Ductape Records is a

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-based

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that was spawned from a magazine of the same name in

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. The label's website was updated in 2007, stating that it was "on hiatus indefinitely, but some catalogue items are still available". Previously, it had not been updated since

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. It is unclear whether or not it still exists as a functioning company, as the label was always known for its sporadic release schedule. Founder

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also hosted an online radio show under the name Ductape. Some of the bands on the label have gone on to greater prominence, including

The Meligrove Band The Meligrove Band is a Canadian indie rock band, based in Toronto, and consisting of Jason Nunes on vocals, guitar and piano, Darcy Rego on vocals and drums, Brian O'Reilly on guitar and synthesizer, and Michael Small on bass guitar. History ...

and The Carnations, from which

Thomas D'Arcy Thomas D'Arcy is a Canadian singer and songwriter born in Guernsey, Channel Islands. D'Arcy's family immigrated to Toronto, Ontario in 1981. He has been a member of indie rock bands The Carnations, All Systems Go!, Small Sins, Another Blue Do ...

would later form

Small Sins Small Sins, formerly The Ladies and Gentlemen, is the Toronto-based indie rock act of Thomas D'Arcy. The project's studio recordings are mainly created by D'Arcy with the aid of synthesizers, and then performed on stage by the full band. History ...

Full Discography

* DV-SG7-1 -

Marilyn's Vitamins Marilyn's Vitamins were a Canadian punk rock band formed in 1995 from Orangeville, Ontario, Canada, playing their last show December 28, 1999 in Toronto, Ontario. In those near-five years they released two albums on Raw Energy and 7"s on Ductap ...

- ''Squeegee Girl'' (7", February 1997) * DCD-000-2 - Eww... You're a Girl & Girls Suck! - ''Somethin' for the Ladies'' (CD, July 1998) * DCD-001-2 - Various Artists - ''Music to Fall Asleep By'' (2xCD, February 1999) * DCD-002-2 - The Stiffs - ''Forever in a Day'' (CD, June 1999) * DCD-003-2 - Various Artists - ''Spilled Milk'' (CD, November 1999) * DCD-004-2 -

Noah's Arkweld Noah Mintz (born September 1970) is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist and mastering engineer. Mintz founded the band hHead with Brendan Canning in the 1990s. He released solo material under the name Noah's Arkweld following the breakup ...

- ''Fun!'' (CD, originally on

Squirtgun Records Squirtgun Records was an independent record label founded by Lee Maslin in 1994 specializing largely in releases by Canadian rock bands. Artists who have worked with the label include Shortfall, hHead, Scratching Post, Treble Charger, Radioblast ...

) * DCD-005-2 -

- ''Stars & Guitars'' (CD, April 2000) * DCD-006-2 - Dead Letter Dept. - ''Dead Letter Dept.'' (CD, August 2001) * DCD-007-2 - The Carnations - ''The Carnations'' (CD, December 2001) * DCD-008-2 -

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- ''When Weeks were Weekends'' (CD, January 2002) * DCD-009-2 -

- ''Let it Grow'' (CD, October 2002, co-released with

Endearing Records Endearing Records is a Canadian independent record label established in 1994, now based in Vancouver, British Columbia, originally based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Endearing Records has released many albums by Canadian indie artists since the ...

) * DCD-010-2 - The Carnations - ''In Good Time'' (CD, September 2003)

Distribution

Ductape is distributed by

Sonic Unyon Distribution Sonic Unyon is an independent record label based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The label has put out releases by bands including Tristan Psionic, Sianspheric, Shallow North Dakota, Eric's Trip, Hayden, Chore, Frank Black and the Catholics, A ...

and

Universal Music Canada Universal Music Group (UMG) owns, or has a joint share in, many of the record labels listed here. According to the UMG official website, the main labels are Abbey Road Studios, Capitol Music Group, Decca Records, Def Jam Recordings, Deutsche Gra ...

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