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Dance To The Radio is an independent record label
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,...

 co-founded by Whiskas of Les Flames and ¡Forward, Russia!
¡Forward, Russia!
¡Forward, Russia! were an English alternative band from Leeds, formed in early 2004, though are currently on hiatus. Until 2006, the band only named tracks with numbers, in the order that they were written...

 in 2004.
It was named after the refrain of the Joy Division
Joy Division
Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band primarily consisted of Ian Curtis , Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris .Joy Division rapidly evolved from their initial punk rock influences...

 song "Transmission
Transmission (song)
"Transmission" is a song by post-punk band Joy Division, released on Factory Records in November 1979 on 7" and re-released as a 12" single with a different sleeve in December 1980....

". The label launched with the release of a compilation album 'Dance To The Radio: Leeds' at an eponymous launch event in Leeds in March 2005.

The label subsequently released some highly sought after 7" single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

s by the likes of iLiKETRAiNS
ILiKETRAiNS
I Like Trains are an alternative/post-rock band from Leeds, England. The group play brooding songs featuring sparse piano and guitar, baritone vocals, uplifting choral passages and reverberant orchestral crescendos...

, The Pigeon Detectives
The Pigeon Detectives
The Pigeon Detectives are an English indie rock band from Rothwell, West Yorkshire, who formed in 2004. They have been championed by such well known DJs as Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley, and performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2006, where they were tagged "the band most likely to leap to...

, Yes Boss, Napoleon IIIrd
Napoleon IIIrd
Napoleon IIIrd is a musician, solo artist and producer who is based in London, England.-History:After his previous band split in 2004, James Mabbett decided to go it alone. Driven by a rediscovered love for The Beach Boys and a continued love of skewed dance music and loud guitars he became...

, This Et Al
This Et Al
This Et Al were an English alternative rock band, from Leeds and Bradford, West Yorkshire. They were active between 2002 and 2008. Their sound was often compared to My Bloody Valentine, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Queens of the Stone Age and Interpol.-Band members:* Neil 'Wu'...

 and ¡Forward, Russia!
¡Forward, Russia!
¡Forward, Russia! were an English alternative band from Leeds, formed in early 2004, though are currently on hiatus. Until 2006, the band only named tracks with numbers, in the order that they were written...

. They have been featured a number of times in NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...

and in Artrocker
ArtRocker
Artrocker is a UK-based collective involved in music promotion and publishing. It was started by Paul Cox and Tom Fawcett who had been co-promoters of a London night called The Sausage Factory...

 for being a notable success of the DIY ethic
DIY ethic
The DIY ethic refers to the ethic of self-sufficiency through completing tasks oneself as opposed to having others who are more experienced or able complete them for one's behalf. It promotes the idea that an ordinary person can learn to do more than he or she thought was possible...

 in the indie music scene
Indie (music)
In music, independent music, often shortened to indie music or "indie" is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, and an autonomous, Do-It-Yourself approach to recording and publishing....

 at the moment.

Their first full scale single release was Twelve by ¡Forward, Russia! which reached number 36 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

. Their second release, again by ¡Forward, Russia!, was a re-release of limited edition debut single "Nine" which also became a top 40 hit. Since these, three more ¡Forward, Russia! singles have been released; "Eighteen", "Nineteen" and "Don't Be A Doctor" the latter of which was a limited White Label Release.

The label has also gone onto achieve great success with The Pigeon Detectives whose debut album Wait for Me entered the UK charts at number 3 and has since gone platinum, selling well in excess of 300,000 copies. On top of this the band have had 3 consecutive top 20 singles since March 2007. In 2008 the label released the band's second album Emergency
Emergency (Pigeon Detectives album)
Emergency is the second album by Leeds band, The Pigeon Detectives. The album was released on 26 May 2008, just under a year after their platinum debut selling album, Wait for Me...

 taking the band to further success.

Other releases include singles from Yes Boss, Sky Larkin
Sky Larkin
-Early history:In common with many bands from Leeds, Sky Larkin released two singles on the Leeds based label Dance To The Radio. Songs of theirs appeared on Dance To The Radio compilation albums 'Something I Learned Today' and 'Out Of The Woods And Trees', the former featuring 'Summit' and the...

, Shut Your Eyes And You'll Burst Into Flames, Bobby Cook and Grammatics.

