Din Of Ecstasy Records

Din Of Ecstasy Records is an independent British record imprint associated primarily with the recording career of English singer-songwriter and guitarist Jinder. Publicly available reference material presents the label less as a large, multi-artist corporate operation than as a vehicle for issuing and managing Jinder's later solo catalogue. Its documented releases sit within the dark folk, country-influenced roots, singer-songwriter, and, later, synth-driven pop-rock traditions. The label's clearest early role was the release of Jinder's album Nine Cents from Benelux on 29 June 2009. The album followed Jinder's departure from the folk-pop group the Mercurymen and became his strongest-selling solo record up to that point. Din Of Ecstasy Records later issued Traditional Dark in February 2015, an album recorded to tape on which Jinder performed the vocals and most instruments, with Ryan Halsey supplying drums. This release reinforced the imprint's association with artist-led, independently produced work. In October 2015, Din Of Ecstasy undertook a substantial digital catalogue project. Jinder's back catalogue was reissued in deluxe editions, with remastering and more than fifty previously unheard bonus tracks distributed across the releases. The campaign also brought wider attention to Brother Flower: The Songs of Townes Van Zandt, described in the reference material as a previously unreleased or lost album. This was an important archival function for the label: rather than focusing only on new releases, it helped consolidate and re-present material from different stages of Jinder's career. The imprint subsequently released Jinder Presents...Kingsize Blackfoot in July 2017 and Traditional Dark: The Director's Cut digitally in March 2019. The latter was a remix and remaster of the 2015 album, demonstrating a continuing interest in revised editions and catalogue stewardship. Jinder's song "Keep Me in Your Heart" also gained significant external exposure when a re-recorded version appeared in the 2019 film Fisherman's Friends, although the film placement itself was not necessarily a label campaign. Din Of Ecstasy was also involved in the release of Almanac for the Failing Days, issued on 7 August 2020 during the COVID-19 crisis. The album was made with producer Pete Millson and drew on material previewed during Jinder's lockdown livestream performances. The available material does not establish the imprint's formal corporate ownership, staffing, headquarters, distribution agreements, financial performance, or complete roster beyond its association with Jinder. It is therefore best understood as a small independent recording imprint or artist-led label rather than as an internationally famous major-label brand. The label's documented identity is defined by direct control of Jinder releases, deluxe reissues, archival projects, and digitally distributed independent music.

Din Of Ecstasy Records is documented as an independent imprint connected chiefly with Jinder, an English singer-songwriter and guitarist whose work spans dark folk, country-influenced roots music, and pop-rock. The label's precise founding date, ownership structure, physical headquarters, and wider artist roster are not established in the available reference material. Its principal documented activity began with the release of Jinder's Nine Cents from Benelux on 29 June 2009. The album followed his period with the Mercurymen and was promoted through solo touring and radio activity. It became his best-selling solo album until the later success of Crumbs of Comfort, giving the imprint an important role in the development of Jinder's independent catalogue. The label returned prominently with Traditional Dark in February 2015. Jinder recorded the album to tape, performing the vocals and most instruments himself, while Ryan Halsey contributed drums. Later that year, Din Of Ecstasy carried out a major digital reissue programme covering Jinder's earlier work. The deluxe editions were digitally remastered and included more than fifty previously unheard bonus tracks. The project also surfaced Brother Flower: The Songs of Townes Van Zandt, described as a lost album, adding an archival dimension to the label's activity. In 2017, the imprint released Jinder Presents...Kingsize Blackfoot. In 2019, it issued Traditional Dark: The Director's Cut, a revised digital version created through remixing and remastering. These releases show that the label's work included both new recordings and refreshed presentations of existing material. Jinder's wider profile increased in 2019 when a new recording of "Keep Me in Your Heart" was used in the film Fisherman's Friends. The song's later visibility brought attention to the artist's catalogue, although the available sources do not specify the precise contractual or promotional role played by Din Of Ecstasy. The label's most clearly documented 2020 release was Almanac for the Failing Days, issued on 7 August. Produced with Pete Millson during the COVID-19 crisis, the album incorporated songs previewed in Jinder's lockdown livestreams and addressed the atmosphere of social and political dislocation at the time. Overall, Din Of Ecstasy Records appears to function as a focused artist-led imprint, emphasizing independent control, direct catalogue management, digital releases, deluxe editions, and archival preservation rather than operating as a broad commercial label group.

