Tri Angle (record label)

Since its inception, the label has gained a reputation for being highly influential, particularly within the electronic-music scene. Dazed & Confused magazine called Tri Angle "one of today’s most singular musical tribes".[2] In 2011, Tri Angle was named one of the top 50 labels in America by Billboard,[3] and in 2013 label owner Robin Carolan was profiled in The New Yorker.[4]

Tri Angle's sound has been heavily debated in the music press with The Wire noting it as being "one of the hardest labels to pin down in contemporary music".[5] It has often been cited as a meeting point for avant electronics and pop, and is generally viewed as being one of the more influential labels of the past decade. The label's first release was Let Me Shine For You, a compilation consisting of experimental Lindsay Lohan cover songs created by producers like Laurel Halo and Oneohtrix Point Never.[6] In reference to Let Me Shine For You Brooklyn Magazine stated "hearing it now puts you in mind of Purity Ring, Chvrches, or a dozen other acts who’ve gotten big since by shading their bubblegum black". In recent years artists from the label have collaborated with more mainstream artists, including Kanye West, Björk, Disclosure, A$AP Rocky, FKA Twigs, Diplo, Vince Staples, Atticus Ross, Tinashe, Massive Attack, and The Weeknd. Björk in particular has been a strong supporter of the label crediting Robin Carolan with having helped her finish her eighth studio album Vulnicura, as well as collaborating with Tri Angle on a number of other occasions. in 2017 Carolan was credited on Utopia, Björk's ninth studio album, as 'the fifth ear'.

Tri Angle releases have been featured on "Best of" lists by notable websites and publications such as Pitchfork, The Guardian, FACT, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and Spin.

On April 24, 2020, Carolan released a statement via Twitter announcing the official closing of the label.[1]

• Official website