Abandon Ship Records (http://abandonshiprecords.com) was started in 2007 as an effort to produce quality music in quality packaging. We hope to further this in the coming years with more vinyl releases. The label has released records by:
_+_ Eskimo King
_+_ Steve Gunn
_+_ Human Adult Band
_+_ Slasher Risk
_+_ Predator Vision
_+_ and more…
Amish Records (http://www.amishrecords.com) For fifteen-years Amish has released minimalist drone, downtown Gods/Fugs-inspired freak-outs, country-inflected rock, and the sounds of the both the neu-British-Folk revival and the Canterbury Renaissance. We are pleased to introduce our Required Wreckers LP Series. Here’s a list of past and future burners:
_+_ Oakley Hall
_+_ Mike Wexler
_+_ Metabolismus
_+_ Theo Angell
_+_ Son of Earth
_+_ and more…
AnarchyMoon Recordings (http://anarchymoon.com) – anokmoon is noise love for you. Artists include:
_+_ Blue Sabbath Black Cheer
_+_ Justice Yeldham and the Dynamic Ribbon Device
_+_ Kenji Siratori
_+_ Smegma
_+_ Redglaer
_+_ and more…
Anathema Sound (http://anathemasound.blogspot.com) is a Brooklyn/Atlanta-based cassette label focused on drone, noise, and experimental/psychedelic sounds. All releases presented with a consistent, unique aesthetic and original artwork. Releases and distro by:
_+_ Bones of Seabirds
_+_ Husere Grav
_+_ The North Sea
_+_ Sean McCann
_+_ Meditations
_+_ and more…
Arbitrary Signs is a NY based label run by Pete Nolan of Magik Markers. The label has released records by:
_+_ Magik Markers
_+_ GHQ
_+_ and more…
Baked Tapes (http://www.bakedtapes.com) Making the world a bit hazier one tape saturated morsel at a time, Baked started in Fall 2007 as a testament to the sounds of a new New York. The label has released tapes by:
_+_ Noveller
_+_ Slasher Risk
_+_ Nonhorse
_+_ Telecult Powers / Bob Bellerue
_+_ TwistyCat
_+_ and more…
Cryptic Carousel (http://www.crypticcarousel.com) has put out its 24th release with much more on the way. The format is generally cassette tape and the sounds range from lo fi vocal experiments and ambient soundscapes to pop music and harsh electronics. Artists include:
_+_ Crank Sturgeon
_+_ Towering Heroic Dudes
_+_ Joey Chainsaw
_+_ Miami Beach
_+_ Fluorescent Vibes
_+_ and more…
Damage Rituals Cassettes (http://www.damagerituals.com) releases cassette tapes of brutal, complex, weird, aggressive and/or deep music in the metal, punk, and rock genres. 5 bands on the label:
_+_ Vaz
_+_ White Mice
_+_ Dysrhythmia
_+_ Zs
_+_ Ocrilim
_+_ and more…
Death by Audio (http://deathbyaudiorecords.com) is a collective of friends centered around the guitar pedal factory/independent rock venue by the same name in Brooklyn, NY.
