Uncharted Audio was set up around the turn of the century by Russ Parsons (aka Kone-R) and Dan Daley to bring you the finest electronic music money can buy. Dan left to become a family man but Russ has continued the mission, releasing a series of albums and singles across a mind-boggling array of formats.
Initially created as a vehicle to showcase the talents of their as-yet-unheard friends Cursor Miner and LJ Kruzer, the label has grown into a respected node of musical ingenuity and a flagship of the DIY aesthetic. Albums by LJ Kruzer (acclaimed by everyone from Mary Anne Hobbs to Mixmaster Morris, and culminating in a legendary appearance at the Big Chill Festival) and one-time Warp maverick and nude model John Callaghan have broadened the fanbase of the label since it’s early days of vinyl singles packaged in oversized food bags, and a 7” subscription-only series got the fetishists foaming at the mouth.
With a new single due from Cyan341 (currently getting heavy rotation from the likes of John Tejada, Move D and Benjamin Brunn) and albums by Octavcat and Line, you’re only going to be hearing even more in 2009.
“Uniquely British…. a label to be cherished” (FACT magazine)
“Can’t be explained in mere words” (Organart)
“A right royal bunch of shenanigans” (Smallfish records)
Artists whose tracks have graced Uncharted Audio releases:
Cursor Miner
Plaid
Si Begg
LJ Kruzer
Beckett & Taylor
King Cannibal (aka ZILLA)
Dub Kult
Neil Landstrumm
John Callaghan
Posthuman
Abstrakt Knights
Digitonal
Freezepop
Wrongtom
Tree Wave
Octavcat
Langer
The Council Flats Of Kingsbury
Kings Have Long Arms
Line
Kone-R
King Seven
Schmoof
Manilla
Villain
the Square Root of Evil
Defo
regolith
ON/OFF
AGT Rave Cru
Cyan341
…with more coming!