What’s the difference between Record Store Day and Netlabel Day?


Everyone knows about Record Store Day. Did you know there’s another day. Netlabel Day. It’s on July 14th every year and it’s been going since 2015.

Netlabel day is all about, well Netlabels, which distribute music electronically via archive.org, bandcamp.com or other platforms. Most of these netlabels have been setup by artists with similar interests in common and a desire to avoid the big record label hype. Many of these labels release music using Creative Commons licenses, that protect the copyright of the artists, but promote music sharing, attribution, remixing and enabling music to be used in other projects, such as videos. Many of these labels release work for free or “name your price” models, which channel money directly to the artists for much greater returns that standard commercial contracts.

Netlabel day was setup to celebrate these Netlabels, and provide a focus on new releases in the same way as Record Store Day. But you don’t need to queue, and you don’t need to have been pockets. Just head along to netlabelday.com on July and take a look at what’s available to download.

Netlabel day is a global initiative so the day begins at the international date line in the Line Islands in the UTL+14 time zone, all the way through Autralasia, Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas and ends in the Cook Islands in the UTL+12 time zone.

This year there’s more and more labels have got involved and we’re sure you’ll find new music that you’ve never heard of by artists you’ll never see in a conventional Record Store.

So, sieze the day. Netlabel day on July 14th at netlabelday.com.

What’s the difference between Record Store Day and Netlabel Day?2022-07-10T17:02:40+00:00

PCP#746… Labelled With Love…

Labelled with Love… with tracks by…Actors, Al’Tarba, Krestovsky, Omar Willey, Free Balkan Quintet, The Feminalz, Cloudwarmer, Dziungliu Dvasios, Ghobi, Akal Dub, Brevyn

  1. Actors – Obsession [Artoffact Records]
  2. Al’Tarba – Rentree Des Classes (feat. DJ Nix’on) [IOT Records]
  3. Krestovsky – Faux Nouveau Chateau [Bandcamp]
  4. Omar Willey Interview Part 1
  5. Free Balkan Quintet – Baba Yaga [Poli5]
  6. Omar Willey Interview Part 2
  7. The Feminalz – Every Woman [Kamizdat]
  8. Omar Willey Interview Part 3
  9. Cloudwarmer –  Lauren Qbert, Founding Father [Bandcamp]
  10. Dziungliu Dvasios – Serenity [Bandcamp]
  11. Ghobi – Cono [Spettro Rec]
  12. Akal Dub – Flip [Jumpsuit Records]
  13. Brevyn – Waterwalk (Extended) [Vulpiano Records]

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PCP#746… Labelled With Love…2022-06-16T13:38:45+00:00

What’s new for Netlabel Day 2022?

Netlabel Day has been going since 2015, but was almost cancelled this year, following the difficult years of the COVID Pandemic. Omar Willey from the Seattle Star has now taken the reins and I met up with him yesterday, one month to the day before the event on 14th July and discussed what it is all about, what is going to change, what you can expect to happen and how you can get involved.  I, naturally, recorded the discussion and it’s now available on YouTube…..

What’s new for Netlabel Day 2022?2022-06-15T14:39:51+00:00

It’s Netlabel Day 2020

It’s Netlabel Day 2020 and over at https://netlabelday.com there are already 47 albums that have been released today. This is what the Netlabel community is all about – celebrating the best in creative commons licensed, quite often free-to-download music by people for the people.

The traditional music industry is broken. This is the future, and it’s been the future since 2016 when Netlabel Day started.

Checkout some new music today!

It’s Netlabel Day 20202020-07-14T10:00:58+00:00

It’s Netlabel Day 2019…

The 14th July each year is Netlabel Day, when we celebrate the best of all the Netlabels has to offer, much like the regular music industry does with Record Store Day, but costing much less!

If you want to find out more about Netlabel Day 2019 at https://netlabelday.blogspot.com.

In the meantime have a listen to some of the podcasts I’ve produced over the years to celebrate the netlabel releases.

It’s Netlabel Day 2019…2019-07-12T08:41:02+00:00

PCP#606… As Above So Below… Netlabel Day 2019 (Part 1 of 4)…

As Above So Below… Netlabel Day 2019 (Part 1 of 4)……. with tracks by … La Ira Violeta, Punch Cards, Alien Levi, Dustywind, Owen Ni , Orion, IntermiTntes, Secret Archives of the Vatican, A.J. Kaufmann, Aristidez, Miguel Duque, Blackmod, Sky Between Spirits, Ish10 Yow1r0.

