- Esoteric Recordings
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name = Esoteric Recordings
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founded = 2007
founder =Mark Powell
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genre =Progressive rock
country =United Kingdom
location =London, England
url = [http://www.cherryred.co.uk/esoteric/allreleases.htm]Esoteric Recordings
Established in 2007, Esoteric Recordings is a UK
independent record label ] specialising in 70sprogressive rock ,folk ,psychedelic andjazz-rock reissues as part of theCherry Red Records umbrella of imprints. Its releases include both catalogue reissues and new works from artists who share a similar musical heritage.The label’s founder is Mark Powell, who has been a freelance music consultant for major labels such as
Universal ,Sony andEMI since 2000, working with artists includingSoft Machine ,Caravan ,Camel ,Man andHawkwind , as well as producing label retrospectives coveringDeram ,Decca , Vertigo,Harvest andUnited Artists . His consultancy work led to the formation of an independent reissue label, originally titledEclectic Recordings , to licence overlooked releases he considered worthwhile, but weren’t of sufficient commercial stature to interest major labels. Other releases are sourced from the artists themselves, while the label has also been involved in the release of DVD material from artists includingBarclay James Harvest .Speaking in 2008, Powell said: “The inspiration is the way that labels like
Island orHarvest worked between the late 60s and early 70s, whereby things could be stylistically different but appealed to a similar kind of audience. Some of the stuff will be folk, some jazzy stuff, some harder rock, some psychedelic, someelectronic – the stuff that I suppose in that period was classed, loosely, as progressive. But that took in an awful lot of things. All of which I love personally, and it’s really going through records I have or used to have, and think should be on CD. And luckily there are some people out there who share my view.” [1]Among the label’s most notable releases have been the six-CD
Jack Bruce box set'Can You Follow?' as well as standalone releases by artists including Man,Claire Hamill ,The Keef Hartley Band ,Egg ,Michael Moorcock ,Gary Farr ,Egg ,Daevid Allen andRare Bird .elect List Of Esoteric Recordings Artists
Jack Bruce Barclay James Harvest Man Claire Hamill Curved Air Supersister Web Mellow Candle The Keef Hartley Band Bill Fay Egg East Of Eden Michael Moorcock Love Sculpture Space Ritual Gary Farr Egg Daevid Allen Rare Bird References
1. Interview with Alex Ogg for 'My Favourite Flavour' magazine issue 006 2008
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