Anti-Creative Records was an

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in southern California. The label's releases consist primarily of

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and

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bands from across the United States. The label was founded in November 2004. The label has released material from such notable bands as

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and Ghost Mice.

Business practices

Anti-Creative follows the DIY (do-it-yourself) punk ethic. The label likes to expand on this concept by saying they also consider themselves a "do-it-together" independent record label, stressing the importance of community and cooperation (as opposed to competition). To help promote cooperation and

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, the label works closely with other labels with similar ideology as opposed to competing with them. In this way, they support small labels and encourage others to do so as well. The label is also intent on keeping music cheap and affordable ($5.00

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or less for typical releases).

List of Bands

* Captain Chaos *

*Ghost Mice * imadethismistake *

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*One Reason * Operation: Cliff Clavin *Pretty Hot *Saw Wheel

Discography

*ACR001 - One Reason/Defiance Ohio - ''Split'' 7" - Released November 15, 2004 *ACR002 - Pretty Hot/Ghost Mice - ''Split'' CD - Released June 1, 2005 *ACR003 - Captain Chaos - ''The Fool'' CD - Released March 12, 2007 *ACR004 - imadethismistake - ''It's Okay'' 12" - Released August 1, 2008 *ACR005 - Saw Wheel 7" - Released January 20, 2010 Anti-Creative Records also participated in the community-release of the Operation: Cliff Clavin/The Max Levine Ensemble split 7" that was released in 2005. The label has since sold out of their copies (other labels may still have available copies). For a number of years, the label indicated they would be releasing an album by Rio de la Muerte, which was later cancelled.

External links

Official Website
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Business practices

List of Bands

Discography

See also

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