Is there a better record label than....

Twilightkid · **Posted:** Tue Apr 08, 2008 4:01 pm

Southern Lord? www.southernlord.com

It seems like all I listen to these days are releases from these guys over the last two years or so.....Nice, that I'm friends with the owner....Not that there is anything wrong with that....

What labels are you digging? and what bands from that label make you happy in the pants the most?

Dusty Chalk · **Posted:** Tue Apr 08, 2008 4:35 pm

Jagjaguwar is a recent one I noticed that I've been listening to a lot of.

COP International, Dancing Ferret, Metropolis, A Different Drum, Alfa Matrix, "Fax", Rather Interesting..., et al

...and I just love the name: Konigskinder Schallplatten

alongwaltz. · **Posted:** Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:12 pm

Far too many but an impromptu top 3 right now would be:

Blocks Recording Club - Katie Stelmanis, The Blankket, The Barcelona Pavilion, and more
Cloudberry - Summer Cats, Soda Fountain Rag, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, ++
Happy Happy Birthday To Me - Cars Can Be Blue, Fishboy, The Lolligags, etc.

Also Elefant, Labrador, Slumberland, WeePOP!, K, Bus Stop, Yes Boy Ice Cream...

puma · **Posted:** Tue Apr 08, 2008 6:54 pm

#1: kompakt - kompakt stays consistent with their releases.... been putting out some solid ones: jennifer cardini, robert babicz, justus kohncke. only thing i haven't dug of theirs was that field album, blech

#2: dfa - this nu disco/disco dub/whatever lame sub genre you want to call it has been getting back into house music again: hercules & love affair, holy ghost, still going

#3: xl - kris has been signing some solid bands so can't go wrong there

toots · **Posted:** Tue Apr 08, 2008 7:49 pm

puma Wrote:

#1: kompakt

shiv · **Posted:** Tue Apr 08, 2008 8:41 pm

troubleman unlimited
narnack
stones throw
load
ipecac

and gold standard labs - r.i.p.

Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

Trikont

Though Narnack has been impressing the fuck out of me lately.

christian · **Posted:** Tue Apr 08, 2008 9:29 pm

Insubordination
It's Alive
Whoa Oh
Cold Feet
Rally

toots · **Posted:** Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:25 pm

Nerve Racket
Polyphonic Rampage
Jizzgoat

Sex, Drugs, and Dave · **Posted:** Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:49 pm

UHHH....Merge anyone???

even without Arcade Fire and Spoon they're pretty solid.

Dalen · **Posted:** Tue Apr 08, 2008 11:25 pm

DFA <------best label, headed in the right direction imo.

and Hyperdub.

and JagJag.

Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

F**k You, Dave Wrote:

UHHH....Merge anyone???

without Arcade Fire and Spoon they're pretty solid.

Natural Mike · **Posted:** Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:05 am

Cotton Wrote:

F**k You, Dave Wrote:

UHHH....Merge anyone???

they have a bunch of crappy bands but a fairly large number of very good and/or great ones.

.

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:03 am

Magnanimous
Merge
Actuelle CD
Atavistic

Danny Don't Rapp · **Joined:** Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:20 pm **Posts:** 1530

Southern Lord is pretty great MOST of the time. Troubleman Unlimited (as mentioned above) has got some great stuff. And let's not forget In the Red Records - one of my favorites.

As usual, F**K You Dave's post is a fucking joke.

Danny Don't Rapp · **Joined:** Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:20 pm **Posts:** 1530

Twilightkid Wrote:

Southern Lord? www.southernlord.com

Nice, that I'm friends with the owner....Not that there is anything wrong with that....

Do you get free stuff? That would be totally awesome.

shmoo · **Posted:** Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:18 am

Danny Don't Rapp Wrote:

As usual, F**K You Dave's post is a fucking joke.

What about the other three people who posted about Merge? Or maybe they weren't joking.

I don't know that I'd pick Merge now, but they're certainly up there for long-term consistent quality. If that were the criteria, I think there are only a few I'd think of before them. Like Touch & Go.

south pacific · **Posted:** Wed Apr 09, 2008 4:28 am

Jizzgoat?...Jizzgoat?!!

Southern Lord ist goot

also, Modular

agreed, DFA

Sex, Drugs, and Dave · **Posted:** Wed Apr 09, 2008 6:25 am

gosh, I'm sorry for even bringing up one of my favorite labels. I didn't realize that my taste was such a fucking joke.

:roll:

Dalen · **Posted:** Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:03 am

F**k You, Dave Wrote:

gosh, I'm sorry for even bringing up one of my favorite labels. I didn't realize that my taste was such a fucking joke.

:roll:

Dave, you can ignore anyone that thinks troubleman unlimited is a consistent label.

:wink:

Twilightkid · **Posted:** Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:45 am

Danny Don't Rapp Wrote:

Twilightkid Wrote:

Southern Lord? www.southernlord.com

Nice, that I'm friends with the owner....Not that there is anything wrong with that....

Do you get free stuff? That would be totally awesome.

CD's, yes....Special edition and colored vinyl, sometimes, but more often then not, I pay 'cost'.

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:56 am

Danny Don't Rapp Wrote:

As usual, F**K You Dave's post is a fucking joke.

American Music Club
Big Dipper
Caribou
Destroyer
The Ladybug Transistor
Oakley Hall
Polvo
Radar Bros.
The Rosebuds
She & Him
Shout Out Louds
Spoon
M. Ward
Wye Oak

I dunno...thats a pretty impressive roster that a lot of labels would kill for.

splates · **Posted:** Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:57 am

southern lord are great but were better a couple of years ago, and the same goes for kompakt and dfa

i guess

m_nus
bpitch
get physical
kitsune

dunno, im not really one for label loyalty

Sex, Drugs, and Dave · **Posted:** Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:05 am

Flying Rabbit Wrote:

Danny Don't Rapp Wrote:

As usual, F**K You Dave's post is a fucking joke.

American Music Club
Big Dipper
Caribou
Destroyer
The Ladybug Transistor
Oakley Hall
Polvo
Radar Bros.
The Rosebuds
She & Him
Shout Out Louds
Spoon
M. Ward
Wye Oak

I dunno...thats a pretty impressive roster that a lot of labels would kill for.

The only band I don't like on the label is Spaceheads...and what have they put out lately.

don't forget:
Arcade Fire
Bob Pollard
Superchunk
Trail Of Dead
Portastatic
The Broken West

Yeah, they're a real fucking joke...sorry they don't put out music for doing meth and fucking your cousins.

splates · **Posted:** Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:05 am

unless you guys want to do all time, in which case its way easier to throw out names like

Warp
Cherry Red
Sarah
Flying Nun
Roule/Crydamoure

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