| XL Recordings |
 | | Founded | 1989 | | Founder | Nick Halkes | | Genre | Various | | Country of origin | United Kingdom | | Official website | www.xlrecordings.com | XL Recordings is an independent record label which was launched by Nick Halkes (joined in 1992 by Richard Russell) with Beggars Banquet Records in 1989 to release its rave and dance music. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
An independent record label is variously described as a record label operating without the funding (or outside the organizations) of the major record labels, and/or a label that subscribes to indie philosophies such as DIY and anti-corporate art. ...
Richard Russell, born March 18, 1971, is a record label owner who is regularly named as one of the British music industrys most influential but media shy figures. ...
Beggars Banquet is an English independent record label that began as a chain of record shops owned by Martin Mills and Nick Austin, and is part of the Beggars Group of labels. ...
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Rave music consists of forms of electronic music for dancing that are associated with the rave scene. ...
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Beginnings Originally the label was an offshoot of Beggars' more commercial dance label called Citybeat which was known for records by acts such as Freeez, Starlight, Dream Frequency and the Ultramagnetic MCs. However with the success of acts such as The Prodigy and SL2, XL superseded Citybeat in the company's line up. Freeez is a dance music group from London England who had two Top 10 hits on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1983. ...
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The Prodigy (or just Prodigy)[1] are an English band. ...
SL2 was the name of a popular and pioneering hardcore/rave outfit from London, England. ...
During the early nineties, XL Recordings releases were dance orientated ranging from Belgium techno (T99- "Anasthasia") to Breakbeat hardcore (SL2 - "On A Ragga Tip") to Drum and Bass (Jonny L - "I'm Leavin"). This period of XL's history has been recorded on the XL Recordings Chapters compilation series. For the comic book character previously known as Techno, see Fixer (comics). ...
T99 was a Belgian techno band best known for their rave anthem, Anasthasia, which reached #13 in the UK Top 40 in May 1991. ...
Breakbeat hardcore (popularly known as rave music, originally referred to as simply hardcore in the United Kingdom, with old school hardcore a common term in the 21st century) is a style of electronic music that primarily uses breakbeats for its rhythm lines. ...
Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated to d&b, DnB, dnb, dnb, drum n bass and drum & bass) is a type of electronic dance music also known as jungle. ...
Jonny L, real name John Lisners, is a Drum and Bass producer. ...
XL Recordings Chapters was a musical compilation series which between 1990 and 1995 showcased tracks from the XL Recordings record label. ...
Roster Since the late 1990s expanded into other genres such as freak-folk, alternative rock and hip-hop. They are now the home to an eclectic range of artists such as: Psych folk or Psychedelic folk is a music genre which began through the blending of folk music and psychedelic music in the 1960s. ...
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Dylan Mills, known professionally as Dizzee Rascal (born November 1, 1985 [1] in Bow, East London)[2], is a Mercury Prize-winning English MC/rapper and producer. ...
Jack Fabian Peñate (born September 2, 1984, Blackheath, London) is a British singer-songwriter and musician, of English and Spanish descent, signed to XL Recordings. ...
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Lemon Jelly is a musical collaboration between Nick Franglen and Fred Deakin. ...
For other uses, see MIA. Mathangi Maya Arulpragasam (born on July 17, 1977)[1] is a vocalist, songwriter, composer, record producer and visual artist of Sri Lankan Tamil origin. ...
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The Prodigy (or just Prodigy)[1] are an English band. ...
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This article is about the American duo. ...
Recently RJD2, who left Def Jux to join XL and will record future albums with XL. [1] RJD2 (born Ramble John RJ Krohn on May 27, 1976) is an American hip hop producer, singer and musician. ...
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XL Recordings have also released classic albums from overseas artists such as Gotan Project and The Avalanches Gotan Project is a musical group based in Paris, consisting of musicians Philippe Cohen Solal (French), Eduardo Makaroff (Argentine) and Christoph H. Müller (Swiss, former member of Touch El Arab). ...
The Avalanches is an electronic music group from Melbourne, Australia, best known for its live DJ sets and debut album Since I Left You, which was assembled from approximately 3,500 vinyl samples. ...
Thom Yorke, of Radiohead fame, released his first solo record, The Eraser, on the label in July of 2006. While not reaching Number One in any specific country (#2 in the US, #3 in the UK and #2 in Canada), it was Number One for worldwide sales during its initial week of release. Thomas Edward Yorke (born October 7, 1968 in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England) is an English musician, best known as the lead singer of the band Radiohead. ...
Radiohead are an English rock band. ...
The Eraser is a solo album by Radiohead singer Thom Yorke, released on 10 July 2006 in the United Kingdom and on 11 July in the United States and Canada. ...
See also This is a list of record labels. ...
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This is a list of noteable independent record labels based in the United Kingdom. ...
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