_+_ Sisters
_+_ Grooms
_+_ JEFF the Brotherhood
_+_ Coin Under Tongue
_+_ Seawhores
_+_ and more…
Digital Cassette Records (http://www.myspace.com/digitalcassette)is a Brooklyn based label of experimental music from (and often combining) various genres/styles–from folk to techno to noise, low-fi to high. Bands on the label:
_+_ Digital Cassette
_+_ Thank You Squid
_+_ David Eisenhauer
_+_ Clel Howard
_+_ Island of Man
_+_ and more…
Dœs Are (http://www.myspace.com/doesare)releases spread heavy boogieness & hard pop jams from NYC and Florida throughout the world, where they ought to be. Artists include:
_+_ Tonstartssbandht
_+_ NASA
_+_ Cool World
_+_ Superbud
_+_ Blank Check feat. Juice
_+_ and more…
ESP Disk’ (http://espdisk.com) “You have never heard such sounds in you life” … ESP-DISK’ opened for business in New York City in 1966 on the 12th floor of 156 5th Avenue. During its first 18 months, 45 albums were recorded and released. The label was the first label to release records by:
_+_ Albert Ayler
_+_ Pharaoh Sanders
_+_ Sun Ra
_+_ Marion Brown
_+_ Sunny Murray
_+_ and more…
Esto Perpetua Records (http://www.estoperpetuarecords.com) is a small label/distro based in NY, NJ, and PA and specializing in black metal, noise, and visual art. We are the home of a number of bands like T.O.M.B. and Black Albatross and visual artists like A. Flesher (prints) and Ux. M. (film). We are also instrumental in setting up performances in the area. EP records also serves as a distro for extreme metal acts from Pakistan/India. Artists include:
_+_ T.O.M.B.: Black Noise/ Industrial/ Black metal artist from PA
_+_ Panther Modern:Noise – black, cosmic, celestial
_+_ Black Albatross:Black metal/noise/ambient/Doom
_+_ Amorte: noise from Poland
_+_ Tenebrious: Black Noise
_+_ and more…
Fingered Media (http://www.fingeredmedia.com) was formed at the beginning of 2006 to produce the video magazine, Fingered Dvdzine, to assist and collaborate with artists and musicians on video projects, and to help create and foster a positive, progressive, and community-based culture. FM is also the official videographer for the NY EYE & EAR FESTIVAL.
_+_ Excepter
_+_ Indian Jewelry
_+_ Telepathe
_+_ Psychic Ills
_+_ Health
_+_ and more…
Heat Retention Records (http://www.heatretentionrecords.com) Based out of Brooklyn, since 2003 Heat Retention Records has 28 releases on vinyl, cassette, CD and CDR, from artists/bands from the throughout the US, UK and Greece. Artists include:
_+_ George Steeltoe Ensemble
_+_ Reverse Mouth
_+_ Walter Carson
_+_ Temperatures
_+_ Michael Thomas Jackson
_+_ and more…
Hospital Productions (http://www.hospitalproductions.com) is a NY based label run by Dominick Fernow of Prurient.
_+_ Yellow Tears
_+_ Cold Cave
_+_ Wolf Eyes
_+_ Malkuth
_+_ Prurient
_+_ and literally hundreds more…
Impose Records (http://impose-records.com) is Trendy As Fuck.
_+_ Team Robespierre
_+_ Fiasco
_+_ Bears
_+_ Sadaharu
_+_ and more…
Infinite Limbs (http://infinitelimbs.wordpress.com) is a NY based label run by Greg Fox.
_+_ GDFX
_+_ Teeth Mountain
_+_ Liturgy
_+_ and more…
The Journal of Popular Noise (http://www.popularnoise.net) is a semi-annual audio magazine inspired by the traditions of pop music, printed periodicals, and the delight of a finely crafted artifact. Produced in limited editions of hand-folded, letter-press printed copies, the JPN seeks to elevate the experience of listening to recorded sounds. Artists include:
_+_ Andrew W.K.
_+_ Felt Letters (Ian Svenonius/Brendan Canty)
_+_ Past Lives
_+_ Climax Golden Twins
_+_ Truckasauras
_+_ and more…
Little Fury Things (http://www.littlefurythings.net) is a Brooklyn-based label intent on making painfully eclectic musc seem commonplace and purposeful and not sucky. The label has released records by:
_+_ Christian Science Minotaur
_+_ Realax
_+_ Universal Studios Florida
_+_ Color Rabbit
_+_ Sperm Whales
_+_ and more…
Matador Records (http://matadorrecords.com) – Throughout the label’s history, Matador has been a champion of artistic freedom, diversity and innovation. The label’s catalog and release schedule reflect the tastes of the company’s owners, Lombardi and Cosloy, and their longstanding commitment to sharing the music they love with as many others as possible.
