681 is a magic number!

As some of you may know I’ve been podcasting since January 2006. Back then we had a limited resource of places where podcasters could get “podsafe” music.  The best place to find, creative commons licensed (often free) music were netlabels. Guess what? It still is. I’ve had a look through my archives and tried to draw up a list of netlabels (and other websites) I have used over the years. I’ve removed the resources where promotions have been paid for. I’ve just tried to focus on the grassroots, the free and the CC resources. It turns out there are 681 of them.

Many of these labels are long dead, others still very much alive, and some just wake up each year on July 14th and release something for Netlabelday. I’ve not included links because some are out of date and others have moved. If you ever want to locate a release from one of these labels then please do ask me pete.cogle@gmail.com. It’s always possible I have a copy squirrelled away somewhere.

The number will always get larger, but here’s the first 681……

(d.)pulse recordings, 23 Seconds, 3rd Avenue, 5 Myths, 51 Beats, 56Kbps Records, 7d Media, A Quiet Bump, AF Music, AFA Amalgamated Futureless Artists, AO Discos, ASAN Budapest, Abaga, Abrazo Virtual Discos, Abstrakt Reflections, Acroplane, Adult Swim, Adventure into Procrastination, Aenaos Records, Aftenging, Agogo Records, Aguanoche, Al Dente Records, Amblis, Analogue Trash, Anemos Promotions, Angel Dust Records, Annoying Beatz Crew, Anotraks, Anthill Recordings, Antiquated Future Records, Armatoste Brazo Discografico, Art As Catharsis, Art Goes Pop, Art-Ak, Artico, Artikal Records, Artists Against Apartheid, Artoffact Records, Atomnation, Audio Blood, Audio Empathy, AudioExit, AudioTong, Audiovisualtheorem, Aural Films, BDR Dancefloor, BFW Recordings, BNW, Bad Panda, Balanced Records, Balkan Recordings, Barbatruco Producciones, Barokah, Bass Culture Players, Basspistol, Batenim, Beatpick, Beko Digital Singles, Believe in Billy Records, Benevolence Messiah, Bestiar Netlabel, Bestiar, Big Wave Records, Birdsong, Bitchland, Black Lantern Music, Black Market Dub, Bleepsequence, Bleu Blanc, Blind Arc, Blocsonic, Blogrebellen, Bobz House, Bonimedia, Boomarm Nation, Breakbeat Fury Records, Breakbeat-Terrorism, Breathe Compilations, Brighest Dark Place, Briokids, Broken Bubble, Broken Drum Records, Broque, Brusio Netlabel, Brutal Resonance, Buda Beats, Bump Foot, CCMixter, CCTrax, CS3, Caballito Records, Cajanegra, Canal Dub, Candy Mind Records, Catalan Music, Cavern Brew Records, Central Control, Central Electrica Discos, Cerebral Audio, ChaYah Studios, Chikyu-u Records, Chillproductions, Classwar Karaoke, Clinical Archives, Cockatiel Records, Codes In Notes, Cold Fiction Music, Cold Fusion Music, Cold Tear Records, Color Squad Records, Coma Recordz, Comeme, Commercial Dreams, Communist Love, Completely Gone Recordings, Connection Verified, Contraszt, Core Collective, Cota 303, Coucounetlabel, Counting Pennies in the Afterlife, Cowshed Records, Crach Records, Crafting Room Recordings, Crazy Language, Crudo Bilbao, Cult Classic Records, Culture Dub Records, Cura, Curious Absurdities, Cut Records, Cyan Netlabel, CyberCrunk, DIY Netlabel, DJ EZ Music, DSRPTV Records, Da Heard It Here Records, Daffodil Publicity, Dan Dada Records, Dancefloor Socialism, Dandelion Radio, Dast Recordings, Dead Bees, Death Roots Syndicate, Dedpop, Deep Dark & Dangerous, Deep Electronics, Deep In Dub, Deeper Shades Recordings, Degelite, Delhotel, Der Kleine Gruene Wuerfel, Destroy All Concepts, Devils’s Brew Productions, DiSfish, Diablero, Diavoletto, Digital Diamonds, Digital Distortions, Digital Gewitter, Disboot, Discos Pato Carlos, Disfish, Dissonant Recordings, Diversified Music, Do It Youssef, DogMazic, Dorog Records, Doubledgescissor, Download, Dream Culture, Drossel, Duality, Dub Store Records, Dub Temple Records, Dubamix, Dubioza, Dubkey, Dubmatix, Dubophonic