Independent British CD label under Liftmusic Limited, founded c. 2002 by John Etkin-Bell and James Ashmore. Initially based in Hove, East Sussex, now in Brighton, East Sussex.
The earliest releases exist in two different versions, with different catalogue numbers; the initial ones (LMV) were distributed by BPM (Bosworth), the later ones by Boost Music.
CDs:
LMV1/lift001 - Liftmusic Volume One (2002)
LMV2/lift002 - Liftmusic Volume Two: Lucky Dip
LMV3/lift003 - Liftmusic Volume Three: Over the Sea, through Space and across the Desert (2002)
LMV4/lift004 - Liftmusic Volume Four: Shaken, Stirred and Funky
LMV5/lift005 - Liftmusic Volume Five: Bongos, Bleeps and Filtered Beats
LMV6/lift006 - Liftmusic Volume Six: Sub-Continental Drift - Peter Morris/Mieko Shimizu/Chandru (2003)
lift007 - Liftmusic Volume Seven: Jake's Magic Sound-About
lift008 - Liftmusic Volume Eight: Audio Pie (2004)
lift009 - Liftmusic Volume Nine: Lifted
lift010 - Liftmusic Volume 10: Dark Matter
lift011 - Liftmusic Volume 11: Guitar Scene
lift012 - Liftmusic Volume 12: Ambient
lift013 - Liftmusic Volume 13: Another Slice of Audio Pie
lift014 - Liftmusic Volume 14: Sun Dried & Deep Fried
lift015 - Liftmusic Volume 15: Scary, Twisted, Sexy
lift016 - Liftmusic Volume 16: Urban-Electro-Funkin'-Housin'
lift017 - Liftmusic Volume 17: Surf Wax (2005)
lift018 - Liftmusic Volume 18: Jakes Twisted Road Trip
lift019 - Liftmusic Volume 19: Nuggets of Niceness (2005)
lift020 - Liftmusic Volume 20: Daytime
lift021 - Liftmusic Volume 21: The Piano Works (2006)
lift022 - Liftmusic Volume 22: Dreams of the Delta
lift023 - Liftmusic Volume 23: Weird & Wonderful
lift024 - Liftmusic Volume 24: Chasin' the Sun
lift025 - Liftmusic Volume 25: More Audio Pie
lift026 - Liftmusic Volume 26: Guitar Scene 2
lift027 - Liftmusic Volume 27: Nightime
lift028 - Liftmusic Volume 28: More Weird & Wonderful
lift029 - Liftmusic Volume 29: Check the Flashes
lift030 - Liftmusic Volume 30: Celluloid Soundscapes (2007)
lift031 - Liftmusic Volume 31: The Beautiful Lounge (2007)
lift032 - Liftmusic Volume 32: Jakes Sonic Kitchen (2007)
lift033 - Liftmusic Volume 33: Audio Pie & Mashed (2007)
lift034 - Liftmusic Volume 34: Disco Biscuits (2008)
lift035 - Liftmusic Volume 35: Ear Candy
lift036 - Liftmusic Volume 36: A Jazz Odyssey
lift037 - Liftmusic Volume 37: Electronic Visual Aids
lift038 - Liftmusic Volume 38: Retrospectrum
lift039 - Liftmusic Volume 39: Hot Audio Pie
lift040 - Liftmusic Volume 40: The Piano Works 2 (2008)
lift041 - Liftmusic Volume 41: Beds
lift042 - Liftmusic Volume 42: Weird & Wonderful 3
lift043 - Liftmusic Volume 43: DNA
lift044 - Liftmusic Volume 44: Kidz Stuff
lift045 - Liftmusic Volume 45: Rock the Discotheque
lift046 - Liftmusic Volume 46: Sonic Alchemy (2009)
lift047 - Liftmusic Volume 47: One Minute Wonders (75 Tasty Treats!) (2009)
lift048 - Liftmusic Volume 48: Rockin' Blues & Boogie Woogie
lift049 - Liftmusic Volume 49: On Cloud Nine
lift050 - Liftmusic Volume 50: Art Rock Funk 'n' Pop
lift051 - Liftmusic Volume 51: Jakes Space Dust
lift052 - Liftmusic Volume 52: Arcadia
lift053 - Liftmusic Volume 53: Too Much Booty
lift054 - Liftmusic Volume 54: English Drama (2010)
lift055 - Liftmusic Volume 55: Summer Dubbin'
lift056 - Liftmusic Volume 56: Summer Pie (2010)
lift057 - Liftmusic Volume 57: Let's Folk!
