Rebel Alliance Recordings
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Rebel Alliance Recordings is a Manchester
, UK
-based record label set up in 2007 by the members of ska
-punk
band Sonic Boom Six
.
, which was released in November 2007.
After this release the label grew to include other artists who were peers of Sonic Boom Six in the UK's ska and punk rock scene. The first of these being The Babylon Whackers
whose Happy Days With... album was released on the label in August 2008.
In 2010 the label signed its first international signing in the form of California-based ska musician Chris Murray.
January 2010 saw the start of the inaugural Rebel Alliance Recordings UK Tour, a UK-wide tour featuring four acts on the label: Random Hand
, The Skints
, Mouthwash
and the newly-signed Chris Murray (performing as Chris Murray and Friends and accompanied by Jamie and Jonathan from The Skints).
Several bands left the label over the summer of 2010, which saw the label scale back operations.
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...
, UK
United Kingdom
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-based record label set up in 2007 by the members of ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
-punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band Sonic Boom Six
Sonic Boom Six
Sonic Boom Six are a five-piece rock band from Manchester, United Kingdom. Their eclectic sound combines different elements of several genres and has been described by Kerrang! as "taking ska, pop, grime, dubstep, punk and metal apart, then rebuilding them as a hyperactive hybrid"...
.
Origins
After leaving Deck Cheese the members of Sonic Boom Six set up Rebel Alliance originally as an outlet for their forthcoming album Arcade PerfectArcade Perfect (album)
Arcade Perfect is Sonic Boom Six's second full-length CD, and their first on their own Rebel Alliance Recordings label. It was released in the UK, via their online store, on 12 November 2007 with a full nationwide release a week later.-Track listing:...
, which was released in November 2007.
After this release the label grew to include other artists who were peers of Sonic Boom Six in the UK's ska and punk rock scene. The first of these being The Babylon Whackers
The Babylon Whackers
The Babylon Whackers are a UK Punk group that blends 2-Tone ska, dub and reggae. They formed in 2007 in Chelmsford, Essex UK. Influences cited include Rancid, The Clash, The Specials, Hepcat, Max Romeo and Lee 'Scratch' Perry.-History:...
whose Happy Days With... album was released on the label in August 2008.
In 2010 the label signed its first international signing in the form of California-based ska musician Chris Murray.
January 2010 saw the start of the inaugural Rebel Alliance Recordings UK Tour, a UK-wide tour featuring four acts on the label: Random Hand
Random Hand
Random Hand is a British ska band, formed in Keighley in 2002. Their sound fuses influences from many genres, including ska, reggae, punk rock, metal, hip hop and dub. The band is typically associated with the punk subculture, due to its ethics and lyrical content...
, The Skints
The Skints
The Skints are a reggae/dub/ska/reggae rock band from London, United Kingdom. Since 2008 the band have toured extensively, playing hundreds of shows, supporting bands that include Gym Class Heroes, Sublime with Rome, Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake, The Slackers, Gogol Bordello and Bedouin...
, Mouthwash
Mouthwash (band)
Mouthwash were a ska-punk band, originally formed in West Norwood, London, England, in 1995.-History:Mouthwash were an indie/ska/electro/punk band from South London, UK. They originally formed as a three-piece band consisting of Ben McCarthy , Rob Tortelli and Chris Hugall...
and the newly-signed Chris Murray (performing as Chris Murray and Friends and accompanied by Jamie and Jonathan from The Skints).
Several bands left the label over the summer of 2010, which saw the label scale back operations.
Roster
- The Babylon WhackersThe Babylon WhackersThe Babylon Whackers are a UK Punk group that blends 2-Tone ska, dub and reggae. They formed in 2007 in Chelmsford, Essex UK. Influences cited include Rancid, The Clash, The Specials, Hepcat, Max Romeo and Lee 'Scratch' Perry.-History:...
- Chris Murray
- MouthwashMouthwash (band)Mouthwash were a ska-punk band, originally formed in West Norwood, London, England, in 1995.-History:Mouthwash were an indie/ska/electro/punk band from South London, UK. They originally formed as a three-piece band consisting of Ben McCarthy , Rob Tortelli and Chris Hugall...
- Sonic Boom SixSonic Boom SixSonic Boom Six are a five-piece rock band from Manchester, United Kingdom. Their eclectic sound combines different elements of several genres and has been described by Kerrang! as "taking ska, pop, grime, dubstep, punk and metal apart, then rebuilding them as a hyperactive hybrid"...
Releases
- Sonic Boom Six - Arcade PerfectArcade Perfect (album)Arcade Perfect is Sonic Boom Six's second full-length CD, and their first on their own Rebel Alliance Recordings label. It was released in the UK, via their online store, on 12 November 2007 with a full nationwide release a week later.-Track listing:...
(2007) - The Babylon Whackers - Happy Days With... (2008)
- Sonic Boom Six - Play On (2008)
- Random Hand - Inhale/ExhaleInhale/Exhale (Random Hand Album)Inhale/Exhale is the second full-length release by UK-based band, Random Hand.-Track listing:#I, Human#The Right Reasons#British#Anger Management#Roots in the Crowd#Devils Little Guinea Pigs#"In"#Mass Producing Monsters#For Roni...
(2009) - Sonic Boom Six - City of ThievesCity of Thieves (album)City of Thieves is the third full-length album released by Manchester, UK-based Sonic Boom Six, and the fifth record to be released on their own Rebel Alliance Recordings...
(2009) - Mouthwash - True Stories (re-release, 2009)
- Sonic Boom Six - The Concrete We're Trapped Within (It's Yours) (Single) (2009)
- Random Hand - Anger Management (Single) (2009)
- Sonic Boom Six - Back 2 Skool (Single) (2009)
- Sonic Boom Six - The Ruff Guide to Genre-TerrorismThe Ruff Guide to Genre-TerrorismThe Ruff Guide to Genre-Terrorism is the first full-length release by Manchester, UK based Sonic Boom Six. This album marks the first recording by SB6 since the departure of original guitarist Dave "Hellfire" Kelly.-Track listing:#Do It Today...
(re-release, 2009) - The Skints - Live.Breathe.Build.Believe (2009)
- Chris Murray - Chris Murray and Friends (2010)
- Dirty Revolution - Before the Fire (2010)
- Sonic Boom Six - Rude Awakening (vinyl edition, 2010)
- Sonic Boom Six - Rude Awakening (2010)
- Sonic Boom Six - New Style Rocka (Single) (2011)
- Sonic Boom Six - Sunny Side of the Street (Single) (2011)
- Sonic Boom Six - For the Kids of the Multiculture (Single) (2011)
See also
- Sonic Boom SixSonic Boom SixSonic Boom Six are a five-piece rock band from Manchester, United Kingdom. Their eclectic sound combines different elements of several genres and has been described by Kerrang! as "taking ska, pop, grime, dubstep, punk and metal apart, then rebuilding them as a hyperactive hybrid"...
- List of record labels
- List of independent UK record labels