Record labels are, in essence, an outlet, a means for production. They are not the paint or the painter but merely the paint factory. They aren't the music, just the medium of delivery. But the good ...

Incus Records was set up in 1970 by Derek Bailey, Tony Oxley, Evan Parker, and Michael Walters. It was the first independent, musician-run record company in Britain. Its independence extended to its ...

Tapes were rolling when English avant garde guitarist Derek Bailey played at Woodland Pattern in Riverwest on March 31, 1983 and Bailey, a free improvisation troubadour used to sell tapes of the ...