
So I haven't made a label playlist in a while and I noticed the good folks over at IODA have a fair amount from one of my favourite Portland (East side: Maine, not west side: Oregon) labels - Peapod Recordings! With the new Brown Bird album coming out, it reminded me that this label needs some more attention, and that is where I come in. There are quite a few great albums on the label - Brown Bird, Chriss Sutherland, South China and more. While most bands on the label are considered "indie" and even "folk" they range [...]
I have been a bit lax on the label playlist feature here on Slowcoustic so I noticed that the good folks at IODA have quite a bit of content from Shameless Records available. Hell, it is time to represent Alberta here - Canadian label action from my own province! They have a pretty eclectic roster, with my clear stand out favourite being The Wheat Pool - but that's how I roll (all families have their favourite child, right?). In reading over the info on their website, you know that 2002 was the official start [...]

Okay, so it isn't really a profile of the label, but I am a fan of a couple of artists (so far, I am sure my "fandom" will grow once I really dig into Third Uncle). Those artists are the overly Slowcoustic profiled Elephant Micah (mentioned here , here and here ) and new on my radar, Vollmer. Elephant Micah and Vollmer share more than the label and a penchant for ethereal folk/experimental noise: they both were responsible for Elephant Micah's stellar "Exiled Magicians" - EM with the actual music creation and Vollmer assisting [...]
Woot! Part three of the a series I have going on record labels ( part 1 , part 2 ). This time we have the ever impressive "FatCat Records" from Brighton (and Brooklyn). FatCat Records is pretty much an "ahead of the curve" indie label with a few great "straight ahead" indie artists. If you are a bit sketchy on what I am trying to say, think of starting at Animal Collective and move towards Frightened Rabbit. See, now you [...]