Anticon (often styled as anticon.) is an

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based in

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. It was founded in 1998 by seven musicians and manager Baillie Parker. It is now collectively owned among six musicians, co-founder Parker, and manager Shaun Koplow. The original musicians signed to Anticon were once referred to as the Anticon collective.

History

The label's roster of artists has been described as "the hip-hop equivalent of

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hip-hop". Releases feature material created by its members, affiliates, and extended musical family. Although Anticon cohered originally within

alternative hip hop Alternative hip hop (also known as alternative rap) is a subgenre of hip hop music that encompasses a wide range of styles that are not typically identified as mainstream. AllMusic defines it as comprising " hip hop groups that refuse to confor ...

circles, Anticon's founders have become only tangentially related to hip hop, and the label has begun releasing music in the

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and

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genres. Artists signed to Anticon are based in the United States,

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, and the

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. The artists within the collective have been known to perform and release music in solo and group form. Artists on the label are known for frequent

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, both within and outside of their own collective. However, the Anticon collective has over time evolved into a group of separate artists who, despite sharing a similar progressive and often challenging indie quality, explore different styles of music including electronica and

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. Many of the artists on Anticon are signed to multiple labels, and some have their own small, independent labels through which they have self-released material. Anticon has also organized art exhibitions featuring visual art by several of the artists on the label. On February 9, 2010, co-founder Sole (Tim Holland) left Anticon exclaiming that it is time to try to push forward and find new opportunities. He leaves citing business and ideological differences while maintaining his love for the artists on Anticon. He said, "There are no ill feelings between myself and members of anticon. I will continue to work with many of the artists and will always love them as brothers and consider them allies." He officially renounced his 1/8 of ownership and formal affiliations. On March 30, 2018, founding member Alias died of a heart attack at age 41.

Owners

* Alias (musician) (Brendon Whitney) * Doseone (Adam Drucker) * Jel (Jeffrey Logan) * Odd Nosdam (David Madson) *

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(James Brandon Best) * Yoni Wolf * Baillie Parker

Roster

Current

13 & God 13 & God is a collaboration between American indie hip hop duo Themselves and German indie rock band The Notwist. The group is signed both to Anticon and Alien Transistor. History The band's name 13 & God stems from the concept of the 12 apostl ...

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Angel Deradoorian Angel Deradoorian (born July 18, 1986), also known mononymously as Deradoorian, is a musician based in Los Angeles, California. She is best known for her work with Dirty Projectors as full-time member from 2007 to 2012. She left to pursue a solo ...

Antonionian Antonionian (born Jordan Dalrymple) is a multi-instrumentalist based in California. History Jordan Dalrymple has been a member of Subtle and 13 & God. He released the debut album, ''Antonionian'', under the alias Antonionian on Anticon in 2011. ...

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DJ Mayonnaise Chris Greer, better known by his stage name DJ Mayonnaise, is an alternative hip hop producer and DJ from Portland, Maine. He has released two albums on Anticon. History DJ Mayonnaise released his debut album '' 55 Stories'' on Anticon in 1999. ...

* D33j * Doseone *

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* Jel * Josiah Wolf * Odd Nosdam *

Pictureplane Travis Egedy (born May 1, 1985), better known by his stage name Pictureplane, is an American electronic musician, visual artist and fashion designer based in Brooklyn, New York. He first appeared in the music scene of Denver, Colorado, making a ...

Raleigh Moncrief Raleigh Moncrief is an American electronic musician, record producer and recording engineer who has worked with Zach Hill, Dirty Projectors and !!!. History The debut album, ''Watered Lawn'', was released on Anticon in 2011. Discography Albums * ...

* Saroos *

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Telephone Jim Jesus George Chadwick, better known by his stage name Telephone Jim Jesus, is an alternative hip hop producer based in Oakland, California. He is a member of Restiform Bodies along with Passage and Bomarr. History Telephone Jim Jesus released his debu ...

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Themselves Themselves, previously known as Them, is an American hip hop duo based in Oakland, California. It consists of Doseone and Jel. They are also part of Subtle and 13 & God. The duo's first studio album, ''Them'', was included on ''Fact''s "100 B ...

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Former

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* Alias & Ehren * Alias & Tarsier * Antwon *

Bike for Three! Bike for Three! is a "cross-continental collaboration" between Canadian alternative hip hop artist Buck 65 (born Rich Terfry) and Belgian producer Greetings from Tuskan (born Joëlle Phuong Minh Lê).Clarke, Mia (April 28, 2009).Bike For Three: M ...

* Bomarr *

Buck 65 Richard Terfry (born March 4, 1972), better known by his stage name Buck 65, is a Canadian alternative hip hop artist. Underpinned by an extensive background in abstract hip hop, his more recent music has extensively incorporated blues, country, ...

* Danielson * Deep Puddle Dynamics * Passage * Restiform Bodies *

Sage Francis Paul William "Sage" Francis (born November 18, 1976) is an American independent underground rapper from Providence, Rhode Island. He is the founder and CEO of Strange Famous Records. Early life and education Francis was born in Miami, Florida ...

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* Serengeti & Polyphonic * Sisyphus *

Sixtoo Sixtoo was the main project of Canadian underground hip hop DJ, producer and rapper Vaughn Robert Squire between 1996 and 2007. He has since retired the Sixtoo name, and is pursuing other directions in electronic music, with a large genre shift ...

* Sole *

Sole and the Skyrider Band Sole and the Skyrider Band is an alternative hip hop quartet based in Denver, Colorado. The band consists of rapper Tim Holland a.k.a. Sole, producer Bud Berning a.k.a. Skyrider, multi-instrumentalist William Ryan Fritch, and drummer John Wagn ...