lift058 - Liftmusic Volume 58: The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth
lift059 - Liftmusic Volume 59: Facing East
lift060 - Liftmusic Volume 60: Electrosynthesis
lift061 - Liftmusic Volume 61: Guitar Scene 3
lift062 - Liftmusic Volume 62: Bed Head
lift063 - Liftmusic Volume 63: Document
lift064 - Liftmusic Volume 64: Folktronica
lift065 - Liftmusic Volume 65: The Neighbourhood Collective
lift066 - Liftmusic Volume 66: Ambient Two
lift067 - Good Times
lift068 - Liftmusic Volume 68: Lush Moody & Atmospheric
lift069 - Liftmusic Volume 69: Happy Go Lucky (2011)
lift070 - Liftmusic Volume 70: The Piano Works 3
lift071 - Liftmusic Volume 71: Quirky Wacky Things
lift072 - Liftmusic Volume 72: Non Stop 80's Synth Pop
lift073 - Liftmusic Volume 73: One Minute Wonders 2 (71 Tasty Treats!)
lift074 - Liftmusic Volume 74: The Darkside of Electronic Dance & Dub
lift075 - Liftmusic Volume 75: Return to Arcadia (2012)
lift076 - Trailer Park: 34 Killer Cinematic Trailer Tracks! (2011)
lift077 - Liftmusic Volume 77: Four on the Floor
lift078 - Liftmusic Volume 78: Broken STars & Fallen Angels
lift079 - Liftmusic Volume 79: Dirty Beats
lift080 - Liftmusic Volume 80: Sweet Audio Pie
lift081 - Liftmusic Volume 81: Jake's Mates
lift082 - Liftmusic Volume 82: Sugar Rush
lift083 - Liftmusic Volume 83: Psytrance & Electro House - Dino Psaras
lift084 - Jazz Attack: Avante Garde Soundtrack Lounge Speakeasy Big Band Latin Jazz Eclectic Perky Cool Playful Retro
lift085 - Jazz-Scapes: Avant-Garde Filmic Soundscapes Atmospheric Moody Lounge Contemporary
lift086 - Cool & Boppin' Jazz: Upbeat Fun Mambo Latin Energetic Good Times Swing Dance Big Band Rhumba
lift087 - Smooth & Smokey Jazz: cocktail Lounge Jazz Bar Romantic Lush Laid Back Dreamy Late Night New York City
lift088 - Vintage & Trad Jazz: Pre War Gypsy Jazz Cheeky Charleston Swing B ag 1920's Playful Speakeasy
lift089 - Liftmusic Volume 89: We Tiptoe like Giants (2013)
lift090 - Liftmusic Volume 90: Bang On!
lift091 - Liftmusic Volume 91: Guitar Scene 4 (2013)
liftmusicvolume92 - UK Bass
Digital:
liftmusicvolume93 - Synthwerks
liftmusicvolume94 - Wonderland
liftmusicvolume95 - String Things
liftmusicvolume96 - Adrenalin Junkie
liftmusicvolume97 - Retro Cinemania: Glamourous/Sexy/Cool/Retro/Filmic/Spy/Riviera/Chic/60's
liftmusicvolume98 - The Guitar Works
liftmusicvolume99 - Sonic Alchemy 2
liftmusicvolume100 - Dancing on the Beds
liftmusicvolume101 - The BRazilian Job
liftmusicvolume102 - Pool Party
liftmusicvolume103 - Cool Party: Deep House Bar Grooves
liftmusicvolume104 - What Lies Beneath
liftmusicvolume105 - The Space Between - Lamb Henry
liftmusicvolume106 - The Voice Works: Classical A Cappella
liftmusicvolume107 - Happy Go Lucky Too
liftmusicvolume108 - DNB
liftmusicvolume109 - Who Ate All the Audio Pie?