Records, Dubtribu Records, Dumb Sounds, Dusted Wax Kingdom, ELM Collective, EPA Sounds, Eardrums Pop, Earth City Recordz, Earthlings, Earthrid, Ebbs, Flows & Solos, Edisonbox Records, Ekar Records, Ektoplazm, Electro Swing, Electron Emitter, Electronic Raindrops, Electrosound, Elegant Elephant, Elephant Bass, ElpaMmuisc, Endearing, Enigmatik Records, Ennui.Bomb, Enough Records, Epa Sonidos, Ephedrina, Equal Recordings, Erésus, Esprit Records, Estampita Records, Etched Traumas, Eternal Vibes, Eversmile, Everydays, Evoke Records, Exp-Net, Exploding Art Promotions, Explorations In Dub, Export, Eyes of Infinity, Fanatic, Fat Flava Music, Fax Records, February Records, Fields Ohio, Finity, Force Carriers, Fortuna Pop, Free Music Archive, Free The Beats, FreeEtLegal, French Dub Released, French Getaway, French Music, FrenchDubReleased, Fresh Poulp, Freshly Squeezed Music, Fresscode Records, Fridge, Friendly Fire Recordings, FrostClick, Fuego Amigo Discos, Furnishings, Further Asunder, Fusion Netlabel, Future Avenue, Fuzz Club, Fwonk, GAUL Music, Gaia, Geertruida, Generation Bass, Geometry Recordings, Gergaz, Gets Louder, Globalfest, God Hates God Records, Gorge.In, Gravitas Recordings, Green Dragon Media, Green Note Records, Greenbeats Dub Netlabel, Gridwalk Media, Groove Caffee, Guerilla Asso, Gufo Records, GutterFunk, HAZE, Haiti, Hanabira, Happy People Records, Happy People Stateside, Happy Puppy, Hastings, Hattatsu, Heavenly Creatures Records, Honcho, Hong Kong Dub Station, Hortus Conclusus Records, Housefly Records, Houtz, Human Workshop, Hurtsville, Hypem, Hypnagogoc, I.O.T. Records, IMWT, IOT Records, Id.EOLOGY, Illect Recordings, Illogical Algorithm, Immoral Basement Records, In Music We Trust, In My Room, In Stereo Records, In You Ears, Indian Gold Records, Indiependency, Infames, Insectorama, Internet Recordings, Into Nowhere II, Intox Noize, Inunct Music, Inverted Spectrum Records, Invisible Agent Records, Jacobino Discos, Jahtari, Jamendo, Jehm Records, Jumpsuit Records, Jungle and Wobbles, Just Records, Kahvi Collective, Kamizdat, Kanal30, Keeping Track, Khannonmusic Studios, Kill Your Own Archive, King Deluxe, King Dub, King of Empty Hands, Kontingent Records, Kopoc Label, Korpus 9, Krad Collective, Kreislauf, Kvadrat, LCL, LMSNT, La Bel, La Bomba Recordings, La Souterraine, LaSouterraine, Lab Room Unlimited, Lady Boy Records, Laridae, Laser Visa, Latino Reisiste, Le Diable au Corps, Le Disquaire Day, Legowelt, Lemara Kota, Lepers Produtcions, Little Rascal Records, Lluevenalces Netlabel, Loop Recordings, Lost Children, Lost Frog Productions, Lost in My Sweet Dream, Lucida Records, Luna The Cat, MAO, MIST Records, MNMN, MaAuLa Records, Mad-Hop, Magnatune, Mahorka, Maltine Raecords, Manwel T, Maree Bass, Marly Records, Mars Melons, Mastik, Matxino Records, Mav, Mawimbi Records, Maybe Mars, Megavoid, Melodica, Memory Format, Merkaba Music, Metal Postcard Records, MiMi Records, Midnight On The Wheel, Mindblasting, Minima Discos, Mizou, Modismo, Modmotif, Modularfield, Molts Records, Monofonicos, Monokrak, Monotonik, Monplaisir, Monster Jinx, Moombah Bandits, Moron Labs, MosDub, MotorLab, Multi Culti, Murmure Intemporel, Musebox, Musica Docil, Musica Vermella, Mutant Bass Records, Mutant Sonic Exposure, Muteant Sounds, Muzeek, My Hand Thanx, NKS International, NU Logic, Nacion Libre, Nakrikal Records, Nakura Kid Records, Nazca Vibes, Nearer Than Ever, Neblina Sound, Nenormalizm Records, New Bird Landowner, No Format!, No Problema Digital, No Stress Netlabel, Nocid Business Recordings, Nocturne Noises Records, Noiseist, Noisy Vagabond, Noisybeat, Nophi Music, Northern Star, Nostress Netlabel, Nowaki Music, Nub Country, Nubiproof, Nul Tiel Records, Num Num Nah Records, ODG, OIB Records, OMEAC Records, Obey Solitude Records, Odrex Music, Off Me Nut Records, Oldy Clap Recordz, Omaramusic, Omoide Netlabel, On Sunday Recordings, One