Latest Releases:
awkward 29 - Porn Sword Tobacco / Downstate - split 3" CD.
300 copies.
For more information, to listen and to buy - go here: awkward 29 page .
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awkward 28 - Manual / Orange Crush - split 3" CD.
500 copies.
For more information, to listen and to buy - go here: awkward 28 page .
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awkward 27 - Milieu / The Dandelion Council - split 3" CD.
300 copies.
For more information, to listen and to buy - go here: awkward 27 page .
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awkward 26 - The Flowers of Hell / Will Carruthers - split 3" CD.
500 copies.
For more information, to listen and to buy - go here: awkward 26 page .
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awkward 25 - Kimonophonic / Dunaewsky69 - split 3" CD.
300 copies.
For more information, to listen and to buy - go here: awkward 25 page .
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awkward 24 - Cheju / Shoosh - split 3" CD.
300 copies.
For more information, to listen and to buy - go here: awkward 24 page .
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Discography:
awkward 29 - Porn Sword Tobacco / Downstate - split EP.
awkward 28 - Manual / Orange Crush - split EP.
awkward 27 - Milieu / The Dandelion Council - split EP.
awkward 26 - The Flowers of Hell / Will Carruthers - split EP.
awkward 25 - Kimonophonic / Dunaewsky69 - split EP.
awkward 24 - Cheju / Shoosh - split EP.
awkward 23 - Matthew Rozeik / Ylid - split EP.
awkward 22 - t.b.c. - split EP.
awkward 21 - Tomcats in Tokyo / ISAN - split EP.
awkward 20 - Nautilis / Uga - split EP.
awkward 19 - Maps and Diagrams / Verbose - split EP.
awkward 18 - Stafrænn Hákon / Emery Reel - split EP.
awkward 17 - Part Chimp / Joeyfat - split EP.
awkward 16 - The Marcia Blaine School For Girls / d_rradio - split EP.
awkward 15 - The Workhouse / Souvaris - split EP.
awkward 14 - Cathode / Ojn - split EP.
awkward 13 - Awkward Silence Recordings T-Shirt.
awkward 12 - Bauri / Novel 23 - split EP.
awkward 11 - Lusine ICL / The Buddy System - split EP.
awkward 10 - Papa M / Unhome - split EP.
awkward 09 - Awkward Silence Recordings mouse mat.
awkward 08 - Accelera Deck / Sybarite - split EP.
awkward 07 - Skanfrom / Brioche Kretzaal - split EP.
awkward 06 - epic45 / 100 Pets - split EP.
awkward 05 - Lowfish / Schengen - split EP.
awkward 04 - Tarentel / Lilienthal - split EP.
awkward 03 - Portal / yellow6 - split EP.
awkward 02 - yellow6 / Portal - split EP.
awkward 01 - Arovane / Christian Kleine - split EP.
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About Awkward Silence:
Awkward Silence Recordings is an independent record label based in Kent in the south-east of England, which was started in 1999 and is run by just one person, John, who has also been invloved with running other indie labels past and present.
The label was set up to release limited edition split singles/EPs and focussed on featuring an artist who had released music on other labels on one side and then an unknown often quite similar sounding artist on the other. The very first release featured the influential German electronic artist Arovane, at the time when he was just breaking through with the album 'Atol Scrap' with the worldwide debut release by the then unknown Christian Kleine (now signed to Morr Music / City Centre Offices and half of Herrmann & Kleine) on the other side.
This continued throughout the catalogue, most notably with Papa M's (David Pajo) split single with UK underground post-rock band Unhome, long before the Slint reunions, and more recently with melodic electronic act ISAN releasing an EP with the excellent Tomcats In Tokyo from France.
Awkward Silence has always been run as a hobby-label with releases appearing as and when the time felt right, often with long gaps between discs and then with two or more new singles appearing in shops on the same day! The label was also a firm favourite with John Peel, who played tracks regularly on his BBC Radio 1 shows.
The artwork on all releases has always followed the same pattern with the main image usually being submitted by one of the musical artists on the release with everythng printed in monochrome colours. All releases up to number 18 were on 7" vinyl and then the switch was made to 3" CDs housed in cute mini m-lock CD cases in 2005. Short run vinyl pressing prices were provong restrictive and the new digital format meant that more music could be included on each release, now up to 21 minutes.
The label now has a back catalogue of almost 30 split releases featuring over 50 artists from all over the world, many of whom are well-respected and have gone on to have successes elsewhere.
All of the early split 7" releases on Awkward Silence have recently been reissued on the 3" CD format.
They all feature their original artwork images and sleeve notes, and match the current split 3" CDs in the cute clear cases, meaning that all releases are back in print once again although each is a limited edition.
The label is now also offering its releases via digital download, currently via
Boomkat .
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For more information on all things Awkward Silence please visit the website:
www.awkwardsilencerecordings.com
which includes a complete discography for all of the 7" vinyl and 3" CD releases with sound clips as well as details of upcoming releases, and a Worldwide Online Shop incorporating payments by PayPal.
There are also full details of how to send us a demo and you can join our mailing list there too.
