S13 / Label focus

Spotlight

The people and independent labels behind the music: a mix, a conversation and the records that connect them.

Spotlights archive

13–16 of 16 spotlights
Kye original label wordmark.
STS 004

Kye

Graham Lambkin on musical beginnings, unexpected discoveries and the physical life of Kye records. The original 2013 conversation accompanies his eleven-track selection.

Vinyl-on-demand original label symbol.
STS 003

Vinyl-on-demand

Frank Maier on forgotten recordings, cassette culture and the work of assembling an archive. The original 2013 interview accompanies an eighteen-track Vinyl-on-demand mix.

Avant! Records original label wordmark.
STS 002

Avant! Records

Andrea Napoli on the shared sound, changing catalogue and independent spirit of Avant! Records. The original 2013 conversation comes with a fourteen-track label mix.

Electric Voice Records original label symbol.
STS 001

Electric Voice Records

Matthew Samways on independence, musical energy and the challenges of running a label from Canada. The original 2012 conversation accompanies a twelve-track Electric Voice Records selection.

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