First Terrace Records

London · England · GB

First Terrace Records is an independent London-based label founded in 2016 by Alex Ives and Joseph Summers, with its name and logo drawn from the first terrace of Dante's Purgatorio. It releases adventurous contemporary music spanning ambient, drone, experimental electronics, modern composition, jazz and sound art, often in carefully designed physical editions. The roster reaches from established figures like K. Leimer and Chihei Hatakeyama to project work such as Peter Broderick's Beacon Sound Choir. The label remains active and distributes through outlets like Bleep, Boomkat and Bandcamp.