Machine Records

Machine Records is an independent record label specialising in electronic music. It was set up in 2001 in Cardiff, Wales and is currently run from Wellington, New Zealand.

In March 2005, it was voted 'Best Label' in the Welsh Music Awards, creating the most visible sign of Cardiff's thriving underground electronic scene. The majority of artists involved with the label are Welsh or have a strong Welsh connection.

Between October 2003 and September 2006, the label ran a monthly night in Cardiff called 'Terminal' featuring live sets from electronic acts. This included artists from the label's roster, as well as guests such as Chris Clark (WarP Records), Cylob (Rephlex), Yellotone (AI Records), Nathan Fake (Border Community), Schneider TM, Dogmixer, Random Number (HighPoint Lowlife), Kansas City Prophets (Seed Records), and others.

The label has had close associations with the Access Tonal Communications collective, High Quality Recordings, and Fourier Transform all of which are also Welsh in origin. These labels together define 21st century electronic/experimental music in Wales, which is largely dominated by guitar-based indie-rock and haircut metal as typified by the Manic Street Preachers or Funeral for a Friend.

To date, Machine Records has 40 releases, featuring music by over 20 artists, in its catalogue. Machine Records tracks have had airplay from Huw Stephens, Bethan Elfyn and Rob da Bank on Radio 1, Mixing It on Radio 3, Adam Walton on BBC Radio Wales, and on Resonance FM, The Selector, Radio ACTIVE and a host of Internet-based Radio shows.

Discography

Cat.

Artist

Title

MR07/ATC

THE HIDDEN PERSUADER

Electrocratic

MR07/026

LIFTING GEAR ENGINEER

Jumble Heads

MR06/025

BLOKE

Tears Of The Broken Warrior

MR06/024

ANATOMIST

In Fading Light EP

MR06/023

REDFALLS

If You Lived Here You'd Be Home By Now

MR06/022

EAKUI

Keremkerem EP

DMR06/012

ODDSKOOL

'Micro Jackson'

MR06/021

LIFTING GEAR ENGINEER

Fridges Of Nature EP

MR06/020

STABMASTER VINYL

Strictly Bollocks EP

MR06/019

ODDSKOOL

Two Ways To Listen

MR06/018

ACCESS TONAL COMMUNICATIONS

The Struggle Against Ourselves

MR06/017

MACHINE.MIX 1

mixed by ANATOMIST

DMR06/011

ORCOP

'Tyrant Human King'

DMR05/010

ODDSKOOL

'Monostril'

DMR05/009

BLOKE

'Untitled'

MR05/016

SHAUN ROBERT

Tape Machine Swan Song

DMR05/008

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL

'Everybody Do Dat Ding'

MR05/015

STEREO MINUS ONE

5.wav

MR05/014

LIFTING GEAR ENGINEER

Brain Holiday

DMR05/007

LIFTING GEAR ENGINEER

'Rainly Mainly'

DMR05/006

JOHN BARNES

'1 Before 3'

MR05/v001

ORCOP

Diablo and Drum [12" Vinyl]

DMR05/005

ORCOP

'Impetus'/'Menemy'

DMR05/004

ACCESS TONAL COMMUNICATIONS

'Deconstruction Theory'

DMR05/003

REDFALLS

'5 Mile Drop'

DMR05/002

LIFTING GEAR ENGINEER

'Cables Pt. 1'

MR04/013

MIDDLEKID

Worry Wires & Digital Scraps

DMR04/001

FUMEZOMBIE

'The Good Fight'

MR04/012

FUMEZOMBIE

Amongst Unequals

MR04/011

Various Artists

machine.music 2

MR04/010

ANATOMIST

Violence Is Its Own Reward

MR04/009

SUPERIMPOZER

Lines Of Flight

MR04/008

JR and THE INSTRUMENT PANEL

Radio Dada 3

MR04/007

STEREO MINUS ONE

Totl.

MR04/006

SUPERIMPOZER VS. ANATOMIST

Psy-Ops EP/Material Witness EP

MR03/005

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL

Holiday on Earth

MR03/004

VARIOUS ARTISTS

metal.machine music

MR02/003

STEREO MINUS ONE

He Made Strange Noises

MR01/002

STEREO MINUS ONE

Lie Alone On The Floor Wearing Headphones

MR01/001

STEREO MINUS ONE

The Sound Inside Sound

See also

  • List of record labels
  • List of electronic music record labels
  • List of independent UK record labels
  • Electronic music
  • Intelligent dance music
  • Drum and bass
  • Techno