First Terrace Records
{{Infobox record label
| name = First Terrace Records
| image = CLASSIC LOGO NEW.jpg
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| founded = {{Start date|2016}}
| founder = Alex Ives & Joseph Summers
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| distributor = Republic Of Music
| genre = ambient, electronica, experimental, drone, jazz, modern composition, sound art
| country = United Kingdom
| location = London
| url = {{URL|www.firstterracerecords.com}}
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First Terrace Records is an independent record label founded in 2016{{cite web|last1=Tristan|first1=Bath|title=First Releases By First Terrace Records|url=https://spools-out.com/2016/11/25/listen-first-releases-by-first-terrace-records/|website=Spools Out|date=25 November 2016 |publisher=Tristan Bath|accessdate=30 May 2018}} by Alex Ives & Joseph Summers.
First Terrace release music covering ambient, electronica, experimental, drone, jazz, modern composition & sound art. First Terrace have released music from artists such as Specimens,{{cite web |title=REVIEW: SPECIMENS – SCULPTURES |url=https://www.echoesanddust.com/2017/01/specimens-sculptures/ |website=Echoes and Dust |date=13 January 2017 |publisher=Echoes & Dust |accessdate=30 May 2018}} K. Leimer{{cite web|title=First Terrace Records announce split LP featuring K. Leimer and Like A Villain|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/first-terrace-records-split-lp|website=The Line Of Best Fit|publisher=The Line Of Best Fit|accessdate=30 May 2018}} and the very well received{{cite web|title=The Beacon Sound Choir Sunday Songs|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/the-beacon-sound-choir-sunday-songs/|website=Pitchfork|publisher=Philip Sherburne|accessdate=30 May 2018}} Peter Broderick project The Beacon Sound Choir - 'Sunday Songs' also featuring Machinefabriek.{{cite web|title=Machinefabriek Reworks The Beacon Sound Choir|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/22615-machinefabriek-beacon-sound-choir-rework|website=The Quietus|publisher=The Quietus|accessdate=30 May 2018}}
Label philosophy
The name of the label and logo are inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy & the first level in Purgatorio. Depicting the souls of the proud bent over by the weight of huge stones on their backs in the face of sculptures expressing humility, the opposite virtue to pride which serves as an ethos for the label to remain humble.
The original First Terrace logo was sketched by co-founder Alex Ives and is present on only one record, Specimens - 'Sculptures' LP. Following this a refined version was used on all releases up until 2020 when the label introduced a new version of the logo which is present to this day. Consistent throughout all versions of the logo are the legs (of the proud) which symbolise holding up the weight of pride & thus a reminder to remain humble in your work.
Artists
List of artists First Terrace Records have released records for:
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- Anna Homler
- Ben Vince & Jacob Samuel
- Bianca Scout
- Bora
- Chihei Hatakeyama
- Holland Andrews (Like A Villain)
- Justin Wright
- K. Leimer
- Machinefabriek
- NikNak
- Peter Broderick (Beacon Sound Choir)
- Pierre Bastien
- Sofheso
- Sunik Kim
- Specimens
- Vida Vojić
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References
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External links
- [http://www.firstterracerecords.com Official website]
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