They have released EPs
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 for bands like iLiKETRAiNS and Napoleon IIIrd
Napoleon IIIrd
Napoleon IIIrd is a musician, solo artist and producer who is based in London, England.-History:After his previous band split in 2004, James Mabbett decided to go it alone. Driven by a rediscovered love for The Beach Boys and a continued love of skewed dance music and loud guitars he became...

, six compilations compilations as of 2009, and numerous albums, including Give Me a Wall
Give Me A Wall
Give Me a Wall is the debut album from ¡Forward, Russia!, and was released in the UK on the 15th May 2006 and in the US on the 19th December 2006. Tracks on the album include previous singles "Twelve", "Nine" and "Thirteen". The album was released through the band's own label, "dance to the radio"...

by ¡Forward, Russia!, "Wait For Me" & "Emergency
Emergency (Pigeon Detectives album)
Emergency is the second album by Leeds band, The Pigeon Detectives. The album was released on 26 May 2008, just under a year after their platinum debut selling album, Wait for Me...

" by The Pigeon Detectives, Look Busy by Yes Boss & the self titled debut album by Grammatics
Grammatics
Grammatics were a British alternative rock band from Leeds, England, predominantly influenced by British bands of the 1990s such as Blur, Pulp, and Suede.The band also quotes the following musical influences: Cursive, My Bloody Valentine, Nirvana, Radiohead, Elliott Smith, Queens Of The Stone Age,...

.

In 2009 the label launched a new series of compilation 12" records entitled 4x12". Amongst the bands appearing on this series of records include Pulled Apart by Horses
Pulled apart by horses
Pulled Apart by Horses are an alternative rock band from Leeds, England. They formed in late 2007, and released their debut self-titled album Pulled Apart By Horses on 21 June 2010.- Formation and debut release "Meat Balloon" :...

, Das Racist
Das Racist
Das Racist is an alternative hip hop group based in Brooklyn, New York City, composed of MCs Himanshu Suri , and Victor Vazquez and hype man Ashok Kondabolu...

, Holy State, Bear Hands & Suckers. The 3rd in the series received critical acclaim from NME and Artrocker.

Dance To The Radio Stage at Leeds Festival

Since 2007 Dance To The Radio have hosted a stage at Leeds Festival. Held on the BBC Introducing Stage band who have played the stage include Wild Beasts, Blood Red Shoes, Dinosaur Pile-Up, The Pigeon Detectives, ¡Forward, Russia!, Sky Larkin and more. The stage is hosted on the Thursday evening and is the only stage with live music on this day.

2007 Line Up

Grammatics
Grammatics
Grammatics were a British alternative rock band from Leeds, England, predominantly influenced by British bands of the 1990s such as Blur, Pulp, and Suede.The band also quotes the following musical influences: Cursive, My Bloody Valentine, Nirvana, Radiohead, Elliott Smith, Queens Of The Stone Age,...

, The Wallbirds
The Wallbirds
The Wallbirds are a British folk/pop/rock band from Doncaster, South Yorkshire formed in 2007.-History:The Wallbirds formed in early 2007 consisting of three cousins Anthony 'Walt' Lindley on vocals, guitar and harmonica, Chris Autey on Vocals, Drums and Luke Moreton on vocals and bass.The name the...

, Sky Larkin
Sky Larkin
-Early history:In common with many bands from Leeds, Sky Larkin released two singles on the Leeds based label Dance To The Radio. Songs of theirs appeared on Dance To The Radio compilation albums 'Something I Learned Today' and 'Out Of The Woods And Trees', the former featuring 'Summit' and the...

, Shut Your Eyes and You'll Burst Into Flames, ¡Forward, Russia!
¡Forward, Russia!
¡Forward, Russia! were an English alternative band from Leeds, formed in early 2004, though are currently on hiatus. Until 2006, the band only named tracks with numbers, in the order that they were written...



2008 Line Up

Wintermute, Dinosaur Pile-Up
Dinosaur Pile-Up
Dinosaur Pile-Up are an English alternative rock band hailing from Leeds, West Yorkshire composing of lead singer and guitarist Matt Bigland, with bassist Harry Johns and drummer Mike Sheils. Matt Bigland was originally with Mother Vulpine and former members include bassist Tom Dunford and drummer...

