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The Top 20 Record Labels Of 2016
These imprints have driven dance music forward this year
13 Church
Despite there being a lot of labels from London in this list, none have really matched the output of Church. If the period between 2012 and 2015 was the label establishing itself then this year was the time that the label came full circle as an imprint to be reckoned with. Over three years, the label headed up by Seb Wildblood, Apes & Hollick released 15 records but there were the same amount of EPs dropped this year alone.
Burgeoning talents like Laurence Guy, Ishmael and Chaos In The CBD have made Church their home in the past and this year the label has really stepped things up. Mall Grab, Project Pablo and Beesmunt Soundsystem are on the tip of exploding and for Church to have snapped them up early can only spell a bright future. Add in a debut Boiler Room takeover and several big bookings for the label bosses, and you’re looking at a label that's finally starting to realise its full potential. Funster
