13

As it hits its 13th year, shifting out of childhood into awkward teenageyears,the Diagonal label releases a multi-faceted family portrait more than three years in the making, comprising a compilation of new and unreleased tracks from across its roster, with some of its most influential collaborators brought along to the party across a 4x12" collection. The set is bound together by 4 x elastic, coloured "H" bands and is designed by Guy Featherstone, Diagonal's chief design tour de force.

DIAG050 / "13" marks a milestone in the label's history, even as the releases have racked up past it."Our catalogue numbers are up to 70 now, which goes to show how much we've been delayed, by having families, by bereavement, by huge life events, but we always kept DIAG050 reserved to do something really special," says Powell, the label's founder.

The artists included represent a cross section of the label's multigenerational family, from father figures like Regis, who originally inspired Powell to launch the label, Russell Haswell, Autechre, Jim O' Rourke, Wolfgang Tillmans and SOTE to newer additions to the roster in the shape of Kae Tempest and Dale Cornish.