Southern Records

Founded 1992 by John Loder, Southern Records is an independent record label (Loder also ran the recording facility Southern Studios). It is based in London and until 2008 had offices in the United States, France and Berlin.

The label is closely associated with Crass Records, Corpus Christi Records and Dischord Records.

History

Background

Southern Studios was a recording label owned and operated by John Loder from the 1970s until his death. Loder became friends with musician Penny Rimbaud and collaborated with him in an experimental band called EXIT. Rimbaud later formed anarchist punk band Crass, and Loder and his Southern Studios were chosen to record their first album, The Feeding of the 5000. That record was originally released on Small Wonder Records. Circa 1984, he formed a lasting partnership with Dischord Records. In 1986, Ian MacKaye traveled to London looking to forge a deal with Loder that would satisfy the demand for Minor Threat records in the UK. The deal struck resulted in Dischord records being manufactured in a factory on the European mainland that Southern had contracted with, and for decades Minor Threat records were stamped "Made in France." Southern served as their pressing agent and distributor through 2008.

2000s

Label founder Loder died in 2005.

Imprints

Other label imprints operated by Southern include Black Diamond, Latitudes, and Truth Cult.

Roster

90 Day Men
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Antisect
Action Beat
The Action Time
Akimbo
Alias
Altamont
A Minor Forest
André de Villiers
Antisect
António Cabrita Quintet
Arbouretum
Armagideon
A-Set
A Storm of Light
Asva
Atombombpocketknife
A Whisper In The Noise
Babes in Toyland
Baby Dayliner
Bardo Pond
Beekeeper
Bellafea
Bell Gardens
Big Black
Billy Mahonie
The Black Heart Procession
The Black Swans
Blonde Redhead
Blood of the Red Owl
The Bloodthirsty Lovers
Blood Time
Bob Tilton
Boduf Songs
Braid
Bulbul
Buried at Sea
Burning Airlines
Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine
Cat On Form
Cave
Check Engine
Chrome Hoof
Chumbawamba
Crass
Crucifix
Current 93
Curse of the Golden Vampire
Darediablo
The Delta 72
The Desert Sessions
Dianogah
Die Kreuzen
Digital
The Dismemberment Plan
Dälek
Domes of Silence
Dÿse
Dub Specialists
Dub Trio
Eagles of Death Metal
Earth
Enablers
End of Level Boss
Enon
The Entrance Band
Erik Friedlander
Esmerine
The Exit
Ex Models
Fantômas
Farmers Market
Faucet
Fernando Goin
Flu.ID
Franklin
Frightwig
Future Islands
Gang Gang Dance
Geoff Farina
The Ghost
Girls Against Boys
Glorytellers
GoGoGo Airheart
Goon Moon
Grails
The Graveyard Boogie Man
Grifters
Guapo
The Guaranteed Ugly
Gunshot
The Hades Kick
The Hanson Brothers
Hawnay Troof
The Haxan Cloak
Hella
The Hidden Hand
Him
Instigators
Isis
Jah Wobble
Jenny Hoyston
Jeremy Boyle
The Jesus Lizard
Joan of Arc
Kaada
Karate
Keith LeBlanc
Kid606
Krispy 3
L'Acephale
Lack of Knowledge
The Lapse
Lay Quiet Awhile
Les Savy Fav
Little Annie
Lucky Stars
Lungleg
Lustre King
Made out of Babies
Magik Markers
The Make-Up
The Mars Volta
Master Musicians of Bukkake
Melvins
Michael Cashmore
Mitch Mitchell's Terrifying Experience
Moistboyz
Mondo Generator
Mothlite
Mouse on Mars
Nadja
Nancy Wallace
The National
Neurosis
The New Year
Nina Nastasia
Nomeansno
Northern State
Nurse With Wound
Odd Nosdam
Orthrelm
Ostinato
The Owl Service
The Paper Chase
Paul Newman
Peeping Tom
Penny Rimbaud
Phantomsmasher
Pinback
Pink Anvil
Place of Skulls
Prong
Pseudo Nippon
P.W. Long
Qui
Quint
Racebannon
Radical Dance Faction
Rats on Rafts
Raw Power
Restless
Retsin
Rex
Rudimentary Peni
Sage Francis
Savage Republic
Sea Tiger
Sensational
Shepard
Shipping News
Silverfish
Silvester Anfang
Slow Loris
The Smoothies
Sole
The Sorts
Steroid Maximus
Stinking Lizaveta
Stratford Mercenaries
Subhumans
Sweep the Leg Johnny
Sylvester Anfang II
Tango Ratty
Tartufi
Ten Grand
That's It
Themselves
Therapy?
Tight Phantomz
Todd
Tomahawk
Trencher
Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant
Ui
Unsane
U.S. Christmas
Volt
Voodooshock
Warhorse
We Insist!
White Magic
William Elliott Whitmore
The Winchester Club
Wino & Conny Ochs
Yoshimi and Yuka
Young James Long
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Southern imprints

Black Diamond

Hella
Goon Moon
P.W. Long
Oxbow
Unsane

Latitudes

Midwich Records

Ellen Mary McGee
Jason Steel
The Kittiwakes
Moon Pool & Dead Band
Nancy Wallace
The Owl Service
The Trysting Tree