, The Wallbirds
The Wallbirds
The Wallbirds are a British folk/pop/rock band from Doncaster, South Yorkshire formed in 2007.-History:The Wallbirds formed in early 2007 consisting of three cousins Anthony 'Walt' Lindley on vocals, guitar and harmonica, Chris Autey on Vocals, Drums and Luke Moreton on vocals and bass.The name the...

, The Pigeon Detectives
The Pigeon Detectives
The Pigeon Detectives are an English indie rock band from Rothwell, West Yorkshire, who formed in 2004. They have been championed by such well known DJs as Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley, and performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2006, where they were tagged "the band most likely to leap to...

, Broken Records
Broken Records (band)
Broken Records are a six-piece indie folk band from Edinburgh, Scotland, which formed in December 2006. The band are signed to 4AD and released their debut album, Until the Earth Begins to Part, in June 2009...

, Grammatics
Grammatics
Grammatics were a British alternative rock band from Leeds, England, predominantly influenced by British bands of the 1990s such as Blur, Pulp, and Suede.The band also quotes the following musical influences: Cursive, My Bloody Valentine, Nirvana, Radiohead, Elliott Smith, Queens Of The Stone Age,...



2009 Line Up

Holy State, Airship, Bear Hands, Wild Beasts
Wild Beasts
Wild Beasts are an indie rock band from Kendal in Cumbria. They released their first single, "Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants", on Bad Sneakers Records in November 2006, and subsequently signed to Domino Records. They have released three acclaimed albums, Limbo, Panto in 2008, Two Dancers in...

, Blood Red Shoes
Blood Red Shoes
Blood Red Shoes are an indie rock duo from Brighton, England. They have released two full-length albums, Box of Secrets and Fire Like This, plus a slew of early singles on limited 7" vinyl pressings.-Formation:...



2010 Line Up

Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly, Bear In Heaven
Bear in Heaven
Bear in Heaven is a Brooklyn-based rock band formed by Jon Philpot. The sound of the band incorporates influences from psychedelic music, electronic music, and krautrock....

, Chickenhawk, Spectrals, The Neat

Complete discography

DTTR001 - ¡Forward, Russia! (Nine) / This Et Al
This Et Al
This Et Al were an English alternative rock band, from Leeds and Bradford, West Yorkshire. They were active between 2002 and 2008. Their sound was often compared to My Bloody Valentine, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Queens of the Stone Age and Interpol.-Band members:* Neil 'Wu'...

 (He Shoots Presidents) Limited 7"

DTTR002 - Various Artists (Dance To The Radio : LEEDS) Limited CD

DTTR003 - The Lodger
The Lodger (band)
For other groups with similar names, see Lodger.The Lodger are an indie pop band from Leeds, England, formed in 2004.-History:The Lodger formed in 2004, after Leeds label Dance to the Radio offered to put out a single on the basis of demos that Ben Siddall recorded in his bedsit, the band name...

 (Many Thanks For Your Honest Opinion) Limited 7"

DTTR004 - Napoleon IIIrd
Napoleon IIIrd
Napoleon IIIrd is a musician, solo artist and producer who is based in London, England.-History:After his previous band split in 2004, James Mabbett decided to go it alone. Driven by a rediscovered love for The Beach Boys and a continued love of skewed dance music and loud guitars he became...

 (EP1) Limited 7"

DTTR005 - iLiKETRAiNS
ILiKETRAiNS
I Like Trains are an alternative/post-rock band from Leeds, England. The group play brooding songs featuring sparse piano and guitar, baritone vocals, uplifting choral passages and reverberant orchestral crescendos...

 (Before The Curtains Close) Limited 7"

DTTR006 - ¡Forward, Russia! (Twelve) 7"/CD/Digital Download

DTTR007 - Various Artists (Dance To The Radio : What We All Want) CD/Digital Download

DTTR008 - The Pigeon Detectives (I'm Not Sorry) Limited 7"

DTTR009 - Yes Boss (Get Dropped Quick) Limited 7"

DTTR010 - Shut Your Eyes and You'll Burst Into Flames (Signal Noise) Limited 7"

DTTR011 - ¡Forward, Russia! (Nine) 7"/CD/Digital Download

DTTR012 - ¡Forward, Russia! (Give Me A Wall) 12" LP/CD Album/Digital Download

DTTR013 - ¡Forward, Russia! (Nine Remixes) Digital Download **NEVER RELEASED**

DTTR014 - Yes Boss (More Or Less / They Think It's All Over) Limited 7"/Digital Download

DTTR015 - The Pigeon Detectives (You Know I Love You) Limited 7"

DTTR016 - ¡Forward, Russia! (Eighteen) 2 x 7"/CD/Digital Download

DTTR017 - Shut Your Eyes and You'll Burst Into Flames (Drop The Decade) Limited 7"/Digital Download

DTTR018 - The Pigeon Detectives
The Pigeon Detectives
The Pigeon Detectives are an English indie rock band from Rothwell, West Yorkshire, who formed in 2004. They have been championed by such well known DJs as Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley, and performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2006, where they were tagged "the band most likely to leap to...

