Upset the Rhythm
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{{Infobox record label
| name = Upset The Rhythm
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| founded = 2003 (promoter)
2005 (record label)
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| genre = {{hlist|Punk rock|post-punk|{{nowrap|indie rock}}|}}
| country = United Kingdom
| location = London
| url = http://www.upsettherhythm.co.uk/
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Upset The Rhythm is an independent record label based in London with a varied roster of leftfield artists and bands;{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/larry-ryan--caught-in-the-net-1027857.html|title=Larry Ryan - Caught in the net|work=The Independent|date=21 November 2008 |access-date=7 April 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/3312/1/behind-the-rhythm|title=Behind The Rhythm|work=Dazed|author=James Wignall|date=19 May 2009 |access-date=7 April 2015}} they also operate as a diverse DIY live music promoter.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2007/nov/05/whathappenedtotheukunderground|title=What happened to the UK underground?|author=James Wignall|work=the Guardian|date=5 November 2007|access-date=7 April 2015}} Huw Stephens featured Upset The Rhythm as "purveyors of interesting indie" on his BBC Radio 1 show (24 November 2011) as part of his ongoing 'Label Of Love'{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0178q28|title=BBC Radio 1 - Huw Stephens, Real Estate in session, Upset The Rhythm Label of Love|work=BBC|access-date=7 April 2015}} feature. As of 2015, Upset The Rhythm had 85 releases.
History
Upset The Rhythm initially formed in 2003 while its members were organising a concert for Deerhoof.{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4147982-upset-the-rhythms-chris-tipton-on-the-independent-label-marke|title=Upset The Rhythm's Chris Tipton on the Independent Label Market|work=Drowned in Sound|access-date=7 April 2015|archive-date=25 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525164256/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4147982-upset-the-rhythms-chris-tipton-on-the-independent-label-marke|url-status=dead}} By 2015, Upset The Rhythm had organised about 700 shows.{{cite web|url=http://www.thestoolpigeon.co.uk/features/interview-upset-the-rhythm.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130212527/http://www.thestoolpigeon.co.uk/features/interview-upset-the-rhythm.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 January 2012|title=Interview: Upset The Rhythm - The Stool Pigeon|work=The Stool Pigeon|access-date=7 April 2015}}
Upset The Rhythm shows occur each week in venues across London from smaller DIY hubs like Power Lunches to more established venues like The Roundhouse.{{cite web|last1=King|first1=Alex|title=All the knowledge you need to throw DIY gigs|url=http://www.huckmagazine.com/art-and-culture/music-2/why-i-do-what-i-do-music-2/knowledge-need-throw-diy-gigs/|website=Huck Magazine|access-date=9 October 2016|date=8 August 2015}} The record label began in the Summer of 2005, funded by a gift of profits from a The Evens show by Ian MacKaye.{{cite web|last1=Zevolli|first1=Giuseppe|title=Upset The Rhythm's Chris Tipton on the Independent Label Market|url=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4147982-upset-the-rhythms-chris-tipton-on-the-independent-label-market|website=Drowned in Sound|access-date=9 October 2016|archive-date=23 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123041645/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4147982-upset-the-rhythms-chris-tipton-on-the-independent-label-market|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://look.shipinthewoods.com/post/88668917993/with-christopher-tipton-of-way-through-upset-the|title=WSOHOIDPS|work=shipinthewoods.com|access-date=7 April 2015}} The label's first release was a mini-album by Death Sentence: Panda!,{{cite web|last1=Bussolini|first1=Brandon|title=Upset the Rhythm showcase|url=http://www.sfgate.com/thingstodo/article/Upset-the-Rhythm-showcase-3293315.php|website=San Francisco Chronicle|date=9 July 2009|access-date=9 October 2016}} followed by debut releases by John Maus, No Age and Future Islands.