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| Domino Recording Company | |
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| Founded | 1993 (1993) |
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| Distributors | Redeye (US)[1] PIAS Group (UK)[2] FUGA (digital only)[3] Hostess (Japan)[4] |
| Genre | Various[5] |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Location | London, England |
| Official website | dominomusic |
Domino Recording Company, or simplyDomino, is a Britishindependent record label based in London. There is also a wing of the label based in Brooklyn, New York that handles releases in the United States, as well as a German division called Domino Deutschland and a French division called Domino France. In addition,Stephen Pastel presides over the subsidiary labelGeographic Music, which releases more 'unusual' music from Britain andoutside of the Western world. In 2011, the company announced that it was beginning a book publishing division, The Domino Press.[6]
Founded in 1993 by Laurence Bell and Jacqui Rice, the label's first release was theSebadoh EPRocking the Forest, licensed fromSub Pop records for release in the UK. Many of the early releases were by American artists who in the US were signed toDrag City (Smog,Will Oldham,Royal Trux), a relationship which continues to this day. Success was not immediate, as labels such as Domino, who were releasing more established American rock and unusual British music, were marginalised during theBritpop era, but a steady stream of new signings gave the label increasing credibility. Recent high-profile releases fromAnna Calvi,Franz Ferdinand,Arctic Monkeys,Wild Beasts, andThe Kills have only acted as a catalyst to this, and Domino is now one of the longest running and most successful independent record labels in the UK.
The label celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2003. There were a number of new releases, as well as acompilation album and a series of gigs in London under the 'Worlds of Possibility' banner, to celebrate the label's first decade in October of that year.
Domino celebrated their first UK #1 album in October 2005 withFranz Ferdinand'sYou Could Have It So Much Better, and their first UK #1 single withArctic Monkeys' "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" later that same month.
In 2006, Bell and co-owner, Harry Martin, founded Domino Publishing Company, a music publishing company.[7]
In March 2021, it was announced that seminalshoegaze bandMy Bloody Valentine had signed with the label. This announcement was accompanied by the first ever official digital release of the band's discography to streaming platforms.[8]
As well as new music, Domino have released compilations by Britishpost-punk bands such asOrange Juice,Josef K,Fire Engines andYoung Marble Giants.
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