Spirit Level is a music label established by Wally de Backer (solo project Gotye, and drummer in The Basics) and Tim Shiel (musician and Double J radio broadcaster) in 2014, based in Melbourne, Australia.[1][2]
Spirit Level operates out of the converted Metropolitan Meat Market in North Melbourne.[3]
The impetus for starting Spirit Level was the realisation that one of their favourite American artists, Zammuto, was not able to get an Australian release for their new album "Anchor".[3] They discovered Zammuto when they opened for some of Gotye's international shows.[2][4] Spirit Level supported the launch of the album in Australia, signing a distribution deal with Inertia and presenting an Australian tour for the artist.[3][4]
Although the label includes artists from outside Australia, the majority are Australian artists.[5] Spirit Level artists include Braille Face, Happy Axe, Kcin, and Hemm.[5]
In 2019, Spirit Level was nominated by the Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) as one of the top 5 independent record labels in Australia.[1]
