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| Partisan Records | |
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| Founded | 2007 |
| Founder | Tim Putnam Ian Wheeler |
| Distributor(s) | ADA (North America, Latin America, Africa), PIAS Group (ROW) |
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| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Brooklyn, New York |
| Official website | www.partisanrecords.com |
Partisan Records is an independent record label with offices in London, Berlin, and Los Angeles, as well as in New York City, where the company was co-founded in 2007 by Tim Putnam and Ian Wheeler. The label, initially run out of Putnam's South Brooklyn apartment, relocated in 2009 to Williamsburg.[1]
Miscellaneous
Holy Sons (Decline of the West) was the first release on the label, and early success followed shortly thereafter with the signing of the band Deer Tick (War Elephant).[2]
In 2008, while working as the night manager for the Knitting Factory venue at their Leonard Street location in Manhattan, Putnam was approached by Knitting Factory Entertainment CEO Morgan Margolis to form a strategic partnership with Partisan.[3] Together, they reissued the Fela Kuti catalogue and revived their label, Knitting Factory Records, which also includes Grammy Award-nominated members of the Kuti family, Femi Kuti, and Seun Kuti.[4]
Partisan has since cultivated a wide variety of genres, prioritizing an artist-friendly philosophy, and achieving international acclaim. In 2019, they earned their first-ever Grammy nomination for Deran by Bombino[5] followed by three more nominations between 2020 and 2023, for A Hero's Death by Fontaines D.C., Song for Our Daughter by Laura Marling, and I Inside the Old Year Dying by PJ Harvey.[6][7] In 2020, they achieved a #1 UK album for Ultra Mono by Idles, followed up by further #1 UK albums for Fontaines D.C.'s Skinty Fia and Idles's Tangk.[8][9][10] They also won their first Mercury Prize in 2023 for Ezra Collective's Where I'm Meant to Be. [11]
Music Week's International Woman of the Year award went to Partisan's managing director, Zena White, in 2019.[12]
Putnam now serves as President of Partisan, and Wheeler manages Talkhouse, a digital media outlet and online magazine which he founded in 2015 and shares an office with Partisan.[13]
Today, Partisan also releases music on behalf of sister labels Knitting Factory Records, Section1, and Desert Daze Sound, all of which operate under strategic partnerships with Partisan.[14][15][16]
Roster
Current
- Angelica Garcia
- Aoife Nessa Frances
- Beth Orton
- Blondshell
- Body Meat
- Bombino
- Cigarettes After Sex
- Cymande
- DJ Rashad
- Ezra Collective
- Fela Kuti
- Geese
- Grian Chatten
- Honesty
- Idles
- Just Mustard
- Laura Marling
- Léa Sen
- Lip Critic
- Maple Glider
- NoSo
- PJ Harvey
- Skinny Pelembe
- Sun's Signature
- Ultraísta
- Westerman
- Witch
Alumni
- Aaron Freeman
- Aerial East
- Ages and Ages
- The Amazing
- Baby in Vain
- The Black Angels
- Bobby
- Body Type
- Cajun Germs
- Callers
- Christopher Denny
- Chubby and the Gang
- Craig Finn
- Deer Tick
- Diamond Rugs
- Dilly Dally
- The Dismemberment Plan
- DMA's
- Dolorean
- Eagulls
- Emel Mathlouthi
- Emily Wells
- Erika Wennerstrom (of Heartless Bastards)
- Femi Kuti
- Field Report
- Flock of Dimes
- Fontaines D.C.
- Freeman
- Goon
- Guards
- Heartless Bastards
- Holy Sons
- JBM
- John Grant
- Lontalius
- Lumerians
- Lump
- Mádé Kuti
- Made of Oak
- Mercury Rev
- Middle Brother
- Molly Sarlé
- Mountain Man
- Nico Yaryan
- Paleo
- Phox
- Pottery
- Pure Bathing Culture
- Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside
- Sam Burton
- Spike Fcuk
- The Standard
- Sylvan Esso
- Tender
- Torres
- Treetop Flyers
- Violents
- Virgin Forest
- Warm Ghost
- The Wytches
Discography
[18]
References
- ^ "Plug In Music News Story: Partisan Records Give Home To Deer Tick, The Standard, Holy Sons". Archived from the original on 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
- ^ Brooklyn Vegan: Deer Tick Album Re-Release
- ^ WMG News: Renowned Indie Labels Partisan and Knitting Factory Records Partner With ADA
- ^ Music Business Worldwide: Zena White Named MD of Partisan Records + KFR
- ^ Billboard: Bombino Reacts to Grammy Nomination
- ^ "2021 Grammy Award Nominations: The Full List".
- ^ "2024 GRAMMYs: See The Full Winners & Nominees List". grammy.com. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Idles Blast to Big Lead on Midweek U.K. Chart".
- ^ "Fontaines D.C. celebrate their first-ever UK Number 1 album with Skinty Fia: "We're touched by everyone's response"". Official Charts. 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Idles secure second Number 1 album with TANGK". Official Charts. 2024-02-23. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Mercury Prize 2023 winner announced as Ezra Collective". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ Music Week: Partisan Records - The Music Week Interview
- ^ Talkhouse: Ian Wheeler
- ^ Alternative Distribution Alliance (2013-08-29). "Renowned Indie Labels Partisan and Knitting Factory Records Partner With Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA)". Warner Music Group. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ Stassen, Murray (2021-03-04). "Partisan Records launches new joint venture label section1". Music Business Worldwide. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ Pearis, Bill Pearis. "Zamrock legends W.I.T.C.H. announce first album in 39 years, share "Avalanche of Love" ft. Sampa the Great". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ a b "Fontaines D.C. score first No.1 album in UK and Ireland". RTÉ.
- ^ "Partisan Records". Partisan Records. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
External links
- Official website