Caldo Verde Records is a San Francisco–based
indie rock
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and
folk
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record label founded by
Red House Painters
Red House Painters were an American rock band formed in Atlanta, Georgia in 1988, before relocating to San Francisco, California in 1989. Originally formed by singer-songwriter Mark Kozelek and drummer Anthony Koutsos, the pair were soon joine ...
and
Sun Kil Moon
Sun Kil Moon is an American folk rock act from San Francisco, California, founded in 2002. Initially a continuation of the defunct indie rock band Red House Painters, Sun Kil Moon is now the primary recording moniker of vocalist and guitarist M ...
frontman
Mark Kozelek in 2005. The label primarily features releases by Kozelek and Sun Kil Moon, but has also released albums by
Jesu,
Corrina Repp,
Retribution Gospel Choir
Retribution Gospel Choir is an indie rock band based in Duluth, Minnesota. Current members of the band include Alan Sparhawk (guitar, vocals, sampler) and Steve Garrington (bass), both of whom were also in the band Low (band), Low, and Actual ...
, and
Kath Bloom
Katherine Bloom is an American folk songwriter based in Litchfield, Connecticut.
Biography
The daughter of oboist Robert Bloom, Bloom grew up in New Haven, Connecticut, where she studied the cello as a child and started playing the guitar wh ...
. Photographer Nyree Watts is the commissioned artist for Caldo Verde, as almost all of the releases on the label feature her photography.
Roster
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Mark Kozelek
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Sun Kil Moon
Sun Kil Moon is an American folk rock act from San Francisco, California, founded in 2002. Initially a continuation of the defunct indie rock band Red House Painters, Sun Kil Moon is now the primary recording moniker of vocalist and guitarist M ...
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Jesu
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Corrina Repp (one album release)
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Retribution Gospel Choir
Retribution Gospel Choir is an indie rock band based in Duluth, Minnesota. Current members of the band include Alan Sparhawk (guitar, vocals, sampler) and Steve Garrington (bass), both of whom were also in the band Low (band), Low, and Actual ...
(one album release)
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Kath Bloom
Katherine Bloom is an American folk songwriter based in Litchfield, Connecticut.
Biography
The daughter of oboist Robert Bloom, Bloom grew up in New Haven, Connecticut, where she studied the cello as a child and started playing the guitar wh ...
(one album release)
*Desertshore (Phil Carney and Chris Connolly)
*Heirlooms of August (Jerry Vessel, former bassist for
Red House Painters
Red House Painters were an American rock band formed in Atlanta, Georgia in 1988, before relocating to San Francisco, California in 1989. Originally formed by singer-songwriter Mark Kozelek and drummer Anthony Koutsos, the pair were soon joine ...
)
Discography
* CV001: ''
Tiny Cities'', Sun Kil Moon (November 1, 2005)
* CV002: ''The Absent and the Distant'', Corrina Repp (September 19, 2006)
* CV003: ''
Little Drummer Boy Live'', Mark Kozelek (November 28, 2006)
* CV004: ''
Ghosts of the Great Highway
''Ghosts of the Great Highway'' is the debut studio album by San Francisco quartet Sun Kil Moon, led by Red House Painters' founder Mark Kozelek, who composed all of the lyrics and music on this album. The other members are Anthony Koutsos (form ...
'' (2CD reissue), Sun Kil Moon (February 6, 2007)
* CV005: ''
Retribution Gospel Choir
Retribution Gospel Choir is an indie rock band based in Duluth, Minnesota. Current members of the band include Alan Sparhawk (guitar, vocals, sampler) and Steve Garrington (bass), both of whom were also in the band Low (band), Low, and Actual ...
'', Retribution Gospel Choir (March 18, 2008)
* CV006: ''
April
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April is commonly associated with the season of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, where it is the ...
'', Sun Kil Moon (April 1, 2008)
* CV007: ''
Nights LP'' (and ''Nights of Passed Over'' book), Mark Kozelek (April 1, 2008) ''(back cover lists catalog number also as CV007)''
* CV007: ''
The Finally LP'', Mark Kozelek (December 9, 2008)
* CV008: ''
Lost Verses Live'', Mark Kozelek (May 12, 2009)
* CV009: ''
Opiate Sun'' EP, Jesu (October 27, 2009)
* CV010: ''Thin Thin Line'', Kath Bloom (February 9, 2010)
* CV011: ''
Admiral Fell Promises'', Sun Kil Moon (July 13, 2010)
* CV012: ''Drifting Your Majesty'', Desertshore (October 19, 2010)
* CV013: ''
Ascension'', Jesu (May 10, 2011)
* CV014: ''Forever the Moon'', Heirlooms of August (June 21, 2011)
Other releases
* CVPRO1: ''
7 Songs Belfast'' EP, Mark Kozelek (free CD given away with purchases from Caldo Verde's website) (July 1, 2008)
* VFR-2008-2 (Caldo Verde/
Vinyl Films
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): ''
Tonight the Sky'' EP, Sun Kil Moon (January 6, 2009) (vinyl-only release)
* CVPRO2: ''
Find Me, Ruben Olivares: Live in Spain'', Mark Kozelek (free CD given away with purchases from Caldo Verde's website) (April 1, 2009)
* VFR-2009-1: ''The Finally LP'' double vinyl release, Mark Kozelek (December 2009)
* VFR 2009-2: ''Lost Verses Live'' double vinyl release, Mark Kozelek (December 2009)
* CVPRO3: ''
I'll Be There'' EP, Sun Kil Moon (limited edition EP included with ''Admiral Fell Promises'' purchased made through Caldo Verde's website) (July 13, 2010)
* CVPRO4: ''Live at Union Chapel & Södra Teatern'', Mark Kozelek (free CD given away with purchases from Caldo Verde's website) (March 1, 2011)
See also
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List of record labels
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