Chicago, the 80s. Frankie Knuckles, Ron Hardy, a basement full of misfits, a drum machine plugged into a soundsystem that was way too big for the room. That's where house came from. We're still chasing that feeling.

No Gimmicks signs tracks, not artists. We listen at 3am with the speakers up. We care a lot more about whether a record holds at hour three of a set than whether it'll do numbers on Reels.

If your record fits that, send it. If it doesn't, no hard feelings — there's a label out there for everyone.