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Northern Spy

Northern Spy

Sub-label of Northern Spy Records

72 releases 2001–2026
Experimental Free Improvisation Ambient Abstract Avant-garde Jazz Art Rock

About

Northern Spy is a Brooklyn-based independent record label formed by former staff of the legendary ESP-Disk’ imprint. As an artist-run label, Northern Spy shines the light on musicians who are tenacious, forward-thinking and making devil-be-damned fine music, while finding substance in the disparate worlds of free improvisation and popular music.

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Top Northern Spy Releases

High Line
SUSS
2019
Ghost Box
SUSS
2018
The Common Task
The Common Task
Horse Lords
2020
Door Girl
Shilpa Ray
2017
SUSS
SUSS
2022
Out of Hands We Go
O’Death
2014
Promise
SUSS
2020
Sex
The Necks
1989
Interventions
Interventions
Horse Lords
2016
Travel
The Necks
2023
Old Rockhounds Never Die
Odetta Hartman
2018
Next
The Necks
1990
Old Ghost
Renata Zeiguer
2018
Disquiet
The Necks
2025
Copilot
Tōth
2018
Xe
Xe
Zs
2015
Charismatic Megafauna
Psymon Spine
2021
Three
The Necks
2020
Heat Haze
SUSS
2022
Encyclopedia of Arto
Arto Lindsay
2014
Freedom Exercise
Freedom Exercise
Josh Johnson
2020
Open
The Necks
2013
Cuidado madame
Arto Lindsay
2017
The Weather Up There
Jeremy Cunningham
2020
Basement Hysteria
PC Worship
2015
Silent Night
The Necks
1996
Body
The Necks
2018
Ashes/Axis
Cuddle Magic
2017
Unusual Object
Unusual Object
Josh Johnson
2024
Portrait of a Lady
Shilpa Ray
2022
Precious Thing
Allegra Krieger
2022
Picnic in the Dark
Renata Zeiguer
2022
Bleed
The Necks
2024
Dream Seeds
Dream Seeds
Extra Life
2011
Moonshine
Elephantine
Causeway
The Necks
2025
Nihilism
Shilpa Ray
2018
Imprinting
The Necks
2022
Age of Energy
Chicago Underground Duo
2012
Harmonie du soir
Rhys Chatham
2013
Big Time Things
Office Culture
2022
Bath
Cuddle Magic
2020
Buried Wish
PC Worship
2017
Faraway Business
Renata Zeiguer
2019
1993-1997
Craw
2015
Streets
Charles Gayle Trio
2012
Catbirds and Cardinals
Dan Melchior und Das Menace
2011
Paisley
Shilpa Ray
2016
YRU Still Here?
YRU Still Here?
Ceramic Dog
2018
The Natural Order
Fred Frith and John Butcher
2014
A Semblance: Of Return
Asher Gamedze
2026
Locus
Chicago Underground Duo
2014
Please Advise
Please Advise
Beauty Pill
2020
Holy Science
Holy Science
Elder Ones
2016
From Untruth
From Untruth
Elder Ones
2019
Head Body Connector
Psymon Spine
2024
Bumblin' Creed
Padang Food Tigers & Sigbjørn Apeland
2016

Northern Spy Artist Roster

The Necks
The Necks
11 releases
Group
SUSS
SUSS
10 releases
Group
Shilpa Ray
Shilpa Ray
8 releases
Person
Z
Zs
4 releases
Group
PW
PC Worship
4 releases
Group
ML
Maurice Louca
3 releases
Person
T
Tōth
3 releases
Person
Horse Lords
Horse Lords
3 releases
Group
PS
Psymon Spine
3 releases
Group
BP
Beauty Pill
3 releases
Group
Rhys Chatham
Rhys Chatham
3 releases
Person
RZ
Renata Zeiguer
3 releases
Person
Thurston Moore
Thurston Moore
2 releases
Person
JB
John Butcher
2 releases
Person
Jon Daly
Jon Daly
2 releases
Person
Arto Lindsay
Arto Lindsay
2 releases
Person
LT
Lip Talk
2 releases
Group
Josh Johnson
Josh Johnson
2 releases
Person
CM
Cuddle Magic
2 releases
Group

Contact Label

39 Hawthorne Street Brooklyn, NY 11225 Phone: 646.801.NSPY Fax: 866.374.NSPY