 (I Found Out
I Found Out (Pigeon Detectives)
"I Found Out" is the first single from The Pigeon Detectives take from their debut album Wait For Me. The track was re-recorded, for the 2007 single release, with The Smiths and Blur producer Stephen Street. Officially there are 3 versions of the track. The album version was slightly re-mixed from...

) 2 x 7"/CD/Digital Download

DTTR019 - Yes Boss (Tongues in Knots) Limited 7"/Digital Download

DTTR020 - Yes Boss (Look Busy) 12" LP/CD Album/Digital Download

DTTR021 - ¡Forward, Russia! (Nineteen) 2 x 7"/CD/Digital Download

DTTR022 - Voltage Union (On Your Marks) Limited 7"/Digital Download

DTTR023 - Sky Larkin (One Of Two) Limited 7"/Digital Download

DTTR024 - Yes Boss (See It Through) Limited 12"/Digital Download

DTTR025 - ¡Forward, Russia! (Don't Be A Doctor) Limited 10"

DTTR026 - The Pigeon Detectives (Romantic Type
Romantic Type
"Romantic Type" is the second single from The Pigeon Detectives and is featured on their debut album Wait for Me. It made number 19 on the UK Singles Chart.-Music video:...

) 2 x 7"/CD/Digital Download

DTTR027 - Sometree (Hands and Arrows) Limited 7"/Digital Download

DTTR028 - Various Artists (Dance To The Radio : Something I Learned Today) CD/Digital Download

DTTR029 - The Pigeon Detectives
The Pigeon Detectives
The Pigeon Detectives are an English indie rock band from Rothwell, West Yorkshire, who formed in 2004. They have been championed by such well known DJs as Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley, and performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2006, where they were tagged "the band most likely to leap to...

 (I'm Not Sorry
I'm Not Sorry
"I'm Not Sorry" is the third single from The Pigeon Detectives and is featured on their debut album Wait For Me. It reached #12 in the UK Top 40. , it is The Pigeon Detectives' highest charting UK hit...

) 2 x 7"/CD/Digital Download

DTTR030 - The Pigeon Detectives
The Pigeon Detectives
The Pigeon Detectives are an English indie rock band from Rothwell, West Yorkshire, who formed in 2004. They have been championed by such well known DJs as Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley, and performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2006, where they were tagged "the band most likely to leap to...

 (Wait for Me) 12" LP/CD Album/Digital Download

DTTR031 - The Scare (Bats! Bats! Bats!) Limited 7"/Digital Download

DTTR032 - Sky Larkin (Summit) Radio Promo **NEVER OFFICIALLY RELEASED**

DTTR033 - Bobby Cook (Deja Vu) Limited 7"/Digital Download

DTTR034 - The Pigeon Detectives
The Pigeon Detectives
The Pigeon Detectives are an English indie rock band from Rothwell, West Yorkshire, who formed in 2004. They have been championed by such well known DJs as Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley, and performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2006, where they were tagged "the band most likely to leap to...

 (Take Her Back
Take Her Back
"Take Her Back" is the fifth single released by British indie band The Pigeon Detectives from their début album Wait For Me. It was released on 13 August 2007...

) 2 x 7"/CD/Digital Download

DTTR035 - Various Artists (Dance To The Radio : Out Of The Woods and Trees) CD/Digital Download

DTTR036 - The Pigeon Detectives (iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....

 Festival Digital EP) Digital Download

DTTR037 - Sky Larkin (Molten / Keepsakes) Limited 7"/Digital Download

DTTR038 - Grammatics (Shadow Committee) Limited 7"/Digital Download

DTTR039 - The Wallbirds (The Avenue) Limited 7"/Digital Download

DTTR040 - The Pigeon Detectives
The Pigeon Detectives
The Pigeon Detectives are an English indie rock band from Rothwell, West Yorkshire, who formed in 2004. They have been championed by such well known DJs as Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley, and performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2006, where they were tagged "the band most likely to leap to...

