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Clash picks out a few key imprints. The traumas of 2020 have made life exceptionally difficult for musicians. Songwriters, artists, producers, and DJs have all had their incomes slashed, with some struggling to stay afloat amid these treacherous waters. Yet alongside this has come a surge in energy from the DIY underground, with a host of micro-labels pushing back against the negativity. Nick Roseblade counts down a few micro-labels who made a difference. - - - Austerity Records Austerity Records have had a great year releasing EPs from Winter Gardens, Hanya, RADIDAS and Daisy Coburn. Each one of these acts is a name to set up a Google Alert for over the next 12 months. ....
The Daily Heller: Beastly Fun for a Beastly Time Earlier in 2020, when Covid spread in the U.K., design entrepreneur Aidan Saunders tried making things for people to craft for free using their home printers while they were hunkered down. Through the Folk Beasts Risograph activity packs to send to neurodiverse people who had nowhere to go and nothing to do in lockdown. The packs offer creative prompts and guidelines for making handmade paper toys and games, and include a free two-color A3 Risograph print. The project has grown to earn Arts Council Funding ( as you probably know, getting any funding is a miracle ) and the initiative is now distributing packs to organizations around the country. An online exhibition showing all of the material created from the artist packs is also in the works. Here, Saunders offers some more insight into the endeavor. ....