Upper Class Recordings is a Canadian independent record label founded in 2000 in Toronto, Ontario and focusing on electronic music. Its roster includes The Russian Futurists, Cadence Weapon, DVAS, Christien Summers and The Cansecos.
History Upper Class Records was founded in 2000. Its first album release was the debut LP by The Russian Futurists, 'The Method Of Modern Love'. The label later formalized as Upper Class Recordings. It has released four albums by The Russian Futurists, two albums each by The Cansecos and Cadence Weapon, and one album by both girlsareshort (a solo project by musician Al-P from MSTRKRFT) and Food For Animals.
In 2006 Upper Class began a distribution partnership with EMI Music Canada.
In 2010, Nettwerk One Music, the publishing arm of Vancouver's Nettwerk Music Group, announced that it was representing the publishing works of Upper Class Recordings worldwide.
In 2016, Kobalt Music Publishing began representing Upper Class Recordings worldwide.
The label has become synonymous with Canadian electronic music. Per Lost At Sea Magazine, the label "has struck gold [... it] seems to produce blissed-out electronic pop masterpieces like an assembly line"
Upper Class Recordings, through licensing partnerships, has seen its releases picked up by Anti-/Epitaph Records, Ninja Tune/Big Dada Recordings, Memphis Industries, and Cooperative Music.
Discography UC001 - Various Artists - The Manhattan Collection UC002 - The Russian Futurists - Ecole de Neige EP UC003 - The Russian Futurists - The Method of Modern Love UC004 - The Russian Futurists - Let's Get Ready to Crumble UC005 - The Cansecos - The Cansecos UC006 - Girlsareshort - Early North American UC007 - Various Artists - We Owe You Nothing UC008 - Food For Animals - Scavengers UC009 - The Russian Futurists - Our Thickness UC010 - Cadence Weapon - Breaking Kayfabe UC011 - The Russian Futurists - Me, Myself and Rye UC012 - The Cansecos - Juices! UC013 - Cadence Weapon - Afterparty Babies UC014 - DVAS - Society UC015 - The Russian Futurists - The Weight's on the Wheels UC016 - Cadence Weapon - Hope In Dirt City UC020 - The Russian Futurists - Reality Burger with a side of life EP
References
External links Upper Class Recordings