_+_ Sonic Youth
_+_ Jay Reatard
_+_ Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks
_+_ Kurt Vile
_+_ Times New Viking
_+_ and more…
Misc Music () is an independent record company dedicated to recording and producing high quality records and compact discs by artists who may otherwise have no outlet for their music. The label has released records by:
_+_ Aliens
_+_ Danny & the Nightmares
_+_ DJ High Priest
_+_ Jad Fair
_+_ Arklight
_+_ and more…
Missing Fingers (http://missingfingerrecords.com) is a Brooklyn based label established in 2007 dedicated to releasing new and creative music in the genres of punk, rock and metal on vinyl. cassette, and cd-r. Releases and distro by:
_+_ TRICLOPS!
_+_ The Pity Party
_+_ Judo Rodriguez
_+_ The Lungs
_+_ Bloody Panda
_+_ and more…
NO-CORE (http://www.no-core.net) – a podcast, music blog, and record distro for no-wave, noise, noise-rock, experimental, and other weird/noisy sounds. Distro-ing and/or released stuff by:
_+_Mincemeat or Tenspeed
_+_ Unicorn Hard-On
_+_ Taiwan Deth
_+_ Narwhalz
_+_ Radio Shock
_+_ and more…
Noiseville (http://www.noiseville.com) has been a corporate free independent label for 20 years. We release records (and some cd’s) by unique artists, and do not pander to trends that eventually crash into the rocks and die. Artists include:
_+_ Merzbow
_+_ Wicked King Wicker
_+_ Skullflower
_+_ Chrome
_+_ Unholy Swill
_+_ and more…
Obsolete Units (http://www.myspace.com/obsoleteunits) launched in 2006 for the purpose of documenting all sorts of sonics from the fringes, from noise to drone to weirdo-improv to everything else in between. The label has released records by:
_+_ Slasher Risk
_+_ Totally Dad
_+_ Telecult Powers
_+_ Millions
_+_ Hells Hills
_+_ and more…
Opposite Records (http://www.oppositerecords.com) exists because we love these sounds. We’re always ready to hear something great for the first time. That’s our idea of fun. Stamp out short attention spans. The label has released records by:
_+_ Junko/Urabe/Henritzi
_+_ Ken Timber
_+_ hs52bis
_+_ Death’s Head Quartet
_+_ KK Null
_+_ and more…
Our Mouth Records (http://ourmouthrecords.com) is a NY based label run by Mouthus. The label has released records by:
_+_ Family Underground
_+_ Eskimo King
_+_ Afternoon Penis
_+_ Mouthus
_+_ Chaw Mank
_+_ and more…
Pendu Sound Recordings (http://www.pendusound.com) is a nonprofit independent recording label out of Brooklyn, NY run by Todd Brooks of chaos*CM*majik, Ghost Moth, and Abuse Report. An imprint of the arts and culture organization known as Pendu Org. The label has released records by:
_+_ Atelecine (Sasha Grey Duo)
_+_ Gang Wizard
_+_ Ghost Moth
_+_ Talibam!
_+_ Kristin Calvarese
_+_ and more…
Speed Tapes (http://www.myspace.com/speedtapes) is a Brooklyn-based label intent on making tons of money selling cassette tapes. Genre? Fried. Artists held hostage by contracts with lots of tiny print include:
_+_ Buckets of Bile
_+_ Soloing Over Alanis Morissette
_+_ Patriotic Window Klings
_+_ Paid in Puke
_+_ Puking Pearls
_+_ and more…
Tesco USA (http://www.tesco-distro.com), the American distribution wing and sister label of TESCO GERMANY, was founded in 2001 and specializes in industrial, noise, power electronics, dark ambient, neofolk, experimental and other “musics that hurt.” We distribute releases and book shows for:
_+_ Blood Axis
_+_ Changes
_+_ Cult of Youth
_+_ David E. Williams
_+_ The Lindbergh Baby
_+_ and more…
Wierd Records (http://www.wierdrecords.com) is the home of the Post-Wave record label Wierd Records in New York City as well as the weekly nightclub WIERD held every Wednesday @ Home Sweet Home, NYC.
_+_ Blacklist
_+_ Martial Canterel
_+_ Led Er Est
_+_ Sleep Museum
_+_ Epee Du Bois
_+_ and more…
