MSNBC: Top 10 artists most likely to ditch their record labels (UW mentioned)

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Underworld
After ending its deal with V2 in 2005, the electronica duo launched an official online store called the Riverrun Project, which focuses on lengthy one-off tracks bundled with digital photos. The group cited the desire to make new music available immediately, rather than wait years for an album release. Underworld is now signed to ATO imprint Side One Recordings but remains free to sell music via Riverrun whenever it chooses, sources say.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22443898/

[mmm skyscraper]

Side One Recordings seems to mainly be a distribution channel and not an actual label. Their deals with PIAS and Traffic seem to be the same thing (although Traffic has a lot more promotion).

[botkiller]

If you can do it, it's well worth it, I figure.