MTA Records

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For the defunct U.S. record label, see MTA Records (American record label).
MTA Records
Founded2009 [1]
Founder Chase & Status [2]
StatusInactive
Genre
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Location London, England
Official website www.mtarecords.co.uk

More Than Alot (MTA) Records is an independent record label founded by Chase & Status in 2009, specialising in "exceptional" music. [2] The label releases a large variety of music including rap, soul, drum and bass, dubstep and deep house. It has played a pivotal role in the success of Nero, Redlight, 16bit, Ben Pearce among others, and many of its releases have charted in the United Kingdom.

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On 19 February 2015, the label competed against Hospital Records, Black Butter Records and 3 Beat Records in BBC Radio 1Xtra's "Best of British Soundclash". Hosted by MistaJam, the event served as an unofficial sequel to Red Bull's Culture Clash 2014 (also hosted by MistaJam). MTA won, having received the most Twitter votes from listeners. [3]

Artists

Releases

Studio albums

YearNo.ArtistTitle
2011MTARECLP001 Nero Welcome Reality
2014MTARECLP002 Moody Good Moody Good
MTARECLP003Dream McleanGreyscale
MTARECLP004Various ArtistsMTA 5
2015MTARECLP005Wyles & SimspsonWyles & Simpson
MTARECLP006 Nero Between II Worlds

