Contact:

Office, General Enquiries and Press:

Awkward Silence Recordings
Iden Grange
Cranbrook Road
Staplehurst
Kent TN12 0ET
UNITED KINGDOM


Email:
info@awkwardsilencerecordings.com

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Distribution:

Awkward Silence releases are distributed in the United Kingdom by Cargo Records and Distribution who are based in London.

If you are overseas and are interested in stocking Awkward Silence releases then I am happy to work with you on a wholesale basis.
Please get in touch by email:
info@awkwardsilencerecordings.com

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Mailing List:

Why not join the Awkward Silence Mailing List to receive news on new releases, special offers and events.

Your information will only be used for Awkward Silence mailouts and will not be sold or given away.

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Demos:

Good news - Awkward Silence IS currently accepting demos.

If you would like to submit a demo then please read the following information first:

Demos can be sent on CD, MiniDisc or vinyl only.
Links by email to legal sites (your own website or MySpace page) with your music on to download are also currently acceptable.
Do NOT send mp3s or any other media files by email.

Important:
These days I receive quite a lot of demos. If you are a band or solo artist scouting around a lot of labels trying to get a deal, please note that Awkward Silence only releases one-off EPs, usually as split 3" CDs, and also take a look at who Awkward Silence has released music for in the past.
If you are unfamiliar with any of these artists and this type of music then chances are I'm not going to like what you send!

Do NOT send bad metal, emo, ska, punk, mainstream indie, chart pop, mainstream house / garage club muzac etc.

Please do not waste time and energy by sending in material you know simply isn't good enough for release.

Please do not email asking if your demo has been listened to or if I like what you sent. Everything recevied is listened to and if I like it enough to release, I will be in touch...

Demos cannot be returned.

Got all that? Okay, if you're still keen then don't forget to enclose your contact info - preferably on the disc itself as well as on the case / inlay / paperwork.

Demos by post can be sent to:

Demos
Awkward Silence Recordings
Iden Grange
Cranbrook Road
Staplehurst
Kent TN12 0ET
UNITED KINGDOM

If you would like to send a link to your website or MySpace page then email details here:
info@awkwardsilencerecordings.com

Once again, do NOT send mp3s or any other media files by email.

Thanks.

Awkward Silence Biography:

Awkward Silence Recordings is an independent record label based in Kent in the south-east of England, which was started in 1999 and is run by just one person, John, who has also been invloved with running other indie labels past and present.

The label was set up to release limited edition split singles/EPs and focussed on featuring an artist who had released music on other labels on one side and then an unknown often quite similar sounding artist on the other. The very first release featured the influential German electronic artist Arovane, at the time when he was just breaking through with the album 'Atol Scrap' with the worldwide debut release by the then unknown Christian Kleine (now signed to Morr Music / City Centre Offices and half of Herrmann & Kleine) on the other side.

This continued throughout the catalogue, most notably with Papa M's (David Pajo) split single with UK underground post-rock band Unhome, long before the Slint reunions, and more recently with melodic electronic act ISAN releasing an EP with the excellent Tomcats In Tokyo from France.

Awkward Silence has always been run as a hobby-label with releases appearing as and when the time felt right, often with long gaps between discs and then with two or more new singles appearing in shops on the same day! The label was also a firm favourite with John Peel, who played tracks regularly on his BBC Radio 1 shows.

The artwork on all releases has always followed the same pattern with the main image usually being submitted by one of the musical artists on the release with everythng printed in monochrome colours. All releases up to number 18 were on 7" vinyl and then the switch was made to 3" CDs housed in cute mini m-lock CD cases in 2005. Short run vinyl pressing prices were provong restrictive and the new digital format meant that more music could be included on each release, now up to 21 minutes.

The label now has a back catalogue of over 25 split releases featuring over 50 artists from all over the world, many of whom are well-respected and have gone on to have successes elsewhere.

Awkward Silence has released music for (in alphabetical order):
Accelera Deck, Arovane, Bauri, Brioche Kretzaal, The Buddy System, Will Carruthers, Cathode, Cheju, d_rradio, The Dandelion Council, Downstate, Dunaewsky69, Emery Reel, epic45, The Flowers of Hell, ISAN, Joeyfat, Kimonophonic, Christian Kleine, Lilienthal. Lowfish, Lusine ICL, Manual, Maps and Diagrams, The Marcia Blaine School For Girls, Milieu, Nautilis, Novel 23, Ojn, 100 Pets, Orange Crush, Papa M, Part Chimp, Porn Sword Tobacco, Portal, Matthew Rozeik, Schengen, Shoosh, Skanfrom, Souvaris, Stafraenn Hakon, Sybarite, Tarentel, Tomcats In Tokyo, Uga, Unhome, Verbose, The Workhouse, Yellow6, Ylid.

The label is now also offering its releases via digital download, currently via Boomkat and Warp Records' Bleep.com