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Innovative Leisure
The best ideas are often the simplest. Witness the rise of Innovative Leisure. When the Los Angeles imprint started releasing records a decade ago, most independent labels were mired in the mindset of the past. A generation had been raised on the omnivorous mentality that governed the shuffle era, but few indies reflected this sensibility -- sticking to variations and riffs of a single genre or sound. Enter the label founded by Jamie Strong and Nate Nelson. Alongside their breakout artist, creative director, and partner Hanni El Khatib, Innovative Leisure upended the old notions of what a label could be. Suddenly, the idea of releasing soul and funk, jazz and hip-hop, garage rock and house, disco and punk and a little psychedelic Thai rock, no longer seemed strange. The only sonic principle that mattered was quality.
Single
Jonah Yano
the speed of sound! (Yu Su's Off Speed Remix)
out on August 29, 2023
genre: Experimental, Indie
LP
Jonah Yano
portrait of a dog
out on January 27, 2023
genre: Experimental, Indie
Single
Jonah Yano, BADBADNOTGOOD
the ordinary is ordinary because it ordinarily repeats
out on January 23, 2023
genre: Experimental, Indie
Single
Maria Chiara Argirò
Greenarp (Terracassette Remix)
out on December 28, 2022
genre: Indie, Jazz
Single
Maria Chiara Argirò
Clouds (Byron the Aquarius Remix)
out on November 15, 2022
genre: Indie, Jazz
Single
Jonah Yano
portrait of a dog
out on November 02, 2022
genre: Experimental, Indie
LP
De Lux
Do You Need A Release?
out on September 23, 2022
genre: Dance, Electronic