liftmusicvolume110 - Post Apocalyptic Road Trip
liftmusicvolume111 - Life Is Good
liftmusicvolume112 - Guitar Scene 5
liftmusicvolume113 - Making the Beds
liftmusicvolume114 - The Future Is Green
liftmusicvolume115 - Sun Dried & Deep Fried 2
liftmusicvolume116 - The London Snorkelling Team
liftmusicvolume117 - Euphorica
liftmusicvolume118 - Cheese on Toast
liftmusicvolume119 - Synth Waves
liftmusicvolume120 - The Piano Work 4
liftmusicvolume121 - Wonderful World
liftmusicvolume122 - Hit the Breakz
liftmusicvolume123 - Americana
liftmusicvolume124 - Audio Pie.. Baby
liftmusicvolume125 - Jake's Long Weekend
liftmusicvolume126 - Trailer Park 2
liftmusicvolume127 - Hells Disco
liftmusicvolume128 - Urban Tapestry
liftmusicvolume129 - Synthopia 1
liftmusicvolume130 - Synthopia 2
liftmusicvolume131 - Hackers Delight
liftmusicvolume132 - Modernity
liftmusicvolume133 - Sunshine & Smiles
liftmusicvolume134 - Into Arcadia
liftmusicvolume135 - Naughty Nurse
liftmusicvolume136 - Future Folk
liftmusicvolume137 - Big Beat Manifesto
liftmusicvolume138 - Audio Pizza
liftmusicvolume139 - Trailer Park 3
liftmusicvolume140 - Midwinter
liftmusicvolume141 - Trailer Park 4
liftmusicvolume142 - Roger Eno & Jon Goddard - Roger Eno/Jon Goddard
liftmusicvolume143 - Inner City Dreamin'
liftmusicvolume144 - Ambientish
liftmusicvolume145 - Rave On
liftmusicvolume146 - Shaken Stirred & Funky 2
liftmusicvolume147 - Grimes Up
liftmusicvolume148 - Musique de film
liftmusicvolume149 - Guitar Scene 6
liftmusicvolume150 - A Pedal Steel & a Heart of Gold
liftmusicvolume151 - Fuzz Face
liftmusicvolume152 - Space Time Secrets
liftmusicvolume153 - Future Tech
liftmusicvolume154 - Trailer Park 5
liftmusicvolume155 - Bluegrass and Banjos - Dave Hum
liftmusicvolume156 - Disturbia
liftmusicvolume157 - Folkington Lane
liftmusicvolume158 - Cinematico
liftmusicvolume159 - Audio Hot Pot
liftmusicvolume160 - Piano Works 5
liftmusicvolume161 - Naughty Nurse: The Remixes
liftmusicvolume162 - Wonderful World 2
liftmusicvolume163 - Spaces - Philip Clemo
liftmusicvolume164 - Go with the Flo
liftmusicvolume165 - In a Hip Hop Style
liftmusicvolume166 - Mountain Glitch Folk
liftmusicvolume167 - Liftmusic Volume 167: One Minute Wonders 3 (47 Tasty Treats!)
liftmusicvolume168 - Trailer Park 6
liftmusicvolume169 - Beats & Pieces
liftmusicvolume170 - Pick n Mix
liftmusicvolume171 - Nordic Christmas
liftmusicvolume172 - Body Language
liftmusicvolume173 - Water & Stone
liftmusicvolume174 - Let the Machines Do the Work
liftmusicvolume175 - Swamptronica
liftmusicvolume176 - Atmospheric Beats
liftmusicvolume177 - Sonic Boom!
liftmusicvolume178 - Trailer Park 7
liftmusicvolume179 - Euphoric States
liftmusicvolume180 - Nordic Summer
liftmusicvolume181 - Shaken Stirred & Funky 3
liftmusicvolume182 - Sun Dried & Deep Fried 3
liftmusicvolume183 - Eclectica
liftmusicvolume184 - Trailer Park Classics
liftmusicvolume185 - Flamenco - Jagoba Santos
liftmusicvolume186 - Mind Soul Rhythm Dance
LIFT187 - Cello Vision
LIFT188 - Snakeskin Boots
LIFT189 - Future Skies
LIFT190 - One Minute Movies
LIFT191 - Sea Shanties
LIFT192 - Cyber Nation
LIFT193 - Cloud Jumping
LIFT194 - El camino
LIFT195 - Rebel Girlz
LIFT196 - Ancient Roads
LIFT197 - Scandi Noir
LIFT198 - Cinematic Storie
LIFT199 - Banjo Beats
LIFT200 - Polyphonic Rainbows
LIFT201 - Hip Hoppin'
LIFT202 - Piano Stories
LIFT203 - Atmospheric Beats 2
LIFT204 - Piano Works 6
LIFT205 - Wonderful World 3
LIFT206 - Guitar Scene 7
LIFT207 - Whodunnit?