{{cite web|title=PEGA MONSTRO actuarán en febrero 2016 en Madrid|url=http://rockandrollarmy.com/magazine/magazine/breves/13828-pega-monstro-actuaran-en-febrero-2016-en-madrid.html|website=Rockandrollarmy Magazine|access-date=9 October 2016}} The company works with unusual and upcoming American acts, and also promotes the UK's DIY music scene, releasing records by Trash Kit, Cold Pumas, The Pheromoans, Pega Monstro[http://www.upsetmagazine.com/watch/get-portuguese-dream-punk-fix-pega-monstros-infectious-new-video-estrada/ "Get your Portuguese dream-punk fix with Pega Monstro’s infectious new video for ‘Estrada’"]. Upset Magazine, by Stephen Ackroyd Silver Fox, The World[http://thequietus.com/articles/20200-punk-hardcore-reviews-bad-breeding-like-rats-the-repos "Straight Hedge: Punk & Hardcore For May With Noel Gardner"]. The Quietus, Noel Gardner , 13 May 2016 and Terry.[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/10-new-artists-you-need-to-know-august-2016-w429569/terry-w429591 "10 New Artists You Need to Know"]. Rolling Stone, August 2016
By December 2013, Upset the Rhythm's live music promotions included working with Tate Britain and Frieze magazine on their music programming,{{cite web|last1=LOUCHE|first1=LIZ|title=Way Through take you on magickal English roadtrip on new album for Upset the Rhythm|url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/way-through-to-release-new-album-on-upset-the-rhythm|website=Tiny Mix Tapes|access-date=9 October 2016}} organising an all day charity concert with artist David Shrigley for Amnesty International and co-founding the art/music festival Yes Way{{cite web|title=Yes Way Festival Preview|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/01356-yes-way-festival-preview|website=The Quietus|access-date=9 October 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dummymag.com/news/yes-way-festival-2011|title=Yes Way, Upset the Rhythm's really real festival of DIY culture, returns next month|author=Charlie Jones|work=Dummy Mag|access-date=7 April 2015}} with London gallery Auto Italia South East.{{cite web|last1=Westall|first1=Mark|title=Sumi Ink Club/Lucky Dragons at Auto Italia South East Saturday 13th March|url=http://fadmagazine.com/2010/03/12/sumi-ink-clublucky-dragons-at-auto-italia-south-east-saturday-13th-march/|website=FAD Magazine|access-date=9 October 2016|date=12 March 2010}}
Artists on Upset The Rhythm
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- Bamboo{{cite web|access-date=2022-08-09|title=Bamboo album review: Daughters of the Sky - The Skinny|url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/albums/bamboo-daughters-of-the-sky|website=The Skinny}}{{cite web|access-date=2022-08-09|title=Bamboo - Daughters of the Sky - Album review|url=https://www.loudandquiet.com/reviews/bamboo-daughters-of-the-sky/|website=Loud and Quiet}}
- Deerhoof
- Dog Chocolate
- Ed Schrader’s Music Beat
- Feature
- Future Islands
- gay against you
- The Green Child
- Guttersnipe
- Lucky Dragons
- John Maus
- Naked Roommate
- No Age
- No Babies
- Normil Hawaiians
- Peepholes{{cite web|access-date=2022-08-08|title=Album Review: Peepholes - The Overspill!|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/17380/reviews/4145810|website=Drowned In Sound|archive-date=22 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922000822/https://drownedinsound.com/releases/17380/reviews/4145810|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|access-date=2022-08-08|title=The Quietus - Reviews - Peepholes|url=https://thequietus.com/articles/10825-peepholes-the-overspill-review|website=The Quietus}}
- Pega Monstro
- The Pheromoans
- Primo!
- Rattle
- Sauna Youth
- Terry
- Trash Kit
- Vexx
- Wetdog
- Xiu Xiu
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References
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External links
- [http://www.upsettherhythm.co.uk Official website]
- [https://www.discogs.com/label/79395-Upset!-The-Rhythm Discogs Profile]
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Category:Underground punk scene in the United Kingdom
Category:English record labels
Category:British independent record labels