Too Pure
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Too Pure is a London-based independent record label
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...

 that was formed in 1990 by Richard Roberts and Paul Cox.

History

Too Pure started off as a small experimental label and had built their reputation by releasing primarily alternative/independent music which they felt was being ignored by the major labels. At its inception the label was largely occupied by the so-called Camden Lurch scene, through its 'Sausage Machine' night in North London (which it documented with its Now That's Disgusting Music (1990) compilation).

Faced with increasing money issues, 4AD
4AD
4AD is a British independent record label that was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent, funded by Beggars Banquet Records, and is still active today...

 co-founder Ivo Watts-Russell
Ivo Watts-Russell
Ivo Watts-Russell was joint-founder with Peter Kent of the English indie record label 4AD. He has also produced several records, himself preferring to use the term "musical director" to explain his role in the creation....

 contributed a cash infusion by purchasing a third of the company. This enabled the label to continue, specifically to release the debut album from PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey
Polly Jean Harvey is an English musician, singer-songwriter, composer and occasional artist. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments including piano, organ, bass, saxophone, and most recently, the autoharp.Harvey began her career in...

.

They discovered PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey
Polly Jean Harvey is an English musician, singer-songwriter, composer and occasional artist. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments including piano, organ, bass, saxophone, and most recently, the autoharp.Harvey began her career in...

 and Stereolab
Stereolab
Stereolab are an alternative music band formed in 1990 in London, England. The band originally comprised songwriting team Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier , both of whom remained at the helm across many lineup changes...

, among many others. The label was briefly distributed in the US by American Recordings through Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...

 during the 1990s.

Too Pure is affiliated closely with the Beggars Group
Beggars Group
Beggars Group is a British record company that owns or distributes several other labels, including 4AD, Rough Trade Records, Matador Records, and XL Recordings...

 and from 1998 was run by Jason White, formerly of Foundry Records, following the departure of founder Richard Roberts.

On 7 July 2008, it was announced on its Web site that Too Pure "is no more" and that "the artists currently on those labels will be released through 4AD
4AD
4AD is a British independent record label that was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent, funded by Beggars Banquet Records, and is still active today...

," yet it will continue operating its Too Pure Singles Club.

Too Pure singles club had a bumper year in 2009 and signed bands including Pulled Apart by Horses
Pulled apart by horses
Pulled Apart by Horses are an alternative rock band from Leeds, England. They formed in late 2007, and released their debut self-titled album Pulled Apart By Horses on 21 June 2010.- Formation and debut release "Meat Balloon" :...

, Friendship, Bear Hands, and Tape the Radio. It is run primarily by Paul Riddlesworth.

Signings in 2010 include JEFF the Brotherhood
JEFF the Brotherhood
JEFF the Brotherhood is a two-piece rock band consisting of brothers Jake and Jamin Orrall, hailing form Nashville, Tennessee. Their style has been described by music writers as containing elements of psychedelic rock, garage rock, punk and pop...

 and Esben and the Witch.

Artists






  • Billy Mahonie
    Billy Mahonie
    - History :Formed in 1997, the original line-up consisted of Gavin Baker , Howard Monk , Hywell Dinsdale and Kevin Penney . Their first release was on the Fierce Panda record label, a split-single with Rothko, followed by a release on the Fierce Panda offshoot Livid Meercat...

  • Bows
    Bows (band)
    Bows are a British-based band, who have released three albums on the Too Pure label.-History:Following the dissolution of his former band Long Fin Killie, multi-instrumentalist Luke Sutherland formed Bows with the Danish singer, Signe Høirup Wille-Jørgensen...

  • Electrelane
    Electrelane
    Electrelane are a British all-female indie rock band, formed in Brighton in 1998 by Verity Susman and Emma Gaze. The band comprised Susman, Gaze, Mia Clarke, and Ros Murray. Their music draws from wide range of influences including Neu!, Stereolab, Sonic Youth, and The Velvet Underground...

  • Future of the Left
    Future of the Left
    Future of the Left are an alternative rock group based in Cardiff, Wales.- Beginnings :Future of the Left were formed by singer/guitarist Andy "Falco" Falkous and drummer Jack Egglestone, both previously of Cardiff band mclusky, alongside singer/bassist Kelson Mathias, formerly of the...

  • Hefner
    Hefner (band)
    Hefner were a British indie rock and "urban folk" band formed in east London in 1995. They were active from about 1996 until 2002; since then they have played together only once, for a tribute to the DJ John Peel, who was a strong supporter of theirs....

  • Ill Ease
  • Jack
    Jack (band)
    Jack were a British alternative rock band formed in Cardiff, Wales, in 1992. Their orchestral pop was heavily influenced by artists such as Scott Walker and drew comparisons to Pulp, Tindersticks and The Divine Comedy...

  • Kaputt
    Kaputt
    For the 2011 Destroyer album see Kaputt Kaputt is an alternative, indie four piece band from London, England. Kaputt is the new band from multi-instrumentalist Silke Steidinger. Having departed The Go! Team in late 2005 with a fist full of songs, Silke gradually built Kaputt into the outfit it is...

  • Laika
    Laika (band)
    Laika is a British alternative rock band founded in 1993 by ex-Moonshake members Margaret Fiedler and John Frenett, and producer/engineer Guy Fixsen. The band was named after the first animal to orbit the earth, the Russian dog Laika.-Sound:...

