Freshly Squeezed music
| Freshly Squeezed music | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| Founder | Nick Hollywood |
| Genre | Electro swing |
| Country of origin | UK |
| Location | Brighton |
| Official website | http://freshlysqueezedmusic.com |
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Freshly Squeezed is an independent record label and music publisher. Formed in 2005, they are based in Brighton, UK.[1] Freshly Squeezed’s compilation ‘White Mink: Black Cotton’ (2009) was credited by Mixmag as a 'landmark' the emergence of the Electro-swing genre.[2] The Independent stated in 2011 that the owner of Freshly Squeezed, Nick Hollywood, was: "nurturing electro-swing in Britain".[3]
Early History[edit]
After the retiring the 'seminal London club night' Club Montepulciano,[4] ‘the long-running club that pioneered the lounge, cabaret and proto-burlesque scenes back in the ’90s.’[1] co-founder Nick Hollywood started the record label Freshly Squeezed.[5][6] Since then Freshly Squeezed has signed artists such as The Correspondents, Lemon, The Pinker Tones,[4][5] and released compilations containing tracks from genre leaders Caravan Palace and Parov Stellar.[4][7]
White Mink: Black Cotton (Compilation Series)[edit]
Shortly after forming, the independent record label Freshly Squeezed created and released a series of Electro Swing compilations named: White Mink: Black Cotton.[7] These compilations containing artists at pivotal points in their careers such as Kormac, Caravan Palace, Parov Stelar and Swing Republic.[7] Notably with Chinese Man, Parov Stelar and Caravan Palace featuring all at once on the first 'White Mink: Black Cotton' in 2009 at the height of their success.[8] After selling over 10,000 copies,[7] the series was named by Mixmag as "Electro Swing’s first landmark moment’[2] and the compilation also being mentioned in The Guardian: Club Pick of the Week.[5][9]
Artists with releases on the label (Past and Present)[edit]
- The Correspondents
- Swing Republic
- Swingrowers
- Swing Ninjas
- Lodekka
- Stereo de Luxe
- The Voodoo Trombone Quartet
- JFB
- Beardyman
- Jem Stone
- Don Air
- The Pinker Tones
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Latest 7 » White Mink: Black Cotton". thelatest.co.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "rebel without a pause". vermarahul.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ↑ "Electro-swing - Tonight we're going to party like it's 1929". The Independent. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://www.discogs.com/label/63870-Freshly-Squeezed-Music
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Latest 7 » White Mink: Black Cotton". thelatest.co.uk. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ↑ "Hail the kings of hip-hop swing". Evening Standard. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "The new Jazz Age is upon us". Telegraph.co.uk. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Various-White-Mink-Black-Cotton/master/260799
- ↑ Sam Richards. "Clubs picks of the week". the Guardian. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
Sources[edit]
* https://www.discogs.com/label/63870-Freshly-Squeezed-Music * https://musicbrainz.org/label/5baa0fe4-f54b-4688-b3eb-c20127fe2cd8 * List of independent UK record labels * List of record labels: A–H
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