We are delighted to be partnering with Tim Burgess’ excellent Vinyl Adventures for our first ever Manchester event!

Our label market will take place on Sunday 5th December at The Royal Exchange Theatre in the heart of Manchester’s city centre. Expect a host of labels, DJs and good times, as well as many other happenings across the city!

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VINYL ADVENTURES MANCHESTER

A citywide record fair featuring events, live podcasts, gigs and happening with stallholders including Tim Burgess, The Lovely Eggs, We Are Scientists, Badly Drawn Boy, Gail Myerscough, Peter Doherty, LIINES, Clint Boon, Microdot Creative, James Walsh, Keel Her & more

Participating venues and record shops include Gorilla, The Deaf Institute, 33 Oldham Street, The Royal Exchange, Escape To Freight Island, Piccadilly Records, Mars Tapes, Vinyl Resting Place, Clampdown Records, Eastern Bloc Records, Vinyl Revival, Wax and Beans, Stutter & Twitch.

DJ SETS

12:00 → Matthew Halsall (Gondwana)
1:00 → Dylan Leggett (Melodic)
2:00 → W. H. Lung
3:00 → Be With Records
4:00 → 4AD
5:00 → Dorian Cox (The Long Blondes)

ROUND PEGS/SQUARE HOLES EXHIBITION

We are delighted to announce ‘Round Pegs/Square Holes’, an exhibition of one hundred record sleeves as designed by Andy Votel, to be hosted at 33 Oldham St Manchester from 1st December. Having spent the last 25 years creating over 300 record sleeves (amongst as many posters, books an typefaces) Manchester creative all-rounder Andy Votel has agreed to formally exhibit 100 of his personal favourite sleeve designs in an exclusive event for this December’s Independent Label Market.

MUSIC WORKSHOPS: FUTURES

Free music industry workshops for young people; neurodiversity and inclusion, record label careers and funding in the creative industries

REGISTER NOW!

We are coming back to Coal Drops Yard in Kings Cross on the 27th of November for a festive celebration!

Join us from 11am until 6.30pm for some amazing Christmas deals from the best indie labels, including limited editions, vinyl rarities and test pressings as well as exclusive label and band merchandise.

Get yourself a pint of local craft beers from our London Brewers’ Market pals, and let Spiritland soundtrack this winter event with DJ sets and afterparties to celebrate the cream of independent music into the night!

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A preview of exclusives you’ll find on the day here!

SPIRITLAND SOUNDSYSTEM

KIDS ACTIVITY!

For the Winter edition, we’re delighted to introduce a new Kids Activity to the day’s event. For the first time, there will be badge, keyring and magnet making workshops for kids from 12 to 3pm.

THE BOAT POD LIVESTREAM!

Usually located in Little Venice, West London, The Boat Pod is sailing to Coal Drops Yard on 27th November for an All-day livestream of DJ sets from labels curated by Independent Label Markets!

11am – 12pm – Dynamite Cuts
DJ Malachi trout, Playing 7” Funk and soul delights breaks and samples 

12pm – 1pm – None More
Their DJ sets follow the same eclectic ethos, taking a journey through cosmic psychedelia, dusty funk 45s and dancefloor grooves from across the globe

1pm – 2pm – Brownswood
Covering old classics to forthcoming exclusives, Josef Clark, Label & Sync Coordinator at Brownswood Recordings, presents an hour of jazz-inflected music from the label’s universe

2pm – 3pm – Far Out
Testing the water ahead of playing the ILM afterparty at Spiritland later in the evening, Far Out’s Josh Tautz & Koralek will be bringing a selection of deep and/or funky Brazilian & non-Brazilian delights to the Boat Pod. Maybe even one or two label exclusives!