Handed Music, Open Wide, Operation Sound System Records, Organic Society, Orion Network, Oui Love, Pakapi Records, Pakkaslumi, Pan y Rosas Discos, Paper Garden, Paproota, Paris Zombie, Pavillion 36, People Can Listen, Peppermill, Persona Isla, Pertin-nce, Phlow, Phonocake, Picpac, Piko Piko Detroit, Pilot 11, Pink Walrus Productions, Plain Audio, Planet Groucho, Planet Terror Records, Planet X Records, Plataforma Recs, Playground Records, Pledge Music, Podsafe Music Network, Poli5, Polish Juke, Politiquement Incorrect, Post-Dreifing, Practice Records, Pragmat, Psychocandies, Pueblo Nuevo, Pulque Records, Pulse Compilation, Pyramid Transmissions, Quiero Recordings, Qunabu, RCRD LBL, Rackandruinrecords, Record On Ribs, Records On Ribs, Red Dye, Red Grape Music, Red Star Music, Red Star, Redmetic, Redneck, Rednetic, Redwood Entertainment, Reggae Record Downloads, Reggae Retro, Reggae Roast, Reggaedubwise, Regular Beat Recording, Repeat Records, Reservoir Dub, Reverse Engine, Ringe Raja Records, Rojo y Negro Records, RooRec, Routine Espresso Recordings, Royo y Negro, Rumah Teman Records, Rumpf Records, Run On Recordings, Russian Techno, SGC Media, STFU Records, Sahel Sounds, Salladillo Discs, Scalator Music, Seaside Trip, Section 27, Secuenciast Emporales, Seedsound, Selectro Records, Seven Villas Music, Shalhevet, Shika Shika, Shrammaka Recordings, Sick Monkey Records, Side-Line Magazine, Silent Flow, Siluh Records, Simplify, Sirona Records, Sirona, Six Degrees Records, Skalator Music, Sleepy Bass, Sleepy City, Slowly Drifting Across the Horizon, Sociopath Recordings, Softphase, Soigne Te Oreilles, Soislocerdos, Sola le Pido A Dior, Sonic Squirrel, Sonido Cuántico, Sostanze Records, Sound & Object, Sound Museum, Sound Rising Records, Soundpill, Southern City’s Lab, Soztance, Spa In Disco, Spclnch, Speakeasy Electro Swing, Spettro Recordings, Spinout Records, Starfrosch, Stato Elettrico, Strato Dischi, Strictly Dub Records, Stubborn, Studio 4632, Studio Rockers, Sub65 Media, SubBass, SubPop, SubTerra, Subbass, Subinfinity Recordings, Sublime Porte, Submit Records, Subterranean Tide, Suck Puck Recordz, Sucu Music, Sunriver Sounds, Svaha Sound Records, SwamiMusic, Swishco, Swiss Music Export, Synthematik, Sythematik, TSS Berlin, TZKATZ, Tachyon Netlabel, Tanukineiri Records, Tape Safe, Team Love, Techkilla, Technoval, TelematiQ, Temiong Recordings, Tempus Records, Terawrizt, Terranean Recordings, The Committee for Sonic Research, The Confluence, The Death Roots Syndicate, The Dub Factory, The French Connection, The French Touch Production, The Gods Planet, The Hope and Ruin, The Inner Cinema, The Kult of O, The Swamp Records, Third Wave Collective, This Is Soulace, Tiger Class Records, Tigersushi, Tin Robot Records, Tipping Point, Todos Somos Dios, Too Much Peace and Quiet, Toucan Music, Toxic Fly, Trading Music, Tranzmitter Netlabel, Treetrunk Records, Tribe Of Noise, Tribe Of Sound, Tripedal Crow Records, Trippin’ The Rift Records, Tropical Twista Records, Tru Thoughts, Ubiktune, Ultra Vague Recordings, Uncomfortable Beats, Underground Zine, United Studios Corporation, Unlimited Space Lab, Unlimited Space Nine, Unwashed Territories, Up It Up, Urban Connections, Uva Robot, VKRS, Vacant Artists, Vaticaen, Versionist, Via Lactea Ediciones, Viaduct Promotions, Virtual Soundsystem Records, Vulpiano Records, Warm Milk, Watch Pineapple Press, We Are All Ghosts, Weakie Discs, Weatnu Records, Welter Records, Werkstatt Recordings, Wilhelm show me the Major Label, Witch Spectra, Xenonyms, Yarn Audio, Yes No Wave, Yo! Netlabel, YoNo, You Need Friends Not Diskos, Yuki Yaki, Zap Records, Zenon Records, Zeste, Zimmer Records, Zorch Factory Records, enelrancho, entertainmentforthebraindead, f20d.com, hellopsychaleppo.com, johnnynothing, lafamillemusica, linguafrancamusic, lrcmusic, mimi, rec72, ripstore.asia, spclnch, tilt-recordings, tonAtom, trackinthebox, Þ Kollektiv

