Alive Naturalsound Records (also known as Alive Records) is an independent record label formed in 1993 in Los Angeles, California by Patrick Boissel, specializing in garage rock,

punk Punk or punks may refer to: Genres, subculture, and related aspects * Punk rock, a music genre originating in the 1970s associated with various subgenres * Punk subculture, a subculture associated with punk rock, or aspects of the subculture s ...

, psychedelic, and blues rock. It grew out of Boissel's association with the U.S. label Bomp! Records.

Artists

;Alive bands on tour as of 2022 * The Bobby Lees *Beechwood *El Perro (Parker Griggs of

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) *Gyasi *

Left Lane Cruiser Left Lane Cruiser is an American blues rock band from Fort Wayne, Indiana. The band comprises Fredrick "Joe" Evans IV on slide guitar and vocals with Brenn Beck on drums and back up vocals. The band said that their main influence comes from th ...

* Paul Collins *

*James Leg *Datura4 *Mark "Porkchop" Holder *Handsome Jack *The Black Keys *Two Gallants * Hollis Brown * Buffalo Killers *Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires *GospelbeacH (

Beachwood Sparks Beachwood Sparks are an American alternative country band from Los Angeles. An article in ''The Daily Telegraph'' on America's underground psychedelic pop scene described Beachwood Sparks as "country through a kaleidoscope". Biography The band ...

) *Prima Donna *Lonesome Shack ;Artists with releases on Alive Naturalsound *All Tomorrow’s Party * Andre Williams *Andy Gabbard *

*Beechwood *Bed of Eyes *Big Midnight *Bloodhounds *Black Angel’s Death Song * Black Diamond Heavies *Bloody Hollies * The Bobby Lees *Boyskout *Brian Olive * Brimstone Howl * Buffalo Killers *

Certain General Certain General is an American post-punk band formed in 1980 by Parker Dulany, Phil Gammage, Marcy Saddy, and Russell Berke. BOMP! Records has called them "NYC's 80's cult favorite". In the liner notes for ''Introduction to War'' (2001), their ...

* Charlie Whitehead *Colonel Knowledge & the Lickety Splits *Datura4 *Detonations * Deviants IXVI *Dirty Streets *El Perro ((Parker Griggs of

)) *DM3 *Dodge Main (Deniz Tek , Wayne Kramer, and Scott Morgan -

MC5 MC5, also commonly called The MC5, is an American rock band formed in Lincoln Park, Michigan, in 1963. The original line-up consisted of Rob Tyner (vocals) Wayne Kramer (guitar), Fred "Sonic" Smith (guitar), Michael Davis (bass), and Dennis ...

) *

Doris Duke Doris Duke (November 22, 1912 – October 28, 1993) was an American billionaire tobacco heiress, philanthropist, art collector, horticulturalist, and socialite. She was often called "the richest girl in the world". Her great wealth, luxurious l ...

*Dripping Lips * G.G. Allin *Gardens *Gyasi *Hacienda *Handsome Jack *Henry’s Funeral Shoe *Hollis Brown *Howlin’ Diablos * Iggy Pop * James Williamson *

Irma Thomas Irma Thomas ( Lee; born February 18, 1941) is an American singer from New Orleans. She is known as the "Soul Queen of New Orleans". Thomas is a contemporary of Aretha Franklin and Etta James, but never experienced their level of commercial succ ...

*Jack Lee (

The Nerves The Nerves were an American power pop trio formed in 1974 and based in Los Angeles, California featuring guitarist Jack Lee, bassist Peter Case, and drummer Paul Collins. All three members composed songs and sang. They managed an internation ...

) *James Leg ( Black Diamond Heavies) *John Sinclair *John The Conqueror * Kim Fowley *King Mud ( Black Diamond Heavies and

) *Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires *

*Libertine *

Lightnin' Slim Otis Verries Hicks, known as Lightnin' Slim (March 13, 1913 – July 27, 1974), was an American blues musician who played Louisiana blues and swamp blues for Excello Records. The blues critic ED Denson ranked him as one of the five great bl ...