Find out more about Netlabel Day 2019 at https://netlabelday.blogspot.com

  1. Vamos!, by La Ira Violeta. Montevideo, Uruguay. [Estampita Records]
  2. Snake, by Punch Cards. Russia. [Nenormalizm]
  3. Submersus, by Alien Levi. Dortmund, Germany. [Disfish]
  4. Unaware population, by Dustywind. Russia. [MNMN]
  5. Motorway Visions (Owen Ni Remix), by Orion. Alabama, USA. [Run On Recordings]
  6. El Otro D¡a, by IntermiTntes. Buenos Aires, Argentina. [Abrazo Virtual Discos]
  7. Mu’addib, by Secret Archives of the Vatican. The Cronx, England. [Broken Drum Records]
  8. Bud, by A.J. Kaufmann. Poznan, Poland. [Enough Records]
  9. Turquesas, by Aristidez. Santiago, Chile. [Discos Pato Carlos]
  10. Quásar, by Miguel Duque. Medellin, Colombia. [Monofonicos]
  11. Filler, by Blackmod. Bologna, Italy. [Noisybeat]
  12. Blue Sky, by Sky Between Spirits. China. [Commercial Dreams]
  13. I Always Be Alienated By Others, by Ish10 Yow1r0. San Francisco, California, USA. [Vulpiano]

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PCP#606… As Above So Below… Netlabel Day 2019 (Part 1 of 4)…2019-06-20T14:10:21+00:00

PCP#536… Deep Thought (Netlabel Day 2017, Part 5)…

Deep Thought …with tracks by …October Bird of Death, st88, Heeven Haven, Bleupulp, Atoms or Faeries, Space Town, Pasukan Penjaga Pohon, Ibu Selva, Edgeist, Megahast3r, Laserost, Expozed.

Find out more about Netlabel day at https://netlabelday.blogspot.co.uk

PCP#536… Deep Thought (Netlabel Day 2017, Part 5)…2018-04-20T12:44:20+00:00

PCP#535… Esoteric Dance (Netlabel Day 2017, Part 4)…

Esoteric Dance…with tracks by …Nosilla Musicales, Mefedronowy Baron, Heskin Radiophonic, Kid Cala, Palsekam, Adori Office, Ethers, Aerologic, Psychadelik Pedestrian, Um, Tyrantbane, N’toko, BeatMyth, JM.

  1. Salvaje Agosto, by Nosilla Musicales. Mexico. [Nacion Libre]
  2. Buty Yeezy (Instrumental), by Mefedronowy Baron. Warsaw, Poland. [Cowshed]
  3. Fragment Dub, by Heskin Radiophonic. UK. [Fwonk]
  4. Bangu, by Kid Cala. Madrid, Spain. [Cabalitto]
  5. People in The Sink, by Palsekam. [Nenormalizm Records]
  6. Two Ships, by Adori Office. Budapest, Hungary. [Weakie Disks]
  7. The Nothing, by Ethers. Krasnodar, Russia. [Southern City’s Lab]
  8. Drones (Aerologic remix), by Psychadelik Pedestrian. UK. [Toucan]
  9. Esoteric Dance, by Um. Russia. [MNMN]
  10. Despot, by Tyrantbane. The Cronx, England. [Broken Drum Records]
  11. G Minor (feat. N’toko), by BeatMyth. Ljubljana, Slovenia. [Kamizdat]
  12. Situation Awareness, by JM. Madrid, Spain. [Artico Netlabel]

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PCP#535… Esoteric Dance (Netlabel Day 2017, Part 4)…2017-07-06T17:34:16+00:00

Netlabel Day Releases 2017

Our friend, Manuel Silva has published the definitive list of releases from Netlabels on 14th July, as part of Netlabels Day 2017. What’s not to love about this?

Amblis Records
VA – Sounds of Summer Volume 3

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Bleepsequence
Liudprand – Mercury Vapor

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Cavern Brew Records

Subversive Intentions – The Ambiguous Notion of Responsibility
Sunburned Baby – Lom EP
tommy beruit – bird! bird, bird EP
Shaun – Cry (single)

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CerebralAudio Netlabel
VA – Into The Rift Volume Two: World Wide Storms

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Crem Road Records
Me In The Bath – September
Silence International – Silence International EP
DidJaws – DidJaws 2017

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DelHotel Records
FHOTTW – El Fin

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Elegant Elephant
Phillip Gross – Bad Lemon
J4ck Sh4rk – Anthology ’12: Setting References
J4ck Sh4rk – Anthology ’12: Setting References / The Remixes
Cairo Braga – Qualquer Arte Derivativa É Melhor Que Arte Nenhuma

