BBE
92 releases tracked from 2002 · 124 producers · latest jun 2026
4 tracks · 4 charting artists · 32 days on genre charts per track, on average · on the charts since Jul 2026 · active
Established in 1996, BBE Music — short for Barely Breaking Even — runs its own record shop in London and has been active for 30 years. Its output includes reissue series such as Tabansi Records and J Jazz: Free and Modern Jazz From Japan, guided by the motto 'Real Music For Real People'.
◢ what the catalogue measures
sound
21% one genreSoulful House, then R&B / Hip Hop and House
21% of the 92 releases we can tag · 2 of the last 12 we could tag
tempo
±6 BPM120 BPM typical, 113–125 across four in five releases
24 of 92 releases carry a tempo reading
career stage
14.6 yrs medianProducers here had a median 14.6 years of releases before their first record on the label
across 37 producers whose earlier history we can follow
format
41% solo/duoSolo and duo records alongside multi-artist releases
counting compilations too, 42 of 103 · 11 various-artists compilations
remixes
58% of releasesRemixes are a large part of the catalogue
14 of the 24 releases whose credits we can read · most credited: Atjazz, Mr. V
◢ how often the roster changes
2.5
new names a year
averaged over the last 24 months, counting producers whose earlier history we can trace
59%
get a second record
19 of the 32 producers who debuted here over a year ago released again
4.5
releases a year
9 records in 24 months
◢ first records here, by year
Grey counts releases that year. Full colour counts producers whose first record on this label falls in that year — including producers with no traceable earlier history, a wider population than the per-year rate above.
◢ on the charts, week by week
new entries
week of 7 sep: 0 new entries · 0 top-20 placements · avg rank ▼ 16 places
◢ where the roster releases
labels this roster released on before their first record here
- Toolroom6 shared
- Yoruba Records6 shared
- Crosstown Rebels4 shared
- Global Underground4 shared
- GOGO Music4 shared
- Large Music4 shared
- Open Bar Music4 shared
- Atal3 shared
labels the same producers released on afterwards
- Kaoz Theory4 shared
- Freerange Records3 shared
- Paharas Musica3 shared
labels sharing this roster in the same period
- Quantize Recordings6 shared
- Defected Records5 shared
- Glitterbox Recordings3 shared
- Global Soul Music3 shared
- Nervous Records3 shared
- Peppermint Jam Records3 shared
- Razor-N-Tape Records3 shared
- Toy Tonics3 shared
40 producers here have released on no other label we track, of 124
◢ who's on it
6 artists charted on this label in the last 8 weeks · 24 have pages here · showing 20, newest chart date first
sending a demo
- 01Quantize Recordings (6), Defected Records (5) and Glitterbox Recordings (3) share producers with this roster in the same period.
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