Middle Pillar Presents is a New York-based record label that specializes in
ambient
Ambient or ambiance or ambience may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Ambiancé'', an unreleased experimental film
* ''Ambient'' (novel), a novel by Jack Womack
Music and sound
* Ambience (sound recording), also known as atmospheres or backgr ...
,
gothic, and
experimental music
Experimental music is a general label for any music or music genre that pushes existing boundaries and genre definitions. Experimental compositional practice is defined broadly by exploratory sensibilities radically opposed to, and questioning of, ...
. The label began as
distributor
A distributor is an electric and mechanical device used in the ignition system of older spark-ignition engines. The distributor's main function is to route electricity from the ignition coil to each spark plug at the correct time.
Design
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for other labels and artists entitled Middle Pillar Distribution. Kevin Dunn and James Babbo established Middle Pillar Presents to showcase artists unable to get signed elsewhere. The British independent label
4AD
4AD is a British record label owned by Beggars Group. It was founded in London under the name Axis Records by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent in 1980 as an imprint of Beggars Banquet Records. The name was changed to 4AD after the release of th ...
served as an inspiration to the founding of Middle Pillar Presents.
Middle Pillar Presents was established with the goal of releasing only "dark" music.
In an effort to maintain musical continuity the sub-label Hell's Hundred Records was established to sign bands of other styles, such as "punk, gothic horror rock,
ndpsychobilly."
Roster
Middle Pillar Presents
* Aenima
* A Murder of Angels
* The Changelings
* Kobe
* Loretta's Doll
*
Mirabilis
* The Mirror Reveals
* Sumerland
* Thread
* The Unquiet Void
*
Zoar
Hell's Hundred Records
* The Brides
*
The Empire Hideous
*
Mister Monster
References
External links
Official Middle Pillar Presents websiteOfficial Hell's Hundred Records website*
Record labels established in 1998
American independent record labels
Electronic music record labels
Companies based in New York (state)
Horror punk record labels
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