Sick Room Records Ltd. (often referred to as Sickroom) was an

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based in

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. The label was founded in

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by Mitch Cheney and

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of the band

Sweep the Leg Johnny Sweep the Leg Johnny was an American experimental rock band formed in 1996. The name is a reference to a line in the film ''The Karate Kid''.Crain, Zac (1999)Sweep the Leg Johnny ''Dallas Observer'', September 16, 1999. Retrieved January 26, 2014 ...

and Ryan Duncan. The label was known to put out releases that can fall into the categories of

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and punk rock among others. The label closed in 2017.

Roster

Alexis Gideon Alexis Gideon (born December 24, 1980) is a visual artist, director, composer and performer best known for his animated video operas. In 2013, Manhattan’s New Museum of Contemporary Art paired Gideon with William Kentridge in a joint program ...

* AM Syndicate * The Afflictions * The Ants *

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Che Arthur Che Arthur is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and an engineer/tour manager. He is based in Chicago, Illinois. Background Born in Mobile, Alabama, Arthur played guitar, keyboards, bass, and drums in numerous Southern U.S. to ...

* Check Engine *

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* Chevreuil *

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* Drums & Tuba *

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* Freddie T. And The People * The Gary * Greenness *

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* The Julius Airwave * Just A Fire * Kash *

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* Kippi's * L'Ocelle Mare *

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* Martha's Vineyard Ferries * Marvin * Mass Shivers * Mike Lust * Papier Tigre *

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* Pink Mountain *

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* Push-Pull * Quatre Tete * Radiant Republic * Rockets Red Glare *

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Sleepytime Gorilla Museum Sleepytime Gorilla Museum (often abbreviated to SGM) was an American experimental rock band, formed in 1999 in Oakland, California. The band fused classical, industrial, and art-rock themes throughout their music. They were known to perform elabo ...

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* Them Roaring Twenties *

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* Tic Code * Transmontane *

Triclops! Triclops! was an American, San Francisco and Oakland-based acid punk/progressive rock band, formed in 2005. They released two full-length albums, a 7" picture disc single, and an EP on noted independent record labels Gold Standard Laboratories ...

* We Ride On

External links

Official site

Sick Room Records Myspace page
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Roster

See also

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