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Ephedrina Netlabel
Crivellator – Schifezze Antropologiche Suburbane
CH’AB – Custody

Enkil-Shark

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Finity Records
VA – Psychic Crises
You Still Have Friends – More Time (Finity Edition)

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Fax Records
Reina – Milano
VA – Fax Records Vol. 3

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Green Beats Records
VA – Dub Free Vol.3
Bungalo Dub – Number One, The Remixes
Animal Terrenal/Spectral Dub – Movimientos
Weedical Dub – Encounters (feat. Culture Brown)

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Green Note Records
El Gaucho Soundsystem – Jupiter’s Delivery

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Kahvi Collective
VA – Tangents

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Keshcology
Keshco – Carvery In The Community
Andrew Walton – Deliveroo Rider EP

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La Bèl Netlabel
Go Ask Alice – Perfection Is Terrible

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MarsMelons
Salby Wallens – Bow Shocks
Bison Chemo – There are stars, you’re fine
Zen Volt – The View

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M.I.S.T. Records
Bleak Fiction – Late Notes
You Still Have Friends – More Time (M.I.S.T. Edition)
Rowan Box – Just Breathe / Muffler
A Wire Around Your Neck – One Step Closer To The End (single)

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MNMN Records Netlabel
VA – Netlabel Day 2017

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Moron Laboratories
Oxygenfad – Tensor Calculus
j0hn br0wn z0mbie – Mutiny on the Menu
Rubber Clown Car – Assault and Flattery
Magnetic Foragers – Statuesque
The Other Kids – Parasite

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OMEAC Records
Various – Overlap
Daft Punk – Teachers (OMEAC Cover)
Rixile – My Life
Randy Hobbs – En Mouvement
Chello – Jackin’ Filters
JCP x TBF – Project: Welcome To 1996
Phase 2 Hi – We’re Saying

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Orion Records
VA – m o d u l a c i o n e s | v.a. 2017

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Plus Timbre
Nacho Jaula – Hombre, Tierra, Madriguera

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Pueblo Nuevo Netlabel
Música Inmobiliaria – Dance

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Sioux Trails Records
Slenko & McKeys – All Brutes, Heave!

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Soisloscerdos Netlabel
??? – ???

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Sólo Le Pido a Dior
VA – SPD Mixtape #04

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Sonido Cuántico
Piacente & De Angelis + Sir Edgar Carpenter + My Wrong Note – No ha sido en vano

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Subbass Netlabel
VA – ETHNOSTEP part 7

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Sucu Music
MiDiLe – Take Off And Learning

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Tempus Records
80SCL – How to Participate on Netlabel Day with an EP Conceived as a Joke
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Terranean Recordings
??? – ???
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The Dub Factory
Subset – Dub City Sounds

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Toucan Music
Frau Holle – Ascending Souls

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Vulpiano Records
Abishai – Memento Mori
Bisamråtta – Life on MARS
The Brutalist House – Selected Ambient Twinks
Deathbird Stories – Eidolons
Delicasession – Soar
Richey Hackett – Ephemeral
Lately Kind of Yeah – Galaxie Depression
Raúl Díaz Palomar – Música Para Benjamín Rubio, Ejemplo De Lucha
Anton Rothschild – It’s Not Vegas
Marilyn Roxie – Devil’s Own Luck
r.u.u.n.e. – The Debug Room
Osiris Saline – Memories From a Dead Star

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ZAP Records
VA – Friends Vol.3

Netlabel Day Releases 20172017-07-02T16:49:56+00:00

PCP#533… Floating Machine…(Netlabel Day 2017, Part 2)

Floating Machine…with tracks by …Spiedkiks, Timothy Wisdom, Alien Levi, Chuter, T/O/D/O, Red Star Martyrs, Echonaut, Floating Machine, Bobby Marleni, Body Expander, Lackluster, Psychoz.

  1. Loop Brother, by Spiedkiks & Timothy Wisdom. Cologne, Germany. [rec72]
  2. Coil, by Alien Levi. Dortmund, Germany. [DiSfish]
  3. The Other Way, by Chuter. Bournemouth, UK. [Terranean Recordings]
  4. De Blanc, by T/O/D/O. France.[TelematiQ]
  5. Sweet Potato Pudding Dub, by Red Star Martyrs. Totnes, England. [Dubophonic]
  6. Passenger, by Circa State. Finland.. [Kahvi]
  7. Navigate (Twin Peetz Remix), by Echonaut. Poughkeepsie, USA. [Odrex]
  8. Convergence, by Floating Machine. Coimbra, Portugal. [Digital Diamonds]
  9. Sexy Sexy, by Bobby Marleni. Island of Cocos, Colombia. [Monofonicos]
  10. Feindlich Stimmung, by Body Expander. [Werkstatt Recordings]
  11. So You’re Still Waiting, by Lackluster. Helsinki, Finland. [Yarn Audio]
  12. Under the Golden Oak, by Psychoz. UK. [SubBass]

