FOUR:TWENTY MUSIC
Feb 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Martin Buttrich
Style: Underground electronic house and techno
Established: In Bristol, UK. Four:Twenty was started in 2001 as a sister label to Hope Recordings.
Artists: Locodice, Martin Buttrich, James Mowbray, D. Ramirez, TG, Dani Koenig, B-Pole, Alex Metric, Daniel Taylor
Essential Listening: Locodice, “Cellar Door” (2003); Locodice, “Phat Dope Shit” (2003); Martin Buttrich, “Meeting Dave Dish” (2004); Locodice, “City Lights (Original & Martin Buttrich Remix)” (2004); Hyper, “Come With Me (Daniel Taylor Remix)” (2005); Dani Koenig, “Hard Southamericans” (2006); James Mowbray & D. Ramirez, “I Choose Anger (H-Man Remix)” (2006); Mowbray & Sullivan, “Cosmic Powers” (2006); TG, “Little Flies” (2006).
Manifesto: “Our manifesto is to release quality underground dancefloor music and to look to the future without forgetting the past,” says Luke Allen, Four:Twenty A&R/label manager.
A&R Philosophy: “I sign music because I think it's got something that I don't hear in other music; it's special, it's musically very good, and I would personally buy and listen to it,” Allen says. “We don't usually sign one-off deals as we want the artists and the label to grow together; it creates a family atmosphere, and I think that's very important.”
Upcoming: “Coming up, we've got new tracks from Martin Buttrich (‘Well Done’) with a Serafin remix; TG (‘Cave the Speakers’) with a Konrad Black remix; and Martin Buttrich, Matt Tolfrey and B-Pole remixes of two TG tracks,” Allen says. “We've already penciled in 2007 releases for Dani Koenig, Martin Buttrich, James Mowbray & Leiam Sullivan and D. Ramirez. We've also got our mix compilation Music 02 coming out in the spring and an exclusive James Mowbray digital-only album available through Beatport in February.
Contact: luke@fourtwentyrecordings.com; www.fourtwentyrecordings.com; www.myspace.com/fourtwentyrecordings
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