Night Slugs is an English electronic music record label, established in 2010 by Alex Sushon (also known as Bok Bok) and James Connolly (also known as L-Vis 1990). Spin magazine described the label as having "developed one of the most distinctive sounds in U.K. dance music, a mutable hybrid of grime, house, electro, R&B, techno, hip-hop, and dubstep".[1]
| Night Slugs | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| Founder | Alex Sushon James Connolly |
| Distributor(s) | Warp |
| Genre | |
| Location | London, UK |
| Official website | nightslugs |
History
editNight Slugs was originally started as a London-based club night by DJs/producers Alex Sushon and James Connolly after the two met on Myspace in 2008.[2][3][4] The first Night Slugs party was staged at the Redstar in Camberwell in March 2008, though the nights would eventually move to the more centrally located East Village.[3]
After artists featured at the club nights remained unsigned, Sushon and Connolly founded Night Slugs as a record label in January 2010 with the release of Mosca’s Square One EP.[3][5][6] That same year the label released their first compilation, Night Slugs Allstars Vol. 1.[7]
Artists
editArtists who have released music on Night Slugs include:
- Bok Bok
- Cubic Zirconia
- DAT Oven
- DJC
- Egyptrixx
- Girl Unit
- Helix
- Hysterics
- Jacques Greene[8]
- Jam City
- Kingdom
- KW Griff
- Lil Silva
- L-Vis 1990
- MikeQ
- Morri$
- Mosca
- Neana
- Optimum
- Pearson Sound
- P Jam
- Sweyn Jupiter
- T. Williams
- Velour
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Sherburne, Philip (13 February 2013). "Night Slugs' Bok Bok on Grime, Texture, and Moving Beyond 'Bass Music'". SPIN. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ "Night Slugs". Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ a b c Keeling, Ryan (1 November 2010). "Label of the month: Night Slugs". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ Richards, Sam (5 March 2011). "Night Slugs, the indefinable dance music team". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ McKean, Colin (25 January 2010). "Mosca - Square One". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ "Bok Bok and L-Vis 1990 Share the Records That Shaped Night Slugs". self-titled. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ Rosenberg, Tal (13 January 2011). "Various Artists - Night Slugs Allstars Vol.1". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ Saxelby, Ruth (4 February 2012). "Jacques Greene: the Radiohead-approved dance prodigy who's signing designers to his label". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 March 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.