Gone but not forgotten: 10 short-lived influential labels
Digging deep for your next favourite track
Red Ember (1997-2001)
As far as Australian labels go, Red Ember Records may have one of the most-desired back catalogues despite only operating for four years. Founded in Perth by Ewan Jansen in 1997, the imprint’s first releases were special lathe-cut vinyl with runs of around 40 to 50 records. That was expanded to a 200-copy run of Justin Zerbst’s ‘Subtraction’ EP in 1999, which goes for £128 on Discogs. Those prices are common throughout much of Red Embers' back catalogue. The endearingly small and unique operation that almost solely consists of Zerbst and Jansen as the label’s artists has become a favourite for collectors. After a 15-year hiatus, the label announced it was back with a new EP from Jansen and followed it up with Jansen and Zerbst's first collaborative release since 1999.
