Upper Class Recordings
Encyclopedia
Upper Class Recordings is a Canadian
independent record label
based in Toronto
. The electronic music
-based Upper Class roster includes The Russian Futurists
, Cadence Weapon
, DVAS
, Christien Summers and The Cansecos
.
- The Method Of Modern Love. Since 2000, Upper Class has released four albums by The Russian Futurists
, two albums each by The Cansecos
and Cadence Weapon
and single albums by girlsareshort (Al-P from MSTRKRFT
) and Food For Animals
. UC Artists became known for making glorious albums in their bedrooms and ending up not just in the underground music media. but into the mainstream eyes of massive publications like The New York Times and The Guardian.
In 2006 Upper Class began a distribution partnership with EMI Music Canada
The Upper Class label has become synonymous with the unique and exciting Canadian electronic music sound revolution. Lost At Sea Magazine describes, "Canadian label Upper Class has struck gold. Its roster seems to produce blissed-out electronic pop masterpieces like an assembly line"
Upper Class Recordings, through licensing partnerships, has seen its releases picked up by Anti-/Epitaph Records
, Ninja Tune
/Big Dada Recordings, Memphis Industries
, and Cooperative Music.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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:...
based in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. The electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
-based Upper Class roster includes The Russian Futurists
The Russian Futurists
The Russian Futurists are a Canadian indie pop band based in Toronto. Their music can be described as lo-fi, indie-electronica fused with a twee-pop temperament...
, Cadence Weapon
Cadence Weapon
Cadence Weapon is the stage name of Rollie Pemberton, a Canadian rapper.-Biography:Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, his father was Teddy Pemberton, a pioneering hip hop DJ on CJSR-FM, and his grandfather was Rollie Miles, a football player for the Edmonton Eskimos...
, DVAS
DVAS
DVAS is a Canadian electronic dance music group located in Toronto. DVAS signed to Upper Class Recordings, the Toronto-based label responsible for notable artists The Russian Futurists, Cadence Weapon, Girlsareshort and The Cansecos in 2009.With a basis in Disco and Hi-NRG, DVAS was co-founded by...
, Christien Summers and The Cansecos
The Cansecos
The Cansecos is a Canadian electronic band from Toronto, Ontario. The band's debut self-titled album The Cansecos was released in 2003 on Upper Class Recordings, followed by second studio album Juices! in 2008...
.
History
Upper Class was born at the turn of the millennium; its first album release was the debut LP by The Russian FuturistsThe Russian Futurists
The Russian Futurists are a Canadian indie pop band based in Toronto. Their music can be described as lo-fi, indie-electronica fused with a twee-pop temperament...
- The Method Of Modern Love. Since 2000, Upper Class has released four albums by The Russian Futurists
The Russian Futurists
The Russian Futurists are a Canadian indie pop band based in Toronto. Their music can be described as lo-fi, indie-electronica fused with a twee-pop temperament...
, two albums each by The Cansecos
The Cansecos
The Cansecos is a Canadian electronic band from Toronto, Ontario. The band's debut self-titled album The Cansecos was released in 2003 on Upper Class Recordings, followed by second studio album Juices! in 2008...
and Cadence Weapon
Cadence Weapon
Cadence Weapon is the stage name of Rollie Pemberton, a Canadian rapper.-Biography:Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, his father was Teddy Pemberton, a pioneering hip hop DJ on CJSR-FM, and his grandfather was Rollie Miles, a football player for the Edmonton Eskimos...
and single albums by girlsareshort (Al-P from MSTRKRFT
MSTRKRFT
MSTRKRFT is a Canadian electronic music duo from Toronto, Ontario. The group was started in 2005 by Jesse F. Keeler of Death from Above 1979 and Al-P formerly of the Mississauga, Ontario electropop group Girlsareshort...
) and Food For Animals
Food For Animals
Food for Animals is a band formed near Washington, D.C.. The group features Vulture Voltaire , Ricky Rabbit , Dr. Dan , and HY . Their music is generally categorized as indie hip hop and subcategorized as noise music...
. UC Artists became known for making glorious albums in their bedrooms and ending up not just in the underground music media. but into the mainstream eyes of massive publications like The New York Times and The Guardian.
In 2006 Upper Class began a distribution partnership with EMI Music Canada
The Upper Class label has become synonymous with the unique and exciting Canadian electronic music sound revolution. Lost At Sea Magazine describes, "Canadian label Upper Class has struck gold. Its roster seems to produce blissed-out electronic pop masterpieces like an assembly line"
Upper Class Recordings, through licensing partnerships, has seen its releases picked up by Anti-/Epitaph Records
Epitaph Records
Epitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record...
, Ninja Tune
Ninja Tune
Ninja Tune is a London-based independent record label started by DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More, better known as Coldcut and managed by Peter Quicke. The label has a strong leaning towards mostly Electronic Music...