681 is a magic number!2023-06-27T12:32:07+00:00

PCP#339 Rewind… Welcome To The Gnawa Zone…

PCP#339 Rewind… Welcome To The Gnawa Zone… with tracks by… Tinariwen, Texture, Ahmed Nasr & Ihab Saleh, Secret Archives Of The Vatican, Singletrack, Nicola Lionfish & Talking Dog. Plus discussions about Marrakech, BDR Dancefloor and t’ing. Plus some traditional Gnawa music recorded live in our Riad.

  1. Traditional Gnawa Music, recorded live in the Riad, Marrakech.
  2. ABC Dub, by Nicola Lionfish. Naussau, Bahamas. As dubbed by Talking Dog. Aberystwyth, Wales. [Noteasyatall].

This podcast is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License.

PCP#339 Rewind… Welcome To The Gnawa Zone…2021-02-10T13:52:05+00:00

PCP#656… Second Hand Dreams… (Netlabel Day 2020 Part 2 of 3)…

Second Hand Dreams… with tracks by… Marc Burt, M.A.L.A , Velez, Nesting Error, Visionarysoundsystem, Gravity Zero, Hynamo, Foltzone, The Kult of 0, Louis Lingg and the Bombs, Zorg Kurkuma, Dante Sun,  Secret Archives of the Vatican, Pandacetamol.

From the following labels… Toucan, Monofonicos, Nostress, Disfish, Cockatiel, Digital Diamonds, Armatoste Brazo Discografico, The Kult of 0, Nacion Libre, Mars Melons, Blocsonic, Broken Drum Records, Kahvi.

