Init Records (often stylized as INIT) 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 January 2001 in

Mankato, Minnesota Mankato ( ) is a city in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, Blue Earth, Nicollet County, Minnesota, Nicollet, and Le Sueur County, Minnesota, Le Sueur counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is the county seat of Blue Earth County, Minnesota. The ...

by Steven Williams. In May 2003 the label relocated to

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Sioux Falls ( ) is the List of cities in South Dakota, most populous city in the U.S. state of South Dakota and the List of United States cities by population, 117th-most populous city in the United States. It is the county seat of Minnehaha Coun ...

. In May 2013 the label relocated to Minneapolis/Saint Paul. Since its foundation the label has been solely owned and run by Williams, as a one-man operation, strongly influenced by

DIY ethic "Do it yourself" ("DIY") is the method of building, modifying, or repairing things by oneself without the direct aid of professionals or certified experts. Academic research has described DIY as behaviors where "individuals use raw and semi- ...

s of

punk subculture The punk subculture includes a diverse and widely known array of Punk rock, music, Punk ideologies, ideologies, Punk fashion, fashion, and other forms of expression, Punk visual art, visual art, dance, Punk literature, literature, and film. La ...

and with an "emphasis to release aesthetically pleasing records from hardworking bands." An example of DIY ethics that the label applies in its releases is the use of recycled material, such as

paper Paper is a thin sheet material produced by mechanically or chemically processing cellulose fibres derived from wood, Textile, rags, poaceae, grasses, Feces#Other uses, herbivore dung, or other vegetable sources in water. Once the water is dra ...

and

plastic Plastics are a wide range of synthetic polymers, synthetic or Semisynthesis, semisynthetic materials composed primarily of Polymer, polymers. Their defining characteristic, Plasticity (physics), plasticity, allows them to be Injection moulding ...

whenever and wherever possible.

Artists

* The Abandoned Hearts Club *

Amenra Amenra is a Belgian post-metal band from Kortrijk. It was formed in 1999 by vocalist Colin H. van Eeckhout and guitarist Mathieu Vandekerckhove, who now perform alongside drummer Bjorn Lebon, guitarist Lennart Bossu and bassist Amy Tung Barrysm ...

Anodyne An anodyne is a drug used to lessen pain through reducing the sensitivity of the brain or nervous system. The term was common in medicine before the 20th century, but such drugs are now more often known as analgesics or painkillers. The term ' ...

The Assailant ''The Assailant'' (known as ''Besouro'' in Brazil) is a 2009 Brazilian action-drama film directed by João Daniel Tikhomiroff. The film is about Besouro Mangangá, a Brazilian Capoeirista from the early 1920s, to whom were attributed some heroi ...

* Back When *

Battlefields A battlefield, battleground, or field of battle is the location of a present or historic battle involving ground warfare. It is commonly understood to be limited to the point of contact between opposing forces, though battles may involve troop ...

* The Black Soul Choir aka The Falling; McDaniel, Malina, and Pace * The Blinding Light * Building Better Bombs * Buried Inside * Caligari * Calling Gina Clark *Castle *

Chibalo Chibalo was the system of debt bondage or forced labour in the ''Ultramar Português'' (the Portuguese overseas provinces in Africa and Asia), most notably in Portuguese Angola and Portuguese Mozambique (unlike most other European overseas possessi ...

* The City Is The Tower * Cougar Den * Dispensing Of False Halos *

Enkephalin An enkephalin is a pentapeptide involved in regulating nociception (pain sensation) in the body. The enkephalins are termed endogenous ligands, as they are internally derived (and therefore endogenous) and bind as ligands to the body's opioid ...

* Examination Of The... * Eyes Of Verotika * Forstella Ford * The Fortune Healers * Hammerlord * Hewhocorrupts * The Howling Wind *

Hennes Siste Høst Hennes may refer to: Business * H&M, a Swedish multi-national retail-clothing company * ''Hennes (magazine)'', a Swedish magazine Places * Hennes, Norway, a village in Hadsel municipality, Nordland county, Norway Music * Hennes bästa, a compi ...

