Fat City Recordings
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Fat City Recordings is an independent record label
. It emerged in 1998
from the Fat City Records shop originally situated in Affleck's Palace
in the Northern Quarter, Manchester
, but which has now moved onto Oldham Street.
The label has released a number of compilation albums featuring hip hop
, funk
and electronic music
.
Fat City is also involved in the Friends and Family club nights and its predecessor Counter Culture Promotions. These club nights usually take place in The Roadhouse in Manchester
and Cargo in London
. The Friends and Family nights were formerly put on in conjunction with Grand Central Records
until that label ceased operating in 2006.
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
. It emerged in 1998
1998 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.-Events:*January 28 – "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia...
from the Fat City Records shop originally situated in Affleck's Palace
Affleck's Palace
Afflecks is a building housing an indoor market located at the junction of Church Street/Tib Street and Dale Street with Oldham Street in the Northern Quarter of Manchester in England. Dozens of independent stalls, small shops and boutiques operate in the one building...
in the Northern Quarter, Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, but which has now moved onto Oldham Street.
The label has released a number of compilation albums featuring hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
, funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
and electronic music
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
.
Fat City is also involved in the Friends and Family club nights and its predecessor Counter Culture Promotions. These club nights usually take place in The Roadhouse in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
and Cargo in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. The Friends and Family nights were formerly put on in conjunction with Grand Central Records
Grand Central Records
Grand Central Records was an independent record label based in the Northern Quarter of Manchester, UK. It was started in 1995 by DJ Mark Rae . Rae started out working as manager of the Fat City Records' store...
until that label ceased operating in 2006.
Fat City compilations
- Mystic Brew - The Flavour of Fat City (1998, FCCD001)
- Mystic Brew - The Counter Culture (1998, FCCD002)
- Mystic Brew - The Main Ingredients (1999, FCCD003)
- Special Brew - Heavy Loungin' (October 2000, FCCD004)
- Finders Keepers (17 July 2002, FCCD005)
- Mystic Brew - For Play (2002, FCCD006)
- Fat & Funky Pt. 1 - 45 Kings (2001, FCCD007)
- Fat & Funky Pt. 2 - 45 Kings II (2002, FCCD008)
- Mystic Brew - The Fat City Sound (2002, FCCD009)
- Fat & Funky Pt. 3 - 45 Kings III (2002, FCCD012)
- Songs Of Insolence unmixed selection from Andy VotelAndy VotelAndrew Shallcross, known by his stage name Andy Votel, is an electronic musician, DJ and record producer, co-founder of Twisted Nerve Records and the reissue label Finders Keepers Records...
's 2 Stars on 33 albums (2005, FCCD014) - HipHop Love Soul (Compiled by Nicci Cheeks (22 March 2004, FCCD015)
DJ mixes
- AimAim (musician)Aim is a British musician, DJ and producer, who was born in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. Aim's sound is a blend of funky electronic music and hip hop beats, a sound which typified the Grand Central Records label...
- Stars on 33Stars on 33 (Aim album)Stars on 33 was the first DJ mix album, mixed by Aim. The album was released in 2002 on the Fat City Recordings label.-Track listing:#"It's A Sin To Go Away" – We All Together#"The F Word" – Cannibal Ox#"Wasting Time" – Fingathing...
(4 November 2002, FCCD010) - Ralph Lawson - Stars on 33 (April 2003, FCCD011)
- Andy VotelAndy VotelAndrew Shallcross, known by his stage name Andy Votel, is an electronic musician, DJ and record producer, co-founder of Twisted Nerve Records and the reissue label Finders Keepers Records...
- Stars on 33: Music To Watch Girls Cry (16 June 2003, FCCD012) - The NextmenThe NextmenThe Nextmen are a UK production/songwriting group consisting of Dom Search and Brad Baloo . Often incorporating hip hop drum sets and electronic basslines into their sound, they have worked with many artists from the UK, US and Jamaica...
- 5: A Selection From The Fat City Recordings Back Catalogue (20 October 2003, FCCD014) - The 45 Midgets - The Crunch (7 June 2004, FCCD016)
- Monk One - Still Dreaming (FCCD017)
- Andy VotelAndy VotelAndrew Shallcross, known by his stage name Andy Votel, is an electronic musician, DJ and record producer, co-founder of Twisted Nerve Records and the reissue label Finders Keepers Records...
- Stars on 33: Songs In The Key Of Death (25 April 2005, FCCD018)