SAFE LIST
Here we will be compiling a list of ‘safe’ mainstream artists who do not release material on BPI member record labels. Feel free to expand the list using the comments section below.
Label & Some Relevant Artists
Arab Strap
Mogwai
The Deglados
The xx
Dizzee Rascal
Vampire Weekend
Radiohead
Basement Jaxx
Jack Penate
MIA
Friendly Fires
Cooking Vinyl:
Groove Armada (2009 released onward only)
Audio Bullys (2010 releases onward only)
Hayseed Dixie (All except “No Covers” album)
The Prodigy (All safe. All previous material released on XL)
Turin Brakes (2009 releases onward only)
Dropkick Murphys
Dolores O’Riorden
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Merge are safe
As far as I can tell, Chemikal Underground in Glasgow aren’t on BPI, which means their artists are safe:
Mogwai
Arab Strap
Malcolm Middleton
Emma Pollock
The Delgados
and more
Quite a few good artists there too. Saw Mogwai supporting Manic Street Preachers, if I remember right, years ago.
Here’s a some more for you…
Aphex Twin (Warp Records)
Autechre (Warp Records)
Maximo Park (Warp Records)
Prefuse 73 (Warp Records)
Boards of Canada (Warp Records)
Flying Lotus (Warp Records)
Plaid (Warp Records)
Nightmares on Wax (Warp Records)
Squarepusher (Warp Records)
Telefon Tel Aviv (BPitch Control / Hefty)
65 Days of Static (Hassel / Menotreme)
2 Many DJ’s (Waxed Soul)
Atmosphere (Rhymesayers)
Benga (Tempa)
Burial (Hyperdub)
Zero 7 (Ultimate Dilemma) [all bar album 'Yeah Ghost' release on Atlantic]
Bjork (One Little Indian)
Boxcutter (Planet Mu)
eDIT (Planet Mu)
Emily Haines And The Soft Skeleton (Last Gang)
Holy Fuck (Young Turks)
In Flames (Nuclear Blast)
Sixtoo (Ninja Tune)
Bonobo (Ninja Tune)
Mr. Scruff (Ninja Tune) [album 'Ninja Tuna' also released on Ingrooves/Fontana, not safe]
Pelican (Southern Lord/Hydrahead)
Roots Manuva (Big Dada)
RJD2 (has releases on multiple labels; all appear to be safe)
Moka only (has releases on multiple labels; all appear to be safe)
Isis (have releases on multiple labels; all safe)
UNKLE (have releases on multiple labels; all safe appart from Universal / Island’s 2003 re-release of album ‘Psyence Fiction’)
Ninjatune current artists
* 9 Lazy 9
* Airborn Audio
* Ammoncontact
* Amon Tobin
* Animals on Wheels
* Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
* The Bug
* Blockhead
* Bonobo
* Chris Bowden
* Cabbageboy
* Chocolate Weasel
* The Cinematic Orchestra
* Clifford Gilberto
* Coldcut
* Cougar
* Daedelus
* The Death Set
* DJ Food
* DJ Toolz
* DJ Kentaro
* DJ Vadim
* DK
* The Dragons
* Dwight Trible
* Dynamic Syncopation
* East Flatbush Project
* Emika
* Fink
* Flanger
* Fog
* Funki Porcini
* Ghislain Poirier
* The Heavy
* The Herbaliser
* Hex
* Hexstatic
* Hint
* Homelife
* The Irresistible Force
* Jaga Jazzist
* Juice Aleem
* Kid Koala
* King Cannibal[2][3][4]
* Loka
* London Funk Allstars
* The Long Lost
* Max & Harvey
* Mr. Scruff
* Neotropic
* One Self
* Pest
* The Qemists
* Rainstick Orchestra
* Roots Manuva
* Sixtoo
* Skalpel
* Spank Rock
* Super Numeri
* The Poets of Rhythm
* T Love
* Treva Whateva
* Up, Bustle and Out
* Wagon Christ
* Yppah
* Zero db
A few may have had a previous label.
Note Ninjatune has some sub-labels eg Big Dada.
Re Radiohead (above): Radiohead releases before In Rainbows (XL) are unsafe – they were with EMI/Parlophone.
King Crimson
http://www.dgmlive.com/ sell high quality = FLAC as well as MP3
read about the various ways the music industry have ripped KC off.
I very much support Bob Fripps stance – he demands the right for musicians to be paid – but is very much against the way the music industry has run
and he presents a very cogent alternative approach
@Paul – Unfortunately it looks like Sunday Best are BPI Members.
Have tweeted Dan Le Sac & Scoobs about this but they haven’t responded
Just done a bit more checking and it seems you are right, and I can’t edit my comment to remove it. How unfortunate.
I can
BPI Radar say that Distinct’ive are safe. Which is good because Hybrid’s new album rocks
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