22/09/2024
Toka’s Remix of Ben A and Sean Biddle ‘Running’ on Bid Muzik is Available to preorder now at Traxsource…
New Preorder with Sean Biddle and Ben A on the iconic Bid Muzik out of Chicago on Traxsource
Bosh Recordings
- Home
- United Kingdom
- Blackpool
- Bosh Recordings
Legendary UK tech house label founded in 1998. The Venue had previously played host to The Specials and other local bands as the 2 Tone movement emerged.
Address
Blackpool
Website
Alerts
Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Bosh Recordings posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.
Contact The Business
Send a message to Bosh Recordings:
Videos
Shortcuts
Share
Our Story
Bosh began its illustrious life back in 1993 when Ian Carney (AKA Toka) and partner Jasper threw a party in the backroom of a Coventry pub, The Hope and Anchor. The Venue had previously played host to The Specials and other local bands as the 2 Tone movement emerged in the city. With a solid foundation of residents Toka, Saul Adams, Feathers and Andy Wilson, they took their pop-up parties around the West Midlands playing in a variety of clubs, back yards, fields and forests. It was during those halcyon days that they began their legendary monthly residency at Coventry's West Indian Centre. The Bosh parties brought together DJ's, artists and performers in a hedonistic, heavily decorated environment. The residency ran for many years and hosted such DJ's as Terry Francis, Nathan Coles, Pure Science, Evil Eddie Richards, Chris Simmonds and DIY ; the cream of the burgeoning UK tech house scene. In 1998, Toka launched Bosh Records with its first vinyl release, 'Tomkat' by Toka, produced at the studio of Mark 'Blakkat' Bell, owner of sister label Shaboom. Mark was very instrumental in the formation of the label, helping Toka with his early productions as well as bringing his own 'Artilect' project to the table. 'Tomkat' gained great support from taste makers such as Andrew Weatherall, Jon Marsh and Doc Martin. It was followed by possibly the strongest release, 'Tropika', which with its Fred Everything remix launched the label into the next level. Over the next 7 years, Bosh released a total of 35 vinyl releases featuring such artists as Chris Simmonds, Jason Hodges, David Duriez, Grant Dell, Harri and The Revenge, Corrie, Floorfillerz, Spettro and Pete Dafeet. The label came to an untimely demise in 2005 as vinyl sales crashed taking a number of distributors as casualties. However, the success of the label propelled Tokas DJ activity, enabling a prolific career with appearances at Release (Los Angeles) , Spundae and EndUp (San Francisco), Propaganda (Moscow) and with DJ Sneak for the first Sneak Beats at The End, London. His productions and remixes have fetured on such labels as Detour, Moody, Robsoul, Bid Muzik and Simple Soul. After a lengthy break, Bosh re-emerged as a digital label, firstly re-releasing selections from the back catalogue before moving onto new material. The classic Elephunk 'Azure' was given a new lease of life with new mixes from Poncho Warwick and Toka. In the digital domain, the same principles continue, and there have been a ton of amazing releases from such artists as Jay Tripwire, Dylan Debut, Orlando Voorn, Dexter, Andrew Macari, Dubman F and many more. Bosh also continues its principal of supporting and developing newer artists, such as Yana Paisley, Lee Walls and Ryan Heath, Andy Moore, Jardz and Jake Beautyman.