LIFT208 - Retro Cinemania Reloaded: Glamourous/Sexy/Cool/Retro/Filmic/Spy/Riviera/Chic/60's
LIFT209 - Beatz on Toast
LIFT210 - Let's Go Dirty Dutch: Big Room House, Dirty Dutch House, Pool Parties, Massive Drops, Banging, Hands in the Air, Party (ED(A)M)
LIFT211 - One Minute Wonders 4: 33 Tasty Treats!
LIFT212 - Wonky Themes
LIFT213 - Crime Wave
LIFT214 - Fresh NRG
LIFT215 - Trailer Park 9
LIFT216 - Indie Guitar Scapes
LIFT217 - The Voice Works 2
LIFT218 - Cloud Jumping 2
LIFT219 - Atmospheric Beats 3
LIFT220 - Wonderful World 4
LIFT221 - Lost in Thought
LIFT222 - See the Light
LIFT223 - Killa Trap
LIFT224 - Dream Machine
LIFT225 - Ethereal Beats
LIFT226 - Cantamos
LIFT227 - The Harp Project
LIFT228 - Lo-Fi & Chill
LIFT229 - Atmospheric Beats 4
LIFT230 - Urbano Chill
LIFT231 - Textures One
LIFT232 - Nordic Piano Atmospheres
LIFT233 - Rise Up
LIFT234 - The Heat Is On
LIFT235 - Wonderful World 5
LIFT236 - Cello Stories
LIFT237 - Sun Dried & Deep Fried 4
LIFT238 - Slam Dunk
LIFT239 - Groove Soup
LIFT240 - Jazz Katz
LIFT241 - Atmospheric Beats 5
LIFT242 - Contemporary Piano Trio
LIFT243 - The Jazz Lounge
LIFT244 - Spectronomy
LIFT245 - Daytime Dreamer
LIFT246 - Neo-Classical Trailers
LIFT247 - Beats from the Underworld
LIFT248 - Down by the River
LIFT249 - A Jazz Romance
LIFT250 - Electronic Horizons
LIFT251 - The Voice Works 3
LIFT252 - Jazzy Things
LIFT253 - Sub Club
LIFT254 - Trip Soul Jazz Beats
LIFT255 - Free Jazz Gems
LIFT256 - Refugio
LIFT257 - Cosmic Troika
LIFT258 - Euphoria Rising
LIFT259 - Hype Machine
LIFT260 - Jazz Happy
LIFT261 - Beats from the Underworld: The Remixes
LIFT262 - Clock Works
LIFT263 - Wonderful WOrld 6
LIFT264 - Atmospheric Beats 6
LIFT265 - Dominion
LIFT266 - Quirky Abstract Tension
LIFT267 - Cloud Jumpming 3
LIFT268 - Robot Space Disco
LIFT269 - Mirage - Jon Goddard
Composers:
LMV1/lift001 - Jimi Ashmore/John Etkin-Bell/Michael Farmer/Paul Sandrone/Jason Turner/Nathan Pike
LMV2/lift002 -
LMV3/lift003 - Paul Sandrone/David John/Peter Morris/John Etkin-Bell/Jimi Ashmore/Wayne Banks/Peter Doherty/Leigh Gillett/Jason Turner/Marcus Fellows/Lawrence Ray/Jonathan Race/Doreen Andrews/Mieko Shimizu
LMV4/lift004 -
LMV5/lift005 -
LMV6/lift006 - Peter Morris/Mieko Shimizu/Chandru (Bangalore Jois)
lift007 -
lift008 - James Oxborrow/Paul Sandrone/Jimi Ashmore/Thomas Cook/Peter Morris/Mieko Shimizu/Susi Brice/Rodney Munch (Mark Aubrey)/Lawrence Ray/Michael Farmer/John Meredith/John Rushton
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lift016 -
lift017 - John Etkin-Bell/Jimi Ashmore/Jake Rousham/James Oxborrow/Belinda Cullen/Thomas Cook/Tobias Smith/Simon Airey/Vic Sonic (Victor K. Fitch)/Victor K. Fitch/Daniel Roe/Simon Hill
lift018 -
lift019 - John Rushton/Paul Sandrone/Oliver Aylmer/David John/John Meredith/Thomas Cook/Peter Morris/Mieko Shimizu/Chandru (Bangalore Jois)/Doreen Andrews
lift020 -
lift021 - Olivia Dixon
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lift028 -
lift029 - Michael Farmer/Nicholas Tribe/Matthew Denny/Thomas Livingstone
lift030 - John Stephen
lift031 - Paul Saunders/Gavin Skinner/Jimi Ashmore/Neil Mackenzie/John Etkin-Bell/Russell Gilbert/James Oxborrow/Thomas Livingstone/Paul Sandrone
lift032 - Jake Rousham/Jonathan Ryman
lift033 - Neil Mackenzie/Holly Murray/Justin Gourlay/Jimi Ashmore/Thomas Cook/Thomas New/Max McKellar/Paul Rawson/Paul Sandrone/Jason Turner
