The Warren Records

Warren Records started up in September 2009 with a release of 'State of The City'. The label is a branch of The Warren, a charity organisation set up in Hull to support young people; the records branch of the charity was set up after 'Secret Millionaire' Martin Stamp donated £20,000 to songwriters Jody Mckenna and Keith Hagger who then set up the recording rooms in The Warren.

'State of The City' is a 41 track showcase of bands from in the city; covering a wide range of genres and styles to try and really put some of Hull's musical talent on the map - aiming to get Hull bands heard of around the rest of the country.

Some of the bands included - The Paddingtons, EndOfLevelBaddie, The Notebook, Novocaine, Counting Coins, Abbie Lammas and more...

Disc 1 -
1. SubSubSub - Resin vs James Pyke Mr Covo
2. Somewhere In This World - The Holy Orders
3. Turn World Around - Ras Greg
4. The Howling - Jody McKenna
5. Been in Love - Nightfall Feat Mr. Prez & Alexis
6. Running Out Of Laughter - The Talks
7. Moto - Hekima & The Bongo Flava
8. Smile - Abbie Lammas
9. I Remember - Tyler Morgan feat Mr. Prez
10. Can't Ruck With Us - Project Feenix
11. Live Fast, Die Young - Keith Hagger
12. Plastic Toy - Sara Sanchez
13. Razor - Novacaine
14. Rupert The Bears On Crack - The Ruperts
15. Vehicastra - Morningstar Productions
16. We Livin - James Pyke & Ysabelle Wombwell
17. Pem Bile Giyane - Dilzar Shanga
18. Only You - Luke Keegan
19. Bang - Mr. Beasley
20. Counteract - The Neat vs. Mr Beasley

Disc 2 -

1. No Mundane Options - The Paddingtons
2. Wonderful Woman - Keith Hagger
3. Line Of Poverty - Kill Youth Culture
4. Real Rap - Grey
5. Break Apart - Storm The Banquet
6. Natural High - Nightfal vs. Y.P.
7. Second Guessing - The Cliques
8. Crazy Show - EndOfLevelBaddie
9. Eves Of Green - Someone & The Somethings
10. Bending Reality - Jody McKenna
11. Bank Roll - Asteroidboyz
12. Eat Your Greens - Counting Coins
13. Falling - Ysabelle Wombwell
14. Whatever It Takes - Outspoken Silence
15. Crystals Of Pyrite - Mountain Goat Frenzy
16. Falling - Ysabelle Wombwell
17. What We Gonna Do - Rad Greg & Ysabelle
18. New Ending - The Notebook
19. Going Sailin' - Joe Duncan
20. Bison - Awash With Antler
21. March Of The Lords - Morningstar Productions

The Warren currently record bands for free - then release the single through SoundCloud for free too, in order to give the band more of a coverage and so that bands can get gigs or send demos.

The Warren have also released Eps/albums from these bands -
Outspoken Silence
Ysabelle Wombwell
Jody McKenna
Hekima & The Bongo Flava
The Talks
Counting Coins
Mootzoot

The Warren will be an important part of the documentary - not just because multiple bands that I am covering have recorded there but also because it is an integeral part of the Hull music scene. I may even get interviews later on with Stuart Baxter - the sound engineer and one of the managers there or others that work within the Warren Records sector of The Warren. These interviews would offer an alternative view to the music scene at the minute in Hull - other than just interviewing bands. These interviews would also show what someone with real experience - and encounter a lot of local bands daily seeing how the areas taste and styles change over time; therefore they are more likely to give me a more conclusive answer than any currently popular band at the minute. This is not something I would film just yet however, as I think it is more important to record and talk to the bands first as they are the ones who are going through - or at least a bigger part of it.