Xtra Mile Recordings
Encyclopedia
Xtra Mile Recordings are an independent record label
based in London
, United Kingdom
. It was founded in 2003
by Charlie Caplowe and they release rock
albums and singles. They signed the artists Reuben
and Million Dead
.
On 8 August 2011 Xtra Mile were badly affected by the 2011 England riots
, when the Sony Music
warehouse that stored their records was set on fire.
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:...
based in London
London
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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. It was founded in 2003
2003 in music
-January:* January – following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. Five people are arrested...
by Charlie Caplowe and they release rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
albums and singles. They signed the artists Reuben
Reuben (band)
Reuben were an English three-piece musical group from Camberley, Surrey. Their music was a fusion of alternative rock and heavy metal, as their songs cover a variety of styles, ranging from heavy and upbeat, such as their 2005 single "Blamethrower" to slower, more melodic songs such as their 2004...
and Million Dead
Million Dead
Million Dead were a hardcore punk band from London, UK, active between 2001 and 2005.-History:The band was founded in 2000 by Cameron Dean and Julia Ruzicka, after both came to London from Australia. They were joined by Ben Dawson, who had worked with Dean in a record shop in the city...
.
On 8 August 2011 Xtra Mile were badly affected by the 2011 England riots
2011 England riots
Between 6 and 10 August 2011, several London boroughs and districts of cities and towns across England suffered widespread rioting, looting and arson....
, when the Sony Music
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
warehouse that stored their records was set on fire.
Current
List of artists on Xtra Mile Recoridings:- Against Me!Against Me!Against Me! is an American punk rock band formed in 1997 in Naples, Florida and relocated to Gainesville, Florida in 1999. Their first full-length album, released on No Idea Records in 2002, was Against Me! Is Reinventing Axl Rose. They have released music on Misanthrope Records, Crasshole Records,...
- Frank TurnerFrank TurnerFrank Turner is an English folk/punk singer-songwriter from Meonstoke, Winchester. Initially the vocalist of post-hardcore band Million Dead, Turner embarked upon a primarily acoustic-based solo career following the band's split in 2005. To date, Turner has released four solo albums, two rarities...
- DARTZ!DARTZ!Dartz! were a Math rock group from Middlesbrough in North East England who formed at the beginning of 2005...
- Chris T-TChris T-TChris T-T is an English singer/songwriter based in Brighton. He has released eight studio albums and one live collection. He has also been a piano accompanist; a radio and club DJ; written for a range of publications and currently contributes a regular column on the arts to left-wing newspaper...
- StapletonStapleton (band)Stapleton is an independent rock band who come from Glasgow. They formed in April 1997 and have released four albums and two EPs. They have to date played over 300 shows. They have released records on a number of independent record labels and are presently signed to Xtra Mile Recordings in the...
- Jonah MatrangaJonah MatrangaJonah Rzadzinski Matranga is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist who has released a variety of solo material under his own name and onelinedrawing, and has previously been part of the bands Far and New End Original and Gratitude...
- Dive DiveDive DiveDive Dive are a British rock band, composed of Jamie Stuart , Ben Lloyd , Nigel Powell and Tarrant Anderson...
- Rotary Ten
- God Fires ManGod Fires ManGod Fires Man is an American rock band that formed in the summer 2006 in Brooklyn, New York. The band consists of Arthur Shepherd , Joseph Grillo , John Wilkinson , and Drew Thomas .- Former bands :...
- Joshua English
- A Silent FilmA Silent Film (band)A Silent Film is a 4 piece alternative rock band from Oxford England. The band consists of Robert Stevenson , Karl Bareham , Ali Hussain and Spencer Walker . Their first album, 'A City That Sleeps', was released on October 6, 2008...
- Sonicflyer
- Straight Lines (formerly Said Mike)
- Lights.Action!Lights.Action!Lights Action are a British rock quintet from London/Oxford/Chelmsford made up of Patrick Currier , Karl Bareham , Chris Moorhead , Alex Leeder and Steven Durham...
- The Maybes?The Maybes?The Maybes? is an English indie rock band from Liverpool. The group is made up of four principal members: Nick Ellis, Lee Smith, Timo Tierney and Dominic Allen...
- Crazy Arm
- Beans On Toast (Musician)
- The Xcerts
- SucioperroSucioperroSucioperro are a Scottish rock band from Ayrshire, formed in 2002. The band's name is a rough Spanish translation of "dirty dog".-Random Acts of Intimacy:...
- Far
- Fighting Fiction
- The Justice Force 5
- Ben MarwoodBen MarwoodBen Marwood is an English singer-songwriter from the English town of Reading.-Musical career:As part of the contemporary London folk scene, Marwood has performed alongside Frank Turner , Chris T-T, Pete and the Pirates and Glasvegas...
- The Retrospective Soundtrack Players
- Future Of The LeftFuture of the LeftFuture of the Left are an alternative rock group based in Cardiff, Wales.- Beginnings :Future of the Left were formed by singer/guitarist Andy "Falco" Falkous and drummer Jack Egglestone, both previously of Cardiff band mclusky, alongside singer/bassist Kelson Mathias, formerly of the...
Alumni
List of artists no longer with Xtra Mile Recordings:- ReubenReuben (band)Reuben were an English three-piece musical group from Camberley, Surrey. Their music was a fusion of alternative rock and heavy metal, as their songs cover a variety of styles, ranging from heavy and upbeat, such as their 2005 single "Blamethrower" to slower, more melodic songs such as their 2004...
- Million DeadMillion DeadMillion Dead were a hardcore punk band from London, UK, active between 2001 and 2005.-History:The band was founded in 2000 by Cameron Dean and Julia Ruzicka, after both came to London from Australia. They were joined by Ben Dawson, who had worked with Dean in a record shop in the city...
- My VitriolMy VitriolMy Vitriol are an alternative rock band from London, England. The band name, which is often misinterpreted, is taken from the novel Brighton Rock by Graham Greene...
- The RiflesThe Rifles (band)The Rifles are an English indie rock band from Chingford, London.Their debut album No Love Lost was released on 17 July 2006 and reached #26 in the UK charts...
- Fights
- This Et AlThis Et AlThis Et Al were an English alternative rock band, from Leeds and Bradford, West Yorkshire. They were active between 2002 and 2008. Their sound was often compared to My Bloody Valentine, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Queens of the Stone Age and Interpol.-Band members:* Neil 'Wu'...
- Perfect Demise
- No. 1 Son
- My LuminariesMy LuminariesMy Luminaries are a British alternative rock band, formed in London in 2004.-Biography:My Luminaries were formed at Kingston University in 2004. Their first releases were an EP, a live album, and two singles; "Jumping the Great White" and "The Outsider Steps Inside", released on Grönland Records...
- Adzuki