lift034 - Nigel Champion/Al Swettenham/Jimi Ashmore/Thomas Cook/Paul Saunders/Holly Murray/Neil Mackenzie/Jeyaselvan Anandasivam/Jake Smith/Ben Burns (Benjamin Simmonds)/Richard Belgrave/Darren Black/John Etkin-Bell
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lift040 - Olivia Dixon/Joss V. Peach/John Stephen
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lift046 - Jonathan Ryman
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lift053 -
lift054 - John Stephen/Adam Fielding/Jon Boorman/Joss Peach/Jonathan Pilcher/Natalie Barowitz/Michael Bentham/Daniel Roe/Justin Langlands/David Harkins/Gavin Skinner/Samantha Gainsbury/Emre Ramazanoglu
lift055 -
lift056 - James Crane/Joe Oprych/Tobias Smith/James Stephenson/Holly Murray/Sanjiv Sen/Phillipa Alexander/Ellie Wyatt/Mark Revell/Daniel Jeffries/James Day/Jonathan Ryman/Sound Vandal (Nicholas Smith)
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lift062 -
lift063 - Jonathan Pilcher
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lift067 -
lift068 -
lift069 - Jimi Ashmore/John Etkin-Bell/Joss Peach/Belinda Cullen/James Oxborrow/Paul Sandrone/Thomas Cook/Neil Mackenzie/Thomas Livingstone
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lift074 -
lift075 - Oliver Butler (Ben Vella)/Fergus Williams (Barney Freeman)/????
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lift081 - Jake Rousham/Jonathan Smith/Tab Hunter/Tristan Banks/Richard Miles/Thomas Mugridge/Christopher Anderson/Joss Peach/Michael Farmer
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lift089 - Stephen Hodd
lift090 - Justin Langlands/Christopher Taylor/Michael Farmer/Chad Neale/Holly Murray/John Gosling/Emre Ramazanoglu/Marc Clayton/Claudio Ahlers/Daniel Farrant/Matthew Kemp/Paul Rawson/Jack Reynolds/Jake Rousham/Joss Peach/Paul Abler/Thomas Cook
lift091 -
liftmusicvolume92 - Geek Boy (Al Swettenham)/Laurence Holcombe/Ashley Milton/Daniel Goudie/Rokhsan Heydari
Additional info:
lift001:
Art direction: Goggin Design 01273 700890
LMV6:
Vocals by Anju Sharda
Bass by Scott Firth
Recorded in Bombay/India & Soho/England
Design: [????]
lift008:
Art direction: Simon Goggin 07967 683327
lift017:
Design & art direction:
www.goggindesign.co.uk
Photography: Michael Rumble
http:cayucoswaves.com
lift019:
Design & art direction:
www.goggindesign.co.uk
lift021:
Design & art direction: www.goggindesign.co.uk
lift030:
Design & art direction: www.goggindesign.co.uk
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lift032:
Design & art direction: www.goggindesign.co.uk
lift033:
Design & art direction: www.goggindesign.co.uk
lift034:
Design & art direction: www.goggindesign.co.uk
lift040:
Design & art direction: www.goggindesign.co.uk
lift046:
Design & art direction: www.goggindesign.co.uk
lift047:
Design & art direction: www.goggindesign.co.uk
Illustration: magictorch
lift054:
Design & art direction: www.goggindesign.co.uk.
Photography: www.tomasashmore.net
lift056:
Design & art direction: www.goggindesign.co.uk.
lift063:
Design & art direction: www.goggindesign.co.uk.
Photography: www.tomasashmore.net
lift069:
Design & art direction: www.goggindesign.co.uk.
Photography: www.holliecookson.com
lift075:
Design & art direction: www.goggindesign.co.uk.
Photography: Tom Ashmore
lift076:
Design & art direction: www.goggindesign.co.uk.
Illustration: magictorch
lift081:
Design & art direction: www.goggindesign.co.uk.
lift089:
Design & art direction: www.goggindesign.co.uk.
Cover painting: Main Square. www.samhewittpaintings.com
