller Paul John Weller (born John William Weller; 25 May 1958) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Weller achieved fame with the punk rock/ new wave/mod revival band the Jam (1972–1982). He had further success with the blue-eyed soul m ...

), and released a new

album, '' Hooverdam'', available as a free download. After a four-year hiatus between 2010 and 2014, the label restarted operations in London's West End, rereleasing The Aries Project's eponymous album under the new title "English Ghosts". Other artists and releases: *

Miranda Lee Richards Miranda Lee Richards (born April 4, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter. Her 2001 release ''The Herethereafter'' included original compositions such as "The Beginner", and a cover of The Rolling Stones' 1967 single " Dandelion". Her single "T ...

– Echoes of the Dreamtime *

Tangerine Dream Tangerine Dream is a German electronic music band founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. The group has seen many personnel changes over the years, with Froese having been the only constant member until his death in January 2015. The best-known lineup ...

– Out of this World (Limited edition numbered, double transparent tangerine coloured vinyl) *

– The Fall and Rise of Hugh Cornwell *

Libera Libera may refer to: * Libera (mythology), a Roman goddess of fertility * Libera (choir), a boy vocal group from London * ''Libera'' (film), a 1993 comedy film * "Libera" (song), a song by Italian artist Mia Martini * ''Libera'' (gastropod), a ...

– Beyond (2018),Libera: Beyond
/ref> Hope (2017), Libera at Christmas (2016) * Mishka Shubaly – Cowards Path The above 5 releases were half-speed mastered at Abbey Road studios by Miles Showell. Releases for 2016 were by Animotion, Crosby & Nash, Superdrone (flexi-disk project), REM, Pearl Jam and James Taylor.

Catalogue

;ALBUMS * IH1 Night World Invisible Hands (cassette) * IH2 Night World The Bears at the End of the Garden (cassette) * IH3 Night World Grand Designs (cassette) * IH4 Night World Charge of the Night Brigade (cassette) * IHCD5 Various Fretwork Southeast * IHCD6 The Aries Project The Aries Project later reissued as English Ghosts * IHCD7 Various Fretwork Southeast 2: The Crossing * IHCD8 Rob Reynolds Waiting for the Tide * IHCD9 Various Fretwork 3: Upshot * IHCD10 Various Fretwork 4: Electronic * IHCD11 Night World Atmospheres * IHCD12

Trance Visionary * IHCD14 Various Drum & Bass Invasion * IHCD15 Various Speed Garage Invasion * IHCD16 Various Diamond Gods: Interpretations of Bowie * IHCD17 Rob Reynolds Samsara Never Sleeps * IHCD18

Beyond The Breaking Glass * IHCD19

Live in Berlin * IHCD20

5 In The Morning * IHCD21

Acoustically Yours * IHCD22 Rob Reynolds Sightseeing * IHCD23

Reworks: Brain Salad Perjury (3-CD box set) * IHCD24

Wonderful Stash (3-CD box set) * IHCD25 Ade Payne My Town * IHCD26 Clear Coming Round * IHCD27 Whysome Not Even Close To What It Was Meant To Be (IR01) * IHCD28

UK Subs U.K. Subs are an English punk rock band, among the earliest in the first wave of British punk. Formed in 1976, the mainstay of the band has been vocalist Charlie Harper, originally a singer in Britain's R&B scene. They were also one of the f ...

Staffordshire Bull * IHCD29

The Vibrators The Vibrators are a British punk rock band that formed in 1976. Early career The Vibrators were founded by Ian ' Knox' Carnochan, bassist Pat Collier, guitarist John Ellis, and drummer John 'Eddie' Edwards. They first came to public notice ...

Live: Near The Seedy Mill Golf Club * IHCD30 Cheap & Nasty Cool Talk Injection * IHCD31 Hazel O'Connor A Singular Collection: The Best of Hazel O'Connor * IHCD32 Cormac De Barra Barco * IHCD33

Mick Karn Andonis Michaelides (Greek: Αντώνης Μιχαηλίδης; 24 July 1958 – 4 January 2011), better known as Mick Karn, was an English-Cypriot musician and songwriter who rose to fame as the bassist for the art rock/ new wave band Japan. H ...

More Better Different * IHCD34 Forest Giants In Sequence * IHCD35

'' Disappear Here'' * IHCD36 Rob Reynolds Live in Den Haag * IHCD37 Hazel O'Connor Hidden Heart * IHCD38

Beyond Elysian Fields ''Beyond Elysian Fields'' is the sixth studio album by Hugh Cornwell, released by Invisible Hands Music on 4 October 2004 in the UK, with a worldwide release in 2005. It was produced by Tony Visconti and Danny Kadar. The album title refers to E ...

'' * IHCD39 Stevie Salas The Sun & The Earth: The Essential Stevie Salas Vol. 1 * IHCD40 Various Northern Line: The British At NXNE * IHCD41 Rob Reynolds The Curious World * IHCD42 Silver Sun

Dad's Weird Dream ''Dad's Weird Dream'' was the fourth studio album from British band Silver Sun The album was first released in Japan, where the band has steadily built a large fan base. Unlike its predecessor Disappear Here, the album was recorded by the whol ...

* IHCD43

'' Dirty Dozen'' * IHCD44

People, Places, Pieces ''People, Places, Pieces'' is a 3-CD live album by English musician Hugh Cornwell, released through Invisible Hands Music in October 2006. It was recorded at the London Carling Academy over three nights between 12 and 14 April 2005. Containing 4 ...

