Alien8 Recordings is an

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founded in 1996 in

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, Quebec, Canada. The label was founded by Sean O'Hara and Gary Worsley. The label released material from prominent

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artists such as Merzbow,

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, Aube, Keiji Haino, Masonna, MSBR, Francisco López, Bastard Noise, and

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, as well as electronic artists such as

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. Alien8 also is known for releasing the 2003 debut of indie-pop band The Unicorns. It also had two sub-labels, Fancy Recordings and Substractif, which released music from 2001-2004. In 2018, Worsley bought Montreal's famed record store Cheap Thrills, where he had been working since 1998. Alien8 has not released any music since 2011. The last post on its website is dated December 2012.

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