A new ten-part series of podcasts produced for RTÉ Radio explores the role of Ireland's independent record labels in a much-changed musical landscape.
Across ten episodes, Independent's Day features an in-depth look at Irish independent record labels with interviews with the originators of these labels. It focuses on their original concept for the label, as well as their desire to promote the music they love, with genres from indie, folk, hip hop, sound art, jazz, traditional and electronic.
Episode 2: Word Up Collective bring together a number of artists who have been working independently and in existing groups to present a snap shot of Ireland's burgeoning hip-hop and urban music scene. From rap to pop, soul to RnB and spoken word, they're all pushing boundaries individually and are coming together to take their work to even greater heights. Listen to the episode above.
You can listen to the full series on the RTÉ Radio Player or via Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