3pm – 4pm – Hospital Records
MODULA will play some his favourite tunes from the Hospital catalogue, old and new

4pm – 5pm – Clap Trap
Claptrap co-founder Vanity Project will be playing some of the Claptrap back catalogue, some upcoming releases and some new favourite tracks. Expect off kilter house & electronic music

5pm – 6pm – [PIAS]
[PIAS]’ London based in-house labels; [PIAS] Rec, Play It Again Sam and Different have sent their finest selectas to represent on the decks at this year’s winter ILM. 5TATIC (Stan Sorrell) and DJ YOUNGBLACKMALE (Rutaré Savage) will be playing an eclectic mix of floor-fillers, rump-shakers and ankle snappers for what promises to feel like the shortest hour long set of all our lives.

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10% DISCOUNT ON YOUR BEER

Get a 10% off your beer at London Brewers’ Market stalls with your DICE ticket!

THE PARTY GOES ON!
Our 10th Birthday bash continues on Carnaby London with Soho Music Month

After celebrating women in music with an all-female line-up market in 2018, we are teaming up again with This Is Soho for #SohoMusicMonth on 18th July, curating an incredible label market to be held on Carnaby Street for the first time ever ?
For one day only, from 12 to 6pm, independent record labels will take over Carnaby Street with a seriously special selection of vinyl stalls from established and emerging indie record labels.

SOHO RADIO TAKEOVER

? From 12th to 17th July, tune into Soho Radio for a week-long ILM take over, introducing labels who will be at the market!

Monday 12th July 8 – 10pm / Mute
Tuesday 13th July 12 – 2pm / Mute
Wednesday 14th July 2 – 4pm / Scuffed
Saturday 17th July 2 – 4pm / Tulle Collective x Ladies Music Pub
Saturday 17th July 4 – 6pm / Bella Union

https://sohoradiolondon.com/independent-label-market/

✔️ This event will be COVID-secure, protecting the safety of shoppers and stall-holders alike ✔️

Learn more about Soho Music Month

YOU ARE INVITED TO OUR 10th BIRTHDAY BASH!

After 68 events supporting 600+ independent record labels from all over the globe, ILM is celebrating its 10 Years Anniversary, and 30th #ILMLONDON edition, at Coal Drops Yard on 10th July!

As usual, the finest indie labels in the land will be selling limited editions, vinyl rarities and test pressings as well as exclusive label and band merchandise. This summer event will be impeccably soundtracked by curated DJ sets from artists and labels taking part on the day.
And it wouldn’t be a proper summer bash without our pals from London Brewers’ Market, pouring you pints of locally brewed beers!

JOIN THE EVENT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAMME AND LABELS’ MARKET SPECIALS!

Get 10% off your beer at Brewers’ stalls with your Dice ticket!

ILM 10th Anniversary DJ Line Up

11:00am – DJ Wayward (Sunday Best)
11:45am – Lazenbleep (Spiritland picks)
12:30pm – WAH WAH 45s
13:15pm – Special Guest to be confirmed
14:00pm – Spiritland Soundsystem
15:00pm – Spiritland Soundsystem
16:00pm – A Guy Called Gerald (Velocity Press)
16.45pm – Will Page (Ex-Chief Economist of Spotify and Author of Tarzan Economics)
17:30pm – Andy Bell (Ride) (Sonic Cathedral)

This event will be COVID-secure, protecting the safety of shoppers and stall-holders alike 

In association with AIM (Association Of Independent Music)

Join us on 16th March for a free music workshop featuring two leading female figures ? Kelly Ridgway (KR Consults) and Theresa Adebiyi (Venice), alongside Independent Label Market co-founder Katie Riding!

Are you an artist/producer wanting to realise DIY goals in 2021, or interested in creative careers across the independent music sector? Whoever you are, Kelly, Theresa and Katie will share their collective wealth of experience and will answer any questions you may have!

#ChooseToChallenge
#IWD2021
#WomensHistoryMonth

Countdown to Christmas with the ILM Advent Calendar!

