Audio Antihero

Audio Antihero
Founded 2009
Founder Jamie Halliday
Distributor(s) Kudos Records Ltd/Horus
Genre Indie / Lo-Fi / Alternative / Lo-Tron / Acid Folk / Various Genres
Country of origin United Kingdom
Location London, England
Official website http://www.audioantihero.com

Audio Antihero is a British independent record label formed in October 2009[1] and based in South East London. They have been the centerpiece of several radio BBC, PRI and international radio stories.[2][3][4][5][6]

History

The label's first two releases, Nosferatu D2's We're Gonna Walk Around This City With Our Headphones on to Block Out the Noise and Benjamin Shaw's I Got the Pox, the Pox Is What I Got, brought the label attention and proved popular with alternative press like Drowned in Sound,[7] The Skinny[8][9] and Pitchfork[10] and radio stations such as BBC 6 Music, Triple R, Resonance FM and NME Radio. They also gained notable supporters in Gareth of Los Campesinos![11] and Nic Dalton of The Lemonheads.[12]

In 2011, the label released a series of EPs from Ex-Hefner man Jack Hayter, Broken Shoulder, Wartgore Hellsnicker, Paul Hawkins & The Awkward Silences and Fighting Kites. The label also put together a well received[13][14][15][16] charity compilation album, to raise money for Japan entitled Bob Hope Would, which they followed up with a charity busk for Japan in Greenwich, London from Jack Hayter.[17]

2011 saw the label's profile slowly begin to rise. Label founder Jamie Halliday was interviewed by Tom Robinson on BBC 6 Music[18] and wrote a "Do and Don't" guide to running an independent label for the BBC site,[19] while the label was featured in a short list of recommended labels on the Johnny Foreigner blog,[20] and described as "possibly the greatest one man label in the world"[21] by the Another Form of Relief blog.

The label ended 2011 with the debut LP from Benjamin Shaw (There's Always Hope, There's Always Cabernet) which was well received in the music press [22] and by BBC 6 Music[23] before kicking off 2012 with a second charity compilation, Some.Alternate.Universe, this time for FSID to raise money for their efforts to prevent Infant Death Syndrome. The compilation featured more established artists like Jeffrey Lewis, Jonah Matranga, Art Goblins, Internet Forever, Johnny Foreigner and more.[24] They are now working on a year long series of singles from Jack Hayter entitled The Sisters of St. Anthony.[25]

On 29 August 2012, Audio Antihero and Nosferatu D2 were featured in a retrospective piece for the BBC World Service/PRI production "The World" - which featured interviews with label founder Jamie Halliday and Nosferatu D2 vocalist Ben Parker. The Nosferatu D2 song "We'll Play 'The Power of Love' by Frankie Goes to Hollywood a Thousand Times Tonight" closed the show.[26][27]

In November 2012, Audio Antihero contributed the Hüsker Doo-wop EP[28] to the Hear It for New York pop-up shop.[29] The EP was released to raise money for the Independent Music Community in New York that was affected by Hurricane Sandy and featured rare/exclusive songs from Nosferatu D2, Benjamin Shaw, Jack Hayter, Superman Revenge Squad and Wartgore Hellsnicker.[30][31] They followed up this charity EP with This Christmas (I Just Want to Be Left Alone), a Christmas single from Benjamin Shaw & Fighting Kites to raise money for Shelter. The single benefited from critical praise from online press/radio and support from Tom Robinson[32] and Jon Solomon at WPRB.[33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47] When promoting the single, label founder Jamie Halliday co-hosted The Wrong Rock Show on the legendary Bush Radio,[48] the appearance was endorsed by Rolling Stone.[49]

Audio Antihero kicked off 2013 with a new single from Jack Hayter entitled "Charlotte Badger,"[50] a live appearance on the local Croydon Radio station[51] and two guest articles for the GoldFlakePaint music site, a guest interview with Jeffrey Lewis in January[52] and a retrospective "Paint It Back" feature on Gary Numan's Pure album in February.[53] Following the finale of Jack Hayter's "Sisters of St. Anthony" series, Audio Antihero released a charity compilation entitled "REGAL VS STEAMBOAT" to raise money for Rape Crisis England & Wales and Rape Crisis Scotland. The compilation featured artists such as Darren Hayman, Ace Bushy Striptease, Jeffrey Lewis, Bored Nothing, David Cronenberg's Wife and more and was praised by The Quietus, The Skinny and more.[54][55][56][57]

The label followed this with Cloud's "Comfort Songs" LP which was supported with airplay from Tom Ravenscroft, Gideon Coe and Tom Robinson at BBC Radio 6 Music,[58][59][60][61][62][63] John Kennedy at XFM,[64] Simon Raymonde (Bella Union/Cocteau Twins) at Amazing Radio, Eric Lawrence at KCRW[65] and an on-air interview with Robert Rotifer for FM4,[66] the album was also greeted with a very positive response from press, including an 8/10 from Drowned In Sound, a 10/10 from Contact Music, while Pitchfork called it "astoundingly accomplished."[67][68][69][70][71] Retail were also supportive of the release, "Mother Sea" was included by Rough Trade and The Guardian in their Tracks of the Week subscription,[72] "Cars & It's Autumn" was Google Play's Free Song of the Week while tracks were also featured by Napster[73] and Rdio [74] - Cloud was also featured as "New Band of the Week" by Fairsharemusic.[75]

Audio Antihero's final release of 2013 was The Superman Revenge Squad Band's "There Is Nothing More Frightening Than the Passing of Time" which reunited the label with Ben and Adam Parker of Nosferatu D2. The album saw a lot of support from BBC 6 Music with plays from Steve Lamacq, Gideon Coe and Tom Robinson[76][77][78] and very positive press response.[79][80][81][82][83][84]

