Ribcage is our homegrown record label management tool, that operates as a plugin for Wordpress. It allows us to manage our artists, their releases and the downloads these entail. Everything you see on this site is run using Ribcage.

We are currently gearing up to release version 1.0 under the GPL. Anyone who can install Wordpress and a Wordpress plugin can pretty much make their own record label that runs along similar lines to Records On Ribs. We hope this will democratise music production and distribution to a previously unprecedented extent.

At Records On Ribs we believe in open source development and processes. Our open development repositories are hosted on github and use the git version control system. We attempt to use open source software as much as possible the the creation and maintenance of this site.

We have also made additions to the code base of the Wordpress plugin Events Manager to accommodate our use. Our additions to the code are  hosted at github.

Features

  • Management of artists, releases, reviews associated with those releases and press cuttings associated with artists. Upload artwork easily via your browser and have it resized.
  • Supports uploads of MP3, Ogg Vorbis and FLAC files for releases – checks tags are correct and zips into release packages.
  • Artists can list their upcoming gigs and other events.
  • RSS feeds for individual artists’ releases and releases for the label as a whole.
  • Press areas for hosting one sheets and high quality artwork.
  • Widgets for recent and forthcoming releases.
  • Integration with Paypal for donations and purchases of physical versions of the releases.
  • Every element of the plugin is themable to integrate seamlessly with your Wordpress theme.
  • Flash MP3 player as well as releases and individual tracks streamable as M3U and XSPF.
  • Tracks downloads of releases and provides detailed statistics.
  • Integrates with an external Bittorrent tracker (for example LegalTorrents).
  • Interfaces with the Musicbrainz database to ensure data is consistently accurate throughout the internet, including on Last.fm
  • Microformats throughout – hAudio, hReview, hProduct, hCalendar.
  • Loads of other highly advanced functions.

You can also contact us if you are interested in learning more about Ribcage, or message us over at Github.