• 2020

  Almanac for the Failing Days

  [1]Jinder (musician)en.wikipedia.org

  Din Of Ecstasy released the album on 7 August during the COVID-19 period.

• 2019

  Traditional Dark: The Director's Cut

  [1]Jinder (musician)en.wikipedia.org

  A digitally remixed and remastered edition of Traditional Dark was released.

• 2017

  Jinder Presents...Kingsize Blackfoot

  [1]Jinder (musician)en.wikipedia.org

  The label published Jinder Presents...Kingsize Blackfoot on 17 July.

• 2015

  Traditional Dark issued

  [1]Jinder (musician)en.wikipedia.org

  The imprint released Jinder's tape-recorded album Traditional Dark.

• 2015

  Deluxe catalogue campaign

  [1]Jinder (musician)en.wikipedia.org

  Jinder's catalogue was digitally remastered and reissued in deluxe editions containing more than fifty previously unheard bonus tracks.

• 2009

  Release of Nine Cents from Benelux

  [1]Jinder (musician)en.wikipedia.org

  Din Of Ecstasy released Jinder's Nine Cents from Benelux on 29 June, establishing the imprint's documented association with his solo catalogue.

An independent, artist-centered imprint focused on Jinder's folk, roots, country-influenced, and later pop-rock catalogue, with particular emphasis on self-directed releases, digital distribution, remastering, and archival reissues.

• studio album · 2009

  Nine Cents from Benelux

  Released through Din of Ecstasy on 29 June 2009, this Jinder album followed his work with the Mercurymen and was supported by solo touring and radio appearances. It became his best-selling solo release up to that point.

• studio album · 2015

  Traditional Dark

  Released in February 2015, Traditional Dark was Jinder's first album recorded to tape. He performed the vocals and most instruments, with Ryan Halsey contributing drums.

• archival album · 2015

  Brother Flower: The Songs of Townes Van Zandt

  This previously unavailable or 'lost' album was highlighted during the 2015 deluxe digital reissue programme and consists of Jinder's interpretations of Townes Van Zandt material.

• studio album · 2017

  Jinder Presents...Kingsize Blackfoot

  Announced in late 2016 and published on 17 July 2017, the album was preceded by the single Brother Can You Spare a Dime.

• remix and remaster · 2019

  Traditional Dark: The Director's Cut

  This digital edition revisited the 2015 album through new mixing and remastering, extending the imprint's catalogue-preservation work.

• studio album · 2020

  Almanac for the Failing Days

  Released on 7 August 2020, this ten-song album was made with producer Pete Millson during the COVID-19 crisis and included material previewed in Jinder's lockdown livestreams.

• 2015Deluxe digital catalogue reissue campaign

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  Din Of Ecstasy digitally reissued Jinder's back catalogue in deluxe editions, remastering the recordings and adding more than fifty previously unheard bonus tracks. The campaign also brought forward the archival album Brother Flower: The Songs of Townes Van Zandt.

  Outcome. The campaign expanded and consolidated the accessible Jinder catalogue, although no campaign-level financial results are documented.

  Source

• 2019

  Issue Traditional Dark: The Director's CutGeneration change

  Background

  During early work on a later album, Jinder revisited the sound of Traditional Dark.

  Action taken

  Din Of Ecstasy released a digitally remixed and remastered version of the 2015 album.

  Aftermath

  The project extended the life of an existing release through a revised digital edition.

  Source

• 2015

  Prioritize deluxe digital catalogue editionsStrategy

  Background

  The imprint had an opportunity to make Jinder's earlier recordings and unreleased material more widely available.

  Action taken

  It digitally remastered and reissued the back catalogue in deluxe formats with more than fifty bonus tracks.

  Aftermath

  The release programme strengthened the archival and catalogue-management role of the imprint.

  Source

1. 1Jinder (musician)en.wikipedia.org