Artists who have released material on Audio Antihero

Discography

References

  1. ↑ "Audio Antihero: Walking The Line Between DIY And Rubbish | Interviews | DIY". Thisisfakediy.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  2. ↑ http://www.theworld.org/2012/08/nosferatu-d2/
  3. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xb7d7
  4. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tomrobinson/2011/02/how-the-make-the-best.shtml
  5. ↑ http://wvum.org/index.php/music/playlist/the_lo-down_episode_21_audio_antihero_show/
  6. ↑ http://www.rollingstone.co.za/opinion/item/1992-playlist-the-wrong-rock-show-ep137
  7. ↑ "NosferatuD2 - We're Gonna Walk Around This City With Our Headphones On To Block Out The Noise / Releases // Drowned In Sound". Drownedinsound.com. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  8. ↑ Album review by Alan Souter. (2010-10-21). "Nosferatu D2 – We're Gonna Walk Around This City With Our Headphones On To Block Out The Noise". The Skinny. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  9. ↑ Single review by Nick Mitchell. (2009-12-15). "Benjamin Shaw - I Got the Pox, the Pox is What I Got". The Skinny. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  10. ↑ "Guest Lists: Guest List: Best of 2009 | Features". Pitchfork. 2009-12-11. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  11. ↑ "Blog Archive » We're Gonna Walk Around This City With Our Headphones On To Block Out The Noise". Los Campesinos!. 2009-10-15. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  12. ↑ "The home of Half A Cow Records: News". Halfacow.com.au. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  13. ↑ "Japan benefit compilation from Audio Antihero | Bearded Magazine: The Home of Independent Music". Bearded Magazine. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  14. ↑ The 405, 22 March 2011 (2011-03-22). "Audio Antihero Presents: 'Bob Hope would.' // Japan Relief Effort Charity Album | The 405". Thefourohfive.com. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  15. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110402014627/http://resonanceuk.com/news/audio-antihero-presents-bob-hope-would/. Archived from the original on 2 April 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ↑ "New Noise". Newnoise.libsyn.com. 24 March 2011. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  17. ↑ Antihero, Online (2011-04-25). "ONLINE ANTIHERO: Jack Hayter busking live at the Cutty Sark for Japan". Onlineantihero.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  18. ↑ Antihero, Online (2011-01-09). "ONLINE ANTIHERO: Audio Antihero & Nosferatu D2 meet Tom Robinson for BBC 6Music". Onlineantihero.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  19. ↑ Tom Robinson. "Tom Robinson: How To Make The Best Of A Dying Industry". BBC. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  20. ↑ johnny foreigner (2011-04-07). "bloggy foreigner: my main objective is to be more effective". Bloggyforeigner.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  21. ↑ "Audio Antihero presents: Bob Hope Would". Another Form of Relief. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  22. ↑ http://audioantihero.bandcamp.com/album/theres-always-hope-theres-always-cabernet
  23. ↑ "Music - Benjamin Shaw". BBC. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  24. ↑ "Compilation Released To Aid The Foundation For The Study Of Infant Deaths | News | DIY". Thisisfakediy.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  25. ↑ Elise, Kathleen (2012-04-12). "A guide to 'The Sisters of St. Anthony' by Jack Hayter: Part One | The 405". Thefourohfive.com. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
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  27. ↑ http://onlineantihero.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/nosferatu-d2-retrospective-on-bbcpris.html
  28. ↑ http://hearitfornewyork-audioantihero.bandcamp.com/album/audio-antihero-hear-it-for-new-york-compilation-the-h-sker-doo-wop-ep
  29. ↑ http://hearitforny.tumblr.com/
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  32. ↑ http://freshonthenet.co.uk/six-degrees-7/
  33. ↑ http://audioantihero.bandcamp.com/album/this-christmas-i-just-want-to-be-left-alone
  34. ↑ http://bothbarson.wordpress.com/2012/12/07/benjamin-shaw-and-fighting-kites-this-christmas-i-just-want-to-be-left-alone/
  35. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbkZSw6nEFY
  36. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbkZSw6nEFY&feature=player_embedded
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  38. ↑ http://hospitaldrama.tumblr.com/post/37548875937/benjamin-shaw-fighting-kites-this-christmas
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  40. ↑ http://evilspeakers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/new-sounds-now-benjamin-shaw-fighting.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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  42. ↑ http://freshonthenet.co.uk/batch43/
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  45. ↑ http://sittingnow.co.uk/2012/12/22/benjamin-shaw-fighting-kites-this-christmas-i-just-want-to-be-left-alone/
  46. ↑ http://keepingscoreathome.com/?p=1829
  47. ↑ http://www.wprb.com/printplaylist.php?show_id=27280
  48. ↑ http://onlineantihero.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/audio-antihero-co-hosts-wrong-rock-show.html
  49. ↑ http://www.rollingstone.co.za/opinion/item/1992-playlist-the-wrong-rock-show-ep137
  50. ↑ http://onlineantihero.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/new-single-jack-hayter-charlotte-badger.html
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  53. ↑ http://www.goldflakepaint.co.uk/paint-it-back-gary-numan-pure-by-jamie-audio-antihero-records/
  54. ↑ http://thequietus.com/articles/12393-audio-antihero-rape-crisis-compilation
  55. ↑ http://hi54lofi.com/blog/audio-antihero-presents-regal-vs-steamboat-for-rape-crisis
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  71. ↑ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/15925-mother-sea/
  72. ↑ https://twitter.com/audioantihero/status/360856294967619584/photo/1
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