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About Me

Exceptional Records are a deliberately eclectic dance label based in West London. Electronica, deep house, breakbeat,hip hop and broken beats sit comfortably side-by-side on our roster.


So how do we choose the tracks that we unleash upon the world? The only rule is that it has to sound great. We don'tdiscriminate against genres, tempo or style. I guess we sound like an electronic, eclectic, funky, fun mix of vocal, liveinstuments and basslines, lovingly compiled by artists from across the world. Or something like that...
At the dawn of man(and woman)kind, across the oceans and lands of the world, there were people who made such great soundsthat it was decided they needed to be heard by everyone. So man and woman created the wheel, which met it's destiny in thevinyl record. Thanks to these enlightened minds, we are able to absorb the glitch beats, singing basslines, calm melodies andharmonious voices from a wide selection of homosapiens from around the world.
We have been influenced by all of these people and the various noises they have made and are still being made. What we bringyou is a wide selection of the best of the noises between the thoughts of those around us all.
Support from Zane Lowe, Gilles Peterson, Tom Middleton, Nick Luscombe, Annie Mac.
What the papers say about our exceptional releases...
Butti 49 - DJ Magazine review, May 08
Plej - DMC Update, "Borderline/Freaks" EP review, April 08
Butti 49 - DJ Magazine review, Jan 08
Plej - DJ Magazine feature
Culprit 1 - Drowned In Sound album review
Blu Mar Ten - Blowback album review
The Rogue Element - iDJ Magazine album review
You can sample a range of our eclectic new releases below:

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All available current and back catalogue 12" and CD releases are stocked by Juno Records .

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Member Since: 4/4/2005
Band Website: exceptionalrecords.co.uk
Band Members:

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Hot releases from exceptional:

Nursery Of Naughtiness - Lesson 3 EP : Boundary-pushing dance music with a razor sharp edge - a sound reminescent of Aphex Twin and The Prodigy Listen

Butti 49 - Flying : Smooth, slinky and seductive with fresh remixes from King Knut and Cosa Nostra Listen

Plej - Borderline/ Freaks : A cosmic and sublime double-header full of Plej’s trademark flourishes, with mix from hot producers Mock & Toof Listen

Cloud - Hökarängen Space Program EP : Cloud returns with more minimal action. "Electronic House of the highest calibre, lovely" Jimpster Listen

Radioplastic - Modern Age Hitting like an electronic tidal wave, an epic slice of electro house action with fierce chunky rhythms Watch video / Buy 12"

Blu Mar Ten - Why Me, Why Now : A poignant, memorable downtempo track sure to strike a chord, while Cicada's thundering version will light up the dancefloor Listen / Buy 12"

Culprit 1 - No Need To Ask : Cut-up hip-hop commotion from the Welsh wunderkind, with support from Zane Lowe and hot dubstep mix from Reso Listen / Watch /
Buy 12"

Exceptional Records artists:

Audiosauce : Nu-jazzed trip-hop beats and laidback house grooves
Bluprint : Showing how cool you can be without having to record in the madnessof London
Blu MarTen : Blu Mar Ten's downtempo sound is packed with layer upon layer of lush soundsand surprising interludes
Butti 49 : An inimitable and eclectic mix of funk, soul, beats, breaks, electronica and jazz :

Calm : Beautiful music for both the mind and the body, deceptively simple on the surface yet having hidden depths:

Cane 141 : A group of likeminded vinyl junkies hailing from Galway, creating electronica with a smooth production edge:

Cloud : Melodic and emotive, tinged with slices of pop
Coda : An Austrailian musical collective who blur the definitions of genrein music
Culprit One : Culp crafts beat-fuelled symphonies that create a new blueprint for 21st century electronica
Ernesto : A new blues made by a boundary-defying young music maker whoprefers to record his music without a net :

Fat Jon : Not your average beat technician - his extraordinarily variedproductions set him apart from the crowd
Force OfNature : One of the world's leading sample based production teams
GaryMartin : A true urban soul with over 20 years of music experience inleading band projects:
Joe Buhdha &Supernatural : Supernatural is universally acknowledged as "the master" of thefreestyle rhyme
JohnBeltran : Belthan can count Gilles Peterson, Craig Richards and MixmasterMorris among his admirers
KenIshii : Constant innovation, fresh ideas and a broad-minded melodic approachto techno
Nursery Of Naughtiness : Big beats, live guitars, synths, chunky helpings of bass and the odd chilled out moment just for good measure
Oblong : A classic British pop sound with a modern electronic edge - expect infectious melodies and lucious instrumentationPlej : Quite possibly Sweden's finest electronic musical export to date.
Radioplastic : Talented three-piece with a love for all things wobbley and bleepy with large amounts of bass:

