Established in 1994 by Karl O'Connor and Peter Sutton, Downwards is most closely associated with the Birmingham techno sound, although the label has released a wide range of music; from post punk to industrial and electronica. Greyscale cover art accompanying a minimal, often austere execution of sound created an enigmatic image for the label over the years. Seminal releases such as Surgeon's eponymous EP (1994), Regis' Gymnastics (1996) and Female's Into The Exotic (1997) are integral to the genre's bloodlines still to this day, while contemporaries such as Samuel Kerridge, OAKE, Grebenstein carry on the imprint’s legacy.
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