Hanson Records is an American

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 ...

founded in

Brighton, Michigan Brighton is a city in Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,446. Brighton forms part of the South Lyon-Howell-Brighton Urban Area. It is one of two incorporated cities in Livingston County ...

and now based in

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. It is operated by the musician

Aaron Dilloway Aaron Dilloway (born 1976) is an American experimental musician. He is an improviser and composer who works with the manipulation of 8-Track tape loops in combination with voice, tape delays, and various organic and electronic sound sources. ...

, formerly of the band

Wolf Eyes __NOTOC__ Wolf Eyes is an American experimental music group from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 1996 by Nate Young. Currently a duo, Wolf Eyes are a prominent act within contemporary noise music. They have collaborated with a variety of artists fro ...

History

The label's first release was a

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(EP) by Dilloway's band Galen, in 1994. Eventually moving from

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, in 1997 it released the first Wolf Eyes recording, a self-titled cassette. It has since released various other Wolf Eyes recordings as well as albums by

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, Hive Mind,

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, Andrew Wilkes-Krier,

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and, following a move to its current base in

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and Skin Graft. While releasing music on a variety of formats, including

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and LP, the majority of its releases are on cassette, and as such the label is often associated with cassette culture. Recordings for Hanson have low production costs and use low

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recording techniques, including recording live straight to cassette.Dusted Magazine // Wolf Eyes Interview
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Official site
* {{Authority control Cassette culture 1970s–1990s American record labels Noise music record labels Music of Ann Arbor, Michigan 1994 establishments in Michigan

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