Isolation Records was founded by Adam Hammond and
Gary Packham in late 2005. Both music obsessives from a young age, the pair had often talked about forming their own label, but finally realised that you can talk forever without actually doing anything, so at last Isolation was born. This was to be a label that reflected not only their wide-ranging tastes, but one that could stand isolated from the mainstream, having a strong identity of its own, both in terms of music and image. All involved, whether bands, workers, photographers or artists, would be encouraged to work together to foster this identity, one that would hopefully inspire rather than restrict creativity.
With many months spent trawling round local gigs and diving into myspace in the search of suitable bands, the label’s first release saw the light of day in July 2006, and it has grown ever since, releasing records by three bands and forming associations with other promising local groups who have featured in label live showcases and who will hopefully develop into fully fledged
Isolation artists. Isolation signed a national distribution deal with Genepool who are associates of Universal, the country’s largest record distributors, so the label’s releases are available to every record shop in the country. Increasing workloads saw the recruitment of Rick Francis to the ranks early in 2008.
Though starting small, Isolation Records has no desire to remain hidden. There is little point in releasing music that nobody gets to hear and we believe the music we release deserves the widest possible audience. However, Isolation will never compromise on quality to achieve this goal. We will never release a record that we wouldn’t buy ourselves. Ultimately, we have only two aims: to be true to ourselves and to be the best record label in the world.
