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Never Say Die Records
Official logo for Never Say Die Records (since July 28, 2015)
FoundedJuly 17, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-07-17)
FounderThomas "SKisM" Petais
Nicholas "Mobscene" Sadler
DefunctApril 2, 2022; 3 years ago (2022-04-02)
StatusInactive
Genre
Country of originUnited Kingdom
LocationClacton-On-Sea, England, UK
Official websitewewillneversaydie.com

Never Say Die Records (NSD), commonly referred to and known as Never Say Die, was a British independent electronic music record label well-known for releasing bass music, dubstep, and trap music tracks.[1] The label was home to artists such as Dodge & Fuski, Dr. Ozi, Eptic, Habstrakt, Kompany, Megalodon, LAXX, Spag Heddy, Must Die!, Trampa, and Zomboy.[2]

History

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NSD was founded and incorporated as a limited company (LTD) in London on July 17, 2009 by two dubstep artists: Thomas "SKisM" Petais[3] and Nicholas "Mobscene" Sadler.[4] Petais founded the NSD because he "wanted to continue making bass music and working in the industry" due to the decline of the breaks scene; a scene he used to be in.[5] On December 7, 2009, NSD released its very first single, with remixes from other artists, called Ruffneck 09 by Ctrl-Z & The Freestylers with vocals from Reggae artist Navigator.

The name "Never Say Die" is a reference to a quote "Goonies Never Say Die" from the 1985 film called The Goonies. Petais owned merchandise from the film, and selected the name for the label because of that fact.[5][6]

In May 6, 2012, the label collaborated with Your EDM to set up a launch party to celebrate the release of Eptic's Mastermind EP.[7]

On March 30, 2014, NSD launched a sublabel called Black Label where its darker-themed, and "simple but wonky groove[d]" tracks were released.[8][9][10] Its final track on Black Label was released on March 24, 2021.[11]

On April 2014, the label won Best Label from The Bass Music Awards (BMA).[12][9]

Sadler resigned from his position as a Director on March 31, 2015.[4]

NSD's previous logo

NSD moved its headquarters twice: first from London to Birmingham, England in 2016 and, finally to its current location, from Birmingham to Clacton-on-Sea, England in 2021.[4]

On April 2, 2022, NSD announced that it would no longer release any more tracks in 2022 due to its team "achiev[ing] everything [it] set out to do (and more...)" and wanting "to move onto other things".[13][14][15] The record label hasn't legally dissolved, thus making the label inactive instead.[4]

Controversy with Disciple Records

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In 2013, NSD's founders co-founded, along with Dodge & Fuski, Disciple Records. In 2017, Petais accused Disciple Records, via Facebook and Twitter, of "copying [NSD's] marketing scheme". Disciple Records acknowledged that while NSD "contributed towards early label expenses..." and "introduc[ed]. numerous contacts" to set itself up for success, it rebutted by stating that it wasn't a "marketing ploy on [Disciple's] part".[16][17]

Artists

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This is an incomplete list of artists that have at least one original release on the record label and NSD's Black Label, and doesn't include featured artists or remix credits. You can help complete this list by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Sources:[18][19][20][21]

  • 12th Planet
  • 501
  • Ace Aura
  • Adair
  • Affinity
  • Akeos
  • Antiserum
  • Aweminus
  • Badklaat
  • Bar9
  • Basstrick
  • Bukez Finezt
  • Buku
  • Calcium
  • Carbin
  • Cutline
  • Ctrl-Z
  • Culprate
  • DC Breaks
  • Dodge & Fuski
  • Dr. Ozi
  • Dubloadz
  • Ecraze
  • Effin
  • Eliminate
  • EH!DE
  • Engine-EarZ Experiment
  • Eptic
  • euphorian
  • Far Too Loud
  • Franky Nuts
  • Freestylers
  • Foreign Beggars
  • Gentlemens Club
  • Gladez
  • Graphyt
  • Habstrakt
  • Hairitage
  • Hekler
  • Herobust
  • Hukae
  • Hydraulix
  • IVORY
  • Jam Prd
  • Jiiko
  • Jphelpz
  • KillaGraham
  • KILL FEED
  • Kompany
  • Krimer
  • kuatari
  • Laxx
  • Lazy Rich
  • Leotrix
  • London Nebel
  • Maahir
  • MAD DUBZ
  • Mantis
  • MARAUDA
  • Mayhem
  • Megalodon
  • Milo & Otis
  • Mindflow
  • Mobscene
  • Modestep
  • Moody Good
  • Moore Kismet
  • Must Die!
  • Neonix
  • Nitepunk
  • Nytrix
  • Oddprophet
  • PLEEG
  • Ray Volpe
  • Resistance
  • Rickyxsan
  • SampliFire
  • Schoolboy
  • SEED
  • SHARPS
  • skeptiks
  • SKisM
  • Slander
  • Soltan
  • Space Laces
  • Spag Heddy
  • Stabby
  • Svdden Death
  • Syzy
  • The Frim
  • Tisoki
  • Trampa
  • Topi
  • Torqux
  • Trienergy
  • Trolley Snatcha
  • Twine
  • TYNAN
  • UBUR
  • Veer
  • Vulgatron
  • Wooli
  • Xilent
  • YOOKiE
  • Zomboy

