From 2004 to 2007, Freefall Records was the music side of Freefall Productions. An independent label that set out to bring the best bands and recording artists on the south coast together as a single artistic community, it was based in Bournemouth but soon spread to other southern cities and eventually to London. Freefall Records nights at clubs in Bournemouth, Poole, Bristol, Southampton and Portsmouth got some of the best bands of the era their start, whilst the label's regular "Underground Spirit" compilation albums introduced the most innovative new recording artists to an even wider audience.
Whilst some bands would only release the occasional track with Freefall Records (on compilations or as singles) or play live shows, others did everything with the label and released all of their material through it. Although primarily focused on Rock and Metal, by the mid- '00's, Freefall also represented electronic, reggae and folk acts. The "Freefall Scene" was it it's peak in 2005 / 06, during which time the label dealt with dozens of bands and musicians (many of whom have gone onto even greater success since).
In 2007, with the closure of several of the south coast's best live music venues, Freefall became a (mostly) purely film-making- orientated entity again but not before giving the Freefall Records bands a spectacular send off of final shows over the summer that culminated with the Bournemouth Live festival.
Although it remained a largely underground phenomenon throughout it's existence, for those who were there the Freefall scene was a truly unforgettable time and place. Freefall Productions has continued to distribute recordings for a few of the bands since and the era is documented in the live music films and books.
Freefall Records artists
Apocalypse, Apprently Nothing, Cabaret Rat, The Clams, Colma Incarnate, Comeg, Lucy Davis, Delta One, The Dionysus, Dirtpop, Draven, Eleventh Hour, Fever Tree, Free- Way, Hard Drive, Hoffman Sloth, Lachlan Horne, Sam Hughes, Ant Jacaranda, Julian Jackson, Jurado, Longtime Dead, Lost Aura, The Masquerades, Scott McKeon, Mercury Sound, Barry Morgan, Nefarious, The Olympic Chimps, The Otherhalf, Parry / Matthews, The Piranhas, Roads, Safehouse, Sansara, Michael Shemilt, Silversweet, State of Play, Stealing Green, Street Light Fortune, Suddenly Vince, Sunsoma, Ten To Never, Tetra Fever, Volitera, Voodoo Vegas, White Room.
Freefall Records releases
ABSOLUTE GOLD: THE BEST OF 2005 - 2007 Greatest Hits compilation album by Street Light Fortune (Freefall 061, 2008), THE ANTHOLOGY rarities compilation by Sam Hughes (Freefall 034, 2007), THE ART OF WAR E.P. by Apocalypse (Freefall 023, 2005), BENEATH THE ICE soundtrack album by Various Artists (Freefall 145, 2021), BOURNEMOUTH LIVE 2007 soundtrack album by Various Artists (Freefall 138, 2021), BURNOUT album by Michael Shemilt (Freefall 037, 2006), CAN'T TAKE NO MORE album by Scott McKeon (Freefall 044, 2006), THE COLLECTION Best Of compilation by Sam Hughes (Freefall 090, 2016), THE COST OF OUR BLOOD soundtrack album by Various Artists (Freefall 129, 2020), DARK AND BROKEN E.P. by Lost Aura (Freefall 035, 2007), DEFIANCE E.P. by Sansara (Freefall 087, 2014), DELTA ONE E.P. by Delta One (Freefall 108, 2018), THE EDGE OF THE BLADE soundtrack album by Various Artists (Freefall 159, 2024), ELEVENTH HOUR E.P. by Eleventh Hour (Freefall 028, 2006), EMERGE TRIUMPHANT E.P. by Volitera (Freefall 022, 2007), FRANK IS STILL DEAD album by Michael Shemilt (Freefall 014, 2006), THE FREEFALL RECORDS STORY soundtrack album by Various Artists (Freefall 139, 2021), FROM THE VAULTS rarities compilation by Various Artists (Freefall 056, 2007), FROM THE VAULTS II rarities compilation by Various Artists (Freefall 122, 2019), THE FUTURE soundtrack album by Various Artists (Freefall 142, 2021), GETAWAY E.P. by White Room (Freefall 029, 2006), GOT NO