* Hive Destruction *In the face of war * KEN mode * Kidcrash * Kite Flying Society * Mahkato *

Melt-Banana Melt-Banana is a Japanese noise rock band that is known for playing extremely fast noise rock and hardcore punk mixed with experimental, electronica and pop-based song structures. Since forming in 1992 the band has released ten albums and toure ...

* Meth And Goats * P.O.S * Phoenix Bodies *

Raein Raein is an Italian hardcore punk band that includes members of La Quiete, and the post-rock band Neil on Impression. The band broke up in late 2005, but after 2-year hiatus (during which they played 2 shows) they regrouped in September 2007. ...

* Red Knife Lottery *

Ricky Fitts ''American Beauty'' is a 1999 American Psychological fiction, psychological dark comedy, dark comedy-drama film written by Alan Ball (screenwriter), Alan Ball and directed by Sam Mendes in his feature directorial debut. Kevin Spacey stars as L ...

*The Setup * Since By Man * Sinking Steps...Rising Eyes * Sleeping In Gethsemane * Souvenir's Young America * The Spirit Of Versailles * Sugartown Cabaret * Swing By Seven * Ten Grand *

Thou The word ''thou'' () is a second-person singular pronoun in English. It is now largely archaic, having been replaced in most contexts by the word '' you'', although it remains in use in parts of Northern England and in Scots (). ''Thou' ...

* Tora! Tora! Torrance! * Tornavalanche * Towers * Tyranny Of Shaw * The Vidablue (Renamed as "Ten Grand" - see above) *

William Elliott Whitmore William Elliott Whitmore (born May 11, 1978) is an American blues, country, folk singer and musician. He plays roots-folk music that is often inspired by his life on his family farm in the hills of southeastern Iowa. Early life and education Wh ...

* Woman Is the Earth * Wolvhammer

Discography

*INIT-80 For Want Of - Smoke CD (2013) *INIT-79

Year of No Light Year of No Light is a French post-metal band formed in Bordeaux in 2001. On their 2006 debut album ''Nord'', the band combined a dark and aggressive sludge metal sound with psychedelic atmospheres inspired by post-rock and shoegazing. In 2008, t ...

- Vampyr CD (2013) *INIT-78 Roman Ships - Death & The Lover CD (2013) *INIT-77 The Atlas Moth/Wolvhammer - split 7-inch (2013) *INIT-76

- Live CD (2012) *INIT-75 The Blue Letter - Love Is Not Control CD (2012) *INIT-74 Sinking Steps...Rising Eyes - Two Songs 7-inch (2011) *INIT-73

- Agassiz CD (2011) *INIT-72 Kidcrash - Naps 12-inch (2011) *INIT-71 The Fortune Healers - Hey, Providence CD (2011) *INIT-70

/ Hive Destruction - split 10-inch (2011) *INIT-69

/ P.O.S - split 7-inch (2011) *INIT-68 KEN mode -

Venerable ''The Venerable'' often shortened to Venerable is a style, title, or epithet used in some Christianity, Christian churches. The title is often accorded to holy persons for their spiritual perfection and wisdom. Catholic In the Catholic Churc ...

LP (2011) *INIT-67 Hive Destruction - Secretvm/Veritas CD (2011) *INIT-66 Sugartown Cabaret - Beyond Foams CD (2010) *INIT-65

/ The City Is The Tower - Dwell In The Darkness Of Thought And Drink The Poison Of Life (split) LP (2010) *INIT-63 Wolvhammer - Black Marketeers Of World War III CD (2010) *INIT-62 Hammerlord - Wolves At War's End CD (2010) *INIT-60 Souvenir's Young America - The Name Of The Snake CD/LP (2010) *INIT-59 Buried Inside - Chronoclast LP (2010) *INIT-58 Kidcrash - Snacks CD/LP (2009) *INIT-57

- initial t. 3"CD/7" (2009) *INIT-56 In the face of war - Everything You've Heard Is True CD (2009) *INIT-55 Sleeping In Gethsemane - Burrows CD (2009) *INIT-54 The Blinding Light - Junebug CD (2009) *INIT-53

Towers A tower is a tall Nonbuilding structure, structure, taller than it is wide, often by a significant factor. Towers are distinguished from guyed mast, masts by their lack of guy-wires and are therefore, along with tall buildings, self-supporting ...

