Siltbreeze 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 ...

based in

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. It is known for its eclectic roster of artists and releases of

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, and rock-based music. Founded in 1989 by Ohio native Tom Lax, the label evolved out of a zine of the same name which he published from 1987 until 1992. The first label release was a Halo of Flies EP, and soon after, Lax produced a steady stream of record releases by

the Dead C The Dead C are a New Zealand music and art trio consisting of members Bruce Russell, Michael Morley and Robbie Yeats, formed in Dunedin. Russell is a co-lead guitarist, Morley sings and plays guitar or laptop, and Yeats is a drummer. They hav ...

, the Gibson Bros.,

Sebadoh Sebadoh () is an American indie rock band formed in 1986 in Northampton, Massachusetts, by Eric Gaffney and Lou Barlow, with multi-instrumentalist Jason Loewenstein completing the line-up in 1989. Barlow co-created Sebadoh as an outlet for his ...

the Strapping Fieldhands The Strapping Fieldhands are an American indie rock band based in Philadelphia, and are associated with the Siltbreeze label and American lo-fi psych scene. The band's first live incarnation was a three-piece opening for The Frogs. During the 1 ...

Harry Pussy Harry Pussy was an American noise rock band from Miami, active from 1992 to 1997. The main members were Bill Orcutt on guitar and vocals and Adris Hoyos on drums and vocals. Other members included Mark Feehan on guitar, later replaced by Dan ...

, Jim Shepard, and Mike Rep among others throughout the early and mid 1990s. The label slowed its output toward the later 1990s until the mid and late 2000s. This proved to be a second boom for the label, during which Lax released records by a new crop of artists including

Times New Viking Times New Viking was an American lo-fi indie rock band from Columbus, Ohio. The lineup consists of guitarist Jared Phillips, drummer Adam Elliott, and Beth Murphy on keyboards. Murphy and Elliott share vocal duties. Their name, "Times New Vikin ...

Sic Alps Sic Alps were an American garage rock band from San Francisco, California. Formed in 2004 by Mike Donovan and Adam Stonehouse, they released music on Siltbreeze, Drag City, Woodsist and several other independent record labels. After signin ...

, Pink Reason,

Psychedelic Horseshit Psychedelic Horseshit is an American band from Columbus, Ohio, that plays a microgenre of lo-fi noise pop that they named "shitgaze". History The group was founded by Matt Whitehurst in 2005; he claims the band's name was coined off-the-cuff by ...

U.S. Girls U.S. Girls is a Toronto-based experimental pop project formed in 2007, consisting solely of American musician and record producer Meghan Remy.A Band A band may refer to: * A band (NATO) The NATO A band is the obsolete designation given to the radio frequencies from 0 to 250 MHz (equivalent to wavelengths from 1.2 m upwards) during the cold war period. Since 1992, frequency allocations, ...

* Above Ground *

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*Alasehir *Amanda X *Ashtabula *

Ashtray Navigations Ashtray Navigations is an English experimental music group centred upon Phil Todd and active since 1991. Colloquially referred to as "Ash Nav", the group operates out of Todd's home in Stoke-on-Trent, from which he also ran the record labels B ...

*Axemen *

Bardo Pond Bardo Pond are an American psychedelic rock band formed in 1991, and who are currently signed to London-based label Fire Records. The current members are Michael Gibbons (guitar), John Gibbons (guitar), Isobel Sollenberger (flute and vocals), ...

*Beyond The Implode *

Blank Realm Blank Realm is a musical group from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia active since 2005. The group is composed of sibling members Daniel, Luke and Sarah Spencer and guitarist Luke Walsh. They were described by the Guardian newspaper as having "a ...

Blues Control Blues Control was an American experimental music duo from Queens, New York City. Blues Control's members were Russ Waterhouse (guitar, electronics) and Lea Cho (keyboards). The group released music on a variety of formats, including vinyl, casset ...