/Big Dada Recordings, Memphis Industries
Memphis Industries
Memphis Industries is a British independent record label.Memphis Industries was established as a record label in 1998 by the brothers Ollie and Matt Jacob with the first release being Blue States' Forever EP...
, and Cooperative Music.
Discography
- UC001 - Various Artists - The Manhattan Collection
- UC002 - Various Artists - The Three Hour Tour
- UC003 - The Russian FuturistsThe Russian FuturistsThe Russian Futurists are a Canadian indie pop band based in Toronto. Their music can be described as lo-fi, indie-electronica fused with a twee-pop temperament...
- The Method of Modern Love - UC004 - The Russian FuturistsThe Russian FuturistsThe Russian Futurists are a Canadian indie pop band based in Toronto. Their music can be described as lo-fi, indie-electronica fused with a twee-pop temperament...
- Let's Get Ready to Crumble - UC005 - The CansecosThe CansecosThe Cansecos is a Canadian electronic band from Toronto, Ontario. The band's debut self-titled album The Cansecos was released in 2003 on Upper Class Recordings, followed by second studio album Juices! in 2008...
- The Cansecos - UC006 - Girlsareshort - Early North American
- UC007 - Various Artists - We Owe You Nothing
- UC008 - Food For AnimalsFood For AnimalsFood for Animals is a band formed near Washington, D.C.. The group features Vulture Voltaire , Ricky Rabbit , Dr. Dan , and HY . Their music is generally categorized as indie hip hop and subcategorized as noise music...
- Scavengers - UC009 - The Russian FuturistsThe Russian FuturistsThe Russian Futurists are a Canadian indie pop band based in Toronto. Their music can be described as lo-fi, indie-electronica fused with a twee-pop temperament...
- Our ThicknessOur Thickness- Track listing :All songs were written by Matthew Adam Hart.# "Paul Simon"# "Sentiments vs. Syllables"# "Our Pen's Out of Ink"# "Still Life"# "Hurtin' 4 Certain"# "Why You Gotta Do That Thang?"# "It's Over, It's Nothing"# "Incandescent Hearts"... - UC010 - Cadence WeaponCadence WeaponCadence Weapon is the stage name of Rollie Pemberton, a Canadian rapper.-Biography:Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, his father was Teddy Pemberton, a pioneering hip hop DJ on CJSR-FM, and his grandfather was Rollie Miles, a football player for the Edmonton Eskimos...
- Breaking KayfabeBreaking KayfabeBreaking Kayfabe is the debut album by Canadian rapper Cadence Weapon, released in 2005 on Upper Class Recordings. It was also released in the United States by Anti-Records on March 13, 2007. The title refers to a term in professional wrestling which is synonymous with "breaking character" .The... - UC011 - The Russian FuturistsThe Russian FuturistsThe Russian Futurists are a Canadian indie pop band based in Toronto. Their music can be described as lo-fi, indie-electronica fused with a twee-pop temperament...
- Me, Myself and RyeMe Myself & Rye... An Introduction to the Russian FuturistsMe Myself & Rye... An Introduction To The Russian Futurists is a greatest hits compilation of songs from The Russian Futurists' first three albums.- Track listing :All songs were written by Matthew Adam Hart.# "Let's Get Ready to Crumble"... - UC012 - The CansecosThe CansecosThe Cansecos is a Canadian electronic band from Toronto, Ontario. The band's debut self-titled album The Cansecos was released in 2003 on Upper Class Recordings, followed by second studio album Juices! in 2008...
- Juices! - UC013 - Cadence WeaponCadence WeaponCadence Weapon is the stage name of Rollie Pemberton, a Canadian rapper.-Biography:Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, his father was Teddy Pemberton, a pioneering hip hop DJ on CJSR-FM, and his grandfather was Rollie Miles, a football player for the Edmonton Eskimos...
- Afterparty BabiesAfterparty BabiesAfterparty Babies is the second album by Canadian rapper Cadence Weapon, released March 4, 2008 on Anti-Records and Upper Class Recordings.- Track listing :# "Do I Miss My Friends?"# "In Search of the Youth Crew" – 4:15# "True Story"... - UC014 - DVASDVASDVAS is a Canadian electronic dance music group located in Toronto. DVAS signed to Upper Class Recordings, the Toronto-based label responsible for notable artists The Russian Futurists, Cadence Weapon, Girlsareshort and The Cansecos in 2009.With a basis in Disco and Hi-NRG, DVAS was co-founded by...
- SocietySocietyA society, or a human society, is a group of people related to each other through persistent relations, or a large social grouping sharing the same geographical or virtual territory, subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations... - UC015 - The Russian FuturistsThe Russian FuturistsThe Russian Futurists are a Canadian indie pop band based in Toronto. Their music can be described as lo-fi, indie-electronica fused with a twee-pop temperament...
- The Weight’s on the Wheels