Lo Recordings is a label founded in 1995 by Jon Tye. They are noted for their strong visual style thanks to
Non-Format, with whom they work very closely and won a
D&AD
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award for several of their releases sleeves.
Musical style
Lo recordings mainly specialize in left-field electronic music
with artists such as
Grimes
Claire Elise Boucher (; born March 17, 1988), known professionally as Grimes, is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Her early work has been described as extending from "lo-fi R&B" to futuristic dance-pop, and has in ...
,
Black Devil and
Susumu Yokota,
Fischerspooner
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Career
Originally a duo formed by classi ...
amongst many others. This is reflected in the company's motto that reads "Lo Recordings - Provider of quality esoteric music since 1995".
Along with electronic music Lo Recordings has also been known to release various other genres. This is exemplified by bands such as
The Chap
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who have three albums on Lo with one forthcoming expected in mid-2012.
Recently Lo have developed two new labels: Loaf,
for new artists and Loeb, for vinyl 12’s. There is a sister company Hub 100 Publishing ltd and in the last few years have developed a production music library imprint called Lo Editions in conjunction with BMGZomba production music.
Lo recordings also runs Lo & Behold, a shop and Creative Space in
London
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showcasing a diverse selection of exhibitions, installations and one off events.
Artists
Lo Recordings has worked with many artists and has over 70 releases spread over three sub-labels. These include many full albums and compilations. Some of the artists associated with Lo Recordings are:
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The Adamski Kid
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Four Tet
Kieran Hebden (born September 1977), known as Four Tet, is an English electronic musician. He came to prominence as a member of the post-rock band Fridge before establishing himself as a solo artist with charting UK albums such as '' Rounds'' ...
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The Chap
''The Chap'' is a British humorous men's lifestyle magazine published quarterly. It was founded in 1999 by Gustav Temple and Vic Darkwood, and is still edited by Temple.
The magazine proposes that men everywhere return to a more gentlemanly wa ...
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Susumu Yokota
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Black Devil
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Rothko
Mark Rothko (), born Markus Yakovlevich Rothkowitz (russian: Ма́ркус Я́ковлевич Ротко́вич, link=no, lv, Markuss Rotkovičs, link=no; name not Anglicized until 1940; September 25, 1903 – February 25, 1970), was a Latv ...
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Aphex Twin
Richard David James (born 18 August 1971), best known as Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born British musician, composer and DJ. He is known for his idiosyncratic work in electronic music, electronic styles such as techno, ambient music, ambient, and jun ...
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Thurston Moore
Thurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958) is an American musician best known as a member of Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label. Moo ...
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Luke Vibert
Luke Vibert (born 26 January 1973) is a British electronic musician and producer, also known for his work under several aliases such as Plug and Wagon Christ. Raised in Cornwall, Vibert began releasing projects in the 1990s across varied genre ...
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Jean-Jacques Perrey
Jean Marcel Leroy (; 20 January 1929 – 4 November 2016), popularly known as Jean-Jacques Perrey, was a French electronic music performer, composer, producer, and promoter. He is considered a pioneer of pop electronica.[Cursor Miner
Cursor Miner (Robert Tubb) is an underground electronica producer from Selsey, England. Signed to Lo Recordings and Uncharted Audio in the UK, he has released four albums, ''Cursor Miner Requires Attention'' (2010), ''Danceflaw'' (2006), ''Cursor ...]
*Hairy Butter
*Mileece
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Tony F Wilson
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Red Snapper
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Grimes
Claire Elise Boucher (; born March 17, 1988), known professionally as Grimes, is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Her early work has been described as extending from "lo-fi R&B" to futuristic dance-pop, and has in ...
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Zoon van snooK
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Astronauts (band)
* Tom Furse
See also
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List of record labels
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List of electronic music record labels
This is a list of notable electronic music record labels:
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* 3 Beat Records
* 12k
*430 West Records
*8bitpeoples
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*A Different Drum
*Ad Noiseam
*Adjunct Audio
* Alex Tronic Records
* Alfa Matrix
* Alien8
* All Around The World
*All S ...
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Non-Format
References
External links
Official SiteLo Recording's MyspaceParent Company Site
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British independent record labels
Record labels established in 1995
Electronic music record labels