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PCP#533… Floating Machine…(Netlabel Day 2017, Part 2)2018-01-30T20:58:03+00:00

PCP#532… Muchos Amigos… (Netlabel Day 2017, Part 1)

Muchos Amigos…(Netlabel Day 2017, Part 1)…with tracks by …Las Trampas de Lily, Randy Hobbs, Rowan Box, Captive Portal, Nano Strike,  Medalla Milagrosa, Panther Panther, Roberto Valdivielso, Paralisis de Sueno, Philipp Gorbachev, Barnt, Dchampions, AAA, D’Zousa Malocrioh, Jotaose Lagos.

This year Netlabel Day is on July 14, 2017. Take a look at some of the labels that are part of this year’s celebrations of what Netlabels have to offer.

PCP#532… Muchos Amigos… (Netlabel Day 2017, Part 1)2018-04-20T12:44:21+00:00

PCP#507… Between Worlds (Netlabel Day 2016: Part 5)

Between Worlds (Netlabel Day 2016: Part 5)… with tracks by….Analog, The Ramisco Maki Maki Rocking Horse, Atodamadre, Alzar-DrOwL, Lxnnnie, Mooval, Neurosplit, Penrose, Lobo Esta, El Nino Que Toca Fuerte, JSintax, Karel Goldbaum, Samurau, Sektor.

  1. Sangre, by Analog. Valparaíso, Chile. [56kbps Records]
  2. And We Will Dance, by The Ramisco Maki Maki Rocking Horse. Strathcarron, Scotland. [Planet Groucho]
  3. Underwater Rebels Dembow, by Atodamadre. Granada. [Cabalitto]
  4. Between Worlds, by Alzar-DrOwL. Russia. [Nenormalizm Records]
  5. Another Hundred Seasons, by Lxnnnie. Belmar, USA / Kraków, Poland. [Weakie Discs]
  6. Emanating Warmth, by Mooval. Italy. [Yo! Netlabel]
  7. Blue Hypnagogia, by Neurosplit. Florence, Italy. [Soztance]
  8. Synapse, by Penrose. Berlin, Germany. [Odrex Music]
  9. Llueve Calmo, by Lobo Esta?- + El Nino Que Toca Fuerte. San Jose De Mayo, Uruguay. [Via Lactea Ediciones]
  10. Love Code, by JSintax. Turin, Montreal. [51beats]
  11. Plants, by Karel Goldbaum. Warszawa, Poland. [Cowshed]
  12. Dangerous Squares, by Samurau. Sardinia, Italy. [La Bel]
  13. Ekolei, by Sektor. [Kahvi]

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PCP#507… Between Worlds (Netlabel Day 2016: Part 5)2017-06-23T19:21:33+00:00

PCP#506… Psychadelic Pedestrian (Netlabel Day 2016: Part 4)

Psychadelic Pedestrian (Netlabel Day 2016: Part 4)… with tracks by…Knurd Hamsun, Tor.Ma, Marc Burt, Felina, Guerra & Rammsy, Mr. Sky, Eko Fisk, Hermetico, Wanda & Nova deViator, Ottovolante, Plasman 51.

  1. Haunt Me, by Knurd Hamsun. Bandung, Indonesia. [Barokahr]
  2. Cenote Maya, by Tor.Ma. Playa del Carmen, Mexico. [Green Beats]
  3. Elements 2016 (Psychadelik Pedestrian chillout remix ), by Marc Burt. UK. [Toucan Music]
  4. La Verdad, by Felina. Monterrey, Mexico. [Del Hotel]
  5. Faz, by Guerra & Rammsy. Chile. [Pueblo Nuevo]
  6. Gangsta-Kun ???????, by Mr. Sky. [Amblis]
  7. The Earth’s Sharp Edge, by Eko Fisk. London. [BFW Recordings]
  8. No Data, by Hermetico. Spain. [Inoquo]
  9. Recursion (extended club dub), by Wanda & Nova deViator. Slovenia. [Kamizdat]
  10. Nota panoramica, by Ottovolante. Italy. [Diavoletto]
  11. Side B (blank) (excerpt), by Plasman 51. Italy. [Stato Elettrico]

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PCP#506… Psychadelic Pedestrian (Netlabel Day 2016: Part 4)2017-06-23T19:21:45+00:00

PCP#505… Daydreaming (Netlabel Day 2016: Part 3)

Daydreaming (Netlabel Day 2016: Part 2)… with tracks by… Boblebad, The Honorable Sleaze, C-Doc, Nosillas Musicales, Claudio Iacono, Thousand Yard Prayer, Heaven Smile, Seazo, Illocanblo, Dafra19, You Still Have Friends, Jerry Philips, Headloc.

