Nothing Else Matters

144 releases tracked from 2018 · 96 producers · latest aug 2026

5 tracks · 6 charting artists · 9 days on genre charts per track, on average · on the charts since Jul 2026 · active

Founded by BBC Radio 1 DJ Danny Howard, the UK-based label Nothing Else Matters—also referred to as NEM—releases club-ready electronic music. Its catalogue includes Detlef, Illyus & Barrientos, Lee Foss, Rhythm Masters, Secondcity, and Solardo. The label serves as a platform to break new talent and represent contemporary UK dance sounds, and also operates a global event series inspired by the stripped-back essence of old school raves.

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◢ what the catalogue measures

sound

35% one genre

Tech House, then House and Dance / Pop

35% of the 144 releases we can tag · 5 of the last 12 we could tag

tempo

±2 BPM

128 BPM typical, 126–130 across four in five releases

99 of 144 releases carry a tempo reading

career stage

10.5 yrs median

Producers here had a median 10.5 years of releases before their first record on the label

across 65 producers whose earlier history we can follow

format

91% solo/duo

Solo or duo originals — a single or a two-tracker

counting compilations too, 131 of 144

remixes

13% of releases

Remixes appear regularly

13 of the 99 releases whose credits we can read

◢ how often the roster changes

7.5

new names a year

averaged over the last 24 months, counting producers whose earlier history we can trace

64%

get a second record

37 of the 58 producers who debuted here over a year ago released again

2.2

releases a month

53 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.

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