One victim of the London riots was PIAS Music Distribution who had a lot of their stock in a warehouse in Eltham which burnt down. Lost in the blaze were releases from such labels as Soul Jazz Records, Fabric, Poker Flat, FourTwenty, and many many more. Blissblog have pointed to suggestions of how to help out these fledgling labels linking to a Quietus Feature on recommended purchases. I'll second them and say buy these:
Various: Invasion of the Mysteron Killer Sounds (SJR) - praised here.
GAS: Nah Und Fern (Kompakt) - absolutely essential classical-ambient-techno collection reviewed for RA here.
Robert Hood: Fabric 39 (Fabric) - Fast and furious Detroit techno.
Various: Forward to the Past (Poker Flat) - cheeky collection of retro Chicago-esque house.
And while it won't help Pias it's a fine time to dig this out:
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