Labels we track
Los Angeles
Innovative Leisure Records
LA label releasing in a variety of genres including jazz, r&b, soul and hip hop (BADBADNOTGOOD, Holy Fuck, Allah-Lahs) ★★★★
Stones Throw Records
Essential alt hip hop label, based in Los Angeles (J Dilla, MadVillian, Knxwledge, Georgia Ann Muldrow, mndsgn, Sudan Archives) ★★★★
Brainfeeder
Seminal Los Angeles label founded by Flying Lotus. Releasing many important artists at intersections of jazz, hip hop, r&b and funk. (Flying Lotus, Thundercat, Teebs, Kamasi Washington, Daedalus) ★★★★
Leaving Records
Influential and prolific LA cross-genre label (Knxwledge, Green-house, Sam Gendel) ★★★★
Anti‐
Los Angeles label releasing across genres, including indie rock, hip hop, soul, etc. (Tom Waits, Neko Case, Mavis Staples, Calexico) ★★★★
Epitaph
OG punk label from Hollywood, California. Founded in 1981 by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. (The Offspring, NOFX and Rancid) ★★★
Line
Los Angeles ambient label "documenting compositional & installation works by international sound artists & composers exploring the aesthetics of minimalism.