Refuge Recordings
51 releases tracked from 2016 · 43 producers · latest jun 2026
6 tracks · 3 charting artists · 8 days on genre charts per track, on average · on the charts since Jul 2026 · emerging
Founded in 2014, Refuge Recordings evolved from a brand focused on quality events in Sydney into a platform to push quality house music both locally and aboard.
◢ what the catalogue measures
sound
45% one genreJackin House, then House and Deep House
45% of the 51 releases we can tag · 12 of the last 12 we could tag
tempo
±5 BPM124 BPM typical, 120–129 across four in five releases
29 of 51 releases carry a tempo reading
career stage
12.1 yrs medianProducers here had a median 12.1 years of releases before their first record on the label
across 23 producers whose earlier history we can follow
format
76% solo/duoSolo and duo records alongside multi-artist releases
counting compilations too, 39 of 51
remixes
52% of releasesRemixes are a large part of the catalogue
15 of the 29 releases whose credits we can read
◢ how often the roster changes
1
new names a year
averaged over the last 24 months, counting producers whose earlier history we can trace
50%
get a second record
11 of the 22 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.
◢ where the roster releases
labels this roster released on before their first record here
- Guesthouse9 shared
- Recovery Tech8 shared
- Club Session6 shared
- Juiced Music5 shared
- Snatch! Records5 shared
- Spacedisco Records5 shared
- Too Many Rules5 shared
- DFTD4 shared
labels the same producers released on afterwards
- Blacksoul Music3 shared
- Crosstown Rebels3 shared
- Jackies Music Records3 shared
- PRONTO3 shared
- theBasement Discos3 shared
labels sharing this roster in the same period
- Nervous Records4 shared
- Brobot Records3 shared
- Glasgow Underground3 shared
- Jack City Records3 shared
- Moxy Muzik3 shared
- RH23 shared
- Robsoul Recordings3 shared
6 producers here have released on no other label we track, of 43
◢ who's on it
2 artists charted on this label in the last 8 weeks · 12 have pages here
sending a demo
- 01Nervous Records (4), Brobot Records (3) and Glasgow Underground (3) share producers with this roster in the same period.
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