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Warm Records
Warm Electronic Recordings (sometimes abbreviated to Warm Records) is an independent record label based in Athens, Georgia run by Brian Causey. Azure Ray, Japancakes, and Crooked Fingers are some of the artists on their roster. Artists *Azure Ray *Crooked Fingers *Don Chambers And Goat * Elk City * Liz Durrett * Empire State (band) *Japancakes * Pacific UV * Parker and Lily *Phosphorescent *The Low Lows See also *List of record labels File:Alvinoreyguitarboogie.jpg File:AmMusicBunk78.jpg File:Bingola1011b.jpg Lists of record labels cover record labels, brands or trademarks associated with marketing of music recordings and music videos. The lists are organized alphabetically, b ... External linksWarm Records official website* {{Authority control American independent record labels Indie rock record labels Alternative rock record labels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented by trade associations in their country or region, which in turn are represented by the international trade body, the Worldwide Independent Network (WIN). Many of the labels started as producers and distributors of specific genres of music, such as jazz music, or represent something new and non-mainstream, such as Elvis Presley in the early days. Indies release rock, soul, R&B, jazz, blues, gospel, reggae, hip hop, and world music. Music appearing on indie labels is often referred to as indie music, or more specifically by genre, such as indie hip-hop. Overview Independent record labels are small companies that produce and distribute records. They are not affiliated with or funded by the three major records labels. According to Sound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athens, Georgia
Athens, officially Athens–Clarke County, is a consolidated city-county and college town in the U.S. state of Georgia. Athens lies about northeast of downtown Atlanta, and is a satellite city of the capital. The University of Georgia, the state's flagship public university and an R1 research institution, is in Athens and contributed to its initial growth. In 1991, after a vote the preceding year, the original City of Athens abandoned its charter to form a unified government with Clarke County, referred to jointly as Athens–Clarke County. As of 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau's population of the consolidated city-county (all of Clarke County except Winterville and a portion of Bogart) was 127,315. Athens is the sixth-largest city in Georgia, and the principal city of the Athens metropolitan area, which had a 2020 population of 215,415, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Metropolitan Athens is a component of the larger Atlanta–Athens–Clarke County–Sandy Springs Combin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Causey
Brian Causey (also known as Star Crunch) is an American musician, composer and singer. He is a founding member of surf rock band Man or Astro-man? and was the main songwriter and guitarist in the band from 1991 to 1998, and from 2006 to present. He currently runs the record label Warm Electronic Recordings. His stage name is a reference to the popular snack item made by Little Debbie, ''Star Crunch''. Television work In 1996, Man or Astro-man? recorded new music for the Cartoon Network show ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'', which was mostly used as an ending theme for the show in the late 1990s. During his departure from Man or Astro-man?, Causey composed and performed the theme song for '' Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'' and ''The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron'', for which he was awarded a BMI Cable Award in 2003 and 2004. Equipment In the early 1990s, Brian Causey mostly used a Gretsch Tennessean, sometimes opting for a Mosrite Mark I. More recently, Brian has been using Hallmark A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azure Ray
Azure Ray is an American dream pop duo, consisting of musicians Orenda Fink and Maria Taylor. Formed in Athens, Georgia in 2001, they later moved to Omaha, Nebraska and became part of the Saddle Creek Records music scene, which also included Bright Eyes, The Faint, and Cursive. Azure Ray's music has often been featured in film and television, including '' Six Feet Under'', ''Grey's Anatomy'', and '' The Devil Wears Prada''. Biography Formation The pair met at the age of 15 while attending the Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham. They fronted a band called Little Red Rocket, which released two CDs, ''Who Did You Pay'' (1997, Tim/Kerr) and ''It's in the Sound'' (2000, Monolyth Record Group), which earned them frequent comparisons to Veruca Salt. After the band broke up, Fink and Taylor moved to Athens, Georgia, and eventually formed Azure Ray. "My boyfriend had just died and we had written all of these songs that were helping us cope with everything. We had a night w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japancakes
Japancakes is an American indie rock group, based in Athens, Georgia, United States. History Rhythm guitarist Eric Berg formed the band with the idea of putting ten musicians in a band without any rehearsal, and performing a D chord for 45 minutes (similar to Terry Riley's ''In C''). He continued performances with numerous instrumentalists before releasing their first recording ''If I Could See Dallas'' on Kindercore Records in 1999. The band settled into a consistent lineup on ''The Sleepy Strange,'' released in 2001, also on Kindercore. That lineup, which included pedal steel instrumentalist John Neff, drummer Brant Rackley, keyboardist Todd Kelly, bassist Nick Bielli, and cellist/keyboardist Heather MacIntosh (along with Eric Berg on guitar) also recorded 2002's ''Belmondo'' for California's Darla Records imprint. 2003 saw the departure of Todd Kelly, and 2004 saw the release of ''Waking Hours'' on the Athens label WARM Recordings. Japancakes released two albums in fall 2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crooked Fingers
