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About Me


Ninja Tune presents Counter Records
For 16 years we've held steadfast to our label mission of bringing the finest in electronic / hip-hop / jazz / etc.. to the homes and clubs. We've seen the cycle of trends turn over four or five times in all the different territories we deal with. We've been hip, then not-hip, then hip again many times over depending on what the cannon of press and popular underground opinion happens to be clocking at that moment. And all the while we really didn't give a shit what people were thinking/buying and just kept putting out what we believed to be excellent in our field.
So although all of us here love all kinds of music from pop to the rock to r&b to hardcore and we've had plenty of good demos and opportunities to broaden our sound over the years we just never felt like we needed to make that jump.
And then we heard Pop Levi...
Much more about him will follow as this year unfolds, but the short story is ; Pop Levi is part of our sprawling Ninja Tune Liverpool psych-rock collective Super Numeri. He casually handed over demos for a record he was working on that showed a modern spin on rock & soul (somewhere between Marc Bolan & Prince... for real) and we immediately knew that there was no way we could pass on it. That we were impressed enough with it to shirk a 16 year old label agenda and give the record its own imprint should tell you right away how incredible it is. So it's a new sound coming to you from us, backed by 16 years of experience and knowledge as a label.
The Heavy. "That Kind of Man" EP available to buy now from here
Pop Levi - Never Never Love
The Death Set - Negative Thinking

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/11/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/counterspace
Band Members: Pop Levi & The Heavy & The Death Set
Influences: Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Electric Light Orchestra, The Byrds, Prince, Marvin Gaye, Marc Bolan, Smokey Robinson, Robert Johnson, Syd Barrett, ABBA, John Coltrane, Serge Gainsbourg, Van Dyke Parks, Captain Beefheart, The Carpenters, David Crosby, The Erik Brickland Survival Scheme, Wu Tang Clan, Led Zepelin, Bo Diddley, The Sonics, The Stooges, Tom Waits, Muddy Waters, The Beatles, The Parliaments, Marvin Gaye....
Sounds Like: Your favourite new music.

Lavomatik Session - Pop Levi - You Don&039;t Gotta Run
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Never Never Love
Pop Levi

Released: 14th Jul 2008
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Dia Dimone
Pop Levi

Released: 25th Jun 2008
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Stories From The Watercooler
John Matthias

Released: 2nd Jun 2008
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Coleen/Brukpocket Lament
The Heavy

Released: 28th May 2008
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Around The World/Heard It All Before
The Death Set

Released: 27th May 2008
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Blind
John Matthias

Released: 19th May 2008
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Around The World
The Death Set

Released: 12th May 2008
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Never Never Love
Pop Levi

Released: 28th Apr 2008
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Record Label: Counter Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Pop Levi Webchat and Album Release

Pop Levi will be doing a live webchat on Wednesday 16th July (today!) at 4pm on gigwise.com. Make sure you log on to hear Pop talk about the making of the new album - Never Never Love, out th...
Posted by Counter Records on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:14:00 PST

The Bug Album Launch with flying lotus

Our good friends at Ninja have arranged a night of mayhem in conjunction with the release of the latest Bug album - London Zoo. Click on the poster to buy tickets, and hurry!...
Posted by Counter Records on Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:58:00 PST

Pop Levi - Semi Babe Double Video Extravaganza

Counter Records present a brand new video by Pop Levi - 'Semi Babe' - with not one but two, yes, two pop promo videos, though watching either one in isolation probably won't make much sense. Because y...
Posted by Counter Records on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:53:00 PST

THE DEATH SET tour dates UK, Ireland, Scotland

The Death Set touch down in Dublin tonight with Worldwide in tow, marking the April 7th European release of their debut full with a run of dates through the UK. Come get loose!02-Apr Dublin IR Crawdad...
Posted by Counter Records on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:29:00 PST

CALLING ALL UK DEATH SET FANS  WE NEED YOU!

Want guest list to the up and coming Death Set tour? Free signed albums and other fun stuff? Counter Records are looking for some super cool kids to become part of their street team and get involved w...
Posted by Counter Records on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:32:00 PST

Free Death Set download...

Download your free copy of The Death Set 'Negative Thinking' taken from the debut single on Counter Records - 'MFDS' from the Nokia Music Store. Keep an eye out for the release of the album - 'Worldwi...
Posted by Counter Records on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:52:00 PST

Counter announces signing of THE DEATH SET

JAN 14, 2008 -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe Death Set have stormed Ninja Tune and staked their claim atop thelabel's Counter Records imprint as its first American signing. Brashin-your-face punk rock wit...
Posted by Counter Records on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:06:00 PST

The Radar Festival- win a unique chance to make a promo

We've just teamed up with The Radar Festival to make The Heavy's 'Coleen' available to aspiring promo directors to work with. It's a great opportunity and a unique chance to make a promo where you can...
Posted by Counter Records on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 03:33:00 PST

Ninja Tune announces the signing of The Heavy to its Counter imprint

No bones about itthis is some heavy shit. These bad muthas are laying down a sound that will have the cleanest cat on the block rolling around in the dirt. Ghetto falsetto laced over grimy beats an...
Posted by Counter Records on Tue, 08 May 2007 07:57:00 PST

Pop levi's SUGAR ASSAULT ME NOW and (A STYLE CALLED) CRYING CHIC videos!

Directed by Brian Harty & Pop Levi©2006 Counter RecordsDirected by George Wu©2006 BBC...
Posted by Counter Records on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:15:00 PST