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'''Switchflicker Records''' is an independent British [[record label]] based in [[Manchester]], England. The company was established in 2000 by Jayne Compton.<ref name=about>{{Cite web|url=http://www.switchflicker.com/about/|title=About Switchflicker Records|website=Switchflicker.com|accessdate=2009-10-11}}</ref> |
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Switchflicker Records is an independent British record label based in Manchester, England. |
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In 2008, members of [[The Ting Tings]] wrote critical comments on their [[blog]] about what they believe to be inflated prices charged by the label for their single, "[[That's Not My Name]]", asserting that the company was "cashing in" on the band's success at the expense of their fans.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/the-ting-tings/36703|title=The Ting Tings slam 'That's Not My Name' cash-in|work=[[NME]]|date=2008-05-19|accessdate=2009-10-11}}</ref> The label responded in a published statement, noting that they were doing nothing wrong as they owned the stock and were selling remaining copies in line with the record's value at the time.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/the-ting-tings/36795|title=The Ting Tings' former label responds to 'cash in' claims|work=[[NME]]|date=2008-05-22|accessdate=2009-10-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.xfm.co.uk/article.asp?id=715066|title=Exclusive: The Ting Tings' Former Label Hits Back|publisher=[[XFM]]|date=2008-05-23|accessdate=2009-10-11}}</ref> |
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Switchflicker Records has a long history which began out of the after-hours party scene in Hulme, Manchester, England.3 |
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In 1999, Compton co-founded Club Brenda, with performance poet Gerry Potter at The Star and Garter, Manchester.3 A ‘genuinely uncompromising underground art happening’, which blended live music, art and performance in Manchester, Salford and Berlin.4 |
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Out of this synthesis of music, clubbing, theatre and performance acts Switchflicker Records emerged to capture these moments on 7” vinyl. |
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During the 2000s Compton worked in and around the city of Manchester and Salford, dedicating her time to organising and promoting the music and performance scene and co-founding post-industrial DIY spaces. 6 |
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In 2006, Compton moved into the Islington Mill, a semi-derelict work space in Salford, England and shared a makeshift flat with mill owner and friend Bill Campbell, setting up the arts club in the basement the same year. |
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Shortly afterwards Katie White, Jules de Martino and DJ Simon Templeman of the band Dear Eskiimo moved into the Engine House at Islington Mill.During their time at Islington Mill the Dear Eskiimo band members evolved into indie pop duo The Ting Tings.The new English pop band comprised of White (vocals, guitar, bass drums, bass guitar, cowbells) and De Martino (drums, lead guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, vocals). It was during this time at Islington Mill that they met Compton. |
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In 2017, Compton produced and dramaturged David Hoyle’s seminal show Diamond exploring LGBTQIA+ history on the 50th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality.8 “The show is a celebration of survival against overwhelming odds. We have a LGBT history we are proud of.”8 |
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In 2020, Compton produced and dramaturged David Hoyle’s queer cult lockdown broadcast A Grand Auction of My Life13. |
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In 2020, during Covid, Compton produced as british as a watermelon by mandla a moving image piece seen across four continents, and toure |
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https://www.nme.com/news/music/elbow-74-1318287 |
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https://www.piccadillyrecords.com/imgsite/2007bookletlow.pdf |
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https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/a-grand-auction-of-my-life |
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https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/writing-queer-performance-9781350431492/ |
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https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/02/20/sharjah-biennial-15-delivers-important-postcolonial-narrativebut-loses-its-experimental-edge |
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Following this dispute, The Ting Tings signed with [[Columbia Records]], having received assurances from Columbia that they would retain sufficient [[artistic control]] over their music.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/tings-can-only-get-better-why-sudden-pop-success-has-not-been-easy-on-the-ting-tings-949113.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/tings-can-only-get-better-why-sudden-pop-success-has-not-been-easy-on-the-ting-tings-949113.html |archive-date=26 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Tings can only get better: Why sudden pop success has not been easy on the Ting Tings|work=[[The Independent]]|date=2008-10-05|accessdate=2009-10-11 | location=London | first=Craig | last=McLean}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:07, 25 October 2024
Switchflicker Records is an independent British record label based in Manchester, England.
The company was established in 2000 by Jayne Compton.1 Performers signed to the label include Divine David, Chloe Poems, Magic Arm and formerly The Ting Tings, who launched their career at the label.
2 History Switchflicker Records has a long history which began out of the after-hours party scene in Hulme, Manchester, England.3 In 1999, Compton co-founded Club Brenda, with performance poet Gerry Potter at The Star and Garter, Manchester.3 A ‘genuinely uncompromising underground art happening’, which blended live music, art and performance in Manchester, Salford and Berlin.4 Out of this synthesis of music, clubbing, theatre and performance acts Switchflicker Records emerged to capture these moments on 7” vinyl.
During the 2000s Compton worked in and around the city of Manchester and Salford, dedicating her time to organising and promoting the music and performance scene and co-founding post-industrial DIY spaces. 6 In 2006, Compton moved into the Islington Mill, a semi-derelict work space in Salford, England and shared a makeshift flat with mill owner and friend Bill Campbell, setting up the arts club in the basement the same year.
Shortly afterwards Katie White, Jules de Martino and DJ Simon Templeman of the band Dear Eskiimo moved into the Engine House at Islington Mill.During their time at Islington Mill the Dear Eskiimo band members evolved into indie pop duo The Ting Tings.The new English pop band comprised of White (vocals, guitar, bass drums, bass guitar, cowbells) and De Martino (drums, lead guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, vocals). It was during this time at Islington Mill that they met Compton.
In 2017, Compton produced and dramaturged David Hoyle’s seminal show Diamond exploring LGBTQIA+ history on the 50th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality.8 “The show is a celebration of survival against overwhelming odds. We have a LGBT history we are proud of.”8
In 2020, Compton produced and dramaturged David Hoyle’s queer cult lockdown broadcast A Grand Auction of My Life13.
In 2020, during Covid, Compton produced as british as a watermelon by mandla a moving image piece seen across four continents, and toure
https://www.nme.com/news/music/elbow-74-1318287
12 https://www.piccadillyrecords.com/imgsite/2007bookletlow.pdf
13 https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/a-grand-auction-of-my-life
14 https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/writing-queer-performance-9781350431492/
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