  1. Poles Apart, by Marc Burt. UK [Toucan] UK
  2. Gossip, by M.A.L.A and Velezip. Medellin, Colombia. [Monofonicos] Medellin, Colombia.
  3. Protoni e neutroni, by Nesting Error. Palermo, Sicily, Italy. [Nostress Netlabel] Palermo, Sicily, Italy.
  4. Nazca Lines, by Visionarysoundsystem. England. [Disfish] Amsterdam/Budapest
  5. East Coast Gals, by Gravity Zero. Tennessee, USA. [Cockatiel Records] Tennessee, USA
  6. New Monsoon, by Hynamo. Australia. [Digital Diamonds] Germany.
  7. Second Hand Dream, by Foltzone. Santiago, Chile. [Armatoste Brazo Discografico] Santiago, Chile.
  8. Beyond Saving, by The Kult of 0. Brugge, Belgium. [The Kult of 0]Brugge, Belgium.
  9. Twitter Riot, by Louis Lingg and the Bombs. Paris, France. [Nacion Libre]. Chihuahua, Mexico
  10. Farkost, by Zorg Kurkuma. Norway. [Mars Melons] Oslo, Norway.
  11. A punta de pistola, by Dante Sun[Blocsonic]
  12. My Name Is a Killing Word, by Secret Archives of the Vatican. Croydon, England. [Broken Drum Records] Croydon, England.
  13. Pastures Unknown, by Pandacetamol. Glasgow, Scotland. [Kahvi Collective] Finland.

This podcast is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC-NT-NC-ND 4.0) License 

PCP#656… Second Hand Dreams… (Netlabel Day 2020 Part 2 of 3)…2020-07-11T07:53:36+00:00

Getting ready for Netlabel Day!

July 14th 2020 it will be Netlabel Day. This is the day various netlabels from all over the world celebrate their work, producing special collections of tracks from their roster of artists.

Netlabel day was started in 2016, by Manuel Silva at M.I.S.T. Records based in Santiago, Chile. Every year, in the run-up to the day, I’ve produced a selection of podcasts designed to showcase tracks releaased in the last year, and to promote interest in this great idea.

2020 will be no different, and I have 3 podcasts scheduled with tracks from each of these great labels….. MIST, Comeme, Solo le Pido a Dior, Pilot 11, 51beats, Groovecaffe, Planet Groucho, Soisloscerdos, Zap Records, SubBass, Quiero Recordings, OMEAC, Discos Pato Carlos, Enough Records, Toucan Music, Cowshed Records, MNMN, Cockatiel, Digital Diamonds, Kahvi, Minima Discos, Happy Puppy, Monofonicos, Green Note, Mars Melons, No Stress, The Kult of O, Run On Recordings, Green Beats, Vulpiano, Nacion Libre, Odrex, Abrazo Virtual Discos, Sucu Music, Armatoste Brazo Discografico, Caballito, BlocSonic, Broken Drum Records, Disfish, Spettro Rec & Dubophonic.

So please join me on Friday’s June 26th, July 3rd and July 10th for a fresh pick from the Netlabel Tree.  Or have a listen to the previous podcasts, by clicking on an iamge below!

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

Getting ready for Netlabel Day!2020-06-22T09:52:33+00:00

…and then two at once!

Like waiting for a bus, it’s all or nothing.  Today, two arrive at once.  There are two new EPs from Angel Dust Records and Broken Drum Records, both labels close to my heart, for obvious reasons!

Various Artists – Melodica Time, is a 4-track EP featuring some heavy stepper dub action from 4 of the best dubbists from the French online dub community. The first release from Angel Dust Records since the end of 2011. Good to see them back!

Thousand Yard Prayer – World Without End, is a 4-track EP from another of the alter-egos of the Secret Archives of the Vatican crew, over at Broken Drum Records. Hot on the heels of his 2002 release (!)  Sympathy for Hosea, Thousand Yard Prayer gives us another 4-tracks of Transglobal Breakbeat Dub Science. Magic!

