BBC New Music Shorts 2008
Labels
Record companies Domino, Ninja Tune/Big Dada and Mute Records have each provided tracks from their most promising new artists to act as inspiration. Warp Films will be working alongside our winners to help them produce their new music shorts.
Domino Records
Domino has long championed and nurtured the outsider whilst enjoying both critical and commercial success in the 21st century with the release of No.1 albums from home grown talents Franz Ferdinand and Arctic Monkeys.
The title of 1993’s debut Domino release - Sebadoh’s single 'Soul And Fire' - encapsulates what makes this label so special. A passion for music, a back to basics approach and a determination to ensure everything it puts out is 'something home-made that’s put together with love'.
Domino entered a new phase of British music in the late '90's with UK artists The Kills, Four Tet, singer songwriter James Yorkston and Archie Bronson Outfit joining the Domino stable and releasing seminal and critically acclaimed records. But it was in 2003 that the label hit pay dirt with Franz Ferdinand - and Domino found themselves thrust into the spotlight. Domino then beat off intense competition in 2006 to sign Arctic Monkeys.
With a NY office now thriving and recent Domino signings Psapp, Bonde Do Role, Animal Collective and Juana Molina gracing the American airwaves, Domino continue in their mission to sign the most innovative of artists and break down those musical boundaries.
