Independiente Records
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Independiente is a record label
formed in 1997 after Andy MacDonald sold Go! Discs Records
to PolyGram
in 1996 for a reported £30 million. In the UK
, the label is distributed Vital PIAS.
Most of the labels roster including Travis, David Ford, Gomez, Martina Topley Bird, Howling Bells have left the label in recent years, going on to release further records on other labels. It is currently unknown if Embrace, who have been on hiatus since 2007, are still under contract to the label.
being cited as the 25th biggest selling album in the UK, and their follow up The Invisible Band
in 2001, along with Out of Nothing
, Embrace's UK number one comeback album released in September, 2004. Embrace's follow-up album This New Day
also debuted at number one, becoming the band's third number one album .
Record label
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formed in 1997 after Andy MacDonald sold Go! Discs Records
Go! Discs Records
Go! Discs was a Hammersmith, London based record label, launched in 1983 by Andy MacDonald and Lesley Symons. With artists like Billy Bragg, The Housemartins and later The Beautiful South, it became a prominent label. Go! Beat Records was launched as a subsidiary for dance artists like Beats...
to PolyGram
PolyGram
PolyGram was the name of the major label recording company started by Philips from as a holding company for its music interests in 1945. In 1999 it was sold to Seagram and merged into Universal Music Group.-Hollandsche Decca Distributie , 1929-1950:...
in 1996 for a reported £30 million. In the UK
United Kingdom
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, the label is distributed Vital PIAS.
Most of the labels roster including Travis, David Ford, Gomez, Martina Topley Bird, Howling Bells have left the label in recent years, going on to release further records on other labels. It is currently unknown if Embrace, who have been on hiatus since 2007, are still under contract to the label.
Label success
The label saw a considerable amount of success in the late 1990s and early 2000s with Travis's album The Man WhoThe Man Who
The Man Who is the second studio album from the Scottish indie pop band Travis. The album was released on 24 May 1999, becoming the album that gave the band international recognition. The album peaked at #1 in the UK and #8 in Australia. It was later released in the United States in Early 2000...
being cited as the 25th biggest selling album in the UK, and their follow up The Invisible Band
The Invisible Band
The Invisible Band is the third studio album from Scottish indie pop band Travis. The album was released on June 11, 2001. The title of the album makes reference to the band's feelings regarding 'music being more important than the band making it'...
in 2001, along with Out of Nothing
Out of Nothing
Out of Nothing is the fourth studio album by English rock band Embrace. It was released on 13 September 2004 through Independiente Records. It went straight in at number one on the official UK charts, going double platinum, selling more than 600,000 copies in the UK, making it their best selling...
, Embrace's UK number one comeback album released in September, 2004. Embrace's follow-up album This New Day
This New Day
This New Day is the fifth album by English rock band Embrace, released 27 March 2006 . It was preceded by the release of the single, "Nature's Law", and went straight to number 1 in the UK Albums Chart. The single and album were enough to earn the band the distinction of performing "World At Your...
also debuted at number one, becoming the band's third number one album .
Artists who have released records on Independiente
- BlackbudBlackbudBlackbud are an English indie rock band from Wiltshire, comprising Joe Taylor , Adam Newton and Sam Nadel...
- CrashlandCrashland (band)Crashland were a British indie band signed to the Independiente record label.Singer Alex Troup and drummer Marc Childs met at school in Monmouth when they were 14. In October 1996, bassist Martin Maddaford was added to the line-up after answering an ad in Melody Maker...
- EmbraceEmbrace (UK band)Embrace are an English post-Britpop band from Bailiff Bridge, Brighouse, West Yorkshire. To date they have released five studio albums, one singles album and one B-sides compilation. The band consists of brothers singer Danny McNamara and guitarist Richard McNamara, bassist Steve Firth,...
- Firstborn
- David FordDavid Ford (musician)David James Ford is a British singer-songwriter, currently living in Eastbourne, East Sussex. He first achieved prominence with the indie rock group Easyworld, who released an independent mini-album, ...Better Ways to Self Destruct and two full-length albums on Jive Records before disbanding in...
- Roddy FrameRoddy FrameRoddy Frame is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician, who was the founder of the 1980s indie band, Aztec Camera, and more recently is a solo performer.-Career:...
- GomezGomez (band)Gomez are an English indie rock band from Southport, comprising Ian Ball , Paul "Blackie" Blackburn , Tom Gray , Ben Ottewell and Olly Peacock . The band is distinguished for having three singers and four songwriters, employing traditional and electronic instruments...
- Howling BellsHowling BellsHowling Bells are an indie rock band that formed in Sydney in 2004. The band obtained moderate popularity in the United Kingdom following the release of its 2006 self-titled debut album...
- KinesisKinesis (band)Kinesis were an alternative rock band from Bolton, England. The group formed in September 2000 whilst at school, and split after five years in June 2005. During this time they recorded two full studio albums, a mini album and several singles under three record labels.When Handshakes for Bullets was...
- OobermanOobermanOoberman are a band with strong indie, folk and progressive influences first formed in 1997. They split up in 2003, shortly after the release of their second album Hey Petrunko, but announced their reformation in April 2006 and began releasing music again soon thereafter.-Early years:Ooberman...
- NILENile (singer)Nile is an American singer. In 2002 she released her debut album, Born. She listed family, spirituality and nature as influences in her music. Her music has been described as Bristolian and may be thought of as Trip Hop....
- Ulrich SchnaussUlrich Schnauss-Biography:Ulrich Schnauss was born in the northern German seaport of Kiel in 1977. He became interested in a range of music: My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Tangerine Dream, Chapterhouse, and early bleep & breakbeat tracks...
- The Shortwave SetThe Shortwave SetThe Shortwave Set are a British alternative pop band whose debut album, The Debt Collection, was released in 2005 on Independiente Records. The band's music combines sample-based music with more traditional songwriting and instrumentation to create a sound the group have described as "Victorian Funk"...
- Snowblind
- So Solid CrewSo Solid CrewSo Solid Crew is an electronic and urban musical collective from South London, England, whose hits include "Oh No " and "21 Seconds", the latter reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart in August 2001. Another hit, "They Don't Know", reached number three in November 2001 and "Haters" got to...
- Sun HouseSun HouseSun House can be:*The Sun House, Grace Hudson's 1911 redwood Craftsman bungalow home, is adjacent to the Grace Hudson Museum*The House of the Sun: a 2010 Russian movie*House of Suns: a 2008 science fiction novel*Sunhouse: short-lived Nottingham based band...
- The TearsThe TearsThe Tears were an English rock band, formed in 2004 by ex-Suede bandmates Brett Anderson and Bernard Butler. The band was a much anticipated reunion of an acclaimed songwriting couple, and music critics praised their first concerts and their debut album, Here Come The Tears...
- Martina Topley-BirdMartina Topley-BirdMartina Topley-Bird is a British vocalist and songwriter who first gained fame as the featured female vocalist on trip hop pioneer Tricky's debut album, Maxinquaye...
- TinariwenTinariwenTinariwen is a band of Tuareg-Berber musicians from the Sahara Desert region of northern Mali. The band was formed around 1979 in refugee camps in Libya but returned to Mali after a cease-fire in the 1990s...
- TravisTravis (band)Travis are a post-Britpop band from Glasgow, Scotland, comprising Fran Healy , Dougie Payne , Andy Dunlop and Neil Primrose...
- Paul Weller
- White Rose MovementWhite Rose Movement (band)White Rose Movement were a post-punk/electro band from London, England. The band is named after the German anti-Nazi resistance movement White Rose...
- Vitro