RFUGrey
Encyclopedia
RFUGrey is a primarily freeform hardcore
label
located in the UK
and promoting the distribution of free music
. As a sub-label to RFU Recordingz, RFUGrey is the recording and distribution arm to The Grey Room, which manages and licenses artists of various genres.
The RFUGrey website states that their aim is to "promote and provide high quality musical and visual content to a broad and wide ranging audience"http://www.rfugrey.co.uk/detail/about.htm, and all released RFUGrey recordings are available free for download on the label's website, in the form of high-quality MP3
s.
Opening the label to the public on 14 January 2006, Tom Wright, an influential freeform DJ and producer now under the Cube::Hard
alias, was formerly known as Stargazer and has produced and remixed numerous popular tracks under that moniker as well. Though, as Stargazer and Cube::Hard, the majority of his releases are in the hard range of freeform music, he appears also to be experimenting with different, sometimes much lighter styles of music with his new label, as is shown in some of the "projects" available on the website. The label's third release also features a much more laid-back, minimalist style.
RFUGrey 004 (October 2006)
RFUGrey 003 - Rise Above LP (August 2006)
RFUGrey 002 (July 2006)
RFUGrey 001 (June 2006)
Freeform Hardcore
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label
Record label
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located in the UK
United Kingdom
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and promoting the distribution of free music
Free music
Free music is music that, like free software, can freely be copied, distributed and modified for any purpose. Thus free music is either in the public domain or licensed under a free license by the artist or copyright holder themselves, often as a method of promotion. It does not mean that there...
. As a sub-label to RFU Recordingz, RFUGrey is the recording and distribution arm to The Grey Room, which manages and licenses artists of various genres.
The RFUGrey website states that their aim is to "promote and provide high quality musical and visual content to a broad and wide ranging audience"http://www.rfugrey.co.uk/detail/about.htm, and all released RFUGrey recordings are available free for download on the label's website, in the form of high-quality MP3
MP3
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s.
Opening the label to the public on 14 January 2006, Tom Wright, an influential freeform DJ and producer now under the Cube::Hard
Cube::Hard
Cube::Hard, also known as Tom Wright and Stargazer, is an English music engineer and Record producer who has produced many records and remixes...
alias, was formerly known as Stargazer and has produced and remixed numerous popular tracks under that moniker as well. Though, as Stargazer and Cube::Hard, the majority of his releases are in the hard range of freeform music, he appears also to be experimenting with different, sometimes much lighter styles of music with his new label, as is shown in some of the "projects" available on the website. The label's third release also features a much more laid-back, minimalist style.
Releases
RFUGrey 005 - Free To A Good Home (February 2007)- Sparrowsound - MX35
- Sparrowsound - Factory
- Sparrowsound - The Doctor
- Sparrowsound - Solis
- Sparrowsound - Storm (Ode to Peace)
- Sparrowsound - Experi
- Sparrowsound - Another Dimension
- Sparrowsound - Destructo
- Sparrowsound - Portal
- Sparrowsound - Vertical Autumn
- Sparrowsound - Turning Off
RFUGrey 004 (October 2006)
- Kid Alaska - Money Maker
- Kid Alaska - Money Maker (Cube::Hard's 0% Finance Option)
- Kid Alaska - Lost Direction
- Kid Alaska - Little One
RFUGrey 003 - Rise Above LP (August 2006)
- Sean Bartley & Dan Tuma - Rise Above
- Sean Bartley feat. Jackie - So Surreal
- Sean Bartley - Breaking Point
- Mitosis - Late Nites
- Sean Bartley - Holy Theory
- Sean Bartley - See it Comin
- Sean Bartley & Dan Tuma - Rise Above (VIP Mix)
- Sean Bartley feat. Jackie - So Surreal (StrifeII VIP Mix)
RFUGrey 002 (July 2006)
- Cube::Hard - Music of the Primes
- GammerGammerGammer is a UK hardcore and Hard Dance producer and DJ.Gammer made his first appearance in the Hardcore scene during 2002 and since he has gone on to be a very successful and prolific producer, being best known for his extensive discography on the revamped Essential Platinum label...
- Unforgettable Hope (Original Mix) - Gammer - Unforgettable Hope (Cube::Hard Remix)
- Cube::Hard - Wireless
RFUGrey 001 (June 2006)
- Cube::Hard - Micro N2
- Cube::Hard - Hold the Beat
- Cube::Hard - Micro N1
- Cube::Hard - Hold the Beat (Gammer Remix)
External links
- http://www.rfugrey.co.uk/ - Official homepage
- http://www.discogs.com/label/RFU+Grey - RFUGrey Discogs entry
- http://www.rfugrey.co.uk/downloads/detail/cubeinterview.pdf - Cube::Hard interviewed by Upfront Magazine