I'll start
Hydra Head
Southern Lords
E.C.M.
Tzadik
Ipecac
Northern Spy
Cuneiform
Black Saint
Nonesuch
also, should we make an essential label chart?
Hyperdub
Kranky
Hardly Art
Enemies List H.R.
The Flenser
Sublime Frequencies
Ocora
King Records
Folkways
>>60979814
entirely agree
>>60979824
Kranky's pretty fucking good
Enemies List is kinda memey and what they have Dan's stuff and bandcamp bands? Not sure if that qualifies as god tier
Don't know the other two but Hardly Art is based in Seattle where I just moved so I'll have to check it out
>>60979861
Folkways for sure is the king of archival material, but I would say that Dust-to-Digital is really the most significant independent ethno label right now
>>60979909
Can't believe I forgot to put Dust-to-Digital.
>>60979951
it's fine man, I just love everything I've heard of theirs so any chance I get to plug that shit makes me feel happIE
Rune Grammofon
Constellation
The Numero Group
Fat Possum's non pop stuff
>>60979967
I haven't heard anything off this label besides Fire! and some Motorpsycho. What are some things I should grab from them?
>>60980014
It's been years but I just remember really enjoying going chronologically through their releases, some names that stand out are Supersilent, Spunk, Alog, Arve Henriksen, Susanna and the Magical Orchestra.
Corwood Industries for me.
I agree on Folkways. They have very informative booklets too.
R&S
Chain Reaction
TTT
Peacefrog
Ostgut Ton
Dance Mania
Stricly Rythm
Dischord
Ebullition
Witching Hour
up to mid 80s - Virgin