The Story
Upper Class Recordings, initially born as a leisure pursuit has developed into an independent label with an international reputation for "producing blissed-out electronic pop masterpieces like an assembly line [lostatsea.net]." In 2000 Upper Class released its first recording; an album from The Russian Futurists entitled The Method Of Modern Love. Pandora's Box had been opened and we haven't looked back; the last four and a half years have been incredibly rewarding and motivating.
Our artists have made a lot of noise world-wide from our downtown Toronto digs. So much so, we quit our day jobs as major label stiffs to fulfill the demands of our own Upper Class. With the spotlight on The Russian Futurists, The Cansecos and girlsareshort as media darlings, Upper Class Recordings had accomplished an international profile as a hot budding Canadian label with a series of extremely low-budget recordings for hi-fi minds.
This new found success afforded us the luxury of putting our bands on the road and touring North America and Europe while attending some of the industries leading conferences, as well as high profile performances at international festivals. But primarily it afforded us the opportunity to realize our vision at Upper Class Recordings of simply releasing what we love. We have released three full albums by The Russian Futurists in Canada, and an album each by The Cansecos, girlsareshort and Food For Animals and Cadence Weapon.
The foundation for our success has been our fortune; being a part of a community of musical visionaries that have drawn ecstatic praise from the international music press for making "aural mountains out of financial molehills". Upper Class Recordings continues to serve up the electro-fresh jams in 2006; Cadence Weapon dropped "Breaking Kayfabe" to instant praise and notoriety on December 6th. Stand by, for the absolute mind blowing jams of The Cansecos sophomore record "Juices!"
Thanks to all y'all who loved us, supported us, bought our shit, and let us crash on your couch along the way.