RYU : Collaboration between DJ Krush, DJ Hide and DJ Sak, a production unitrepresenting Japan
SuperAloof : A collaboration between two prolific musical mischief makers:

Superpumas : Blessed with a passionate love for electronic music, Superpumas craft a killer combination of sinuous grooves and glittering electronic beats:

Susumu Yokota : A multi talented artist, working in many fields to explore and push boundaries:

TakkyuIshino : Ishino has earned worldwide recognition, both as a DJ and acredible solo artist
The Rogue Element: A true breakbeat fan - his trademark sound is a distinctive dancefloor mash up of diverse elements
TransparentSound : One of the UK's longest-running electro acts, still going strongafter 12 years
Tubbs : Tubbs has a musical odyssey that began in New Zealand as part of theFunky Monks crew
United FutureOrganisation : Experimental, cutting edge and trend setting productions

Sounds Like: Different, electronic, techno, alternative, new jazz, breakbeat, chill, deep house, hip-hop, london.

Radioplastic - Modern Age new video!
Out now on download from iTunes and Beatport.com

Cloud - Diamondtrack

Culprit 1 - No Need To Ask latest single

More exceptional music on last.fm

Record Label: Exceptional Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

NEWSFLASH - Brand new music from the Rogue

Yes, those rumours are indeed true. Following an unexpected but welcome outbreak of brand-new material from musical maverick The Rogue Element, the temperature is rapidly rising, and we confidently pr...
Posted by exceptional records on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:08:00 PST

Cool Runnings...

Hey everyone,So some of you exceptional people may have checked out our podcast before. It's our way of bringing together our latest offerings, and mixing it up with some slightly more vintage ( yet j...
Posted by exceptional records on Sat, 31 May 2008 04:22:00 PST

Exceptional music live in Leeds - featuring The Rogue Element and Nursery Of Naughtiness

COMING UP FROM EXCEPTIONAL RECORDS...Exceptional Records in Leeds with The Rogue Element and Nursery of NaughtinessThursday 8th May at The Mint Club, Leeds£5/ £4 NUSExceptional present a night of the ...
Posted by exceptional records on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:47:00 PST

Magical... Electronic Music from the Swedish Leftcoast

Hi all,So if you haven't caught the new Plej single yet, where have you been? Our favourite Swedish duo have returned from the studio with not one, but two killer cuts. Borderline is a deeply magical ...
Posted by exceptional records on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:04:00 PST

Butti 49 are flyin’ high

Following the very warmly-received release of Alan Accelerates (the good guys over at DJ Mag reckoned the track was "positively stunning jazz business built to wreck "), the Butti 49 guys return to th...
Posted by exceptional records on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:22:00 PST

New Plej EP out Monday + Rogue Element award nomination

Hi everyone,Here’s the latest news and musical goings-on direct from exceptional...THE GLORIOUS RETURN OF PLEJAt exceptional HQ we’ve been knocked out by the response to the return of Plej...
Posted by exceptional records on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 08:16:00 PST

The Hökarängen Space Program...

Hello everyoneHere's all the latest mayhem from exceptional records...MORE DANCEFLOOR ACTION FROM CLOUDWe've got another chunky helping of minimal bleeps 'n' beats from one of Gothenburg's finest emer...
Posted by exceptional records on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:13:00 PST

Radioplastic - with Napt remix on the flipside, out Monday!

As mentioned in our last blog, our very own Radioplastic are back with another fine slice of electro housey type action. Modern Age hits like an electronic tidal wave, combining an epic riff with fier...
Posted by exceptional records on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 07:20:00 PST

Upfront electro house action

Hello all you fine MySpace people,To welcome in the new year, our very own Radioplastic present a brand new offering in the shape of "Modern Age". The guys describe the track as a storming electro hou...
Posted by exceptional records on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:37:00 PST

Fresh new sounds and general festive cheer

Hello you fine MySpacers,So it's not long till Christmas - the year's definitely flown by here at Exceptional HQ! Hope you've got all those presents sorted... Here's some top musical action to provide...
Posted by exceptional records on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 02:31:00 PST