 (I Found Out 2007 Version
I Found Out (Pigeon Detectives)
"I Found Out" is the first single from The Pigeon Detectives take from their debut album Wait For Me. The track was re-recorded, for the 2007 single release, with The Smiths and Blur producer Stephen Street. Officially there are 3 versions of the track. The album version was slightly re-mixed from...

) 2 x 7"/CD/Digital Download

DTTR041 - Grammatics (D.I.L.E.M.M.A) Limited 10"/Digital Download

DTTR042 - Grammatics (New Franchise) Digital Download

DTTR043 - The Pigeon Detectives
The Pigeon Detectives
The Pigeon Detectives are an English indie rock band from Rothwell, West Yorkshire, who formed in 2004. They have been championed by such well known DJs as Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley, and performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2006, where they were tagged "the band most likely to leap to...

 (This Is An Emergency) 2 x 7"/CD/Digital Download

DTTR044 - The Pigeon Detectives
The Pigeon Detectives
The Pigeon Detectives are an English indie rock band from Rothwell, West Yorkshire, who formed in 2004. They have been championed by such well known DJs as Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley, and performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2006, where they were tagged "the band most likely to leap to...

 (Emergency
Emergency (Pigeon Detectives album)
Emergency is the second album by Leeds band, The Pigeon Detectives. The album was released on 26 May 2008, just under a year after their platinum debut selling album, Wait for Me...

 ) 12" LP/CD Album/Digital Download

DTTR045 - The Pigeon Detectives
The Pigeon Detectives
The Pigeon Detectives are an English indie rock band from Rothwell, West Yorkshire, who formed in 2004. They have been championed by such well known DJs as Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley, and performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2006, where they were tagged "the band most likely to leap to...

 (Everybody Wants Me) 1 x Very Limited 7"/CD/Digital Download

DTTR046 - The Pigeon Detectives
The Pigeon Detectives
The Pigeon Detectives are an English indie rock band from Rothwell, West Yorkshire, who formed in 2004. They have been championed by such well known DJs as Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley, and performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2006, where they were tagged "the band most likely to leap to...

 (US Import E.P.) Digital Download

DTTR047 - The Pigeon Detectives
The Pigeon Detectives
The Pigeon Detectives are an English indie rock band from Rothwell, West Yorkshire, who formed in 2004. They have been championed by such well known DJs as Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley, and performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2006, where they were tagged "the band most likely to leap to...

 (Say It Like You Mean It) Limited 7"/CD/Digital Download

DTTR048 - Grammatics (The Vague Archive) Limited 7"/Digital Download

DTTR049 - Grammatics (Shadow Committee / Time Capsules & The Greater Truth) Limited 7"/Digital Download

DTTR050 - Grammatics (Grammatics) CD Album/Limited 180 gram Double Gatefold Vinyl/Digital Download

DTTR051 - Various Artists (4 x 12" Volume One) Limited Heavyweight 12" feat. Wonderswan, Pulled Apart by Horses
Pulled apart by horses
Pulled Apart by Horses are an alternative rock band from Leeds, England. They formed in late 2007, and released their debut self-titled album Pulled Apart By Horses on 21 June 2010.- Formation and debut release "Meat Balloon" :...

, Broadcast Society & Bear Hands

DTTR052 - Various Artists (4 x 12" Volume Two) Limited Heavyweight 12" feat. Suckers, Holy State, Das Racist
Das Racist
Das Racist is an alternative hip hop group based in Brooklyn, New York City, composed of MCs Himanshu Suri , and Victor Vazquez and hype man Ashok Kondabolu...

 & Bear Driver

DTTR053 - Grammatics (Murderer EP) Digital Download

DTTR054 - Various Artists (4 x 12" Volume Three) Limited Heavyweight 12" feat. Chickenhawk (band), Esben and the Witch, Olfar & Airship

DTTR055 - Grammatics (Double Negative) Limited 7"/Digital Download

DTTR056 - Various Artists (4 x 12" Volume Four) Limited Heavyweight 12" feat. Drink Up Buttercup, Milk White White Teeth, Super Extra Bonus Party & Paul Thomas Saunders

DTTR057 - Rose Elinor Dougal - Find Me Out Limited CD/Digital Download

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