Ecstatic Peace! is a
record label based in
Easthampton,
Massachusetts, founded in
1981
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by American musician
Thurston Moore of
Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth was an American rock band based in New York City, formed in 1981. Founding members Thurston Moore (guitar, vocals), Kim Gordon (bass, vocals, guitar) and Lee Ranaldo (guitar, vocals) remained together for the entire history of the b ...
. The label name is borrowed from a line in
Tom Wolfe's 1968 nonfiction novel ''
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test''.
The label's releases are eclectic and often experimental or avant-garde. The premiere release was a split cassette featuring spoken word performances from
Michael Gira of
Swans and
Lydia Lunch.
Ecstatic Peace! has released more than 200 LPs, cassettes, 7"s, and CDs, of both highly established and fledgling artists, including
Hush Arbors,
be your own PET,
Awesome Color
Awesome Color was a musical trio formed in Brooklyn in 2004. They disbanded in 2010.
History
The band was formed by Michigan natives Michael Troutman (aka Michael Awesome), Allison Busch (aka Allison Awesome), and Derek Stanton (aka Derek Awesome ...
,
Black Helicopter,
Free Kitten
Free Kitten is an American alternative rock band formed by Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon and Pussy Galore's Julia Cafritz. Originally performing as Kitten, they changed their name after receiving threats of legal action by a heavy metal singer perfor ...
,
Arthur Doyle,
Dredd Foole,
No-Neck Blues Band,
Nels Cline,
Notekillers,
Magik Markers,
Tall Firs,
Pagoda,
My Cat Is An Alien,
Monotract
Monotract is a three-piece experimental music group based in Brooklyn, New York but originated in Miami, Florida. The group consists of Nancy Garcia, Carlos Giffoni and Roger Rimada. Alberto Laburu recently joined the group in 2008.
Early yea ...
,
Sunburned Hand of the Man,
Violent Soho, and many more.
In February 2006, Moore signed a deal with
Universal to distribute the label's albums.
The label's website was hacked at some point during the latter half of 2012. Since 2015, the site's lone page says "Thanks for checking in. Have a good day." As of 2022, this was its last update.
Ecstatic Peace! has released three records since 2014, all of which are Thurston Moore recordings.
See also
*
List of record labels
*
Ecstatic Peace Library
Ecstatic Peace Library is a British publishing company founded by Thurston Moore and visual book editor Eva Prinz in 2010. The name is derived from Ecstatic Peace!, a music label run by Thurston Moore. The company publishes mainly poetry, but also ...
References
A perfect partner: An interview with Ecstatic Peace’s Andrew KesinSaucer Like interview
External links
Official site
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American record labels
Record labels established in 1981
Alternative rock record labels
Record labels based in Massachusetts
1981 establishments in Massachusetts
Indie rock record labels