Sony's Enfield warehouse balze- photo from Reuters-please dont sue me 
Details of PIAS fundraiser here.
PIAS, the largest distributor of Independent music, has had its stock go up in flames during the London riots.
The distributor supplies record shops with CD’s Vinyl and DVD’s by artists such as The XX and Darwin Deez as well as established artists including Arctic Monkeys and The Prodigy.
Over 150 indie labels including Domino and 4AD coordinate their distribution through PIAS whose warehouse was on Sony’s DADC site in Enfield North London, an area affected by London’s riots.
The full scale of the blaze damage is unconfirmed however labels, Rock Action and Chemikal Underground, have confirmed they are affected, as well as Angular losing their entire stock.
An official PIAS statement on their website reads:
“There was a fire last night at the SonyDADC warehouse which services the physical distribution for PIAS in the UK and Ireland.
“PIAS is working closely with SonyDADC who are implementing their emergency plans. PIAS’s UK offices in London and all other areas of our business are unaffected.
“More information will be communicated shortly to all our labels and partners.”
Earlier PIAS’ Darren Hemmings said on Twitter: ” OK: I can confirm that the Sony DADC warehouse in Enfield did burn to the ground, and Sony holds PIAS stock.”
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Rough Trades Spencer Hickman Tweted: ‘Pias distribution got burnt to the ground last night, they look after XL group, domino in fact most of the big indies.
“More small companies hit in what could well prove to be the death knell of huge amounts of (independent) mom and pop businesses”
A Sony spokesperson said they cannot yet assess the scale of damage as parts of the building were still burning and could not be accessed.
“There will likely be some impact on deliveries,” she added.
PIAS offices are fortunately not on the site and our support goes out to those working at PIAS and all the hard working labels affected.
Sony have stated the cause of the fire has not yet been determined.
If you have any spare time today, grab a brush and some gloves and follow @riotcleanup to see where you can help clear the damage.
A fundraiser for the labels who have lost their stock and livelihods has been set up, you can donate below. (Please note The Guild is not part and is not connected with the organisation of this funtraising page.)
Here’s Zomby’s Natalia Song from his album Dedication which is distributed through PIAS and ace.
The list of labels distibuted through PIAS includes:
1234
2020 Vision
Accidental
Ad Altiora
Adventures Close to home
Alberts
All City
Alt Delete
Ambush Reality
Angular
Ark
ATC
Atic
Atlantic Jaxx
Azuli
B Unique
Backyard
Bad Sneakers
Bandstock
Banquet
Beggars
Big Chill
Big Dada
Big Life / Nul / Sindy Stroker
Boombox
Border Community
Boysnoize
Brille
Bronzerat
Brownswood
Buzzin Fly
Can You Feel It
Catskills
ChannelFly
Chemikal Underground
City Rockers
Counter
D Cypher
Dance To The Radio
Deceptive
Def Jux
Dirtee Stank
Divine Comedy
Domino
Drag City
Drive Thru
Drowned in Sound
Duophonic
Eat Sleep / Sorepoint
Electric Toaster
Emfire
F. Comm
Fabric
Faith And Hope
Fantastic Plastic
Fargo
FatCat
Feraltone
Finders Keepers / Twisted Nerve
Fingerlickin’
Flock
Free Range
From The Basement
Full Time Hobby
Goldsoul
Gronland
Groove Attack
Halftime
Hassle
Heron
Hum&Haw;Independiente
Info UK
Join Us
Kartel
Kensaltown
Kitsune
Kompakt
Laughing Stock
Leftroom
Lex
Lo Max
Loose
Love Box
Lowlife
Lucky Number
Marquis Cha Cha
Memphis Industry
Merok
Metroline
Mute
Naïve
Nation
Navigator
New World
Ninja Tune
Nuclear Blast
One Little Indian
Output / People in the Sky / Process
Pale Blue
Palm
Peacefrog
PIAS Recordings
PIP 555 Productions
Play To Work
Powerhouse (T2)
Propaganda / Ho Hum
Raw Canvas
Red Grape
Red Telephone Box
Rekids
Renaissance
Respect Productions (PES digital)
Reveal Records
RMG
Rock Action
Roots
Rough Trade
Rough Trade Comps
Rubyworks
Ruffa Lane
Search And Destroy
Secret Sundaze
Secretly Canadian / Jagjaguwar / Dead Oceans
Sell Yourself
Setanta
Shatterproof
Sideone Dummy
Slam Dunk
Smalltown
Soma
Something In Construction
Sonar Kollectiv
Soul Jazz
Southern Fried
Stranded Soldier
Subliminal
Sunday Best
TARGO
Taste
Ten Worlds
Thrill Jockey
Total Fitness
Touch And Go
Track And Field
TriTone
Trouble
Try Harder
Turk
Turnstile
Twenty 20
Underworld
Union Square
Urban Torque
Vagrant
Vice
Victory
Wagram
Wall Of Sound
Warp
Wi45
Wonky Atlas
Word And Sound
Xtra Mile
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