Turn Records is an independent record label founded in 1999 in

Santa Clara, California Santa Clara (; Spanish for " Saint Clare") is a city in Santa Clara County, California. The city's population was 127,647 at the 2020 census, making it the eighth-most populous city in the Bay Area. Located in the southern Bay Area, the cit ...

by Jeff Walsh, who was a DJ at KSCU (

Santa Clara University Santa Clara University is a private Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California. Established in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California. The university's campus surrounds the historic M ...

) at the time. The label's first release was by local band the Contrail, and Turn has gone put out numerous releases, most notably '' More Deep Cuts'' by

Thee More Shallows Thee More Shallows is a three-piece experimental indie rock band based in San Francisco, California. It was formed in 2001. The band consists of Dee (ne David) Kesler, Chavo Fraser and Jason Gonzales. History The three musicians who would come to ...

in the US.

Bands and artists

* Bunkbed * Calling All Monsters * The Candies *

Citizens Here and Abroad Citizens Here and Abroad is an indie rock group from San Francisco, California, United States, that formed in 2002. Band history Citizens Here and Abroad was formed in 2002 when Adrienne Robillard and Dan Lowrie, following the breakup of their pr ...

* The Contrail * Dealership * Desert City Soundtrack * The Dying Californian * Nervous and the Kid *

The Rum Diary ''The Rum Diary'' is an early novel by American writer Hunter S. Thompson. It was written in the early 1960s but was not published until 1998. The manuscript, begun in 1959, was discovered among Thompson's papers by Johnny Depp. The story involv ...

* Three More Shallows * Track Star *

Xiu Xiu Xiu Xiu ( ) is an American experimental band, formed in 2002 by singer-songwriter Jamie Stewart in San Jose, California. Currently, the line-up consists of Stewart (the only constant member since formation) and Angela Seo. The band's name ...

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