'' Fat Music ''is a series of eight

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s published by Fat Wreck Chords since 1994. The albums include artists from the label's roster, focusing on then-current and upcoming releases and often including previously unreleased material. In total the series includes 127 songs contributed by 49 different artists, focusing stylistically on

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and various subgenres such as

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, ska punk,

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, and street punk. The ''Fat Music'' series tapered off after its sixth installment as the label moved from

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s toward digital downloads for its samplers instead. Subsequent physical compilation albums released by Fat Wreck Chords were themed around social and political causes, including the benefit albums '' Liberation'' (2003) and '' Protect'' (2005), and the two volumes of '' Rock Against Bush'' released preceding the

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. In 2010 the ''Fat Music'' series was revived with the release of a seventh volume, '' Harder, Fatter + Louder!''

Discography

* '' Fat Music for Fat People'' (1994) * ''Survival of the Fattest'' (1996) * ''Physical Fatness'' (1997) * ''Life in the Fat Lane'' (1999) * ''Live Fat, Die Young'' (2001) * ''Uncontrollable Fatulence'' (2002) * '' Harder, Fatter + Louder!'' (2010) * '' Going Nowhere Fat'' (2015) * '' Mild in the Streets: Fat Music Unplugged'' (2016)

Artists

A total of 49 artists have contributed songs to the ''Fat Music'' compilation series. Good Riddance, No Use for a Name,

NOFX NOFX () was an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983. Bassist/lead vocalist Fat Mike, rhythm guitarist Eric Melvin and drummer Erik Sandin were original founding and longest-serving members of the band, who have appeared on every ...

, and Strung Out are the only acts to have appeared on all seven volumes.

Lagwagon Lagwagon is an American punk rock band originally from Goleta, California, just outside Santa Barbara, California, Santa Barbara. They formed in 1989, went on hiatus in 2000, and reunited several times over the years. Their name comes from the ba ...

have appeared on six installments and have contributed the most tracks to the series, with a total of eight songs. Contributing artists included: * 88 Fingers Louie *

Against Me! Against Me! is an American punk rock band, formed in 1997 in Naples, Florida, by singer and guitarist Laura Jane Grace. That same year, Grace moved to Gainesville, Florida, which is considered the band's hometown. Since 2001, the band's lineup ...

* American Steel *

Anti-Flag Anti-Flag was an American punk rock band formed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1988. The band was known for its left-wing politics, left-wing political activism. For the majority of the band's career, their members included Justin Sane (voc ...

* The Ataris * Avail * Banner Pilot *

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* Chixdiggit! * Cobra Skulls * Consumed * Dead to Me * The Dickies *Diesel Boy * Dillinger Four * Fabulous Disaster * Face to Face *

The Flatliners The Flatliners are a Canadian punk rock band from Richmond Hill, Ontario. Since their formation in 2002, the band has been a growing influence in the Toronto punk/ska movement, with consistently well-received albums and live shows. History ...

* Frenzal Rhomb *Goober Patrol * Good Riddance * Guns 'N' Wankers * Hi-Standard *

The Lawrence Arms The Lawrence Arms are an American punk rock band from Chicago, formed in 1999. They have released seven full-length albums and toured extensively. Band history Pre-history Prior to forming the Lawrence Arms, the three band members were active ...

* Less Than Jake *

Mad Caddies The Mad Caddies (or the Caddies) is an American ska punk band from Solvang, California. The band formed in 1995 and has released seven full-length albums, one live album, and two EPs. The Mad Caddies sound has influences from broad ranging g ...

* Me First and the Gimme Gimmes *

* None More Black * No Use for a Name * Old Man Markley * Pour Habit * Propagandhi * Rancid * The Real McKenzies *

Rise Against Rise Against is an American punk rock band from Chicago, formed in 1999. The group's current line-up comprises vocalist/rhythm guitarist Tim McIlrath, lead guitarist Zach Blair, bassist Joe Principe and drummer Brandon Barnes. Rise Against's mu ...

* Screeching Weasel * Screw 32 * Sick of It All *

Tony Sly Anthony James Sly (November 4, 1970 – July 31, 2012) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the front man of the punk rock band No Use for a Name. In his later years he also gained attention for his acoustic mu ...

* Smoke or Fire * Snuff * Strung Out *

Swingin' Utters Swingin' Utters (often typeset as $wingin' Utter$, and originally called Johnny Peebucks and the Swingin' Utters) is a Californian punk rock band that formed in the late 1980s.Bush, JohnSwingin' Utters Biography, Allmusic, retrieved September 30 ...

* Teenage Bottlerocket * Tilt * Wizo * Zero Down

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