Singles and EPs

YearCategoryArtistTitleSongs
2009MTAREC001Doctor & Cotti / 501Rise The Temperature / InsanityRise The Temperature, Insanity
2010MTAREC002 Nero Innocence / Electron Innocence, Electron
MTAREC003 Redlight What You Talking About!? What You Talking About!? (feat. Ms Dynamite), Radio Edit, Accapella, What You Talking About!? (Roska remix), MDMA, Chopsticks
2011MTAREC004Nero Me & You Me & You, Welcome Reality, Me & You (Dirtyphonics remix), Me & You (Danger remix), Me & You (Kamuki remix)
MTAREC005 16bit FRZR9000FRZR9000, Skullcrack
MTAREC006Nero Guilt Guillt, Guilt (Culture Shock remix), Gulit VIP, Innocence (Feed Me remix)
MTAREC007 Promises Promises, Promises (Skrillex & Nero remix), Promises (Calvin Harris remix), New Life
MTAREC00816bitDinosaurs Dinosaurs, Boston Creme
MTAREC009Nero Crush On You Crush On You, Crush On You (Knife Party remix), Crush On You (KillSonik remix), Crush On You (Brodinski remix)
MTAREC010 Reaching Out Reaching Out (Radio Edit), Reaching Out (Wilkinson remix), Reaching Out (Booka Shade remix), Reaching Out (Fred Falke remix)
2012MTAREC011Redlight Get Out My Head Get Out My Head, Get Out My Head (Joker remix)
MTAREC012Nero Must Be the Feeling Must Be The Feeling (Radio Edit), Must Be The Feeling (Live Version), Must Be The Feeling (Flux Pavilion & Nero remix), Must Be The Feeling (SebastiAn remix), Must Be The Feeling (Brookes Brothers remix), Must Be The Feeling (Azari & III remix), Must Be The Feeling (Kill The Noise remix)
MTAREC013KillSonikBloodlustBloodlust, Girly
MTAREC014Dream McleanNetworkNetwork, Network (Chase & Status remix)
MTAREC015Nero Won't You (Be There) Won't You (Be There), Etude, Won't You (Be There) (Baauer remix), Won't You (Be There) (Club Cheval remix)
MTAREC016 Ben Pearce What I Might Do What I Might Do, What I Might Do (Club Edit), What I Might Do (Harry Wolfman remix), What I Might Do (Adam Shelton remix), What I Might Do (Bonar Bradberry remix)
2013MTAREC017Josh ButlerGot A FeelingGot A Feeling, Warm Embrace, Got A Feeling (Bontan remix), Got A Feeling (Ben Pearce remix), Warm Embrace (Bass Version)
MTAREC018KillSonikWhere The River Runs Black EPWhere The River Runs Black, Walrus, Slaughterhouse (feat. James Smith), Je Te Veux, Slaughterhouse (Radio Edit)
MTAREC019TorquxBlazin' EPBlazin' (feat. Lady Leshurr), Hit Me, Blazin' (Dimension remix)
MTAREC020Dream McleanSloe GinSloe Gin, Sloe Gin (SION remix), Sloe Gin (Dub Phizix remix)
MTAREC021Weatherman EPWeatherman, Take Me Away (feat. Bandit Blacks), Titanic (feat. Siris), White Lies, Weatherman (Lynx Remix), Weatherman (Balistiq Remix), Weatherman (Smudge Remix)
MTAREC022KillSonikLeviathanLeviathan
MTAREC023Elli IngramSober EPMad Love, Sober, Elliot, High Love, Fun, Poetic Justice (Retrial)
MTAREC024Abigail WylesMantraMantra, Mantra (Doc Daneeka Remix), Mantra (Andrea Remix)
MTAREC025 Kove Measures EPSearching, Love For You, Night Thought, Losing You
MTAREC026KnytroProject HaarpoonTower Champ, Still Standing, Brooklyn, Domini Effect, Status Quo, H.U.H, Who Am I?, Simplicity, So Gone, Pharohe, Ill Legit, Interlude, HAARP, Orchid
MTAREC027SIONMake You DoMake You Do, Make You Do (Kolombo Remix), Make You Do (Markas Remix)
MTAREC028TorquxSo DivineSo Divine (feat. Tiffani Juno), So Divine (Club Mix), Get Down, Silhouette, So Divine (Jus Now Remix), Get Down (Club Mix)
MTAREC029Josh ButlerCloserCloser, Keep Movin
MTAREC030 Ben Pearce What I Might Do (Remixes)What I Might Do (Karma Kid Remix), What I Might Do (Kilter Remix), What I Might Do (Kolombo Remix)
MTAREC031 Moko Black EPFreeze, Hand on Heart, Summon the Strength, Honey Cocaine
