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As has been widely reported, one of the surprise victims of the London riots has been the country's indie labels who had a large amount of stock destroyed when a warehouse in Enfield was attacked by arsonists on Monday (8 August).

Owned by Sony, not only did they loose 1.5m CDs in the blaze, but with indie label distribution company PIAS renting space in the building, many of the indies had their physical stock destroyed too.

The Beggars Group - who have the 4AD, Matador, Rough Trade and XL Recordings labels - estimate that lost 750,000 units of their stock was destroyed in the fire, but alongside PIAS and Sony's contingency plans, they are bringing in stock from around the world, though as they point out "It could take up to three months to replenish our vinyl stock", adding that Beggars "are better placed than other to react".

For many smaller labels the fire represents a real challenge as cash flow and projected incomes will be affected by their inability to sell physical records while they wait for insurance payouts and the manufacturing of new records.

Currently there are plans for various fund raising events in the works and a fund has been set up by the Association Of Independent Music - the trade body for many indie labels - so that organisations and individuals can donate to help labels who find themselves in a financial pickle. See Musicindie.com for full details.

The other way music fans can help is to simply buy a record from one of the labels who are distributed by PIAS (see a full list below), either by downloading an album or heading to a record shop this weekend.

So Q is joining the likes of Thequietus.com and suggesting some great releases that were distributed by PIAS that you might want to search out and buy this weekend:

Paul Rees, Editor-in-Chief
The Go Betweens - Oceans Apart (Lo-Max)
Aussie stalwarts re-group after elephantine hiatus and deliver masterclass in literate pop.

Eve Barlow, Deputy Production Editor
Warpaint - The Fool (Rough Trade)
One of the most captivating debuts of 2010, this LA female foursome reel listeners in with their intoxicating, nocturnal indie jams.

Niall Doherty, Associate Editor (Reviews)
These New Puritans - Hidden (Angular)
A daring, ambitious second album from Southend most angular art-rockers - astonishingly not nominated for a Mercury Prize in 2010.

Simon McEwen, Production Editor
Roots Manuva Meets Wrongtom's Duppy Writer (Big Dada)
Hard-Fi's DJ Wrongtom reggaefies the Stockwell rappers back catalogue with stunning results.

Chris Catchpole, Now Editor
Various - 300% Dynamite (Soul Jazz)
Third - and best - instalment of Soul Jazz's impeccable series of classic dub, roots, calypso, ska and dancehall comps. Quite possibly the best BBQ mix tape of all time.

Matt Yates, Associate Copy Editor
The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow (Sub Pop)
Inspired second LP from James Mercer's gifted Anglophiles (pictured), fit to burst with songwriting of the highest calibre, all breezy of melody and subtle of emotion.

Paul Stokes, Associate Editor (Digital)
Suuns - Zeroes QC (Secretly Canadian)
A head-spinningly beautiful mix of sonic shades, dark atmospheres and infective rhythms from the Montreal band.

Joe Bishop, Intern
Creep - Days (Young Turks)
Pitch black doom laden trip hop by female duo from Brooklyn, with Romy of The xx featuring on the spooky title track.

Plus we have a guest suggestion from Mark Ronson, who discovered the vinyl stock of his Record Collection album was destroyed in the same fire.
"Anything on Soul Jazz Records"

PIAS work with the following labels:

[PIAS] Recordings
[PIAS] Recordings Belgium
4AD
A Camp
Absynthe Minded
Accidental
AEI Music
Air Recordings
ALC Music
Alsation
Ambush Reality
Ancient & Modern
Angular Recording Corporation
Arcady Records
Ark Recordings
Asthmatic Kitty Records
Atlantic Jaxx Recordings
Bad Magic
Balling The Jack
Banquet Records
Battered Ornaments Records
Beggars Banquet
Best Before
Big Brother
Big Dada
Bird Records
blackmaps
Bloody Chamber
Blowout Music
Blue Chopsticks
Border Community
Borstal Beats
Boysnoize Records
BPM
Brainfeeder
Brassland
Bright Star Recordings
Brille
Broken Sound Music
Bronzerat
Brothers and Sisters
Brownswood Recordings
Buzzin' Fly
Cache Cache
Cadenza Records
Celluloid Records
Chalkmark / IE
Chemikal Underground Records
Cocoon
Control Tower
Counter Records
Dance To The Radio
Dead Oceans
Deceptive
Defenders Ent UK
DESOLAT
Dessous
Different
Dirtee Stank
Divine Comedy Records
Domino Records
Double Six Records
Drag City
Dreambrother
Drive Thru Records
Drowned In Sound
Dummy Records
Duophonic
Eat Sleep Records
Fabric Worldwide
Fake Diamonds
FantasyTrashcan
Fatcat Records
Fence
Feraltone
Finders Keepers Records
Flock Music
Flying Circus
Freerange Records
Friends Vs Records
Full Pupp
Full Time Hobby
Gang Of Four Recordings
Geographic
Ghost Ship
Glaze Recordings
Groenland Records
G-Unit
Hardly Art
Hassle Records
Helpless
Hem Hem Records
HFN Music
Immune
Independiente
Infant
Infectious
Jagjaguwar
Kartel
Kitchenware
Kitsune
KMS Records / Fabric
Laughing Stock
Lex Records
Lipservice
Little Sister Recordings
LO-MAX Records
Loose Music
Lovepump United
Low Life Records
Lucky Number Music
Lucky Seven Records
Mantra
Matador
Memphis Industries
Merok
Metric Music International
Metroline Limited
Model Citizen
Moikai
Motion Audio
MyMajorLabel Ltd
Nation
Ninja Tune
No Quarter
NovaMute
Nusic Sounds
One Four Seven Records Ltd
One Little Indian
Organs
Outcaste
OVNI
P.I.L.
Peartree Records
PeMa
People In The Sky
People Tree
Pirates Blend Records Inc
Planet Function
Play It Again Sam
Playlouder
Poker Flat
Polyvinyl Records
Poseidon Records
Post Present
Pschent
Raw Canvas
Red Cord Records
REK'D
Rekids
Rekords Rekords
Renaissance
Reveal Records
Riverman Records
Rock Action Records
Roots Records
Rough Trade Records
Rubyworks
Sea Note
Search and Destroy
Secretly Canadian
Setanta
Shape
SideOneDummy Records
Silva Screen
Slam Dunk Records
Smekkleysa
Soma
Sonic Cathedral
Soul Jazz Records
South Paw
Southern Fried Records
Stereo Bang Media
Stolen Recordings
Stranger Records
Streamline
Sub Pop
Suicide Squeeze
Sunday Best
Thrill Jockey
Tirk
Too Pure
Torque Records
Touch & Go Records
Transmission Recordings
Tri Tone
Trouble Records
True Panther
Try Harder
Turnstile
Twisted Nerve Recordings
Universal Sound
Victory Records
Wagram
Wall of Sound
Warp
Watergate
We Love You
Wiiija
Willkommen Records Ltd
Wonderfulsound
XL
Xtra Mile Recordings
Yaala Yaala
Young Turks

10:57 AM | 12/08/2011