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Ulu Records
78 releases tracked from 2020 · 91 producers · latest sep 2026
Scene: Afro house
6 tracks · 6 charting artists · 24 days on genre charts per track, on average · on the charts since Jul 2026 · emerging
Ulu Records, a London-based boutique label, draws its name from the Hawaiian word meaning growth and increase. Founded by Robin Michelangelo, also known as Robin M, and his manager Methe Buhl, the label releases underground house music with global influences, blending melodic and deep textures with groove driven rhythms. In 2024, it launched an event series that has taken place in London, Amsterdam, Nairobi, and Copenhagen. Its releases have topped Beatport and Traxsource charts, and the label has received support from BBC Radio 1 and 1xtra and from DJs including Black Coffee, Bedouin, and Pete Tong.
◢ what the catalogue measures
sound
78% one genreAfro House, then Melodic House & Techno and Dance / Pop
78% of the 78 releases we can tag · 4 of the last 12 we could tag
tempo
±3 BPM122 BPM typical, 120–125 across four in five releases
78 of 78 releases carry a tempo reading
chart tier
tier 30.1 per record
2 chart entries since July · rate = entries per record over that window; 3 bars = most; no tier = no charts or under 10 records/yr
career stage
5.6 yrs medianProducers here had a median 5.6 years of releases before their first record on the label
across 38 producers whose earlier history we can follow
first records
debuts
12 of 17
last debut
1 month ago
new here Steve Lawler (Sep) · Moeaike (Aug)
12 of the 17 releases in the last 12 months were an artist's debut on the label
format
71% solo/duoSolo and duo records alongside multi-artist releases
counting compilations too, 58 of 82 · 1 various-artists compilation
remixes
21% of releasesRemixes are a large part of the catalogue
15 of the 73 releases whose credits we can read
◢ how often the roster changes
10
new names a year
averaged over the last 24 months, counting producers whose earlier history we can trace
16 of 60
get a second record
producers who debuted here over a year ago
1.3
releases a month
32 records in 24 months
◢ first records here, by year
Grey counts releases that year. Full colour counts producers whose first record on this label falls in that year — including producers with no traceable earlier history, a wider population than the per-year rate above.
pathArmada Music, LW Recordings +6 → Ulu Records → Deep Root Tribe, Crosstown Rebels +38 before · 5 afterpath into
Ulu RecordsArmada Music7LW Recordings7Rise Records7Wired7Ulu RecordsDeep Root Tribe58 before · 5 after ↓◢ path into Ulu Recordswhere Ulu Records artists released before and after
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01 · before · artists released here first
- Armada Musictier 27 artists
- LW Recordingstier 37 artists
- Rise Recordstier 37 artists
- Wiredtier 27 artists
- Nervous Recordstier 16 artists
- Open Bar Musictier 15 artists
- Recovery Techtier 35 artists
- Sondela Recordings Ltdtier 15 artists
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02 · this label
Ulu Records
03 · after · released here next
- Deep Root Tribetier 35 artists
- Crosstown Rebelstier 13 artists
- Deepalmatier 13 artists
- Make The Girls Dance Recordstier 13 artists
- Villahangartier 33 artists
show all 5 ↓show fewer ↑
each count = artists here who also released there, out of 42 traced
also releasing on (shared artists): Go Deeva Records (5), MoBlack Records (5), Madorasindahouse Records (3)
6 producers here have released on no other label we track, of 91
◢ who's on it
9 artists charted on this label in the last 8 weeks · 12 have pages here
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- Go Deeva Records (5), MoBlack Records (5) and Madorasindahouse Records (3) share producers with this roster in the same period.
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