MTAREC032 Louis M^ttrs Beachy Head EPWar with Heaven, Killing Me Differently, God's Help, XXYYXX – Luv U Grl Pt. 2 (Louis M^ttrs Refix), War with Heaven (Catching Flies Remix)
2014MTAREC033 Kove Gobble & MelismaGobble, Melisma
MTAREC034Toyboy & RobinBetter Places EPBetter Places (feat. Alex Adams), Back & Forth (feat. Nikki Cislyn), All The Night, Beneath The Cold (feat. FEMME)
MTAREC035 Moody Good MusicbxMusicbx (feat. Eryn Allen Kane)
MTAREC036 Ben Pearce & Black Orange JuicePredictablePredictable, Predictable (Ben Pearce Re-Work), Predictable (Citizen Remix), Predictable (Extended Mix)
MTAREC037 Moody Good HotplateHotplate (feat. Knytro), Hotplate (Prolix Remix)
MTAREC038 Kove Way We Are Way We Are (feat. Melissa Steel), Way We Are (Extended Mix), Way We Are (Dub Mix), Way We Are (174 Mix), Liberator
MTAREC039KnytroThe GriffinCapone, My Motive (Movement), Guinness, Ms Cola
MTAREC040 TCTS Games EPGames (feat. KStewart), You (feat. Sam Sure), Trust, Forward
MTAREC041 Nero SatisfySatisfy
MTAREC042 Moko Gold EPYour Love, Ceremony, With You, Missing Love
MTAREC042AYour Love (Remixes)Your Love (Culture Shock Remix), Your Love (GotSome Remix), Your Love (Mao Ra Sun Remix)
MTAREC043MANTMANT EPVigo, Close To You (feat. ANINA), Orchid, Mant Theme, What Life's For
MTAREC044Mob TacticsThe Answer EPThe Answer (feat. Lauren Johnson), Savages, Alcatraz, Mirror Mirror
MTAREC045Ten Ven & Ripley vs. Zebra Katz1 Bad Bitch1 Bad Bitch
MTAREC045A1 Bad Bitch (Remixes)1 Bad Bitch (Cause & Affect Remix), 1 Bad Bitch (Dear David Remix), 1 Bad Bitch (Kove Remix), 1 Bad Bitch (Kirk Spencer Remix)
MTAREC046TorquxOpen Up / I Still BreatheOpen Up, I Still Breathe
MTAREC047Josh Butler & BontanWe Found a PlaceWe Found a Place (feat. Josh Barry), We Found a Place (Dub Mix)
MTAREC048 Kove MurmurationsDrop, Feel Love Again (with Dimension), VCO, Still High
MTAREC049 Hervé Money Where Your Mouth IsMoney Where Your Mouth Is (feat. Knytro)
MTAREC050Mob TacticsGasp For Breathe / Watch The BeatGasp For Breathe, Watch The Beat
MTAREC051DimensionLove To Me / Move FasterLove To Me, Move Faster
MTAREC052Wyles & SimpsonLight And DarkLight And Dark, Light And Dark (Doc Daneeka Remix), Light And Dark (Wyles & Simpson Remix)
2015MTAREC053Bobby TankSemi-PreciousSemi-Precious (feat. Cass Lowe), Semi-Precious (Tru Fonix Remix), Semi-Precious (Joe Mccrilley Remix)
MTAREC054GotSomeVibe OutVibe Out (feat. Wiley), Vibe Out (DJ Edit), Vibe Out (Dub Mix), Vibe Out (Toyboy & Robin Remix), Vibe Out (Jus Now Remix)
MTAREC055TCTSBody EPThinking About You (feat. Leo Kalyan), Coupe De Ville (feat. Aniff Akinola), For Life, House Lights On, Thinking About You (Booka Shade Remix), Thinking About You (Few Nolder Remix)
MTAREC056DimensionJet Black / Whip SlapJet Black, Whip Slap
MTAREC057 Nero The ThrillThe Thrill
MTAREC057AThe Thrill (Remixes)The Thrill (Porter Robinson Remix), The Thrill (TCTS Remix), The Thrill (René LaVice Thrillseeking Remix), The Thrill (KANT Remix)
MTAREC058 Kove HurtsHurts (feat. Moko)
MTARECO58AHurts (Remixes)Hurts (Kove's Reesy Lover VIP), Hurts (Kideko Remix), Hurts (LSB Remix), Hurts (Special Request Remix), Hurts (Jade Blue Remix)
MTAREC059Various ArtistsMTA Summer EPMaurice James – Heart Burn, Author – Belief, Kursa – Unaware, Etched – Nayru, Chris Dogzout & CZuR – Dirty
MTAREC060DimensionPull Me Under / MaschinenPull Me Under (feat. Raphaella), Maschinen
MTAREC061Kill Them With ColourGet HighGet High, Get High (Extended Mix), Get High (VIP Mix)
MTAREC062My Nu LengHorizons EPHorizons (feat. Caan), Warrior, Set It (with FineArt), Pushed (feat. Detour City), BS3 (with Taiki Nulight)
MTAREC063NykoElektronElektron, CTRL
MTAREC064OssieCape Town Is CallingCape Town Is Calling, Alva Flex
