independent record label
An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small and medium-sized enterprise, small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels ...
founded in 1996 in
Montreal
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, Quebec, Canada. The label was founded by Sean O'Hara and Gary Worsley.
The label released material from prominent
noise
Noise is sound, chiefly unwanted, unintentional, or harmful sound considered unpleasant, loud, or disruptive to mental or hearing faculties. From a physics standpoint, there is no distinction between noise and desired sound, as both are vibrat ...
artists such as
Merzbow
is a Japanese noise project started in 1979 by Masami Akita, best known for a style of harsh noise music. Since 1980, Akita has released over 500 recordings and collaborated with numerous artists.
The name Merzbow comes from the German dada a ...
,
Think About Life
Think About Life is an indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, formed in 2005.
Biography
The group was founded by drummer Matt Shane and keyboardist Graham Van Pelt.Dunlevy, T'Cha. "Feckless abandon", '' The Gazette'', 2006-06-08, p. D3. ...
,
Aube
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,
Keiji Haino
Keiji Haino ( ''Haino Keiji''; born May 3, 1952) is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter whose work has included rock, free improvisation, noise music, percussion, psychedelic music, minimalism and drone music. He has been active since th ...
,
Masonna
, better known by his stage name Masonna, is a Japanese noise musician. He was born on November 16, 1966, in Miyazu, Kyoto, Japan.
was started in 1987 in Osaka as Maso Yamazaki's noise project. The name is a combination of the Japanese words ...
Bastard Noise
Bastard Noise is an American noise band founded in 1991 by musicians Eric Wood, Henry Barnes, and W. T. Nelson. The project started as a type of sister band
to the trio's previous group Man Is The Bastard. While Man Is the Bastard broke-up in ...
, and
Daniel Menche
Daniel Menche (born December 4, 1969) is an American experimental musician and multidisciplinary artist from Portland, Oregon. Since 1989 he has recorded many albums that are categorized as electro-acoustic, noise music, dark ambient music, abst ...
, as well as
electronic
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* ''Electronics'' (magazine), a defunct American trade journal
*Electronic storage, the storage of data using an electronic device
*Electronic c ...
artists such as
Tim Hecker
Tim Hecker is a Canadian electronic musician, producer, composer, and sound artist. His work, spanning albums such as '' Harmony in Ultraviolet'' (2006), '' Ravedeath, 1972'' (2011) and '' Virgins'' (2013), has been widely critically acclaimed. ...
,
Lesbians on Ecstasy
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Lesbians on Ecstasy is a Canadian electronic band formed in 2003 in Montreal, Quebec.
The band toured across Canada and the U.S. with Le Tigre before the release of their first recording. The first album, the self-titled '' Lesbians on ...
,
Les Georges Leningrad
Les Georges Leningrad were a Canadian experimental rock and punk rock group based in Montreal, Quebec.
Les Georges Leningrad were known for their extravagant stage costumes, including masks in particular.Books on Tape. Alien8 also is known for releasing the 2003 debut of indie-pop band
The Unicorns
The Unicorns were a Canadian rock band formed in the year 2000 by Nicholas Thorburn (Nick Diamonds) of British Columbia and Alden Penner (Alden Ginger) of Quebec. J'aime Tambeur joined in December 2003. The band announced their split in late ...
. It also had two sub-labels, Fancy Recordings and Substractif, which released music from 2001 to 2004.
In 2018, Worsley bought Montreal's famed record store Cheap Thrills, where he had been working since 1998.
Alien8 has not released any music since 2011. The last post on its website is dated December 2012. The website went offline in 2022.
Discography
See also
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List of record labels
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