  1. Boblebad, by Boblebad. Oslo, Norway. [Mars Melons]
  2. Vintage (Tipper Loves Sleaze Extended 12 Inch Mixx) featuring The Honorable Sleaze, by C-Doc. USA. [BlocSonic]
  3. Salvaje Agosto, by Nosillas Musicales.  Santiago, Chile. [Nacion Libre]
  4. Cassa de IX, by Claudio Iacono. Bologna, Italy. [Noisybeat]
  5. The Seventeenth Philosopher, by Thosand Yard Prayer. The Cronx, England. [Broken Drum Records]
  6. The Miracle Room, by Heaven Smile. Portland, USA. [Practice Records]
  7. Day Drumming, by Seazo. Oslo, Norway. [Enough Records]
  8. JHF, by Illocanblo. Omsk, Russia. [Bleepsequence]
  9. Kong, by Dafra19. Munich, Germany. [Fwonk]
  10. Acadia-Rewrite, by You Still Have Friends. Ithaca, USA. [Finity]
  11. Passage to Hell (feat. Jerry Philips), by Headloc. [Dumb Sounds]

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PCP#505… Daydreaming (Netlabel Day 2016: Part 3)2022-07-06T08:46:42+00:00

PCP#504… Flame (Netlabel Day 2016: Part 2)

Flame (Netlabel Day 2016: Part 2)… with tracks by… Rowan Box, Tyrantbane, Subset, Bim Sherman, Alien Levi, Code Therapy, Oudviber, Dreama, Megahammer, PZA, Lee Rosevere.

PCP#504… Flame (Netlabel Day 2016: Part 2)2018-04-20T12:44:32+00:00

PCP#503… Serotonina (Netlabel Day 2016: Part 1)

Serotonina (Netlabel Day 2016: Part 1)… with tracks by… Moreno,Hiroshima Dandys, Cairo Braga, Kanitrou, El 4to Karamazaov, Garpo, Os Parpados, The Sandwichmaker, Boer Polar, Stolenmeltdown, Gumbel, Bloque del Sur, Borusiade, Peter Davidson.

The first of a series of podcasts to celebrate the artists and netlabels that release theoir work. Big thanks to Manuel at M.I.S.T records for organising it again. For more information go to netlabelday.blogspot.co.uk

PCP#503… Serotonina (Netlabel Day 2016: Part 1)2018-04-20T12:44:32+00:00

PCP#499… Gaia (Netlabel Day 2015 Special #3)…..

Gaia (Netlabel Day Special #3)…with tracks by… Alex Powrs, Danipop, Sinux, Mister Gomes en Bombay, Limon, Paranerd, Naked Geometry, Mitomoro, Rowan Box, Artiom.

On July 14, every single netlabel around the world is invited to join us in the first Netlabel Day ever. Find out more at https://netlabelday.blogspot.co.uk

PCP#499… Gaia (Netlabel Day 2015 Special #3)…..2018-04-20T12:44:39+00:00

PCP#498… Deep Sky (Netlabel Day 2015 Special #2)…..

Big Sky (Netlabel Day Special #s)…with tracks by… Bit Laden, Frech And Koch, Sraczka Dziwaczka, Keshan Maslak, Hologramma, Bengalfuel, Unchained Zebra, Radical Shit, Suero, Volunteer.

On July 14, every single netlabel around the world is invited to join us in the first Netlabel Day ever. Find out more at https://netlabelday.blogspot.co.uk

PCP#498… Deep Sky (Netlabel Day 2015 Special #2)…..2018-04-20T12:44:39+00:00

PCP#497… Octarine Time (Netlabel Day 2015 Special #1)…..

Octarine Time (Netlabel Day Special #1)…with tracks by… No Human, Los Mostachos, Luksusowy Seba, Mefedronowy Baron, Madoka, Distilled Logic, False Sir Nicholas, La Ragazzina dai Capelli Rossi, Ickoo, U-235.

On July 14, every single netlabel around the world is invited to join us in the first Netlabel Day ever. Find out more at https://netlabelday.blogspot.co.uk

PCP#497… Octarine Time (Netlabel Day 2015 Special #1)…..2022-05-23T10:46:07+00:00
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