Launching Tuesday 1^st December 2020, we will spotlight an outstanding UK independent label each day for the 24 days of Christmas. This means a rollout of audio adventures across ILM social platforms of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. A digital equivalent of an all twinkling Christmas house light display.  Keep your eyes peeled on the ILM socials for the big reveals!

Christmas Raffle in support of Crisis

We are joining forces with our favorite independent labels to support the outstanding work of the national charity for homeless people, Crisis. Crisis offers a place to stay to all the people in need this winter, as well as emotional support and wellbeing, hot food and a little festive spirit.

Nothing short of a tinsel wrapped smorgasbord of rare and special items!

Tickets for the Independent Label Market: Advent Calendar raffle for CRISIS are £2 each, and you can buy more tickets by increasing your donation and your chances to win!

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ILM X TIM’S TWITTER LISTENING PARTIES!

Charlatans frontman, author, label boss and friend of ILM, Tim Burgess has invited us to do a three evening ILM Takeover of his Tim’s Twitter Listening Party series!
The premise is simple: log on to Twitter, drop the needle or click play on the album at the specified time, and enjoy live tweets from band members and a legion of fans with the #TimsTwitterListeningParty as the record plays.

Wednesday 9th Dec
8 pm – Alex Cameron: ‘Miami Memory’ (Secretly Canadian)
9pm – These New Puritans: ‘Hidden’ (Domino)

Thursday 10th Dec:
8pm – Dream Wife: ‘So When You Gonna…’ (Lucky Number)
9pm – Keeley Forsyth: ‘Debris’ (The Leaf Label)

Friday 11th Dec
8pm – Ghostpoet: ‘I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep’ (PIAS)
9pm – Baxter Dury: ‘The Night Chancers’ (Heavenly)

Follow Tim Burgess on Twitter – Listening Parties website

We’re coming back on 3rd July with Bandcamp for a global online label market!

As the current pandemic is putting the music industry on hold, we are going online, and joining forces with Bandcamp to support independent labels from Europe and beyond!

Connect to the ILM Bandcamp page on 3rd July, when Bandcamp is waiving its admin fees for ‘Bandcamp Friday’, to find a very special selection of offers from the best indie labels around the world, available for 24 hours only!

Find a preview of labels items here
Find the the playlist of the event here 
streamed dj sets and lives here

LIVESTREAM PROGRAMME

DJ SETS

BDRMM (UK, Sonic Cathedral)
Benjamin Frölich + Rhode & Brown (Germany, Permanent Vacation)
Nick Catchdubs (USA, Fool’s Gold Records)
Photay (USA, Mexican Summer)
Riyo Mountains (Japan, EM Records)
Solo Moderna (Colombia, Galletas Calientes Records)
Tim Sweeney (USA, Beats In Space)

LIVE

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bit.ly/ILMONLINE
isitbandcampfriday.com
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#ILMONLINE #BANDCAMPFRIDAY

In February and March 2020, find us every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Canopy Market in King’s Cross, where we will sell our own selection of records from the best indie labels!

All profits earned during this residency will go to the Help Refugees campaign ‘Action For Sama‘ to end the targeted attacks on hospitals in Syria.

As usual, the market is free entry!

SELECTION OF VERY SPECIAL ITEMS WE HAVE FOR SALE

RADIOHEAD – A Moon Shaped Pool
Rare Special Limited Edition Vinyl 2LP + 2CD album
XL Recordings

RADIOHEAD – OK Computer
OKNOTOK – 1997-2017
Vinyl Deluxe LP box set
XL Recordings

THE POP GROUP – Y
Signed Deluxe Inca Gold Vinyl Box Set
Mute Records

BIG THIEF
Surprise 7”
Never been available in shops, only mailed to UK fans!
4AD

PATTI SMITH
Signed and drawn postcard Only sold with The Peyote Dance CD album by Soundwalk Collective and Patti Smith
Bella Union

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Independent Label Market is supported by Association of Independent Music – www.aim.org.uk