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GLARC (an acronym for the Greater Lanarkshire Auricular Research Council) is a DIY cassette label based in Glasgow, Scotland, founded in 2016 by Gordon Bruce and Joel White.^[1] Presenting itself as a fictional research body, the label releases experimental music in limited-edition cassette runs with handmade packaging.^[2] The Skinny described GLARC in 2026 as "one of the UK's essential DIY labels".^[1] The label's releases have been reviewed in The Quietus,^[3] The Wire,^[4] and NPR Music.^[5]

GLARC was founded in 2016 in Glasgow by Gordon Bruce and Joel White. Bruce has said the label was initially intended to "showcase Glasgow music that wasn't being platformed elsewhere".^[6] Its first release was a self-titled EP by Still House Plants, recorded at Green Door Studio while the band's members were students at the Glasgow School of Art.^[2] The label's second release, The Fifth Season (2016) by Horse Whisperer (an early alias of composer Max Syedtollan), was described by The List as "one of the most memorable debuts of 2016".^[7] The List included GLARC in its "Hot 100: Labels We Love" feature alongside labels such as Night School Records, Optimo, and Chemikal Underground.^[8] Bandcamp Daily characterised the label's output as occupying "a gray area between dadaist sonic excursion, auditory realignment therapy, and earnest, radical socialist ideology".^[9]

From 2020, the label's roster expanded internationally to include the Athens/Hague-based duo Able Noise, Norwegian vocal duo Propan, and French artist Le Diable Dégoûtant.^[1] Able Noise's GLARC cassette Recordings was reviewed in The Quietus and included in its best cassettes of 2020;^[10][11] the duo went on to appear at the Rewire Festival and release a debut LP on World of Echo.^[12] Several other GLARC artists have subsequently moved to larger labels or attracted wider recognition. Scots-language singer Quinie (Josie Vallely), who released two albums on GLARC, went on to release her third album on Upset the Rhythm in 2025; The Guardian named it the best folk album of 2025 and it was longlisted for the Scottish Album of the Year Award.^[13][14] Max Syedtollan's Four Assignments & Other Pieces (2021) was reviewed in The Quietus and appeared in its Top 100 Albums of 2021.^[3][15] Harry Górski-Brown's Durt Dronemaker After Dreamboats (2024), a collection of electronically treated Gaelic folk song, was featured in NPR Music's cassette column^[5] and reviewed in The Quietus.^[16] Other GLARC releases have received airplay on BBC Radio 3's Late Junction and NTS Radio.^[17][18]

Each GLARC release features packaging incorporating unconventional materials such as hand-made clay, felt, glued-on shells, and a used Glasgow Subway ticket.^[2][1]

GLARC has presented showcases at Cafe Oto in London on multiple occasions since 2019,^[19] at Supernormal Festival in Oxfordshire (including a children's cassette-tape workshop in 2022),^[20] and at Cube Cinema in Bristol, where the label undertook a collaborative residency in 2023.^[21] In March 2026, GLARC marked its tenth anniversary with concerts at Café Oto,^[22] a club night at Spanners in London,^[23] and an academic symposium at the University of Glasgow titled "Where next for DIY music infrastructure?"^[1][24]

• Still House Plants
• Cafe Oto
• Upset the Rhythm

• GLARC on Bandcamp
• GLARC discography at Discogs
• Official website

Category:Record labels established in 2016 Category:Scottish record labels Category:Experimental music record labels Category:British independent record labels Category:Cassette labels Category:Record labels based in Glasgow ```