THEEMPIRE sounds.
An empire of sound. We sign the loud, the raw and the unmissable — cut them into vinyl, then let the underground take it from here.
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Artists on the roster
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Pressings in the catalogue
vinyl + tape
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Tracks in the vault
all mastered
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Dates on the road
autumn season
01 · The Roster
Meet the
noise makers
2 ARTISTS / 4 CITIES
Dosh Lowkee
Whally
Records that refuse to be polite — that is all we are signing.
DOSH A&R MANIFESTO
ROSTER INDEX — SORTED BY SIGNAL STRENGTH
Every artist below is managed, mastered and argued about by us.
02 · The Catalog
Fresh from
the press
PRESSED WEEKLY ON VINYL + STREAMING
Every pressing is mastered to tape, cut at 45, and argued with until it can't fight back.
03 · On the Road
Catch the noise live
0 SHOWS THIS SEASON
* KRUDE's Berlin residency — four consecutive nights, expect leftovers. // PRESALE MATERIAL FIRST RUNS THROUGH THE LIST.
06 · The Beat
Naija music wire
LIVE FROM THE NIGERIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY
05 · Join the Label
Send us your noise
A&R LISTENS TO EVERYTHING — EVERY SINGLE ONE
We don't read gatekeepers. We read the artwork, the four AM voice note, the record no label would touch.
One or two tracks. Links only — never attachments.
Three lines about what you're trying to do. Not a press kit.
If you sound like us, we're already on it. If you don't — even better.
We reply to everyone. It may just take one full moon.
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