*Bren't Lewiis Ensemble * Brother JT & Vibrolux *Sarah Mary Chadwick *

Charalambides Charalambides is an avant-garde musical group originally from Houston, Texas, United States and lately of Austin, Texas. They were formed in 1991 under the short-lived name Mutual Admiration Society by Tom Carter, Christina Carter and Kyle Silf ...

*Chickens *Circle Pit *Constant Mongrel *

The Dead C The Dead C are a New Zealand music and art trio consisting of members Bruce Russell, Michael Morley and Robbie Yeats, formed in Dunedin. Russell is a co-lead guitarist, Morley sings and plays guitar or laptop, and Yeats is a drummer. They hav ...

*Doozer *

Eat Skull Eat Skull is an American lo-fi indie rock band. They are based in Portland, Oregon. Albums *''III'' (Woodsist, 2013) *''Wild and Inside'' (Siltbreeze Siltbreeze is an American independent record label based in Philadelphia. It is known for its ...

*Eraser *Ex-Cocaine *Fabulous Diamonds *Factums *Famous Mammals *Far-Out Fangtooth *Mark Feehan *

Alastair Galbraith Alastair Galbraith (born 1965) is a New Zealand musician and sound artist from Dunedin. Career Galbraith's first band was The Rip, which he formed with Robbie Muir, and Mathew Ransome and later Jeff Harford (of Bored Games). They released two ...

*Gas *Gate *Gibson Bros *Hall Of Fame * Halo of Flies *Hank IV *

Kitchen's Floor Kitchen's Floor is an Australian independent alternative rock band from Brisbane, Queensland. Known for their raw and lo-fi sound, Kitchen's Floor has gained a dedicated following in the underground music scene since their inception in 2007. Their ...

*Kito Mizukumi Rouber *

Alan Licht Alan Licht (born June 6, 1968) is an American guitarist and composer, whose work combines elements of pop, noise, free jazz and minimalism. He is also a writer and journalist. Biography Licht was born in New Jersey in 1968. His earliest music ...

*Little Claw *Lloyd Pack *Love Is So Fast * Angus Maclise *

The Mad Scene Hamish Kilgour (17 March 1957 – November or December 2022) was a New Zealand musician who co-founded the indie rock band the Clean with his brother David in 1978. Kilgour also co-founded the band Bailter Space in 1987 as well as the band the ...

*Mantles *Max Block *Dan Melchior *Monkey 101 *

Roy Montgomery Roy Montgomery (born 1959) is a composer, guitarist and lecturer from Christchurch, New Zealand. Montgomery's mostly instrumental solo works have elements of post-rock, lo-fi, folk and avant-garde experimentation. His signature sound might be d ...

*Mount Carmel *Naked On The Vague *Oper'azione Nafta *People Skills *

The Pin Group The Pin Group was a post-punk band formed in 1980 in Christchurch, New Zealand. They were the first band released on Flying Nun Records, and featured Roy Montgomery, Peter Stapleton, Ross Humphries, Mary Heney, and Peter Fryer. The group were ...

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*Puffy Areolas *

*Queen Meanie Puss *Ratas Del Vaticano *Mike Rep & The Quotas * The Renderers *Letha Rodman-Melchior * Bruce Russell *Sam Esh & Hard Black Thing *Sandoz Lab Technicians *Sapat *

*Scorched Earth Policy * Shadow Ring *

*Jim Shepard * Shimmy Rivers and Canal * Strapping Fieldhands *Sunshine Super Scum *Temple Of Bon Matin *Teenage Panzerkorps (aka Der TPK) * The Terminals * Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments *

*Titmachine *Tower Recordings *Tropa Macaca *Tyvek *Un *

U.S. Girls U.S. Girls is a Toronto-based experimental pop project formed in 2007, consisting solely of American musician and record producer Meghan Remy.Venom P. Stinger *Vertical Slit *Victor Dimisich Band *Watery Love *xNOBBQx *Yips

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External links

Siltbreeze website
American independent record labels Companies based in Philadelphia {{US-independent-record-label-stub

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