'' (3-CD box set) * IHCD45 Various Lost & Found * IHCD49 Birds of Wales Fall of the 49 EP * IHCD50 Various Contemporary Formation * IHCD51

The Sole Inhabitant (CD and DVD box set) * IHCD52

'' Hooverdam'' (CD and DVD box set; vinyl) * IHCD53 From The Jam A First Class Return (DVD box set) * IHCD59

Dave Bartram Dave may refer to: Film, television, and theater * ''Dave'' (film), a 1993 film starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver * ''Dave'' (musical), a 2018 stage musical adaptation of the film * Dave (TV channel), a digital television channel in the ...

"Lost and Found" * IHCD60 Mishka Shubaly "Cowards Path" * IHCD61

"The Fall and Rise of Hugh Cornwell" * IHCD62

Animotion Animotion is an American synth-pop band from Los Angeles, California, best known for the songs " Obsession", "Let Him Go", "I Engineer", and " Room to Move". Formed in 1983 from the remnants of a retro science-fiction band called Red Zone, th ...

"Raise Your Expectations" * IHCD63

"Echoes of The Dreamtime" * IH65

"Out of this World" * IH66 Rush "Timeless Wavelength" * IH67

Crosby & Nash In addition to solo careers and within the larger aggregate of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, the musical team of David Crosby and Graham Nash have performed and recorded regularly as a duo, mostly during the 1970s and the 2000s. History After th ...

"Wind on the Water" * IHCD68

Dorje The Vajra () is a legendary and ritual weapon, symbolising the properties of a diamond (indestructibility) and a thunderbolt (irresistible force). The vajra is a type of club with a ribbed spherical head. The ribs may meet in a ball-shape ...

"Centred And One" * IH69

"Quantum Key" * IH72

"Particles" * IHCD73

"Libera At Christmas" * IH74

"Existential Beast" * IH75

"Hope" * IH76 Superdrone "Superdrone One" * IH78 The Jive Aces "Just For The Record" * IH79

Thorsten Quaeschning Thorsten Quaeschning (born 23 February 1977) is a German musician. He is the bandleader of the electronic music group Tangerine Dream which he joined in 2005. He performs synthesizers, vocals, guitar and drums. Early life Quaeschning was born ...

"Cargo (original soundtrack recording)" * IH80T

"Run To Vegas / Leviathan" (Record Store Day 2018 EP) * IH82 Superdrone "Superdrone Two" * IH83

"Sessions I" * IHD89 Superdrone "Starcade" N/A The Aries Project Echo Park / Ionisphere Blue / Up / Underpass ;SINGLES * IHSCD4 The Aries Project Shelter, Medina, Stateless * IHSCD5 Rob Reynolds Stormy Weather * IHSCD6 Rob Reynolds Take It Easy * IHST7 Wishbone Ash Heritage (12" vinyl) * IHCDS10 Clear Johnny Marr Was A Mistake * IHCDS11 Rob Reynolds Sweet Mother * IHCDS12 OK Cola Everybody Wants To Be A DJ* * IHS14 Forest Giants Postcards (7" vinyl) * IHCDS15 Clear Over And Over * IHCDS16 Rob Reynolds Heaven Knows * IHCDS17 The Kates EP (CD and 12" vinyl) * IHCDS19 Hazel O'Connor One More Try * IHCDS20 The Kates Suicide Valentine * IHCDS21 Junk TV Oh England * IHCDS22 Rob Reynolds Sweet Mother * IHCDS23 Silver Sun Bubblegum * IHCDS25 Rob Reynolds Heaven Knows * IHCDS26 Hazel O'Connor Perfect Days * IHCDS27 Silver Sun Immediate * IHCDS28 Hugh Cornwell Under Her Spell * IHCDS29 Hazel O'Connor I'll See You Again/ Hidden * IH80T

"Run To Vegas / Leviathan" (Record Store Day 2018 EP) * IHCDFREEME1 Rob Reynolds Free Me ;VIDEO (promo only) * VHS Rob Reynolds Stormy Weather * VHS Rob Reynolds Take It Easy * VHS Rob Reynolds Sweet Mother * VHS Clear Johnny Marr Was A Mistake * VHS Hazel O'Connor One More Try * VHS Mick Karn The Jump * DVD Various IHM Artists * DVD Hugh Cornwell Live in London ;RELATED ALBUMS * Hugh Cornwell Live: Live It & Breathe It (HISCD004) * David Fisher Firehorse * Manana Fast Days EP ;COMPILATIONS * Exposed (In Yer Face Records IYF-01CD) includes Night World Remote * Future Sounds Of Underground Garage (Intrinsic Records TOYCD008) includes Night World Grass Roots and DJ Aries In Awe Of Stratus Girl * United Flava Of Drum n Bass: The Junglist Jazz Selection (Intrinsic Records TOYCD1006) includes Fledgling feat DJ Tyrone and The Aries Project Baby Jane * Definitive Underground Drum n Bass (Ration-L RALVP002CD) includes The Aries Project New Foundations (Fledgling's Incision Mix) * Seminal Excursions In Underground Garage: 40 Crucial Cuts (Ration-L RALVP007CD) includes DJ Aries feat Mikey Davenport Sitting All Alone * The British At Midem 2004 includes Rob Reynolds Sweet Mother * The British At Midem 2005 includes Rob Reynolds Sweet Mother * The British At Midem 2007 includes Silver Sun Fallen * The British At Popkomm 2005 includes Rob Reynolds Sweet Mother * The British At Popkomm 2007 includes Thomas Dolby I Live In A Suitcase * AIM For China 2004 * AIM For America 2006 includes Silver Sun, Rob Reynolds, Hugh Cornwell * BPI UK Indie Synch Sampler November 2005 includes Rob Reynolds Change My World

References

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