One Little Indian
1,147,185 listeners (64,032,627 plays)
One Little Indian is 21! And 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 them 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 Bjork’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 who’s links with The Mob were cemented when ‘Woke Up This Morning’ was chosen as The Sopranos anthem… funny how that track was about a woman waking up one morning and deciding she was going to shoot her abusive husband… go figure!
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 them 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 Bjork’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 who’s links with The Mob were cemented when ‘Woke Up This Morning’ was chosen as The Sopranos anthem… funny how that track was about a woman waking up one morning and deciding she was going to shoot her abusive husband… go figure!
Top Albums
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Björk – All Is Full of Love
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Björk – Bachelorette
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Björk – Venus as a Boy
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Björk – Pagan Poetry
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Björk – Human Behaviour
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Björk – Hidden Place
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Shouts
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lucas_87 wrote:
one little indian rulez first and foremost bjork is the best solo artist in the entire world. and secondly Asobi Seksu is probably one of the best bands ive heard. although i don't understand the japanese language or icelandic (sugarcubes)
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fruity_loop wrote:
Bjork, Bjork, Bjork!!!
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HI, LISTEN OUR MUSIC AND TELL US WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT. FREE DOWNLOAD SONGS http://www.lastfm.es/music/rebery
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play4off wrote:
nie ma co brzoza się uparła na one little indian... :) i dobrze :D
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FeableWeiner wrote:
Thanks for streaming all the OLI albums!
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Alec_Trevelyan wrote:
*sends love to OLI* <3
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nuorimaa wrote:
Björk, Björk, Björk!
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closedmouth wrote:
Yeah, that is pretty annoying. It would be good if the live tracks were uploaded with (live) in the filenames...but it's definitely better than nothing :P
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rascal_radio wrote:
Most of the Björk albums aren't properly streamable: it's a mixture of live tracks, remixes and other humbug. I know it's probably not your fault, but you might be able to do something about it... I have complained to the staff long time ago, and they don't seem to be able or willing to work on it...
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Don_Diego wrote:
A very clever move indeed. Thanks a lot!
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closedmouth wrote:
Too cool for school
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Events
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Sanctions
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Alabama 3
Concorde 2, Brighton, United Kingdom
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Alabama 3
Concorde 2, Brighton, United Kingdom
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