theres been a lot of chat on labels here but not many people will mention names. so i'm gonna give my honest opinion on some of the labels i can think of off then top of my head.. hope you all join in and speak your minds.


Established labels firstly...

stayupforever - was a great label up to 35ish.. went badly downhill from release 50... just started picking up again.

SUF rmx - again, was great but has become stale lately with the same few producers releaseing most of the stuff.

cluster - great label, a little lost in the market at the moment but always tyring something new and hard.

routemaster.. who knows. would love to hear something new. ;)

pounding grooves - always interesting if not perfect but has had a few absolute classics, top notch all round label. (need more!!!)

skank - wasnt my cuppa tea starting out but has developed into a class acid label.

powertools - when its good its very good, but can be a little hit and miss.

4x4 - started great. hit a low - sounding top class again with a very nice mix of producers recently.

apex - love it for the experimentation. doesnt always get it right but is miles ahead of other labels in innovation.

hydraulix - went from strength to strength then evened out, now storming again with some complete changes in direction.

glitch - dodgy to brilliant and now of to somewhere else.. not my cuppa music wise anymore but alex believes in it.

max min - sorry chris, never a huge fan (with one or two noteable exceptions)

raw - started out great, took a very bad nosedive (although not sales wise) but has picked up a little with some fresh blood coming in. i'll be keeping an eye on it.

hazchem - started great but been very hit or miss since release 8/9

racetrax - always solid but never really exceptional - good djs label

bionic orange - first couple of releases a little odd but then turned into a fantastic label, havent heard much lately though

wah wah - nice idea to update the classic sound. gets it right 80%. which is a good rate.

newer labels...

betamax - great so far, keep it up!

emetic - hit and miss

kickthedrum - gettin stronger with each release (6 is gonna be huge)

super conductor - a refreshing change, where i think cluster shoulda gone.

spartek - spot on first release. 100% techno from android.

tremors - (not really new but new to me) didnt really take much notice untill the last 3/4. fischer & murphy release was top!


anyway if i've left anyone out sorry... my head hurts after all that.
if anyone involved with any of these labels reads a bad comment, please dont be offended. its just one persons opinion and i probably love other stuff you've done anyway!!!

peace.