Editing Moving Shadow (section)

== History ==
The label began in 1990, operating from Playford's [[Stevenage]] home. Playford had become a focal point for local, young artists and bedroom producers seeking advice on releasing their own music following his first three 12 inch vinyl releases.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/125075-TOP-Orbital-Madness |title= T.O.P – Orbital Madness |publisher=Discogs |access-date=2022-06-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3152811-The-O-Project-Chinese-Lollipops-EP |title= The 'O' Project – Chinese Lollipops E.P. |publisher=Discogs |access-date=2022-06-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/master/236628-Charlie-Says-Bass-N-Buzz |title= Charlie Say's – Bass 'N' Buzz |publisher=Discogs |access-date=2022-06-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Rob+Playford |title=Rob Playford Discography at Discogs |publisher=Discogs |access-date=2012-12-09}}</ref>

The label's first release with a 'Shadow' prefixed catalogue number came in 1991; the ''Psychotronic EP'' by Earth Leakage Trip.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rolldabeats.com/label/moving_shadow|title=Moving Shadow vinyl & CD release discography at RollDaBeats|website=Rolldabeats.com|access-date=2020-05-01}}</ref> Many artists attributed to early Shadow releases were Playford's aliases or collaborations, such as [[2 Bad Mice]], a group he formed with Sean O'Keeffe and Simon Colebrooke.

As the [[rave music|rave]] scene scratched the surface of the mainstream music industry in 1991 and 1992, Moving Shadow, like its friendly rival Suburban Base and D-Zone, enjoyed some [[UK Singles Chart]] success through [[Blame (music producer)|Blame]]'s "Music Takes You" and 2 Bad Mice's "[[Bombscare]]".<ref name="LarkinDM">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1998|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0252-6|page=229xx}}</ref>

Moving Shadow's output could be seen at this time to represent the complete spectrum of the genre. The label released albums from both [[Robert Haigh (musician)|Omni Trio]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/release/9758 |title=Omni Trio – The Deepest Cut Vol 1 (CD, Album) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs |date=2010-04-15 |access-date=2012-12-09}}</ref> and Foul Play<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/release/9762 |title=Foul Play – Suspected (CD, Album) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs |access-date=2012-12-09}}</ref> in 1995 and the first of a series of regional compilation albums such as ''The Revolutionary Generation'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/release/9764 |title=Various – The Revolutionary Generation (CD) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs |access-date=2012-12-09}}</ref> ''Storm from the East''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/release/9808 |title=Various – Storm From The East (CD) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs |date=2012-02-02 |access-date=2012-12-09}}</ref> and ''Trans-Central Connection'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/release/9813 |title=Various – Trans-Central Connection (CD) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs |access-date=2012-12-09}}</ref> highlighting artists both local and distantly-located.

In 1994, Playford began working with drum and bass artist [[Goldie]] on tracks written using his [[Goldie|Rufige Kru]] alias, after Goldie made contact with Playford about appearing in a documentary he was making.  The result was Goldie's ''[[Timeless (Goldie album)|Timeless]]'' album, produced and engineered by Playford and released in 1995 on the better-funded [[FFRR Records]]. The album was one of the first drum and bass titles to achieve mainstream success, going on to be one of the best-selling drum and bass albums of its time.<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r225930|pure_url=yes}} allmusic ((( Timeless > Overview )))<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.almostcool.org/mr/490/ |title=Goldie – Timeless – almost cool music review |publisher=Almostcool.org |access-date=2012-12-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/03/19/goldie-%E2%80%9Ctimeless%E2%80%9D/ |title=breath of life » GOLDIE / "Timeless" |publisher=Kalamu.com |access-date=2012-12-09}}</ref>

In 2000, Moving Shadow published a retrospective of their catalogue to date.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movingshadow.com/discography/10-series/ |title=Moving Shadow Discography - 10 Series |publisher=movingshadow.com |access-date=1 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://movingshadow.com/catalogue/MSX001/ |title=MSX001 |date=6 November 2000 |publisher=movingshadow.com |access-date=1 July 2023}}</ref>

Many songs from artists of the label were featured in the 2005 [[Rockstar Games]] racing videogame ''[[Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition]]''.<ref>{{Cite |url=https://racingsoundtracks.com/game/midnight-club-3-dub |title=Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition - Racing Soundtracks}}</ref>

The label stopped releasing new artist material in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movingshadow.com/catalogue/SHADOW180/ |title=SHADOW180 |date=25 September 2006 |publisher=movingshadow.com |access-date=1 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://movingshadow.com/catalogue/MSXEP043/ |title=MSXEP043 |date=20 March 2006 |publisher=movingshadow.com |access-date=1 July 2023}}</ref> A digital only release of previously unreleased tracks and versions, "Cut Out Shapes" by "Omni Trio” was released in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movingshadow.com/catalogue/ASHADOW34D/ |title=ASHADOW34D |date=13 May 2012 |publisher=movingshadow.com |access-date=1 July 2023}}</ref>

In 2023, Moving Shadow expanded its list of the digital sales platforms servicing its catalogue from Apple's [[iTunes Store]] (since 2006) and [[Beatport]] (since 2008)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movingshadow.com/news/2023/moving-shadow-on-spotify/ |title=Moving Shadow now on Spotify |date=24 May 2023 |publisher=movingshadow.com |access-date=1 July 2023}}</ref> to include other download and streaming platforms of the day as well as its own [[YouTube]] channel. As of May 2023, the entire Moving Shadow back catalogue is accessible on Spotify. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://ra.co/news/79075 |title=
Seminal UK label Moving Shadow releases full back catalogue on Spotify |publisher=ra.co |access-date=1 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mixmag.net/read/iconic-uk-label-moving-shadow-releases-its-entire-catalogue-on-spotify-news |title=Moving Shadow adds entire catalogue to Spotify |publisher=mixmag.net |access-date=1 July 2023}}</ref>