All Saints Records
Seminal ambient label (Brian Eno, Harold Budd, Jon Hassell) ★★★★
Rough Trade
Essential indie rock label founded in a record shop in London in 1976 (Parquet Courts, ANOHNI, black midi) ★★★★
Domino
Leading indie rock label, based in London (my bloody valentine, Stephen Malkmus, Dan Deacon) ★★★★
XL Recordings
Influential British indie label releasing music across pop, rock, hip hop and r&b (FKA Twigs, Sigur Rós, Thom Yorke, The xx) ★★★★
4AD
Legendary British altpop label founded in 1980 (Cocteau Twins, Big Thief, The National) ★★★★
Warp
Beloved UK electronic label (Flying Lotus, Autechre, Aphex Twin, Oneohtrix Point Never) ★★★★
Ninja Tune
Beloved London electro label (Tycho, Modeselektor, Little Dragon) ★★★★
Mute
Essential electronic label, based in London. (Depeche Mode, New Order, Erasure, Goldfrapp) ★★★★
Honest Jon’s Records
London label releasing eclectic compilations, world artists. co-founded by Damon Albarn of Blur. Record store of same name was founded in London in 1974. ★★★★
Finders Keepers
London reissue label " digging deeper into global pop history – liberating years of previously unreleased music and personifying, re-establishing and integrating lost artists into a fresh, sociable, alternative musical landscape." ★★★★
Chinabot
London-based label featuring experimental music from around Asia. "a platform and collective created to change the dialogue surrounding Asian music." ★★★
Lex Records
alt-hiphop label spun off from Warp Records (Prefuse 73, MF Doom, BadBadNotGood) ★★★
Brownswood Recordings
jazz/r&b/etc. record label from London, UK. ★★★
Phantasy Sound
UK electronic label (Erol Alkan) ★★★
Fuzz Club Records
London label "focusing on raw, experimental rock 'n' roll" ★★★
BBE
UK label specializing in jazz/funk/world crate digger reisisue compilations. Released J Dilla's first record, Welcome 2 Detroit, in 2001. ★★★
AD 93
electronic/ambient imprint of the UK-based label Young, whose roster includes The XX, FKA twigs and Kamasi Washington. ★★★
Moshi Moshi Records
London indie rock label (Lykke Li, Bloc Party, Hot Chip, Florence and the Machine, Architecture in Helsinki) ★★★
Damnably
London indie rock label (Shonen Knife) ★★★
The Trilogy Tapes
downtempo electronic label from London, UK ★★★
V Recordings
London drum'n'bass label 1993-present (Roni Size) ★★★
Black Butter Records
London alt r&b/electronic/hip hop label ★★★
Damaged Goods
UK punk & garage label (Billy Childish, Holly Golightly, Johnny Moped) ★★★
First Word Records
London soul/jazz label ★★★
RareNoiseRecords
UK cross genre label (Merzbow, Harold Budd, Thurston Moore) ★★★
Discrepant
left-field ambient+electronic music from London, UK. ★★★
La vida es un mus
Punk/hardcore label based in East Hackney, London ★★★
Fire Records
London indie rock label (Pulp, Spacemen 3, Pere Ubu, The Lemonheads) ★★★
Houndstooth
UK electronic label that is part of fabric, a London nightclub and record label ★★★
Strut Records
UK label "home to jazz, funk and global sounds - past, present and future" ★★★
Erased Tapes Records
London ambient/electronic label (Nils Frahm, Ólafur Arnalds, Penguin Café Orchestra) ★★★
LSO Live
Record label of the (highly-rated) London Symphony Orchestra ★★★
Heavenly Recordings
Leading UK indie rock label ★★★
One Little Independent Records
London alt-pop label (björk) ★★★
Bella Union
London record label founded in 1997 by members of the Cocteau Twins (Fleet Foxes, Beach House, Flaming Lips) ★★★
Injazero Records
london/istanbul experimental/contemporary classical label
Cultivated Electronics
London electronic/dance label
Venn Records
UK rock label
Slow Dance
UK electronic/alt-pop label
Disciples
UK experimental label
Slowcraft Records
UK ambient label "presenting exceptional, unclassifiable artworks since 2011"
R&S Records
longstanding London/Belgium electronic label
Misplaced Recordings
"Deep, lo-fi, and minimal beats" from London, UK label
Full Time Hobby
London indie rock label (Besnard Lakes, Craig Finn of The Hold Steady
Whirlwind Recordings
London jazz label created by American bassist Michael Janisch
Ritual Productions
London metal label
Alcopop! Records
London pop label
High Focus Records
UK indie hip hop label
Memphis Industries
North London alt-pop label (The Go! Team, Field Music)
Counter Records
London electronic label, sublabel of Ninja Tune
Souped Up Records
London drum and bass label
Defected
Long-established London house label
Flexout Audio
London drum and bass label
Rocket Recordings
UK psych label (Gnod, goat)
Critical Music
London electronic label
Dubmission Records
London dub label
Dirty Hit
London pop label
Cooking Vinyl
London pop/singer/songwriter label (Billy Bragg, The Fratellis)
Nein Records
London electronic label
Hospital Records
South-east London based drum & bass label.