* Son Lux * Tha Grimm Teachaz * WHY?

License

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* Zach Hill

Collaborators

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, Ant, Eyedea, DJ Abilities,

Mr. Dibbs Mr. Dibbs (born Brad Forste) is an American DJ and hip hop producer. He is the Founder of 1200 HOBOS j/graff collective He was also one of the founders of Scribble Jam. Early life Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Forste was introduced to DJing aroun ...

, DJ Signify, DJ Krush,

Controller 7 Controller 7 (born Tommy McMahon) is an underground hip hop producer from San Jose, California. History Controller 7 released the debut album '' Left Handed Straw'' in 2000. It was reissued on 6months in 2001. He has produced and remixed tracks ...

J. Rawls Jason Rawls (born February 27, 1974), better known by his stage name J. Rawls, is an American hip hop musician, producer, disc jockey (DJ), educator, and speaker born in Columbus, Ohio. He is best known for his work with Masta Ace, Mos Def ...

Dax Pierson Dax Pierson (born 1970) is an American musician from Oakland, California. He has been a member of Subtle and 13 & God. Life and career Dax Pierson worked at Amoeba Music in Berkeley, California for 10 years. He has been a member of Subtle and 1 ...

Daddy Kev Kevin Marques Moo (born 1974), better known by his stage name Daddy Kev, is an American DJ, Grammy Award-winning audio engineer, record producer and executive from Los Angeles, California. He is the owner of Alpha Pup Records and the founder of Low ...

, The Notwist, Tunde Adebimpe of TV on the Radio,

Mike Patton Michael Allan Patton (born January 27, 1968) is an American singer, producer, film composer and voice actor, best known as the lead vocalist of the alternative metal band Faith No More. Noted for his vocal proficiency, diverse singing techni ...

Jessica Bailiff Jessica Bailiff is an American singer-songwriter from Toledo, Ohio. Her music is largely classified as slowcore, although it contains elements of post-rock and shoegaze. Bailiff was discovered by Low's Alan Sparhawk, who recommended her ear ...

, Andrew Bird, Andrew Broder of

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John Herndon John Herndon is an American musician and artist. Based in Chicago, he plays drums and percussion, and works as a producer for instrumental hip hop under the name A Grape Dope. Career John Herndon is a member of the bands Tortoise and Isotope 217, ...

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Wise Intelligent Timothy Grimes, better known by his stage name Wise Intelligent, is an American hip hop musician from Trenton, New Jersey. He is a member of Poor Righteous Teachers. He released ''The Talented Timothy Taylor'' in 2007. His third solo studio album ...

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, Stefanie Böhm of

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Anders Holm Anders Christian Holm (born May 29, 1981) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is one of the stars and creators of the Comedy Central show ''Workaholics'' and starred in the short-lived NBC series ''Champions''. He, along wit ...

, Chris Adams of

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, Circus of Shape Shifters, Scott Matelic, Matth, Megabusive,

D-Styles Dave Cuasito (born July 6, 1972), better known by his stage name D-Styles, is a hip hop producer and DJ. He has been a member of Invisibl Skratch Piklz, Beat Junkies, and Third Sight. He has also been a resident DJ of Low End Theory. D-styles is ...

, others.

Projects

The Anticon collective is known for its many musical projects. Not all of these projects are released on the Anticon label. Artists within the Anticon collective have released collaborative albums on different labels or on their own independent labels. Some notable projects of the Anticon collective include the following: *

cLOUDDEAD Clouddead (styled as cLOUDDEAD) was an American experimental hip hop group, consisting of Doseone (Adam Drucker), Why? (Yoni Wolf) and Odd Nosdam (David Madson). The group's name came from a nonsensical knock-knock joke Drucker's sister told hi ...

(Doseone, Why?, Odd Nosdam) on Mush Records and Big Dada *

Reaching Quiet Reaching Quiet was an American alternative hip hop duo. It consisted of Yoni Wolf and Odd Nosdam. The duo released one album, ''In the Shadow of the Living Room'', on Mush Records in 2002. In 2001, ''Split EP!'' was released on Anticon. It cont ...

(Why?, Odd Nosdam) on Mush Records *

So-Called Artists James Timothy "Tim" Holland Jr. (born September 25, 1977), better known by his stage name Sole, is an American underground hip hop artist from Portland, Maine. He is one of eight co-founders of the record label Anticon. He has been a member of t ...

(Sole, Alias, DJ Mayonnaise) on Mush Records *

Hymie's Basement Hymie's Basement is an American indie rock duo. It consists of Yoni Wolf and Andrew Broder of Fog. They released one album, '' Hymie's Basement'', on Lex Records in 2003. The name ''Hymies Basement'' came from the album being recording in the basem ...

(Why?, Andrew Broder) on

Lex Records Lex Records is a British independent record label based in Camden, London, England. Style Lex has a varied musical output. Most releases are alternative hip hop, alternative rock or electronic. The label works with a small group of artists. ...

* Subtle (Doseone, Jel, Dax Pierson, Jordan Dalrymple, Alexander Kort, Marty Dowers) on Lex Records *

Greenthink Anticon (often styled as anticon.) is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1998 by seven musicians and manager Baillie Parker. It is now collectively owned among six musicians, co-founder Parker, and man ...

(Doseone, Why?) on A Purple 100 * Presage (Jel, Mr. Dibbs) on Future Primitive Sound * Object Beings (Doseone, Pedestrian & Why?)

Discography

References

External links

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