[2] He became acquainted with musicians from the British big band Loose Tubes and with Iain Ballamy and Billy Jenkins.
[3] Weindling began organising concerts for London musicians and found that CDs were essential to generate publicity.
[4] In 1994,[2] Motivated by this and by the difficulty of releasing the music that he was interested in, Weindling started the label and named it after the Biblical tower.
[3] "Most releases are joint ventures with musicians licensing their recordings to Babel and after-cost profits [are] shared.
[3] Held on the Tips of Fingers by Polar Bear and Knee-Deep in the North Sea by Portico Quartet were nominated for the Mercury Prize.