Lifted Music is a 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,...

 based in Harpenden, England that focus on releasing Drum & Bass and Dubstep

Dubstep

Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in south London, England. Its overall sound has been described as "tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals"....

. The label is primarily known for releasing forward thinking Avant Garde Drum & Bass from its roster of producers. The label differs from others by releasing what it considers to be only the most superior material and it does not adhere to a strict release schedule.

History

Lifted Music was started by Drum & Bass DJ Chris Renegade in 2006. The Label released The Prologue EP in early 2007, their first release; a compilation of tracks by Spor, Apex

Apex (producer)

William Stanberry, better known as Apex is an American record producer and DJ. He is the founder of the label Apex Productionz. He is best known for producing 50 Cent's hit "I Get Money".-Early life:...

 (then known as "Unknown Error"), Ewun

Ewun

Ewun also known as "Kill The Noise" is a Drum & Bass producer from Rochester, New York, He has worked with many artists over the years, names such as Spor, Evol Intent, Infiltrata, The Upbeats and Dieselboy...

 & Evol Intent

Evol Intent

Evol Intent is a hardstep drum and bass group formed in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. in 2000. The group is composed of The Enemy , Knick , and Gigantor ....

, the EP

Extended play

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 was hailed by fans. Manager Chris Renegade had now begun to promote the label with podcasts featuring many of the artists on his label, and these helped to spread Lifted Music further among Drum & Bass fans.

After subsequent releases and live shows, Lifted Music gained approval by artists & DJ's Andy C

Andy C

Andy C , born Andrew John Clarke, is an English DJ and producer and co-founder of the RAM Recording Studio. He is the son of Mick Clarke, bass player and founder member of the Rubettes, who had hits in the seventies like Sugar Baby Love, Tonight and I Can Do It.He is considered a pioneering force...

, Friction

Friction

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, Noisia

Noisia

Noisia, stylized as NOISIΛ , is a Dutch Electronic music trio consisting of members Nik Roos, Martijn van Sonderen and Thijs de Vlieger from Groningen, The Netherlands. They now produce a wide variety of music including drum and bass, dubstep, breakbeat and house music...

, Pendulum

Pendulum

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, TeeBee

Teebee

Teebee or DJ Teebee is a Norwegian DJ and producer of drum and bass. Real name Torgeir Byrknes, Teebee began DJing in 1990 and released his first record in 1996...

 & Calyx

Calyx (artist)

Calyx is a UK based drum and bass act, specialising in the techstep style. Previously the duo Larry Cons and Chris Rush , it is now a solo project of Larry Cons....

. In 2008, Lifted Music carried out further promoting by touring across Russia

Russia

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, North America

North America

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 & Europe

Europe

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. 2008 also marked the start of the sister label Breed 12 Inches, which released a 12" by artists Inside Info and Katharsys. Breed 12 Inches was created to nurture lesser known artists and to date has only released singles.

EP's

• "The Prologue EP" - Various Artists (LFTD001) (January 2007)
• "Supernova EP" - Spor  (LFTD002) (August 2007)
• "From The Inside Out EP" - Various Artists (LFTD003) (October 2007)
• "Wall of Sound EP" - Various Artists (LFTD004) (May 2007)
• "Conquerors & Commoners EP" - Spor (LFTD009) (February 2010)
• "Pacifica EP" - Spor (LFTDUB002D) (May 2011)

Singles

• "Claret's March/Stoppit" - Spor (LFTD005) (September 2008)
• "Silver Spaceman/Some Other Funk" - Spor (LFTD006) (June 2008)
• "Entrapment/Gonzo" - Apex
  Apex (producer)
  William Stanberry, better known as Apex is an American record producer and DJ. He is the founder of the label Apex Productionz. He is best known for producing 50 Cent's hit "I Get Money".-Early life:...
  
   (LFTD008) (December 2008)
• "Binge Drinker/Screw Up (The Upbeats Remix)" - The Upbeats
  The Upbeats
  The Upbeats are a drum and bass production duo consisting of Jeremy Glenn and Dylan Jones from Wellington, New Zealand. They have also produced various other genres of music including dubstep and breaks.-Biography:...
  
  /Ewun
  Ewun
  Ewun also known as "Kill The Noise" is a Drum & Bass producer from Rochester, New York, He has worked with many artists over the years, names such as Spor, Evol Intent, Infiltrata, The Upbeats and Dieselboy...
  
   (LFTD007) (October 2009)
• "Knock You Down/Nowhere to Run (remixes) - Spor/Apex
  Apex (producer)
  William Stanberry, better known as Apex is an American record producer and DJ. He is the founder of the label Apex Productionz. He is best known for producing 50 Cent's hit "I Get Money".-Early life:...
  
  (LFTDUB001) (February 2010)

Singles

• "Skyhook/The Scraper" - InsideInfo/Katharsys (BRD001) (Jun 2008)
• "Rhyno/Intrusion" - Receptor/Billain (BRD002) (Oct 2008)
• "Force Of Mind/Fast Forward" - Utopia/Kubrak (BRD003) (May 2009)
• "Diamonds Shine/Scan Me" - Utopia (BRD004) (Oct 2009)
• "Vamonos/ High Technology" - DaVIP & Encode (BRD005) (May 2010)
• "Down/Electric Rain" - Gemini (BRD006) (June 2010)
• "Deja Vu/Lithium" - Telekinesis/Kinetik (BRD007) (June 2010)
• "Magic Points/None" - Encode (BRD008) (May 2011)
• "Ursa Major/Time Moves On" - Kubrak (BRD009) (Jun 2011)

External links

• Official site
• Lifted Music discography
• Spor discography
• Apex + Unknown Error discography
• Evol Intent discography
• Gemini official site
• Evol intent official site
• Ewun official site
• Ewun discography