Lo Recordings
| Lo Recordings | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| Founder | Jon Tye |
| Country of origin | UK |
| Location | Shoreditch, London |
| Official website | http://www.lorecordings.com |
Lo Recordings is a label founded in 1995 by Jon Tye. They are noted for their strong visual style thanks to Non-Format, with whom they work very closely and won a D&AD award for several of their releases sleeves.[1]
Musical style
Lo Recordings mainly specialize in left-field electronic music[2] with artists such as Grimes, Black Devil, Susumu Yokota, and Fischerspooner amongst many others. This is reflected in the company's motto: "Lo Recordings – Provider of quality esoteric music since 1995".[3]
Along with electronic music Lo Recordings has also released various other genres. This is exemplified by bands such as The Chap, who have seven albums on Lo.[4]
Recently Lo have developed two new labels: Loaf,[5] for new artists, and Loeb, for vinyl 12-inches. There is a sister company, Hub 100 Publishing Ltd, and in the last few years have developed a production music library imprint called Lo Editions in conjunction with BMGZomba production music.
Lo Recordings also runs Lo & Behold, a shop and creative space in London showcasing a diverse selection of exhibitions, installations and one-off events.[6]
Artists
Lo Recordings has worked with many artists and has over 70 releases spread over three sub-labels. These include many full albums and compilations. Some of the artists associated with Lo Recordings are:
- The Adamski Kid
- Four Tet
- The Chap
- Susumu Yokota
- Black Devil
- Rothko
- Aphex Twin
- Thurston Moore
- Luke Vibert
- Jean-Jacques Perrey
- Cursor Miner
- Hairy Butter
- Mileece
- Tony F Wilson
- Red Snapper
- Grimes
- Zoon van snooK
- Astronauts
- Tom Furse
See also
References
- ^ "Lo Recordings and Non-Formats Design Award". Archived from the original on 24 March 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
- ^ "Lo Recordings left-field electronic music label on The Big Chill festival". Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ "Lo Recordings motto on their homepage". Retrieved 23 April 2008.
- ^ Rayner, Caroline (14 February 2012). "The Chap aren't really nobodies, but they're releasing an album called We Are Nobody; I'm so confused". Tiny Mix Tapes.
- ^ "Loaf on Bearded Magazine". Retrieved 23 April 2008.
- ^ "Lo, Loaf, shop on Dazed Digital". 8 December 2009.