Discography

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Compilation Albums & EPs

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  • Never Say Die (Deluxe Edition) (May 27, 2012)[22]
  • Spectrasonic EP (November 5, 2012)
  • Never Say Die, Vol. 2 (April 21, 2013)[23]
  • Never Say Die Fifty (December 16, 2013)[24]
  • Black Label Vol. 1 (March 31, 2014)[8]
  • Black Label Vol. 2 (May 12, 2014)
  • Never Say Die, Vol. 3 (June 23, 2014)
  • Black Label Vol. 3 (October 20, 2014)[25]
  • Black Label XL (January 26, 2015)[26]
  • Black Label XL 2 (July 20, 2015)[27]
  • Never Say Die, Vol. 4 (January 22, 2016)
  • Black Label XL 3 (March 28, 2016)[28]
  • Black Label XXL (September 23, 2016)[29]
  • Black Friday Vol. 1 (December 16, 2016)
  • Black Ops I (December 21, 2016)
  • Black Friday Vol. 2 (January 13, 2017)
  • Black Friday Vol. 3 (February 10, 2017)
  • Black Friday Vol. 4 (March 10, 2017)
  • Never Say Die One Hundred (March 10, 2017)[5]
  • Black Ops II (March 20, 2017)[30]
  • Black Friday Vol. 5 (April 7, 2017)
  • Black Friday Vol. 6 (May 5, 2017)
  • Black Friday Vol. 7 (June 2, 2017)
  • Black Friday Vol. 8 (June 30, 2017)
  • Black Friday Vol. 9 (July 28, 2017)
  • Black Friday Vol. 10 (August 25, 2017)
  • Black Friday Vol. 11 (September 22, 2017)
  • Black Label XL 4 (September 25, 2017)
  • Black Ops III (October 16, 2017)
  • Black Friday Vol. 12 (October 20, 2017)
  • Black Friday Vol. 13 (November 17, 2017)
  • Black Friday Vol. 14 (November 24, 2017)[31]
  • Never Say Die, Vol. 5 (December 11, 2017)[32]
  • Black Friday Vol. 15 (January 26, 2018)
  • Black Friday Vol. 16 (February 23, 2018)[33]
  • Black Friday Vol. 17 (March 30, 2018)
  • Black Friday Vol. 18 (April 27, 2018)[34]
  • Black Friday Vol. 19 (May 25, 2018)
  • Black Friday Vol. 20 (June 29, 2018)
  • Black Friday Vol. 21 (July 27, 2018)
  • Black Ops XL (August 27, 2018)
  • Black Friday Vol. 22 (August 31, 2018)
  • Black Friday Vol. 23 (September 28, 2018)
  • Black Label XL 5 (October 22, 2018)
  • Black Friday Vol. 24 (October 26, 2018)
  • Never Say Die, Vol. 6 (December 14, 2018)[35]
  • Black Ops IV (January 28, 2019)[36]
  • Black Ops XL II (May 10, 2019)
  • Black Label XL 6 (August 9, 2019)[37]
  • Black Ops V (August 26, 2019)
  • Black Label XL 7 (September 25, 2020)[38][39]
  • Black Ops XL III (December 4, 2020)
  • Black Ops: Enhanced (September 17, 2021)

See also

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References

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