TIME soundtrack album by Street Light Fortune (Freefall 136, 2021), GREATEST HITS: 2010 - 2016 Best Of compilation by Sansara (Freefall 089, 2016), HENPECKED ANONYMOUS soundtrack album (Freefall 144, 2021), HERE WE ARE E.P. by Street Light Fortune (Freefall 053, 2006), HIGH TIMES E.P. by Lachlan Horne (Freefall 052, 2007), HOW DO YOU GET BY? single by Sansara (Freefall 081, 2012), HUNGRY FOR THE BLOOD / ALMOST FAMOUS E.P.'s by Club Le Shark (Freefall 067, 2011), INFECTED MILK album by Cabaret Rat (Freefall 040, 2006), LET IT BURN E.P. by Sansara (Freefall 084, 2013), LET IT BURN single by Sansara (Freefall 085, 2013), LIVE soundtrack album by Volitera (Freefall 004, 2004), LIVE AS A BASTARD soundtrack album by Draven (Freefall 133, 2021), LIVE AT THE CENTRAL soundtrack album by Draven (Freefall 132, 2021), MELANCHOLIC ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS album by Michael Shemilt (Freefall 068, 2011), MILA’S WEEKEND soundtrack album by Various Artists (Freefall 148, 2021), MORBID BASTARDS album by Draven (Freefall 007, 2005), MORE THAN THIS single by Sansara (Freefall 082, 2012), THE MOVER soundtrack album by Various Artists (freefall 041, 2021), THE NEVER SETTLE FOR LESS THAN METAL TOUR soundtrack album by Volitera (Freefall 134, 2021), NO GOING BACK soundtrack album by White Room (Freefall 137, 2021), OCCASIONAL soundtrack album by Various Artists (Freefall 125, 2019), ON THE ROAD soundtrack album by Sansara (Freefall 140, 2021), OPEN WATER E.P. by Draven (Freefall 038, 2007), PLAYING SOME STUFF LIVE soundtrack album by The Piranhas (Freefall 135, 2021), REMNANTS soundtrack album by Various Artists (Freefall 019, 2007), SAFEHOUSE E.P. by Safehouse (Freefall 049, 2006), SCARING LITTLE ALBERT album by Cabaret Rat (Freefall 047, 2006), SHAKE YOU UP album by Roads (Freefall 045, 2006), THE SHORT FILMS SOUNDTRACKS compilation album by Various Artists (Freefall 043, 2007), THE SHORT FILMS SOUNDTRACKS: VOLUME 2 & VOLUME 3 compilation albums by Various Artists (Freefall 083, 2012), THE SHORT FILMS SOUNDTRACKS: VOLUME 4 compilation album by Various Artists (Freefall 146, 2021), THE SHORT FILMS SOUNDTRACKS: VOLUME 5 compilation album by Various Artists (Freefall 165, 2024), SO COMPLICATED single by The Dionysus (Freefall 031, 2006), SO FAR GONE album by The Otherhalf (Freefall 058, 2007), THE SOLO YEARS E.P. by Sam Hughes (Freefall 008, 2005), SOUTH COAST ROCKS compilation album by Various Artists (Freefall 110, 2018), SOUTH COAST ROCKS II compilation album by Various Artists (Freefall 158, 2023), SPOONFED E.P. by The Clams (Freefall 057, 2007), STREET LIGHT FORTUNE E.P. by Street Light Fortune (Freefall 026, 2006), STRONGER single by Sansara (Freefall 086, 2014), TELL ME WHY / TRAPPED WITHOUT LOVE single by The Piranhas (Freefall 016, 2005), TEN TO NEVER E.P. by Ten To Never (Freefall 041, 2006), TIME CHANGES album by White Room (Freefall 001, 2003), THE TIME HAS COME album by Lachlan Horne (Freefall 051, 2007), TORN BETWEEN LIVES E.P. by Sansara (Freefall 075, 2012), TRY FATE E.P. by Street Light Fortune (Freefall 050, 2006), UNDERGROUND SPIRIT compilation album by Various Artists (Freefall 017, 2006), UNDERGROUND SPIRIT II compilation album by Various Artists (Freefall 033, 2006), UNDERGROUND SPIRIT III compilation album by Various Artists (Freefall 054, 2007), UNDERGROUND SPIRIT 4 compilation album by Various Artists (Freefall 055, 2007), VEGAS single by Fever Tree (Freefall 036, 2006), VOLITERA E.P. by Volitera (Freefall 002, 2004), VOODOO VEGAS E.P. by Voodoo Vegas (Freefall 048, 2006), VOTE KARMA E.P. by Ant Jacaranda (Freefall 059, 2007), WHOLE SHEBANG E.P. by Lucy Davis (Freefall 060, 2007), ZENYTH soundtrack album by Various Artists (Freefall 155, 2023), THE 26.2 PINT MARATHON soundtrack album by Various Artists (Freefall 143, 2021), 10,000 ENEMIES E.P. by Hoffman Sloth (Freefall 042, 2006).
