Undergroove Records

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Undergroove Records was founded as a British underground metal record label in 1998 by Darren Sadler. The label has since become much more open minded releasing everything from the post-rock of Aereogramme [1] to the trip hop influenced grooves of 27.

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  1. C. Larkin (2006). The encyclopedia of popular music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 66. ISBN   9780195313734 . Retrieved 14 March 2012.