- Full Circle CD/LP (2009) *INIT-52

- Chibalo LP (2010) *INIT-51

- Mass III-II + Mass IIII 2×CD (2009) *INIT-50 Hammerlord - Hammerlord CD (2008) *INIT-49 Cougar Den - Keepondrifter CD/LP (2008) *INIT-48 The Howling Wind - A Tyrannical Deposit In The Doctrine Of The Soul 7-inch picture disc (2009) *INIT-47 Red Knife Lottery - Hip Bruisers 7-inch (2008) *INIT-46

- Entourage Of The Archaic CD/LP (2007) *INIT-45 Kidcrash - Jokes CD (2007) *INIT-44 Phoenix Bodies - Too Much Information CD+DVD (2007) *INIT-43

- Høst CD (2007) *INIT-42 Building Better Bombs - Freak Out Squares CD/LP (2007) *INIT-41 Hewhocorrupts - The Discographer 2×LP (2007) *INIT-40

- Stained With The Blood of An Empire CD (2006) *INIT-39 Back When - In The Presence CD (2006) *INIT-38 Tornavalanche - No Money, No Problems LP (2006) *INIT-36 Castle - Electric Wolves CD (2006) *INIT-35

- Nurse EP 7-inch picture disc (2006) *INIT-34 Since By Man - Pictures From The Hotel Apocalypse LP (2005) *INIT-33

- Wizard Lisp CD (2005) *INIT-32 The Spirit Of Versailles - Live On WNYU 7-inch (2005) *INIT-31 In the face of war - Summer Demo 2004 7-inch (2005) *INIT-30 Phoenix Bodies/

- Split 7-inch (2005) *INIT-29 Kite Flying Society - A Discography CD (2006) *INIT-28 Examination Of The... - The Lady In The Radiator LP (2005) *INIT-26 Back When/The Setup - Split 7-inch (2005) *INIT-24 Back When - Swords Against The Father 7-inch (2004) *INIT-23 In the face of war - Live Forever Or Die Trying CD (2004) *INIT-22

/ Eyes Of Verotika - Split 7-inch (2005) *INIT-21 Sinking Steps...Rising Eyes - The 2002 EP 7-inch (2004) *INIT-20 Dispensing Of False Halos - Growing Up, Giving In CD (2004) *INIT-19 Phoenix Bodies/ Tyranny Of Shaw - Split 7-inch (2004) *INIT-18 Sinking Steps...Rising Eyes - Majestic Blue CD (2004) *INIT-17 The Abandoned Hearts Club - The Initial Confessions Of... CD/7" (2004) *INIT-16 Dispensing Of False Halos/ Calling Gina Clark - Split 7-inch (2003) *INIT-15

- Salo CD (2003) *INIT-14 The Spirit Of Versailles - Discography 2×CD (2003) *INIT-13

/ Phoenix Bodies - Split CD/LP (2003) *INIT-12 Tora! Tora! Torrance!/ Swing By Seven - Split 7-inch (2003) *INIT-11 Dispensing Of False Halos - Dispensing Of False Halos 7-inch (2003) *INIT-10 The Black Soul Choir - Cardinal CD (2003) *INIT-09 Dispensing Of False Halos - With Prayers And A Scalpel CD (2003) *INIT-08 Ten Grand/ Meth And Goats - Split 7-inch (2004) *INIT-07 The Blinding Light - Glass Bullet 7-inch (2002) *INIT-06 Caligari - Caligari CD (2002) *INIT-05 Forstella Ford - Insincerity Down To An Artform LP (2002) *INIT-04 Mahkato - Fighting The Urge To Start Fires CD/7" (2002) *INIT-03 The Spirit Of Versailles/ Caligari - Split 7-inch (2001) *INIT-02 The Vidablue - What I Should Have Said Volume One CD (2001)

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* __NOTOC__ {{DEFAULTSORT:Init Records American independent record labels Record labels established in 2001 Companies based in South Dakota Hardcore record labels Punk record labels Heavy metal record labels

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Discography

See also

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