Go Down Records is an

independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small and medium-sized enterprise, small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels ...

based in Treviso, Italy. It was founded by Leonardo Cola and Max Ear (drummer of the rock bands OJM and Ananda Mida) in 2003 and the headquarters were in

Savignano sul Rubicone Savignano sul Rubicone () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Forlì-Cesena in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about southeast of Forlì. The comune takes its name from the Rubicon, famous ...

up to 2019.

History

Go Down Records started in 2003. The first release was ''Play at High Level'' by Italian hard-rock band Small Jackets in 2004, followed by ''The Light Album'' by Italian stoner band OJM. Then the

record label "Big Three" music labels A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of Sound recording and reproduction, music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a Music publisher, ...

grew, involving many other artists of the independent music scene such as ALiX, Veracrash, Deadpeach and so on. Since its foundation, the label's mission has been to support the independent music scene and in particular

stoner rock Stoner rock, also known as stoner metal or stoner doom, is a rock music fusion genre that combines elements of doom metal with psychedelic rock and acid rock. The genre emerged during the early 1990s and was pioneered foremost by Kyuss and Sl ...

garage rock Garage rock (sometimes called garage punk or 60s punk) is a raw and energetic style of rock music that flourished in the mid-1960s, most notably in the United States and Canada, and has experienced a series of subsequent revivals. The style is ...

and

rock'n'roll Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock-n-roll, and rock 'n' roll) is a genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It originated from African American music such as jazz, rhythm and ...

genres. Today, Go Down Records is one of the most important Italian and international rock record labels. So far, it has released almost two hundred albums by various artists:

Karma To Burn Karma to Burn (commonly abbreviated as K2B) was an American Rock music, rock band from Morgantown, West Virginia. The band was noted for its heavy, mostly instrumental sound. Their name comes from a sleevenote on Bob Dylan's 1976 album ''Desir ...

, Vibravoid,

Fatso Jetson Fatso Jetson is an American desert rock band from Palm Desert, California, formed in 1994 by Yawning Man members Mario Lalli and Larry Lalli, along with Tony Tornay. They are often credited as the fathers of the desert strain of stoner roc ...

, OJM,

The Fuzztones The Fuzztones are an American garage rock revival band formed in 1980. History Founded by singer-guitarist Rudi Protrudi in New York City, the band has gone through several member changes but is currently active in Europe. Since the 1980s the ...

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, Link Protrudi and the Jaymen, Solrize, Dome La Muerte and the Diggers, Rock'n’Roll Kamikazes, The Hormonauts, Small Jackets, Gunash, among others. Go Down Records, inspired from the sounds of the 1960s and 1970s, doesn't produce only digital music but also physical formats such as

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and CDs. The Go Down Studio, active in Savignano sul Rubicone from 2011 to 2018, was a professional recording studio headed by sound engineer Alfredo 'Epi' Gentili and managed by Marcello Piastra.

Artists

List of Go Down Record's bands: * Alice Tambourine Lover * ALiX * Bleeding Eyes * Bones & Comfort *

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* Deadpeach * Dome La Muerte and the Diggers * Douge * El Thule * Elbow Strike * Electric 69 * Elepharmers *

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* Glincolti * Gorilla * Grand Sound Heroes * Gunash feat.

Rami Jaffee Rami Jaffee (born March 11, 1969) is an American musician. He is the keyboardist for the rock band Foo Fighters, whom he initially joined in a touring and session capacity in 2005. He has contributed to seven of the band's studio albums, and for ...

* Horrible Porno Stuntmen * Humulus * Jack La Motta And Your Bones * Jahbulong * Kani * Last Killers * Les Bondage * Link Protrudi & The Jaymen * Lord Shani * Los Fuocos * Lu Silver & String Band (ex Small Jackets) * Mad Penguins * Maya Mountains * Muffx * Muzzled *

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* OJM * Pater Nembrot * Poison Deluxe * Re Dinamite * Slick Steve and the Gangsters * Small Jackets * Solrize * Supertempo * T.H.U.M.B. * The Astrophonix * The Barbacans * The Brain Washing Machine * The Clamps *

* The Hormonauts *

* The Rock'n'roll Kamikazes * The Sade * The Shoes * The Strange Flowers * The Vindicators * Three Eyes Left * Underdogs * Veracrash * Vibravoid * Vic Du Montes's Persona Non Grata * Volcano Heat *

Yawning Man Yawning Man is an American experimental rock band from La Quinta, California. The band originally formed in 1986, although they released no studio recordings until 2005. They have been noted to be one of the first influential bands in the deser ...

Distribution Shop: * 3 Mexicans From Gorma * Autumn's Rain * Belfast * Black Dago * Bodyntime * Bones & Comfort * D.O.A. * Fango * Fuck Knights * Herbamate * Hormonas * I Ciuffis * King Howl Quartet * King Size * Los Explosivos * Love In Elevator * Loveland * Manta Rays * Maya Galattici * Mondo Naif * Mr Bison * Mr Soul * Perro Malo * Quiet Confusion * Sendelica * The Bermudas * The Bone Machine * The Fastback * The Peawees * The Vindicators * Thee Catacombs * Using Bridge * Volcano Heat * Whartey

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