MTAREC065BaskervilleTimesTimes
MTAREC065ATimes (Remixes)Times (Catchment Remix), Times (Document One Remix)
MTAREC066 Nero Two MindsTwo Minds
MTAREC066ATwo Minds (Remixes)Two Minds (Nero's '92 Minds Mix), Two Minds (Dimension Remix), Two Minds (David Zowie Remix), Two Minds (FineArt Remix)
MTAREC067Franky RizardoRagga NationRagga Nation (Ft. FERAL is KINKY)
MTAREC068SCALESLoves Got Me HighLoves Got Me High
MTAREC068ALoves Got Me High (Remixes)Loves Got Me High (Sonny Fodera Remix), Loves Got Me High (Sonny Fodera Dub Mix), Loves Got Me High (Baskerville Remix), Loves Got Me High (Morrt Remix), Loves Got Me High (Koncept Remix), Loves Got Me High (SCALES Dub Mix)
MTAREC069Braxton21 Days21 Days, 21 Days (Extended Mix), Aspidistra
MTAREC070MANTFreedom EPFreedom, Losing You, Dip Dab
MTAREC071Various ArtistsMTA Autumn EPJauge – Soon, Leon Lour – Purpose To Be, Dellux – Missing U, SQUASH! – In The Beginning, Kindred – Killa
MTAREC072CatchmentWait For YouWait For You, On Top
MTAREC073DimensionDark Lights / PanzerDark Lights, Panzer
MTAREC078Various ArtistsMTA Winter EPATYK – Giddy, Bromley x Dread MC – Gwan Wid It, Rrotik – Hustlaz, GLXY – Maze, Transcode – Earth
TBAChase & StatusLondon Bars EPFunny (feat. Frisco), More Ratatatin (feat. Giggs), Wha Gwarn? (feat. Bonkaz), Bigger Man Sound (feat. Novelist)
2016TBANeroInto The Night (Remixes)Into The Night (Nero 1998 Remix), Into The Night (MANT Remix), Into The Night (Friend Within Remix), Into The Night (Dawn Wall Remix), Into The Night (Amtrac Remix), Into The Night (Attlas Remix), Into The Night (Leon Reverse Remix)
MTAREC079DelluxDreamer EPMissing U VIP, Dreamer, Fool (feat. Beckii Power), Beat01633, Pipe Up
MTAREC081CatchmentDJ's Delight / Get ThatDJ's Delight, DJ's Delight (Radio Mix), Get That, Get That (Radio Mix)
MTAREC082OssieOssie EPI'm Not The One, North (feat. Raphaella), Colours (feat. Sadie Walker), Hard Bass Mutha F****r, Bloodline
MTAREC0831991Sprites / WitchdoctorSprites, Witchdoctor
MTAREC084PosijHunger EPHunger, Not Normal, Rattle Rattle, Train
MTAREC085JammerSun CitySun City
MTAREC086My Nu Leng & Flava DSoul ShakeSoul Shake, Soul Shake (1991 Remix), Soul Shake (Dellux Remix)
MTAREC087Solardo & MANTSolardo & MANT EPSomething Like That, Losing You (Redux)
MTAREC088ATYKScandal / PandemicScandal, Pandemic
MTAREC089BraxtonStronger EPSomething About You (Ft. Ava James), Stronger (Ft. Danni Wells), Kowloon, Forever,
MTAREC090Dellux x Izzie GibbsNormal (Pipe Up)Normal (Pipe Up)
MTAREC091Various ArtistsMTA Spring EP 16Felon – Burglar Bill, Khésis – Heatshield, Mitekiss – Hyperbole, Volatile Cycle – Feel Good, Kasbo – I Don't Get, Vacant – Eternal
MTAREC092DimensionAutomatik / HydraulicAutomatik, Hydraulic I, Hydraulic II
MTAREC0931991Nine Clouds / BadNine Clouds, Bad
MTAREC094DelluxNeed UNeed U
MTAREC0951991Dim Sum EPDim Sum, Bohemian, Jungle Cats, Steezy, Dim Sum (Radio Edit)
MTAREC096DimensionUK / In BleachUK, In Bleach

Free releases

YearArtistTitleSongs
2013SIONGangster Walk (Hipster Lean Mix)Gangster Walk (Hipster Lean Mix)
I Can't StopI Can't Stop
KillSonikLeviathan*Leviathan
SIONHe Got GameHe Got Game
Toyboy & RobinJaded VIPJaded VIP
2014 Moko Freeze (TCTS Remix)Freeze (TCTS Remix)
Josh ButlerGet UpGet Up
KnytroMathmaticMathmatic
2015CatchmentFeel ItFeel It

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References

  1. "About Us". MTA Records. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 "MTA Records Biography". IMO Records . Retrieved 10 January 2014.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. "MistaJam, the 1Xtra Soundclash". BBC Radio 1Xtra . 19 February 2015.