Trost Records is a

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located in

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History

In the early 1990s, Trost was founded as a tape label, releasing records of Austrian alternative and underground bands, such as

Valina Valina was an indie, noise rock, post-hardcore group from Linz, Austria, which existed from 1995 to 2016. They released several records on Trost Records and played many shows in Europe, the United States, Russia, Mexico and South America. The l ...

, , and Holly May. In 2011, the sublabel

Cien Fuegos ''Shadow'' ( pl, Cień) is a 1956 cinema of Poland, Polish film directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The plot involves a ''Rashomon (movie), Rashōmon''-like investigation into the life of a man ...

was established which primarily releases free jazz re-issues. Moreover, Trost started to closely cooperate with artists like Peter Brötzmann, , Mats Gustafsson, Alexander von Schlippenbach. In 2013, Trost released the five-CD set ''Long Story Short'', featuring recordings from the ''Wels Unlimited'' festival held in Austria in November 2011, to celebrate the birthday of Peter Brötzmann. In addition to Brötzmann, the release features the music of

Okkyung Lee Okkyung Lee (born 1975 in Daejeon, South Korea) is a South Korean cellist, improviser, and composer. Lee moved to Boston in 1993, where she received a dual bachelor's degree in Contemporary Writing and Production and Film Scoring (Berklee Colle ...

, Nasheet Waits, Jason Adasiewicz, Keiji Haino, and

Dieb13 Dieb13 is the performing name of Dieter Kovačič, a Viennese-based avant-garde musician. He has also performed under the names Takeshi Fumimoto, Echelon, Dieter Bohlen, and dieb14. After appearing on several compilations documenting the burgeoni ...

. The release was awarded the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik. Recently, Trost Records has been collaborating with the Scandinavian free jazz band The Thing (the thing records), the Viennese band

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(Radian Releases) and the Viennese record label Comfortzone.

Artists

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* Peter Brötzmann * DKV Trio * Fake the Facts * Full Blast * * Made to Break * nohome (

Caspar Brötzmann Caspar Brötzmann (born 13 December 1962) is a German guitarist, vocalist and bandleader. Brötzmann typically performs with the power trio lineup of Caspar Brötzmann Massaker (his early band), with guitar, bass guitar and drums. He uses rock ...

) * Akira Sakata// Paal Nilssen-Love * Schlippenbach Trio - Alexander von Schlippenbach,

Paul Lovens Paul Lovens (born 6 June 1949) is a German musician. He plays drums, percussion, singing saw, and cymbals. He has performed with the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra and Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra. He was born in Aachen, Germany. In the early ...

Evan Parker Evan Shaw Parker (born 5 April 1944) is a British tenor and soprano saxophone player who plays free improvisation. Recording and performing prolifically with many collaborators, Parker was a pivotal figure in the development of European free ...

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* Steamboat Switzerland * The Sun Ra Arkestra * Boneshaker - Mars Williams, Paal Nilssen-Love,

Kent Kessler Kent Kessler (born January 28, 1957) is an American jazz double-bassist. Career Although born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, Kessler grew up on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. He began playing trombone at age ten. When he was thirteen, he moved with his f ...

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References

External links

Bandcamp pageofficial website of Trost

official website of Cien Fuegos

official website of Substance Recordstore
Alternative rock record labels Austrian record labels Experimental music record labels