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Exotic Fever Records
Exotic Fever Records is an independent record label founded by Bonnie Schlegel in 2000 in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Schlegel, formerly of the band Bald Rapunzel, enlisted the help of drummer Katy Otto in running the label. Currently operated by Otto in Philadelphia, bands have included The Shondes, Pygmylush, and 1905 (band), 1905, which released their only album on the label. To date, the label has issued over 50 releases, including an array of benefit compilations such as ''Keep Singing! A Benefit Compilation for Compassion Over Killing''. History Exotic Fever Records was founded in 2000 by Bonnie Schlegel, a punk rock, punk musician living in Washington, DC. Then a member of Bald Rapunzel (Dischord Records) and living in the Luzon House with other musicians, she was encouraged by bandmate Clark Sabine to form the label to release music from his band The Halo Project. Schlegel chose the name to project the idea that the label was home to "rare and infectious music," a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dischord
Dischord Records is a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label specializing in punk rock. The label is co-owned by Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, who founded Dischord in 1980 to release ''Minor Disturbance'' by their band The Teen Idles. With other independent American labels such as Twin/Tone, Touch and Go Records, and SST Records, Dischord helped to spearhead the nationwide network of underground bands that formed the 1980s indie rock scene.Dolan, Jon (January 2005)"The Revival of Indie Rock" '' Spin'' 21 (1): 53. These labels presided over the shift from the hardcore punk that then dominated the American underground scene to the more diverse styles of alternative rock that were emerging. The label is most notable for employing the do it yourself ethic, producing all of its albums and selling them at discount prices without finance from major distributors. Dischord continues to release records by bands from Washington D.C., and to document and support the Washington D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
