One Little Indian
2,810,057 listeners (78,076,819 plays)
One Little Indian is 24! And it has a lot to celebrate. Formed in 1985 by Derek and Sue Birkett, along with ex-Flux of Pink Indians guitarist Tim Kelly, this little label has carried itself through some extreme transformations in the music industry.
With their ideals emerging from one of the original anarcho-punk bands, any cynic would have expected OLI to take the easy way out and stay rooted in that niche. Instead, it proved itself as a constant source of innovative and eclectic music, signing such talents as The Sugarcubes, Credit to the Nation, Daisy Chainsaw, Chumbawamba, The Shamen, Skunk Anansie, Sneaker Pimps, Rocket from the Crypt, and Emiliana Torrini. None of these bands were easily pigeon-holed, but all of them with something in-your-face to say.
One Little Indian’s success was spring boarded by The Shamen’s controversial number one single, Ebeneezer Goode, unwittingly (or maybe not!) sending everyone into a frenzy of happy, smiley faces. This was furthered by Björk’s solo album, Debut, which has, so far, sold over 3 million copies worldwide. OLI had come of age.
The label has been like a magnet for interesting characters, attracting the gritty, heart-wrenching vocals of Sandy Dillon, to the cinematographic, sublime melodies of Airlock. And wherever there’s class, there’s Alabama 3, whose links with the mob were cemented when ‘Woke Up This Morning’ was chosen as The Sopranos anthem.
With their ideals emerging from one of the original anarcho-punk bands, any cynic would have expected OLI to take the easy way out and stay rooted in that niche. Instead, it proved itself as a constant source of innovative and eclectic music, signing such talents as The Sugarcubes, Credit to the Nation, Daisy Chainsaw, Chumbawamba, The Shamen, Skunk Anansie, Sneaker Pimps, Rocket from the Crypt, and Emiliana Torrini. None of these bands were easily pigeon-holed, but all of them with something in-your-face to say.
One Little Indian’s success was spring boarded by The Shamen’s controversial number one single, Ebeneezer Goode, unwittingly (or maybe not!) sending everyone into a frenzy of happy, smiley faces. This was furthered by Björk’s solo album, Debut, which has, so far, sold over 3 million copies worldwide. OLI had come of age.
The label has been like a magnet for interesting characters, attracting the gritty, heart-wrenching vocals of Sandy Dillon, to the cinematographic, sublime melodies of Airlock. And wherever there’s class, there’s Alabama 3, whose links with the mob were cemented when ‘Woke Up This Morning’ was chosen as The Sopranos anthem.
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Post
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Homogenic
Björk
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Biophilia
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Debut
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Greatest Hits
Björk
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Björk
Craneway Pavilion, Richmond, San Francisco, United States
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Alabama 3
The Boiler Room, Guildford, London, United Kingdom
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Sasquatch! Music Festival 2013
Gorge Amphitheatre, George WA, United States
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