VIS TRAX
Two compilations surveying noise and electronic practices across the Visayas, with direct album listening.
Explore recording / catalogue ↗MUSIC / SCENES & PLACES
Regional Music
Follow musical communities through the labels, archives and independent recordings that keep their sounds circulating. The regions are starting points, not borders.
Philippine independent scenes
A deeper look at independent releases and DIY archives, from electronic compilation culture to regional punk, rock and experimental scenes.
SSS RECORDS / StickySweetSounds
An online record of music from Bacolod and Negros Occidental, spanning punk, electronics and other DIY sounds. Follow the connections to wider Visayan compilations.
Explore recording / catalogue ↗PAWN Records
Cebu independent label and collaborative platform crossing rock, experimental music and electronic work.
Explore recording / catalogue ↗Indie Manila
An early digital catalogue of Filipino indie releases and compilations, including recordings dating from 2009.
Explore recording / catalogue ↗Melt Records
Cebu-founded independent label supporting rock, alternative and experimental music, with an active digital catalogue.
Explore recording / catalogue ↗Lilystars Records
Independent Philippine label spanning guitar pop, dream pop and related alternative sounds.
Explore recording / catalogue ↗Underground Pilipinas
An underground compilation crossing scenes and regional bands across the Philippines.
Explore recording / catalogue ↗Terno Recordings
An independent Manila label established in 2003, associated with indie pop, alternative rock and adventurous electronic textures.
Explore recordings / label ↗BuwanBuwan Collective
A collective and compilation archive for electronic music, experimental beats and DIY production across the Philippines.
Explore recordings / label ↗Offshore Music Philippines
An independent label spanning alternative music and contemporary Filipino artists, including diverse experimental and pop releases.
Explore recordings / label ↗Sahel & North Africa
Sahel Sounds
Desert blues, field recordings and locally rooted contemporary releases across the Sahel.
Explore recording / catalogue ↗Habibi Funk
Rediscovered funk, jazz, disco and popular recordings from Arabic-speaking musical worlds.
Explore recording / catalogue ↗Analog Africa
Rare and historically contextualized African popular music recordings.
Explore recording / catalogue ↗East & Southeast Asian routes
Syrphe
Experimental sound art and underground electronic music with a strong Asia–Africa focus.
Explore recording / catalogue ↗Sublime Frequencies
Field recordings and unconventional popular music from multiple regions.
Explore recording / catalogue ↗Soundway Records
Archival and contemporary recordings connecting Asia, Africa and other musical regions.
Explore recording / catalogue ↗Latin America & the Caribbean
Discos Fuentes
Colombian popular, tropical and dance music across decades.
Explore recording / catalogue ↗Shika Shika
Cross-border independent music spanning organic electronics and acoustic traditions.
Explore recording / catalogue ↗Further regional discoveries
Nyege Nyege Tapes
Experimental and dance music from Kampala and other African scenes.
Explore recording / catalogue ↗Discrepant
Experimental recordings, sound collage and regional sonic discoveries.
Explore recording / catalogue ↗Numero Group
Forgotten local and regional recording histories, researched and reissued.
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