Rachel Mayfield Archives - Iron Man Records

Iron Man Records Rehearsal Space and Recording Studio in Hockley, Birmingham.

7 August 2022Mark

“Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality” – The Cheshire Cat, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Iron Man Records provides a cultural outpost for Musicians, Writers, Performers and Travellers in the arts with a large purpose built Music Rehearsal Space and Recording Studio. The Record label seeks to encourage residents and travellers in the arts to gather, record and present their cultural insights and experiences. “The first step to controlling your world is to control your culture. To model and demonstrate the kind of world you demand to live in. To write the books. Make the music. Shoot the films. Paint the art.” Chuck Palahniuk Located outside the Clean…

Iron Man Records Rehearsal Space and Recording Studio in Birmingham.

9 April 2022Mark

Total Assault On The Culture – June 2021

22 June 2021Mark

Iron Man Records seeks to provide a cultural outpost for musicians, writers and travellers in the arts. An Embassy for the Imagine Nation committed to inspiring and promoting Independent creativity. The Record label seeks to encourage residents and travellers in the arts to gather, record and present their cultural insights and experiences. 118 Patrons support Iron Man Records. The record label works with 22 Artists, runs a number of Projects, and offers services from Legal Advice and Tour Management to a Recording Studio through Framework Studios. Iron Man Records has generated 43 releases and remains committed to producing new music and distributing it through independent networks. The News this month. Medium:…

Iron Man Records downloads will be available at NAME YOUR PRICE on BANDCAMP Friday 7th May

7 May 2021Mark

Today on BANDCAMP Friday May 7th - All Iron Man Records downloads are again available at NAME YOUR PRICE. In other words, PAY THE ARTIST WHAT YOU LIKE. This means you can have any download you want in exchange for your email address at check out. If you have the means to do so, you can pay your own price. All Money will go direct to the artists. I'm still working through all accounts back as far as 2010 and sending 100% of net revenue to the artists. It's taking me time but I'm getting there slowly. So any money that goes through bandcamp will go directly to the Artists themselves…

Iron Man Records downloads will be available at NAME YOUR PRICE on BANDCAMP Friday March 5th

2 March 2021Mark

This week, on BANDCAMP Friday which will be March 5th - All Iron Man Records downloads will be available at NAME YOUR PRICE. In other words, PAY THE ARTIST WHAT YOU LIKE. This means you can have any download you want in exchange for your email address at check out. If you have the means to do so, you can pay your own price. All Money will go to the artists. Death To Fanatics - Iron Man Records Compilation 1999-2021 by Iron Man Records Iron Man Records is giving Artists 100% of ALL their net revenue, dating back to when I set the bandcamp page up in 2010. Madness perhaps but…

Total Assault On The Culture – July 2020

5 July 2020Mark

The Iron Man Records Newsletter for JULY 2020 is here, it might even inspire you. The Newsletter is free, and we send it once or sometimes twice a Month. If you aren't getting it direct to your inbox you can join here. There will be FREE download codes sometimes, and all sorts of dark temptation. The Music Business is under attack. Artists, writers, musicians and all involved with Iron Man Records are trying to survive and start anew. Join us. Enter your email address, and we will share our Monthly curation of Dystopian wonder and post-apocalyptic optimism with you. Please confirm that you are happy to receive our Newsletter by email…

How to become an Iron Man Records Patron

20 July 2019Mark

Patrons play a vital role in driving forward Iron Man Records vision to create a more engaged independent alternative. https://www.patreon.com/ironmanrecords Whoever controls the internet servers, controls the intellectual record of humankind. And by controlling the intellectual record of humankind, you control our perceptions of who we are. When all music is digital, all independence will cease. Iron Man Records would like to release all new records on Vinyl. You are invited to find out how you can become a Patron.

What does an independent alternative mean to you?

19 July 2019Mark

Whoever controls the internet servers, controls the intellectual record of humankind

22 January 2019Mark

"He who controls the present, controls the past" - George Orwell. Whoever controls the internet servers, controls the intellectual record of humankind. And by controlling the intellectual record of humankind, you control our perceptions of who we are. When all music is digital, all independence will cease. Iron Man Records would like to release all new records on Vinyl and you can help make something happen. You are invited to become a Patron. "When All Music is Digital, All Independence ceases." Iron Man Records is an independent record label, that began in 1996. To release Vinyl at an affordable price, and maintain it's independence, Iron Man Records needs your help. Iron…

What was the last record you bought on Vinyl, and when was that?

20 February 2018Mark

Would you enjoy becoming an Iron Man Records Patron? Do you like listening to music on Vinyl? Would you feel happy supporting the cause and contributing to the next release on Vinyl? Do you want to Immanentize the Eschaton? Are you a risk taker? To be honest, I have NO idea what questions to ask or how much to ask for. What would you be able to give? It's probably none of my business. Iron Man Records needs more Patrons and you're exactly the sort of person. You're even reading this stuff. We all spend money on nonsense. This is not nonsense. I would like to invite you to become a…

The Imagine Nation

16 January 2018Mark

“Under the present system of mass education by classes too much stress is laid on teaching and too little on active learning. The child is not encouraged to discover things on his own account. He learns to rely on outside help, not on his own powers, thus losing intellectual independence and all capacity to judge for himself. The over-taught child is the father of the newspaper - reading, advertisement - believing, propaganda - swallowing, demagogue - led man – the man who makes modern democracy the farce it is.” – Aldous Huxley, Proper Studies (1927) Culture Industry is a term coined by Theodor Adorno (1903–69) and Max Horkheimer (1895–1973), who argued…