Seed Records has been the name of multiple

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1970s American label

Seed Records was a

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, a musician involved in the

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movement. The label ran until circa

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, when he started Minstrel's Voyage Music. Seed Records was distributed by

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and

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1990s American label

Seed Records was a short-lived American independent record label owned by

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, Madder Rose,

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, The Nightblooms,

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, and

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2000s British label

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based record label also named Seed Records was set up in 2000 by Rich Bevan and Joshu Doherty of electronica duo

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. The original roster of artists who released music on Seed included

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, Ardisson, Kansas City Prophets, The Doubtful Guest,

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, and

. Posthuman also promoted a series of events called 'Seed Showcases', including UnderLondonGround, held in the disused underground

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. Artists that played these events included the label's roster, alongside guests such as

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, T.Rauschmeire,

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and many more. There is no 13th release in the label catalogue. The 14th release '1.21 Gigawatts' by MoQ was removed from the catalogue before physical release, and released instead as digital only SEEDEX04. It was later removed from sale entirely. In 2006, for the label's official fifth birthday a series of limited edition CD releases sealed in bags with promotional items was released Doherty left Seed in late 2006, turning over control to Bruce McClure, who had been involved with the label and live events for several years. In 2011, Seed released Sleeps in Oysters second album, 'Lo!'. The first fifty editions came with animal masks and sewing kits.
In 2012, Seed distributed the final album of the legendary Japanese games music producer Kazuki Sakata.
In 2012, 'Hot Doctor' by The Dagger Brothers was released with remixes by Nightwave and Sleeps in Oysters. The special editions came with a 'Singalong a Dagger Brothers' song sheet.
In 2013, The Dagger Brothers' album 'Bwananapple' was released as a limited-edition USB, with songs about Bruce Willis and a lyric sheet. It also included the 'Beast Tour 2009' rockumentary filmed at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2012
In 2015, Seed put out a limited edition of one hundred 10" vinyl by Rutger Hauser and Eftus Spectun. This was a joint release with The Lumen Lake and Void of Ovals, and was the final release on the label. Many of the Seed Records releases are highly limited in number and sought after by collectors. The main genres covered are

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, and IDM. An A-Z of artists who have released music with Seed Records:

Discography

The following is a list of physical releases from Seed Records. A number of download-only releases were also made available from the label, some via password on the official site, others on their

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