…and then two at once!2018-04-20T12:45:43+00:00

Secret Archives of the Vatican – Barbary Lion

Barbary Lion is the first release from Secret Archives of the Vatican, since the Dreams and Visions EP in October 2010, and the first full-length album since Remembering Machine in February 2009.

This loose collective of musicians describe their music as Transglobal Breakbeat Dub Science as it contains elements of many genres: breakbeat, dub, dubstep, drumstep, triphop, drum and bass, with Indian, Arabian and Turkish influences. It’s certainly an exotic blend.

The album begins with “Veiled Beauty, Dark Magic”, which starts subtly, and then hits you with with the bass-kicking funky groove that drives the track. Arabic strings, tablas, and drum & bass beats are all added to excellent effect, but it’s the bass that sets the tone for the rest of this album.

“West of Eden”, starts with the same arabic feel, but then morphs into a groove that The Prodigy would be proud of.  Secret Identity” lulls you into a false sense of security with it’s quiet opening, but there’s a lovely bass wobble that’s just waiting to get you.  “Mesopotamian Homesick Blues” is a track that’s been around for a little while now. This carries on that lovely bass wobble from “Secret Identity” and overlays some arabic samples on top.

Whenever I hear “The Empty Quarter” I always think I’m playing a video game and have just entered a new land, complete with Palm Trees, Orange Groves and houses with those distinctive blue doors. In the distance a holy man is in deep contemplation, As you get closer, he rises to his feet and begins to spin. Slowly you join the bass fueled dervish and find your own groove.

“Hunter’s Moon” is a track that simply must be played loud on decent headphones or on a decent hi-fi with a sub-woofer. Playing this on your iPod on the train will simply not do the track the justice it deserves.  Check your speed if you’re playing this in the car – you will be driving too fast.

“Radagast in the East” harks back to the earlier influences of SAotV, with an arabic infused reggae groove, that will have you skanking in no time. “Enter Unseen” is about as close as SAotV ever get to “traditional” dubstep with it’s 2-step beat, but it’s never about the obvious with these guys. They have their own unique sound and it’s just great.

“Summer Lightning” begins with a musical call that could almost have come from a muezzin, which then fuelled by that signature bass wobble, calls you to sway to the beat. The final track is “Ravens Will Feed You”, which starts off with a dub reggae feel and then overlays with arabic strings, pipes and piano to round the album off to an excellent close.

Like all musical collectives, SAotV’s music varies along with the musical influences and strength of input from the musicians. Like a well-crafted blend of spices from the bazaar in Marrakech, this album brings together those influences and mixes them into that perfect marinade to spice up your musical mealtimes.

Time to play the album again? Oh yes!

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Link to Release Page at Bandcamp

Link to SAotV at Broken Drum Records

Secret Archives of the Vatican – Barbary Lion2018-04-20T12:46:10+00:00

PCP#339… Welcome To The Gnawa Zone…

with tracks by… Tinariwen, Texture, Ahmed Nasr & Ihab Saleh, Secret Archives Of The Vatican, Singletrack, Nicola Lionfish & Talking Dog. Plus discussions about Marrakech, BDR Dancefloor and t’ing. Plus some traditional Gnawa music recorded live in our Riad.

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  1. Traditional Gnawa Music, recorded live in the Riad, Marrakech.
  2. ABC Dub, by Nicola Lionfish. Naussau, Bahamas. As dubbed by Talking Dog. Aberystwyth, Wales. [Noteasyatall].

Bedding music by Kaya Project.

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This podcast is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License. .

PCP#339… Welcome To The Gnawa Zone…2018-04-20T12:46:24+00:00

People Get Ready – for BDR Dancefloor –

I’m eagerly awaiting the first release from new record label BDR DancefloorBDR Dancefloor is a new sister label to Broken Drum Records.and will be releasing some excellent trance, house and breakbeat tunes in the first half of 2011.

If you head there now you’ll hear some of the AudioBoos from those nice Secret Archives of the Vatican chaps from the Cronx who are behind it all.

People Get Ready – for BDR Dancefloor –2018-04-20T12:46:28+00:00
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