Crooked Fingers was an American indie rock band, led by the former Archers of Loaf frontman Eric Bachmann. A vehicle for Bachmann's songwriting, the band's lineup changed between each record. Crooked Fingers released albums on WARM Records and Merge Records, and also independently. Bachmann retired the name Crooked Fingers in January 2016 with a pair of shows in New York City and Durham, NC, playing the first two records in their entirety with a string ensemble and has since been releasing albums under his name. History Following the breakup of Archers of Loaf in 1998, Bachmann's next project was a solo venture he named Crooked Fingers. The first release, a self-titled record, was released by WARM in 2000. It was followed shortly after by a second album on WARM, '' Bring on the Snakes''. Crooked Fingers signed to Merge, and released '' Reservoir Songs'' EP in 2002, composed of cover songs of artists such as Neil Diamond and Queen. In 2003, they released '' Red Devil Dawn'', their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elk City (band)
Elk City is an American art-pop Art pop (also typeset art-pop or artpop) is a loosely defined style of pop music influenced by art theories as well as ideas from other art mediums, such as fashion, fine art, cinema, and avant-garde literature. The genre draws on pop art's ... band from New York City, New York (state), New York, formed in 1997 as a spin-off of Melting Hopefuls. The original lineup consisted of Renee LoBue, Ray Ketchem and Peter Langland-Hassan. The band released two albums, ''Status'' and ''Hold Tight the Ropes'', in 2000 and 2002, respectively. After the second album, Langland-Hassan left the band, which led to the inclusion of Sean Eden and Barbara Endes. They released ''New Believers'' in 2007 under the new lineup, and it was followed by ''House of Tongues'' in 2010. In 2018 Elk City signed with Bar/None Records and released "Everybody's Insecure" and the adjoining EP, ''Souls in Space'', before shuffling their line-up again for 2020. History The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz Durrett
Liz Durrett (born 1977) is an American singer-songwriter born in Rome, Georgia and now based in Athens, Georgia. Career Durrett began recording in the mid-1990s while at high school and later at the University of Georgia at Athens, initially with her uncle Vic Chesnutt producing.Ruhlmann, WilliamLiz Durrett Biography Allmusic. Retrieved October 13, 2018 After relocating to Oakland, California and attending the San Francisco Art Institute, she returned with her then-husband to live in Athens. She released three albums on Athens-based Warm Records. Her first, ''Husk'', was a collection of recordings from her teenage years recorded with Chesnutt between 1993 and 1996.Liz Durrett – ''Husk'' , '' No Depression'', Ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Nackashi
Tim Nackashi is an American filmmaker, documentarian, and music video director. He is perhaps best known for his one-take music video for OK Go's WTF? and the documentary film Dirty Work co-directed by David Sampliner and executive produced by Edward Norton, which had its premier at the Sundance Film Festival. Career Nackashi has created music videos for Maroon 5, Neon Indian and Death Cab for Cutie. He created a 360-degree video interactive film for the song "Are We" by musician Craig Wedren. In addition to music videos and commercial work, he continues to create socially aware documentaries such as the short film "Through the Wall" and the PSA "Is History Repeating Itself?" which was co-directed with Aya Tanimura and executive produced by Katy Perry. Films and Documentaries *"Is History Repeating Itself?" ''PSA ''(2016) *"Through the Wall" ''short documentary ''(2015) *"Dirty Work" Music videos *No Lie (Sean Paul song), No Lie, Sean Paul and ''Dua Lipa'' the music vide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific UV
pacificUV is an indie rock band currently residing in Athens, Georgia. Their style is frequently categorized as utilizing elements of dream pop, post-rock, shoegazing and space rock. They are currently signed to Mazarine Records. History The band was formed in Athens, Georgia in 1998. Founding members include Howard Hudson, Clay Jordan, and Lucas Jensen. Their first full-length record (which was titled ''Longplay 1'' when originally pressed on compact-disc, but was later renamed with an eponymous title) was released on WARM Recordings in 2002, and was produced by Andy LeMaster (member of Now It's Overhead). After a national tour, and nearly universal acclaim for their debut record (including praise from Rolling Stone Magazine, who called the album a "masterpiece"), the initial formation of the band dissolved. Jordan relocated to Portland and enlisted the help of Mike Erwin ( 7 Years In Space), Kevin Davis (of Glowworm), Jesse Robert W. (also of Glowworm), and Matt Kline. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parker And Lily
Parker and Lily was an American experimental pop/rock duo originally from New York, NY and formed in 2000. Parker and Lily are not currently touring and have not released any new material since 2005; the band members are all working on other projects; Parker and Lily disbanded sometime in 2005. Their style is often described as a combination of experimental, dream pop, indie rock, indie pop, slowcore and lo-fi. The band was originally composed of two former members of the band Valentine Six, Parker Noon (aka Mangham Parker) (vocalist) and Lily Wolfe (pianist). Organist Daniel Rickard and drummer Jeremy Wheatley were later added to the Parker and Lily live lineup. In 2004, during the recording of their third and most recent album (''The Low Lows'', released in 2005), Noon and Wolfe's decade-long romantic relationship ended. However, despite their breakup, Noon and Wolfe finished the album together. After finishing the recording of ''The Low Lows'', Noon and Wolfe took a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phosphorescent (band)
Phosphorescent is the stage name of American singer-songwriter Matthew Houck. Originally from Huntsville, Alabama, Houck began recording and performing under this nickname in 2001 in Athens, Georgia. He is currently based in Nashville, Tennessee. Overview Before recording under the name Phosphorescent, Matthew Houck traveled the world playing under the name Fillup Shack and self-released a limited pressing of the album ''Hipolit'' in 2000. Houck later changed his recording name to Phosphorescent and released the full-length LP '' A Hundred Times or More'' in 2003. The album was released through Athens, Georgia-based independent label Warm Records. The following year, he released the EP '' The Weight of Flight''. Phosphorescent rose to wider critical acclaim after releasing '' Aw Come Aw Wry'' in August 2005 and ''Pride'' in October 2007. The latter was named the 12th best album of 2007 by ''Stylus Magazine'' and received an 8.0 rating from the online indie magazine ''Pitchfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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