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Founded in 1994, Babel Label focuses on imaginative music on the whole from London, and mainly jazz but interpreted in the broadest terms. Babel now has over 60 releases by the likes of Acoustic Ladyland, Polar Bear, Tom Arthurs, Billy Jenkins, Christine Tobin, Partisans, Huw Warren, Phil Robson and in the last couple of years has released albums by singer Paula Rae Gibson, Big Air, hot new bands Fraud, Outhouse, new Mercury prize nominees Led Bib, last year's Portico Quartet in association with the Vortex Club label offshoot and in 2009 released the debuts from ZED-U and (soon!) trioVD. There's a vibrant scene coming out of London and the rest of the UK, and Babel are proud to chronicle some of the best of it.
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2010: get ready for (Nostalgia 77) bassist Riaan Vosloo's Twelves Trio, a second from vocalist Paula Rae Gibson, Richard Fairhurst's new trio Tryptych, and The Golden Age of Steam (James Allsopp, Kit Downes and Tim Giles)
2009: Partisans 3rd for the label, London/New York collaboration Big Air, ZED-U and upcoming is leeds based trioVD
2008: new albums by guitarist Phil Robson (Six Strings and the Beat), Christine Tobin, Led bib (ltd edition mini Live album) and new signings Outhouse, vocalist Paul Rae Gibson.
2007: Fraud, Led Bib, Tom Arthurs/Richard Fairhurst, Billy Jenkins Songs of Praise, Tom Arthurs Trio.
2006 Releases: Ingrid Laubrock/Liam Noble, Huw Warren/Peter Herbert, Julie Sassoon.....
see website for entire catalogue and regular updates www.babellabel.co.uk
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