Secretly Distribution has announced a worldwide distribution deal with Bristol-based independent label Invada Records.
Co-owned by musician, producer and composer Geoff Barrow (Portishead, Beak>) and Redg Weeks, Invada was formed in the early 2000s and has released music by acts such as Sleafords Mods, Jeremy Gara (Arcade Fire), Drokk, The KVB, Beak>, Divide And Dissolve, Anika, Billy Nomates, Gazelle Twin, Colin Stetson, TVAM, Benefits, Julian Cope, and more.
Invada has also released scores for film, television and video games including Stranger Things, Drive, Ex Machina, Solaris, Red Dead Redemption 2, Hannibal, Dark, Annihilation and Black Mirror. Composers including Mica Levi, Jonny Greenwood, Jóhan Jóhannsson, PJ Harvey, Bobby Krlic (The Haxan Cloak), Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Oliver Coates, Lucrecia Dalt, Clint Mansell, Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Cliff Martinez, Georgia Moroder, Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury have all also had critically acclaimed scores and soundtracks released via Invada.
This new partnership arrives in tandem with Secretly Distribution’s recently secured, independent path to market for physical distribution in the UK, having launched Cargo Independent Distribution alongside Beggars Group and Cargo Records UK last year.
Invada Records joins a roster at Secretly which includes Dead Oceans, Ghostly International, Jagjaguwar, Saddest Factory Records, Secretly Canadian and Numero Group, as well as label partners including Sacred Bones, Captured Tracks, Run For Cover, Rhymesayers, Chrysalis, A24 Music, Merge, Asthmatic Kitty, Joyful Noise, Father/Daughter, Big Crown, Colemine, Jazz Is Dead, Oh Boy Records and more.
"All of us at SD are excited to welcome Invada into the fold,” said Secretly Distribution COO Chris Welz. “Their history and roster prove them to be a staunchly independent, groundbreaking, and artist-driven label – they share our values and our mission, and we are beyond thrilled to work with them."
Geoff Barrow commented: “I’ve been an admirer of Secretly and their label partners for many years and watching them grow over the years has been great. So when we were given the opportunity to partner up with them for worldwide distribution for our Invada Records label, we jumped at the chance and are looking forward to sharing our releases to music fans in so many new territories.”
“For a long time we’ve wanted to work with a global distributor that can build on Invada’s UK and European profile and take us to the next level in North America,” said Redg Weeks, Invada label manager and co-owner. “We feel SD is the perfect distributor to achieve this. SD has a fantastic roster of labels we respect and admire; we look forward to joining the family.”