  • Long Fin Killie
    Long Fin Killie
    Long Fin Killie was a Scottish experimental rock/post-rock band, which released three albums and several EPs on the British avant-rock label Too Pure in the 1990s.-History:...

  • Mclusky
    Mclusky
    Mclusky , originally known as Best, were a three-piece post-hardcore group formed in Cardiff, Wales. The group consisted of Englishman Andy "Falco" Falkous from Newcastle Upon Tyne, Jonathan Chapple and Jack Egglestone , who replaced previous drummer Matthew Harding in late...



  • Minxus
  • Monade
    Monade
    Monade is a Bordeaux, France-based post-rock band which was initially a side project of Lætitia Sadier, a founding member of Stereolab. In the late 1990s, the All-City imprint released a 7" split of Monade's "Ode to a Keyring"/"Witch Hazel" [the a-side of the split featured materials by post-rock...

  • Moonshake
    Moonshake
    Moonshake was a UK-based experimental rock/post-rock band existing between 1991 and 1997. The only consistent member was singer/sampler player/occasional guitarist David Callahan, who initially co-led the project with Margaret Fiedler...

  • Motormark
    Motormark
    Motormark were a Scottish electronic punk band formed in 2001. In early 2007 Motormark split up and members Jane and Marko founded a new band with two new members called FANGS. The band consisted of Jane Fisher and Mark Law .-Biography:Jane was in folk singing group, The Singing Kettle, with her...

  • Mouse on Mars
    Mouse on Mars
    Mouse on Mars is a duo from Germany who have been making electronic music since 1993. Their music is a sometimes quirky blend of IDM, krautrock, disco, and ambient with a heavy dollop of analog synth sounds and cross-frequency modulation...

  • Murry the Hump
    Murry the Hump (band)
    Murry the Hump were a Welsh indie rock and "urban folk" band. They were active from 1999 until 2001; Since then they have continued to write music under the name The Keys.- History :...

  • Peggy Sue
  • PJ Harvey
    PJ Harvey
    Polly Jean Harvey is an English musician, singer-songwriter, composer and occasional artist. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments including piano, organ, bass, saxophone, and most recently, the autoharp.Harvey began her career in...

  • Pram
    Pram (band)
    Pram are an experimental band who formed in the Balsall Heath/Moseley area of Birmingham, England in 1990.-History:Originally from Harrogate, North Yorkshire, Rosie Cuckston and Matt Eaton went to school together. They moved to Birmingham in the late 80s, schoolfriend Andy Weir keeping in touch...

  • Rothko
    Rothko (band)
    Rothko were a London-based instrumental ambient group. The group mainly used bass guitars and keyboards to create their soundscapes. They derived their name from the painter Mark Rothko...

  • Scout Niblett
    Scout Niblett
    Emma Louise Niblett , better known by the stage name Scout Niblett, is an English singer and songwriter. Her music is frequently minimal in style, many of her songs consisting merely of vocals accompanied by either drums or guitar, which she mostly plays herself. She is known for her intimate live...


  • Seefeel
    Seefeel
    Seefeel are a British electronic/post-rock band formed in the early 1990s. They are currently signed to Warp Records.-Biography:Seefeel formed during 1992 in London, England; with Mark Clifford on guitar, Mark Van Hoen on bass, Justin Fletcher on drums and Sarah Peacock on vocals and guitar. During...

  • Seely
    Seely (band)
    Seely was a dream pop band from Atlanta, Georgia formed in 1994. They released four albums before disbanding in 2000.-History:Seely was founded by two architecture students, Steven Satterfield and Lori Scacco...

  • Shooting At Unarmed Men
    Shooting At Unarmed Men
    Shooting at Unarmed Men was the music project of former Mclusky member Jon Chapple , Steve Morgan , and Big Joan member Simon Jarvis . The original bassist for the band's formal incarnation was King Alexander member Simon Alexander , although the band had existed as a sporadical joke since circa 1999...

  • Stereolab
    Stereolab
    Stereolab are an alternative music band formed in 1990 in London, England. The band originally comprised songwriting team Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier , both of whom remained at the helm across many lineup changes...

  • Suncarriage
  • Th' Faith Healers
    Th' Faith Healers
    Th' Faith Healers were a UK indie rock group who were active between 1990 and 1994 and part of the so-called Camden lurch scene. They recorded multiple EPs and singles along with two full LPs...

  • The Keys
  • The Rifle Volunteer
  • The Rogers Sisters
    The Rogers Sisters
    -History:The Rogers Sisters formed in 1999 after the breakup of Ruby Falls. Composed of sisters Laura and Jennifer Rogers and multi-instrumentalist / vocalist, Miyuki Furtado, the group released its debut on Troubleman Unlimited in 2002. The album's cover featured a Xerox collage portrait of George...

  • Tracy and the Plastics
  • Voodoo Queens
    Voodoo Queens
    The Voodoo Queens were a North London-based girl group, who reached number one in the Indie Charts in 1993.-History:The band composed of Anjali Bhatia , Ella Guru , Stefania Lucchesini , Rajni Bhatia and Anjula Bhasker...

  • Young People
    Young People
    Young People is a 1961 Mexican crime film directed by Luis Alcoriza. It was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Teresa Velázquez - Olga * Julio Alemán - El Gato* Adriana Roel - Alicia...




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