Slampt (also Slampt Underground Organisation) was a
record label set up in
Newcastle,
England in 1992.
The label is perhaps best known for releasing
Kenickie's debut
EP. Slampt also released the debut single by
The Yummy Fur : ''See also Yummy Fur (comic) by Chester Brown..''
The Yummy Fur were a Scottish indie rock band from Glasgow, formed in 1992, and disbanded 1999. The band consisted of lead singer and guitarist John McKeown and a regularly changing line-up ...
, a band who later featured
Paul Thomson and
Alex Huntley a.k.a. Alex Kapranos, who later became the drummer and lead vocalist in
Glasgow indie band
Franz Ferdinand.
Slampt also released many
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-related groups such as
Pussycat Trash
Red Monkey were an England, English DIY ethic#DIY Music bands, DIY post-hardcore, post-riot grrrl musical ensemble, band, active from 1996 to 2005. The band are notable for their political lyrics.
History
Red Monkey was formed by Rachel Holboro ...
, Golden Starlet,
Petty Crime, Sally Skull and International Strike Force. The label (which preferred to call itself an "arts umbrella" rather than a record label as such) was run and "owned" by Rachel Holborow and Pete Dale. Dale and Holborow were also behind many of the "label"'s musical acts such as the minimalist Avocado Baby and the more conventionally "punk" sounding
Red Monkey
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Taxonomy
There is some confusion surrounding ...
. The latter group survived the collapse of Slampt in 2000 releasing a third LP on
Troubleman Unlimited in 2001.
Holborow still makes music in a two-piece group Do The Right Thing whilst Dale is still performing in his long-term outfit Milky Wimpshake.
See also
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List of record labels
References
External links
MySpace
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British record labels
Record labels established in 1992
Record labels disestablished in 2000
Riot grrrl
Punk record labels