Independiente (record label)

Independiente is a British independent record label formed in 1997 after Andy Macdonald sold his first label Go! Discs to PolyGram in 1996 for a reported £30 million. The label, which is currently dormant, is a division of Concord Music.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

The label's catalogue included albums by Travis, John Martyn, Nile, Gomez, Embrace, Paul Weller and Martina Topley-Bird. In December 2013, it was confirmed that Embrace had signed to Cooking Vinyl, leaving Independiente with no current artists on its roster.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The label ceased releasing music by new artists in 2009 and has subsequently transformed itself into a profitable synchronisation business, sourcing opportunities in film and advertising for its catalogue.

Label success

The label saw a considerable amount of success in the late 1990s and early 2000s with the Travis album The Man Who being cited as the 25th biggest selling album in the UK,<ref name = "Queen rules – in album sales">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and their follow up The Invisible Band in 2001, along with Out of Nothing, Embrace's UK number one comeback album released in September 2004. Embrace's follow-up album This New Day also debuted at number one, becoming the band's third number one album.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Artists who have released records on Independiente

• Archive
• Blackbud
• Crashland
• Deejay Punk-Roc
• Embrace
• David Ford
• Roddy Frame
• Gomez
• Howling Bells
• Kinesis
• Lisa Maffia
• John Martyn
• Ooberman<ref name="mcs">Template:Cite book</ref>
• Nile
• Ulrich Schnauss
• The Shortwave Set
• Snowblind
• So Solid Crew
• Sun House
• The Tears
• Martina Topley-Bird
• Tinariwen
• Travis
• Paul Weller
• White Rose Movement
• Vitro

See also

• List of record labels

External links

• Independiente

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