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Exclusive: Terrible Records, XL Recordings Sign Joint Venture Deal For Select Releases

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:06:30 -0400

By Reggie Ugwu, New York May 23, 2013 9:55 AM EDT

Terrible Records, the Brooklyn-based label founded by Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear and Ethan Silverman, has begun a worldwide partnership with XL Recordings to manufacture, distribute, market and promote certain future releases. The first release under the partnership, “Embracism,” by Australian new wave/industrial artist Kirin J. Callinan, arrives July 2 and will be followed by a minimum of two other releases.

Under the deal, select albums will be branded as Terrible but backed by XL/Beggars Group infrastructure around the world. The partnership is non-exclusive, with decisions about what future releases will be included remaining at the discretion of both parties. Terrible, which has released albums by artists including Solange Knowles and Twin Shadow since being founded in 2009, remains wholly owned by Taylor and Silverman.

“The idea is for Terrible to start having more of a presence in territories where we haven’t really had footing in in the past,” Silverman tells Billboard.biz. “I’ve been a huge fan of XL for a long time, and to have their machine at our disposal was a really good deal for us.”

The seeds of the partnership were planted in March 2012, when Silverman was in London for the wedding of his friend Caius Pawson, owner of XL subsidiary label Young Turks. Pawson introduced Silverman to XL founder/owner Richard Russell and label manager Ben Beardsworth, both of whom expressed an interest in artists Terrible was working with. Terms of a deal further solidified in January of this year when Silverman returned to London on a tour stop with Solange (who has since signed her own label deal with Sony).

XL Recordings, whose artists include Adele, Vampire Weekend and M.I.A., will claim the lion’s share of profits from albums released under the partnership, while Terrible will receive an A&R royalty fee. In the case of the Callinan album, (which is being handled by Siberia Records in Australia and New Zealand because of a pre-existing deal), masters are owned by the artist.

Two future Terrible/XL releases are currently in talks, but not yet finalized. Candidates include recent Terrible signings Empress Of, the project of Brooklyn-based bilingual singer and multi-instrumentalist Lorely Rodriguez, and Kindness, (aka Adam Bainbridge) a singer/songwriter/producer from London.

“We’re focusing on artists that we both are really excited about that Terrible might need some help with either financially or in terms of the rest of the world,” Silverman says. “Right now the label is just Chris and I, so to have a team that you enjoy working with and that you know is going to be excited about every project was really important to us. This felt like the right fit.”

http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/digital-and-mobile/1563176/exclusive-terrible-records-xl-recordings-sign-joint

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Young Turks New Years Eve

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:44:21 -0400

Young Turks New Years Eve:

There’s no better way to ring in the new year!!!

Photo

Mon, 06 May 2013 23:36:28 -0400

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Thu, 02 May 2013 16:33:56 -0400

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Koreless - Sun Published on Apr 18, 2013 Sun is taken from the...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 14:38:54 -0400

Koreless - Sun

Published on Apr 18, 2013

Sun is taken from the ‘Yugen’ EP

YT088 - Koreless - Yugen

The xx: The xx Adjust Night + Day London Plans

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:46:53 -0400

The xx: The xx Adjust Night + Day London Plans:

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Date, venue changed…

ROBIN MURRAY / NEWS / 18 · 04 · 2013

The xx have altered the date and venue for the London installment of their Night + Day shows.

Struggling to maintain a sense of intimacy, a sense of occasion in larger venues, The xx decided to try something…

youngturksrecords: Check out Sun from Koreless’ new EP Yugen at...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:38:00 -0400

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Check out Sun from Koreless’ new EP Yugen at www.koreless.net (at Joshua Tree National Park)

youngturksrecords: Today we opened our Palm Springs Press. A...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:29:57 -0400

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Today we opened our Palm Springs Press. A vinyl manufacturing plant, where your choice of Young Turks catalogue is cut to 12” vinyl, live in front of you. Each cut is done in real time, so the print is naturally limited and comes in a house sleeve designed by Manchester’s own Dr Me www.dr-me.com

The xx "Together"

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:19:31 -0400

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The xx have written a song ‘Together’ for Baz Luhrmann’s Great Gatsby. It’ll be on the soundtrack, out 6/7th May

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Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:42:00 -0400

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Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:31:13 -0500

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It's a Young Turks Party

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 02:06:28 -0500

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAIUS!!!!!!!

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:28:19 -0500

Video

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:15:36 -0500

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Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:11:59 -0500

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youngturksrecords: The toy drum we made for the Short Stories...

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:00:23 -0500

youngturksrecords:

The toy drum we made for the Short Stories 12” label. You can preorder the 12” here.

fuckyeahthexx: Another Oliver and Solange video!!!!!! Solange...

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:50:28 -0500

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Another Oliver and Solange video!!!!!!

Solange and Oliver Sims sing Make it Hot

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SBTRKT ‘Trials of the Past’ (NSFW) Published on Jan...

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:17:01 -0500

SBTRKT ‘Trials of the Past’ (NSFW)

Published on Jan 10, 2013

Directed by Ross Anderson.

Generator, Northern Film & Media and Ross Anderson (Dustfarm Films, represented by J6 Films) teamed up with Young Turks and XL Recordings for ‘Transmission’ to present the stunning new music video for SBTKT’s ‘Trials of the Past’.

fuckyeahthexx: ‏@youngturksrec The xx have just been nominated for best #BRITsGroup at this...

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:01:11 -0500

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The xx have just been nominated for best #BRITsGroup at this year’s@BRITAwards!