Meditation
Music written to be sat inside rather than skimmed. Long forms, slow harmonic motion, space between the lines.
The label
An artist-owned world-music company
Founded in 2007 as a one-artist world-music company and record label, Tarith Cote is owned by symphonic Celtic world vocalist and composer Jillian LaDage.
As an artist-owned company, we see our work in the world as being a facilitator of four tenets: meditation, healing, transmutation and change.
What the name carries
Inherent in our vision, the name Tarith Cote is a pairing of an alchemical principle and an ancient symbol. Tarith — Mercury, the agent that turns the ordinary into gold. Cote — the old sense of passing through to that which lies beyond. Put together, they describe what a record is supposed to do to the person listening to it.
We believe an integral part of this business of music is to connect and contribute to like-minded individuals, companies and organisations, while standing on the principles of balance and integrity. While seeking to be informed on new teachings embodying our four tenets, our business practices and our music models, we do so while keeping in mind what is the best way to reach you, and to continue to be a part of your lives as you are a part of ours.
Four tenets
How we choose what to release
Healing
Sound used deliberately: modal drones, breath-led phrasing and tempos that settle a nervous system rather than push it.
Transmutation
The alchemical tenet. Traditional material is not preserved under glass — it is changed, and the change is the point.
Change
Releases that leave the listener somewhere other than where they started, and a business run on terms the artist set.
Distribution & partners
Where the records travel
Tarith Cote has European distribution via the French folk and world-beat label Prikosnovenie, the house that has carried ethereal and neo-medieval artists across the continent for three decades.
The company is located in Moorhead, Minnesota and is a partner of The Arts Partnership, The Minnesota Music Coalition, The Minnesota Association of Songwriters and BMI.
Working with the label
- Sync, film and broadcast licensing for the full catalogue — one point of contact, master and publishing in the same place.
- Physical and digital distribution enquiries for territories not already covered.
- Radio servicing, press kits, high-resolution artwork and liner-note PDFs on request.