For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them.

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Rocco Tyndale has been following an invisible thread surrounding music since he was born, but professionally for over 20 years, leading him in all kinds of interesting directions prior to settling into Design, from music festivals to record labels, and more. In 2016 he founded a small label and artist collective called Subtempo, where he's been releasing forward thinking music, left-field, electronic and genre blurring projects. Everything they do aims to offer you a carefully curated visual and sonic environment to immerse your senses in.

MUSIC MENTIONS

• Radio 3
• Najwa Nimri
• Cesaría Evora
• The Eagles
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• The Smashing Pumpkins
• Rage Against the Machine
• The Prodigy
• Tricky
• Massive Attack
• Portishead
• Goldie
• Roni Size

Label inspiration; intersection of Design & Music (9:10):

• Project Mooncircle
• Erased Tapes
• Ghostly International
• Six Degrees Records

Starting a label - identity and inspiration (13:53):

• Ninja Tune

Q&A

• COLORS Studios

Discovering music today (24:57):

• Spotify
• Rhythm & Sound

First album ever purchased (27:32):

• “Dark Side of the Moon” by Pink Floyd

Most recent album purchased (28:23):

• “Unfixed” by Barker

Artists discovered in the last year (29:20):

• Hailey Knox
• Enny
• James Vickery

Dream artist to work with (44:30):

• Lorde

Desert Island Discs (33:17):

• “Lahai” by Sampha
• “Actual Life” by Fred Again..
• “Blood Sugar Sex Magik” by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Guest recommendations for future episodes (36:03):

• Robot Koch
• James Drake
• Synkro