Northern Spy Records is a
record label
"Big Three" music labels
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in Brooklyn, New York that specializes in
avant-garde
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music,
noise rock
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, and
experimental jazz. The label was founded by Tom Abbs and Adam Downey in 2010 after working for
ESP-Disk.
History
Northern Spy is an artist-run record label. In October 2011, Northern Spy produced the first annual Spy Music Festival, spanning two days and hosted by two venues. The festival was hailed as a celebration of the label's first birthday. A year later, the label threw its second festival, which took place over two weeks in venues throughout Brooklyn and Manhattan. NSPY artists continue to support local venues by bringing their devoted fans together in small DIY venues.
Northern Spy and its management has been featured in the press through interviews, blogs and in newspapers. ''The Village Voice'' published an extensive interview with Downey and Abbs in September 2011.
In July 2011,
East Village Radio named Northern Spy one of the four most important independent record labels in New York City.
Northern Spy also owns the
NNA Tapes record label. It is closely affiliated with the
Clandestine Label Services management firm and with the Birdwatcher record label and recording studio firm.
Artists
* Aa (Big A Little a)
* Angels in America
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Arnold Dreyblatt
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Biography
Arnold Dreyblatt was born in 1953 in New York City. His mother, Lucille Wallenrod (1918–1998), was a painter.
He started his studies at ...
&
Megafaun
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Arto Lindsay
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* Bird Names
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Charles Gayle
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Chicago Underground Duo
* Chris Forsyth
* Cloud Becomes Your Hand
* Colin L. Orchestra
* Colin Langenus
* Cuddle Magic
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Dan Melchior
* Diamond Terrifier
* Donovan Quinn
* Eleven Twenty-Nine
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Eugene Chadbourne
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Life and career
Chadbourne was born in Mount Vernon, New York, Mount Vernon, New York, but grew up in Boulder, Colorado. He started playing guitar wh ...
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Foot Village
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Gary Lucas
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Gerald Cleaver's Black Host
* Haunted House
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Horse Lords
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The members are Andrew Bernstein (saxophone/percussion), Max Eilbacher (bass/electronics), Owen Gardner (guitar), and Sam Haberman (drums).
Their first album was released in 201 ...
* Hubble
* Jenks Miller
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John Butcher
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Loren Connors and Suzanne Langille
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Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog
* Mystical Weapons
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Neptune
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* NYMPH
* PC Worship
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Renata Zeiguer
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Rhys Chatham
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* Seaven Teares
* Shilpa Ray
* Starring
* SUSS
* The Home of Easy Credit
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The Necks
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* The Spanish Donkey
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The USA Is a Monster
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Thurston Moore
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Loren Connors
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Wume
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Zs
Discography
See also
*
List of independent record labels
References
External links
Official site*
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American jazz record labels
Mass media companies based in New York City
Record labels based in New York (state)
Record labels established in 2010