Whilst some bands would only release the occasional track with Freefall Records (on compilations or as singles) or play live shows, others did everything with the label and released all of their material through it. Although primarily focused on Rock and Metal, by the mid- '00's, Freefall also represented electronic, reggae and folk acts. The "Freefall Scene" was it it's peak in 2005 / 06, during which time the label dealt with dozens of bands and musicians (many of whom have gone onto even greater success since).
In 2007, with the closure of several of the south coast's best live music venues, Freefall became a (mostly) purely film-making- orientated entity again but not before giving the Freefall Records bands a spectacular send off of final shows over the summer that culminated with the Bournemouth Live festival.
Although it remained a largely underground phenomenon throughout it's existence, for those who were there the Freefall scene was a truly unforgettable time and place. Freefall Productions has continued to distribute recordings for a few of the bands since and the era is documented in the live music films and books.
Freefall Records artists
Apocalypse, Apprently Nothing, Cabaret Rat, The Clams, Colma Incarnate, Comeg, Lucy Davis, Delta One, The Dionysus, Dirtpop, Draven, Eleventh Hour, Fever Tree, Free- Way, Hard Drive, Hoffman Sloth, Lachlan Horne, Sam Hughes, Ant Jacaranda, Julian Jackson, Jurado, Longtime Dead, Lost Aura, The Masquerades, Scott McKeon, Mercury Sound, Barry Morgan, Nefarious, The Olympic Chimps, The Otherhalf, Parry / Matthews, The Piranhas, Roads, Safehouse, Sansara, Michael Shemilt, Silversweet, State of Play, Stealing Green, Street Light Fortune, Suddenly Vince, Sunsoma, Ten To Never, Tetra Fever, Volitera, Voodoo Vegas, White Room.
Freefall Records releases
ABSOLUTE GOLD: THE BEST OF 2005 - 2007 Greatest Hits compilation album by Street Light Fortune (Freefall 061, 2008), THE ANTHOLOGY rarities compilation by Sam Hughes (Freefall 034, 2007), THE ART OF WAR E.P. by Apocalypse (Freefall 023, 2005), BENEATH THE ICE soundtrack album by Various Artists (Freefall 145, 2021), BOURNEMOUTH LIVE 2007 soundtrack album by Various Artists (Freefall 138, 2021), BURNOUT album by Michael Shemilt (Freefall 037, 2006), CAN'T TAKE NO MORE album by Scott McKeon (Freefall 044, 2006), THE COLLECTION Best Of compilation by Sam Hughes (Freefall 090, 2016), THE COST OF OUR BLOOD soundtrack album by Various Artists (Freefall 129, 2020), DARK AND BROKEN E.P. by Lost Aura (Freefall 035, 2007), DEFIANCE E.P. by Sansara (Freefall 087, 2014), DELTA ONE E.P. by Delta One (Freefall 108, 2018), THE EDGE OF THE BLADE soundtrack album by Various Artists (Freefall 159, 2024), ELEVENTH HOUR E.P. by Eleventh Hour (Freefall 028, 2006), EMERGE TRIUMPHANT E.P. by Volitera (Freefall 022, 2007), FRANK IS STILL DEAD album by Michael Shemilt (Freefall 014, 2006), THE FREEFALL RECORDS STORY soundtrack album by Various Artists (Freefall 139, 2021), FROM THE VAULTS rarities compilation by Various Artists (Freefall 056, 2007), FROM THE VAULTS II rarities compilation by Various Artists (Freefall 122, 2019), THE FUTURE soundtrack album by Various Artists (Freefall 142, 2021), GETAWAY E.P. by White Room (Freefall 029, 2006), GOT NO TIME soundtrack album by Street Light Fortune (Freefall 136, 2021), GREATEST HITS: 2010 - 2016 Best Of compilation by Sansara (Freefall 089, 2016), HENPECKED ANONYMOUS soundtrack album (Freefall 144, 2021), HERE WE ARE E.P. by Street Light Fortune (Freefall 053, 2006), HIGH TIMES E.P. by Lachlan Horne (Freefall 052, 2007), HOW DO YOU GET BY? single by Sansara (Freefall 081, 2012), HUNGRY FOR THE BLOOD / ALMOST FAMOUS E.P.'s by Club Le Shark (Freefall 067, 2011), INFECTED MILK album by Cabaret Rat (Freefall 040, 2006), LET IT BURN E.P. by Sansara (Freefall 084, 2013), LET IT BURN single by Sansara (Freefall 085, 2013), LIVE soundtrack album by Volitera (Freefall 004, 2004), LIVE AS A BASTARD soundtrack album by Draven (Freefall 133, 2021), LIVE AT THE CENTRAL soundtrack album by Draven (Freefall 132, 2021), MELANCHOLIC ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS album by Michael Shemilt (Freefall 068, 2011), MILA’S WEEKEND soundtrack album by Various Artists (Freefall 148, 2021), MORBID BASTARDS album by Draven (Freefall 007, 2005), MORE THAN THIS single by Sansara (Freefall 082, 2012), THE MOVER soundtrack album by Various Artists (freefall 041, 2021), THE NEVER SETTLE FOR LESS THAN METAL TOUR soundtrack album by Volitera (Freefall 134, 2021), NO GOING BACK soundtrack album by White Room (Freefall 137, 2021), OCCASIONAL soundtrack album by Various Artists (Freefall 125, 2019), ON THE ROAD soundtrack album by Sansara (Freefall 140, 2021), OPEN WATER E.P. by Draven (Freefall 038, 2007), PLAYING SOME STUFF LIVE soundtrack album by The Piranhas (Freefall 135, 2021), REMNANTS soundtrack album by Various Artists (Freefall 019, 2007), SAFEHOUSE E.P. by Safehouse (Freefall 049, 2006), SCARING LITTLE ALBERT album by Cabaret Rat (Freefall 047, 2006), SHAKE YOU UP album by Roads (Freefall 045, 2006), THE SHORT FILMS SOUNDTRACKS compilation album by Various Artists (Freefall 043, 2007), THE SHORT FILMS SOUNDTRACKS: VOLUME 2 & VOLUME 3 compilation albums by Various Artists (Freefall 083, 2012), THE SHORT FILMS SOUNDTRACKS: VOLUME 4 compilation album by Various Artists (Freefall 146, 2021), THE SHORT FILMS SOUNDTRACKS: VOLUME 5 compilation album by Various Artists (Freefall 165, 2024), SO COMPLICATED single by The Dionysus (Freefall 031, 2006), SO FAR GONE album by The Otherhalf (Freefall 058, 2007), THE SOLO YEARS E.P. by Sam Hughes (Freefall 008, 2005), SOUTH COAST ROCKS compilation album by Various Artists (Freefall 110, 2018), SOUTH COAST ROCKS II compilation album by Various Artists (Freefall 158, 2023), SPOONFED E.P. by The Clams (Freefall 057, 2007), STREET LIGHT FORTUNE E.P. by Street Light Fortune (Freefall 026, 2006), STRONGER single by Sansara (Freefall 086, 2014), TELL ME WHY / TRAPPED WITHOUT LOVE single by The Piranhas (Freefall 016, 2005), TEN TO NEVER E.P. by Ten To Never (Freefall 041, 2006), TIME CHANGES album by White Room (Freefall 001, 2003), THE TIME HAS COME album by Lachlan Horne (Freefall 051, 2007), TORN BETWEEN LIVES E.P. by Sansara (Freefall 075, 2012), TRY FATE E.P. by Street Light Fortune (Freefall 050, 2006), UNDERGROUND SPIRIT compilation album by Various Artists (Freefall 017, 2006), UNDERGROUND SPIRIT II compilation album by Various Artists (Freefall 033, 2006), UNDERGROUND SPIRIT III compilation album by Various Artists (Freefall 054, 2007), UNDERGROUND SPIRIT 4 compilation album by Various Artists (Freefall 055, 2007), VEGAS single by Fever Tree (Freefall 036, 2006), VOLITERA E.P. by Volitera (Freefall 002, 2004), VOODOO VEGAS E.P. by Voodoo Vegas (Freefall 048, 2006), VOTE KARMA E.P. by Ant Jacaranda (Freefall 059, 2007), WHOLE SHEBANG E.P. by Lucy Davis (Freefall 060, 2007), ZENYTH soundtrack album by Various Artists (Freefall 155, 2023), THE 26.2 PINT MARATHON soundtrack album by Various Artists (Freefall 143, 2021), 10,000 ENEMIES E.P. by Hoffman Sloth (Freefall 042, 2006).