Tursa

Tursa was a British independent record label founded in 1990 by musician Tony Wakeford, formerly a member of Death in June and Sol Invictus. Based in London, the label was created primarily to release Wakeford's own work as well as music by other artists associated with the neofolk and dark folk scenes. Its releases were distributed internationally by World Serpent Distribution, later by Dark Vinyl in Europe and Cold Spring in North America and the United Kingdom. Notable releases from the late 1990s and early 2000s include 11 by Orchestre Noir (1998), Eve (2001) and Thrones (2002) by Sol Invictus. In July 2007 the label renewed a partnership with Reeve Malka, an Israeli-American musician and producer. The label's catalogue included Orchestre Noir, The Triple Tree, Zunroyz, The Wardrobe, Tony Wakeford, Andrew King, Susan Mathews and Autumn Grieve. Since the early 2010s the label has shown no signs of activity. In a 2020 interview, when asked if he was proud of his Tursa label, Wakeford replied: 'I don't really know what I think about it. It seems so long ago. There were some very good releases, but I won't miss the joy of putting out a compilation.'

Tursa was founded in 1990 by Tony Wakeford, a British musician known for his work with Death in June and Sol Invictus. The label was established to release Wakeford's own music as well as that of other artists in the neofolk and dark folk genres. Based in London, Tursa's releases were distributed internationally by World Serpent Distribution, and later by Dark Vinyl in Europe and Cold Spring in North America and the United Kingdom. The label's catalogue grew to include acts such as Orchestre Noir, The Triple Tree, Zunroyz, The Wardrobe, Tony Wakeford, Andrew King, Susan Mathews and Autumn Grieve. Notable releases from the late 1990s and early 2000s include 11 by Orchestre Noir (1998), Eve (2001) and Thrones (2002) by Sol Invictus. In July 2007, the label renewed a partnership with Reeve Malka, an Israeli-American musician and producer. Since the early 2010s, Tursa has shown no signs of activity. In a 2020 interview, Wakeford reflected on the label with ambivalence, stating: 'I don't really know what I think about it. It seems so long ago. There were some very good releases, but I won't miss the joy of putting out a compilation.'

• 2010

  Label ceases activity in the early 2010s.

• 2007

  Tursa renews partnership with Reeve Malka in July.

• 2002

  Release of Thrones by Sol Invictus.

• 2001

  Release of Eve by Sol Invictus.

• 1998

  Release of 11 by Orchestre Noir.

• 1990

  Tursa is founded by Tony Wakeford.

Independent neofolk and dark folk record label

• 1998

  11

• 2001

  Eve

• 2002

  Thrones

1. 1Tursa - Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Tursa - Wikipedia (French)fr.wikipedia.org