Back Yard Recordings
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Back Yard recordings is a UK independent record label
based in London
.
The label was set up by Gil Goldberg and can count acts such as Gossip
, Dega Breaks
, Chromeo
, Seelenluft
, The Similou
, Tronik Youth and Teenagersintokyo amongst its roster.
Back Yard initially made its name as a promotions company, putting on the first London shows of now well established bands such as Muse and Stereophonics.
Slowly it evolved into a record label and in 2006 after a number of minor chart hits, Back Yard released 'Standing In The Way Of Control' in the UK, Europe and Japan, the third album by American disco punk rockers 'Gossip'.
The album spawned the Top 10 single of the same name and went on to sell 300,000 copies across Europe.
The following year the label released 'Fancy Footwork' by Chromeo in the UK.
Back Yard Recordings has its own customised content channel on Audiotube.
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
based in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
The label was set up by Gil Goldberg and can count acts such as Gossip
Gossip (band)
Gossip is a three-piece American indie rock band formed in 1999. The band consists of singer Beth Ditto, guitarist Brace Paine and drummer Hannah Blilie. After releasing several recordings, the band broke through with their 2006 studio album, Standing in the Way of Control . A follow-up, Music for...
, Dega Breaks
Dega Breaks
-Dega Breaks:Dega Breaks was a music group from West London that was active from about 2006 to 2009. The group was made up of five members: Dominic Otero on vocals and guitar, Alex Sabga on drums, Eann Bilbe on bass guitar, his brother Gavin Bilbe on guitar and synth and bassist Ben Taylor.The band...
, Chromeo
Chromeo
Chromeo is an electrofunk duo formed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 2004.-History:Chromeo is composed of P-Thugg on keyboards, synthesizers, and talk box, and Dave 1 on guitar and lead vocals...
, Seelenluft
Seelenluft
Beat Solèr, better known by his stage name Seelenluft, is a producer of electronic music from Switzerland.-Career:Seelenluft is Beat Soler from Zurich. He has been playing music since he was seven. He has made a number of records in the past ten years....
, The Similou
The Similou
The Similou are an electronic music duo from Gothenburg, Sweden, comprising Dizzy Crane and Jesse Nectar .-Albums:* So Hot Right Now -Swedish singles:...
, Tronik Youth and Teenagersintokyo amongst its roster.
Back Yard initially made its name as a promotions company, putting on the first London shows of now well established bands such as Muse and Stereophonics.
Slowly it evolved into a record label and in 2006 after a number of minor chart hits, Back Yard released 'Standing In The Way Of Control' in the UK, Europe and Japan, the third album by American disco punk rockers 'Gossip'.
The album spawned the Top 10 single of the same name and went on to sell 300,000 copies across Europe.
The following year the label released 'Fancy Footwork' by Chromeo in the UK.
Back Yard Recordings has its own customised content channel on Audiotube.
Past and present artists
- The SimilouThe SimilouThe Similou are an electronic music duo from Gothenburg, Sweden, comprising Dizzy Crane and Jesse Nectar .-Albums:* So Hot Right Now -Swedish singles:...
- SeelenluftSeelenluftBeat Solèr, better known by his stage name Seelenluft, is a producer of electronic music from Switzerland.-Career:Seelenluft is Beat Soler from Zurich. He has been playing music since he was seven. He has made a number of records in the past ten years....
- Dega BreaksDega Breaks-Dega Breaks:Dega Breaks was a music group from West London that was active from about 2006 to 2009. The group was made up of five members: Dominic Otero on vocals and guitar, Alex Sabga on drums, Eann Bilbe on bass guitar, his brother Gavin Bilbe on guitar and synth and bassist Ben Taylor.The band...
- GossipGossip (band)Gossip is a three-piece American indie rock band formed in 1999. The band consists of singer Beth Ditto, guitarist Brace Paine and drummer Hannah Blilie. After releasing several recordings, the band broke through with their 2006 studio album, Standing in the Way of Control . A follow-up, Music for...
- ChromeoChromeoChromeo is an electrofunk duo formed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 2004.-History:Chromeo is composed of P-Thugg on keyboards, synthesizers, and talk box, and Dave 1 on guitar and lead vocals...
- Ali LoveAli LoveAli Love is a solo musician who was previously signed to Columbia Records.In 2006 Ali Love released his first two singles, "K-Hole" and "Camera on a Pole" on his own independent label "I Love Records". He rose to the limelight providing vocals for The Chemical Brothers hit, "Do It Again", for...
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