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GLARC
Founded2016 (2016)
FounderGordon Bruce, Joel White
StatusActive
GenreExperimental music, noise music, folk music, art pop
Country of originUnited Kingdom
LocationGlasgow, Scotland
Official websiteglarc.bandcamp.com

GLARC (an acronym for the Greater Lanarkshire Auricular Research Council) is a DIY cassette label based in Glasgow, Scotland, founded in 2016 by Gordon Bruce and Joel White.[1] Presenting itself as a fictional research body, the label releases experimental music in limited-edition cassette runs with handmade packaging.[2] The Skinny described GLARC in 2026 as "one of the UK's essential DIY labels".[1] The label's releases have been reviewed in The Quietus,[3] The Wire,[4] and NPR Music.[5]

History

GLARC was founded in 2016 in Glasgow by Gordon Bruce and Joel White. Bruce has said the label was initially intended to "showcase Glasgow music that wasn't being platformed elsewhere".[6] Its first release was a self-titled EP by Still House Plants, recorded at Green Door Studio while the band's members were students at the Glasgow School of Art.[2] The label's second release, The Fifth Season (2016) by Horse Whisperer (an early alias of composer Max Syedtollan), was described by The List as "one of the most memorable debuts of 2016".[7] The List included GLARC in its "Hot 100: Labels We Love" feature alongside labels such as Night School Records, Optimo, and Chemikal Underground.[8] Bandcamp Daily characterised the label's output as occupying "a gray area between dadaist sonic excursion, auditory realignment therapy, and earnest, radical socialist ideology".[9]

From 2020, the label's roster expanded internationally to include the Athens/Hague-based duo Able Noise, Norwegian vocal duo Propan, and French artist Le Diable Dégoûtant.[1] Able Noise's GLARC cassette Recordings was reviewed in The Quietus and included in its best cassettes of 2020;[10][11] the duo went on to appear at the Rewire Festival and release a debut LP on World of Echo.[12] Several other GLARC artists have subsequently moved to larger labels or attracted wider recognition. Scots-language singer Quinie (Josie Vallely), who released two albums on GLARC, went on to release her third album on Upset the Rhythm in 2025; The Guardian named it the best folk album of 2025 and it was longlisted for the Scottish Album of the Year Award.[13][14] Max Syedtollan's Four Assignments & Other Pieces (2021) was reviewed in The Quietus and appeared in its Top 100 Albums of 2021.[3][15] Harry Górski-Brown's Durt Dronemaker After Dreamboats (2024), a collection of electronically treated Gaelic folk song, was featured in NPR Music's cassette column[5] and reviewed in The Quietus.[16] Other GLARC releases have received airplay on BBC Radio 3's Late Junction and NTS Radio.[17][18]

Each GLARC release features packaging incorporating unconventional materials such as hand-made clay, felt, glued-on shells, and a used Glasgow Subway ticket.[2][1]

Live events

GLARC has presented showcases at Cafe Oto in London on multiple occasions since 2019,[19] at Supernormal Festival in Oxfordshire (including a children's cassette-tape workshop in 2022),[20] and at Cube Cinema in Bristol, where the label undertook a collaborative residency in 2023.[21] In March 2026, GLARC marked its tenth anniversary with concerts at Café Oto,[22] a club night at Spanners in London,[23] and an academic symposium at the University of Glasgow titled "Where next for DIY music infrastructure?"[1][24]

Artists

  • Still House Plants
  • Max Syedtollan (as Horse Whisperer)
  • Quinie
  • Able Noise
  • ECCO
  • Luki
  • Bamya
  • han
  • Rufus Isabel Elliot
  • Propan
  • soft tissue
  • Fantasy Land
  • Food People
  • Le Diable Dégoûtant
  • Harry Gorski-Brown
  • Lene Otis Finn
  • }ï{
  • Masa Nazzal & Ilyas Titaou
  • L
  • Tarantula
  • 2Ply
  • FUXIT

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Creely, Joe (4 March 2026). "Research Report: Ten Years of GLARC". The Skinny.
  2. ^ a b c Biddles, Claire (April 2020). "Doing It (All) Yourself". MAP Magazine.
  3. ^ a b Bolton, Tom (17 November 2021). "Max Syedtollan & Plus-Minus Ensemble — Four Assignments". The Quietus.
  4. ^ Smith, Stewart (December 2021). "Max Syedtollan". The Wire (454).
  5. ^ a b Gotrich, Lars (12 February 2024). "8 Tracks: The old technology that can fit in your pocket — and connect worlds". NPR Music.
  6. ^ "Glasgow's DIY Spirit Keeps Its Underground Music Scene Thriving". Bandcamp Daily. 12 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Landless + Quinie". The Glad Cafe. 2018.
  8. ^ "The Hot 100: Labels We Love". The List.
  9. ^ Kasparis, Michael (17 November 2023). "Glasgow Tape Labels Keep the Dear Place Green". Bandcamp Daily.
  10. ^ Worthington, Daryl (November 2020). "Spool's Out: Cassette Reviews For November". The Quietus.
  11. ^ Worthington, Daryl (December 2020). "Spool's Out: The Best Tapes of 2020". The Quietus.
  12. ^ "Able Noise". Rewire Festival. 2021.
  13. ^ "The 10 best folk albums of 2025". The Guardian. 24 December 2025.
  14. ^ "Forefowk, Mind Me". The SAY Award.
  15. ^ "Albums of the Year 2021 (in association with Norman Records)". The Quietus. December 2021.
  16. ^ Gardner, Noel (April 2024). "New Weird Britain In Review For April". The Quietus.
  17. ^ "bar italia + The Mary Column + Han". The Glad Cafe. 16 November 2022.
  18. ^ "Georgia Duncan + LUKI". Green Note.
  19. ^ "Greater Lanarkshire Auricular Research Council (GLARC)". Café Oto.
  20. ^ "Supernormal Festival 2022 Programme". Supernormal Festival. 2022.
  21. ^ "Propan, Fantasy Land, Han & Food People". Cube Cinema. 2023.
  22. ^ "10 Years of GLARC". Café Oto. 12 March 2026.
  23. ^ "10 years of GLARC at Spanners, London". Resident Advisor. 13 March 2026.
  24. ^ "GLARC Symposium 2026". Communal Leisure. 2026.


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