Dance To The Radio

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Dance To The Radio
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Founded 2004
Founder Whiskas
Genre Indie Rock
Alternative Rock
Country of origin United Kingdom
Location Leeds
Official website http://www.dancetotheradio.com

Dance To The Radio is an independent record label founded by Whiskas of ¡Forward, Russia!. Named after the refrain of the Joy Division song "Transmission", the label has released some highly sought after 7" singles by the likes of iLiKETRAiNS, The Pigeon Detectives, Yes Boss, Napoleon IIIrd, This Et Al and ¡Forward, Russia!. They have been featured a number of times in NME and in Artrocker for being a notable success of the DIY ethic in the indie music scene at the moment.

Their first full scale single release was Twelve by ¡Forward, Russia! which reached number 36 in the UK Singles Chart. Their second release, again by ¡Forward, Russia!, was a re-release of limited edition debut single "Nine" which also became a top 40 hit. Since these, three more ¡Forward, Russia! singles have been released; "Eighteen", "Nineteen" and "Don't Be A Doctor" the latter of which was a limited White Label Release.

The label has also gone onto achieve great success with The Pigeon Detectives whose debut album Wait for Me entered the UK charts at number 3 and has since gone platinum, selling well in excess of 300,000 copies. On top of this the band have had 3 consecutive top 20 singles since March 2007.

Other releases include singles from Yes Boss, Sky Larkin, Shut Your Eyes And You'll Burst Into Flames, Bobby Cook and Grammatics

They have released EPs for bands like iLiKETRAiNS and Napoleon IIIrd, four compilations compilations as of 2007, and numerous albums, including Give Me a Wall by ¡Forward, Russia!, "Wait For Me" by The Pigeon Detectives, and Look Busy by Yes Boss.

As of the end of 2007 the label had released 40 records.

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[edit] Current staff

  • Mick McCarthy – Projects Manager
  • Ali Tant – A&R / Label Manager
  • Simon Stevens – A&R
  • Colin Oliver – Operations Manager
  • Richard Todd – Finance Manager
  • Kate Peddie – Tour Co-ordinator

[edit] Complete discography

DTTR001 - ¡Forward, Russia! (Nine) / This Et Al (He Shoots Presidents) Limited 7"
DTTR002 - Various Artists (Dance To The Radio : LEEDS) Limited CD
DTTR003 - The Lodger (Many Thanks For Your Honest Opinion) Limited 7"
DTTR004 - Napoleon IIIrd (EP1) Limited 7"
DTTR005 - iLiKETRAiNS (Before The Curtains Close) Limited 7"
DTTR006 - ¡Forward, Russia! (Twelve) 7"/CD/Digital Download
DTTR007 - Various Artists (Dance To The Radio : What We All Want) CD/Digital Download
DTTR008 - The Pigeon Detectives (I'm Not Sorry) Limited 7"
DTTR009 - Yes Boss (Get Dropped Quick) Limited 7"
DTTR010 - Shut Your Eyes and You'll Burst Into Flames (Signal Noise) Limited 7"
DTTR011 - ¡Forward, Russia! (Nine) 7"/CD/Digital Download
DTTR012 - ¡Forward, Russia! (Give Me A Wall) 12" LP/CD Album/Digital Download
DTTR013 - ¡Forward, Russia! (Nine Remixes) Digital Download **NEVER RELEASED**
DTTR014 - Yes Boss (More Or Less / They Think It's All Over) Limited 7"/Digital Download
DTTR015 - The Pigeon Detectives (You Know I Love You) Limited 7"
DTTR016 - ¡Forward, Russia! (Eighteen) 2 x 7"/CD/Digital Download
DTTR017 - Shut Your Eyes and You'll Burst Into Flames (Drop The Decade) Limited 7"/Digital Download
DTTR018 - The Pigeon Detectives (I Found Out) 2 x 7"/CD/Digital Download
DTTR019 - Yes Boss (Tongues in Knots) Limited 7"/Digital Download
DTTR020 - Yes Boss (Look Busy) 12" LP/CD Album/Digital Download
DTTR021 - ¡Forward, Russia! (Nineteen) 2 x 7"/CD/Digital Download
DTTR022 - Voltage Union (On Your Marks) Limited 7"/Digital Download
DTTR023 - Sky Larkin (One Of Two) Limited 7"/Digital Download
DTTR024 - Yes Boss (See It Through) Limited 12"/Digital Download
DTTR025 - ¡Forward, Russia! (Don't Be A Doctor) Limited 10"
DTTR026 - The Pigeon Detectives (Romantic Type) 2 x 7"/CD/Digital Download
DTTR027 - Sometree (Hands and Arrows) Limited 7"/Digital Download
DTTR028 - Various Artists (Dance To The Radio : Something I Learned Today) CD/Digital Download
DTTR029 - The Pigeon Detectives (I'm Not Sorry) 2 x 7"/CD/Digital Download
DTTR030 - The Pigeon Detectives (Wait for Me) 12" LP/CD Album/Digital Download
DTTR031 - The Scare (Bats! Bats! Bats!) Limited 7"/Digital Download
DTTR032 - Sky Larkin (Summit) Radio Promo **NEVER OFFICIALLY RELEASED**
DTTR033 - Bobby Cook (Deja Vu) Limited 7"/Digital Download
DTTR034 - The Pigeon Detectives (Take Her Back) 2 x 7"/CD/Digital Download
DTTR035 - Various Artists (Dance To The Radio : Out Of The Woods and Trees) CD/Digital Download
DTTR036 - The Pigeon Detectives (iTunes Festival Digital EP) Digital Download
DTTR037 - Sky Larkin (Molten / Keepsakes) Limited 7"/Digital Download
DTTR038 - Grammatics (Shadow Committee) Limited 7"/Digital Download
DTTR039 - The Wallbirds (The Avenue) Limited 7"/Digital Download
DTTR040 - The Pigeon Detectives (I Found Out 2007 Version) 2 x 7"/CD/Digital Download
DTTR041 - Grammatics (D.I.L.E.M.M.A) Limited 10"/Digital Download
DTTR042 - Grammatics (New Franchise) Digital Download
DTTR043 - The Pigeon Detectives (This Is An Emergency) 2 x 7"/CD/Digital Download
DTTR044 - The Pigeon Detectives (Emergency ) 12" LP/CD Album/Digital Download

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