*Lonesome Shack *Mark "Porkchop" Holder ( Black Diamond Heavies) *

Martin Rev Martin Reverby, better known by his stage name Martin Rev, (born December 18, 1947) is an American musician and one half of the influential synth-punk band Suicide. Rev has also released several solo albums for a number of record labels, includi ...

(Suicide) *

Mick Farren Michael Anthony Farren (3 September 1943 – 27 July 2013) was an English rock musician, singer, journalist, and author associated with counterculture and the UK underground. Early life Farren was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, and aft ...

*Milky Ways *Mondo Drag *Mount Carmel *Mr. Gloria’s Head * Murder Junkies ( G.G. Allin) *

Nathaniel Mayer Nathaniel Mayer (February 10, 1944 – November 1, 2008) was an American rhythm and blues singer, who started his career in the early 1960s at Fortune Records in his birthplace of Detroit, Michigan. "Nay Dog" or "Nate," as he was also known, had a ...

*Neither/Neither World *

Nikki Sudden Adrian Nicholas Godfrey (19 July 195626 March 2006), known professionally as Nikki Sudden, was a prolific English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He co-founded the post-punk band Swell Maps with his brother, Epic Soundtracks, while attending So ...

(

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) *Occult Detective Club * Outrageous Cherry *Painkillers (

and James Leg) * Paul Collins (

) *PepGirlz *

Peter Case Peter Case (born April 5, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His career is wide-ranging, from rock n' roll and blues, to folk rock and solo acoustic performance. Biography Early career Case was born in Buffalo, New York, B ...

(

) *Prima Donna *

RF7 ''RF7'' is an American, long-lived, southern California punk rock band, that began in 1979 by Felix Alanis and small-time child star of the ''Sheriff John'' show Nick Lamagna. Felix also began the record label Smoke Seven Records and signed his ban ...

*Ron Franklin *Rosetta West *Sandra Phillips *Scott Morgan *

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*Sonic’s Rendezvous Band (Scott Morgan,

) * SSM *Stoneage Hearts *Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs *Sulfur City *

Swamp Dogg Jerry Williams Jr. (born July 12, 1942), generally credited under the pseudonym Swamp Dogg after 1970, is an American soul and R&B singer, musician, songwriter and record producer. Williams has been described as "one of the great cult figures of ...

(

) * T-Model Ford *

The Black Keys The Black Keys are an American rock duo formed in Akron, Ohio, in 2001. The group consists of Dan Auerbach (guitar, vocals) and Patrick Carney (drums). The duo began as an independent act, recording music in basements and self-producing their ...

*The Bloodhounds *The Bonnevilles *

The Breakaways The Breakaways were an English female vocal trio, formed in 1962. Britain's premier session vocalists throughout the 1960s, The Breakaways also recorded a handful of little-known girl group singles. Career The original members were Vicki Has ...

(

, Paul Collins) * The Deviants (

) *Germs *The Love Drunks *

The Plimsouls The Plimsouls are an American rock band known for their hit single "A Million Miles Away" which was featured in the movie ''Valley Girl''. History The band was formed in Paramount, California in 1978. They recorded two full-length albums and an ...

* The Powder Monkeys *The Red Tyger Church *

The Sights The Sights are a rock and roll band from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 1998. The band has toured in the United States, Canada, and the UK. Members ;Current *Eddie Baranek: Vocals, Guitar *Jarrod Champion: Keyboard, Vocals *Skip Denomme: Drums *Ro ...

*The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs *

Thee Michelle Gun Elephant Thee Michelle Gun Elephant (often abbreviated to TMGE) was a Japanese garage rock band formed in 1991. History The band was formed in 1991,Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 1025-6 while Chiba, Ueno, and Ku ...

*Thomas Function * Trainwreck Riders *Turpentine Brothers * Two Gallants * Tyson Vogel ( Two Gallants) * U.S. Bombs * Very Ape *Waves of Fury * Wayne Kramer *White Noise Sound *Witches *Wolfmoon *

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Discography

References

External links

Alive Naturalsound Records official site

Alive Naturalsound Records current artists

Alive Naturalsound Records 20th Anniversary

Patrick Boissel of Alive Naturalsound interview for The Black Keys Fan Lounge
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