Genre Various Official website [1] Country of origin United Kingdom | Location Manchester Founded 2001 | |
Valentine Records is a British independent record label, based in Manchester, England and founded in September 2001.
Its initial roster comprised guitar bands such as Extinguish Her, Chevron, Palo Alto and Five Years Later as well as electronic/laptop artists such as I-Node, doublejo(H)ngrey, Lynskey, Ultrafoetus and The Hi Fi Renaissance.
At present the roster comprises Mark Corrin (aka Shirokuma, formerly of Faith & Hope Records), John Callaghan (also of Warp Records / Uncharted Audio), Babyslave, I-Lucifer and Reigns of Monty Carlo
International guest artists include Neil Milton (Warsaw), No-way Sweden (Melbourne), Red Martian (Seattle), Warscapes (Paris) and Daniel Maze (Vancouver)
Valentine has also promoted a variety of live events over the years, including showcases at Manchester's In The City and Futuresonic Festivals, alongside the clubnights To Amy With Love, Transmission: Manchester, Rebellious Jukebox, TAGO>MAGO and (as of January 2015) Soundwaves Here We Come
Featured live acts have included Cylob, Max Tundra, Capitol K, ¡Forward, Russia!, Damo Suzuki, Kylie Minoise and iLiKETRAiNS).