Emperor Norton Records was a

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-based

electronica Electronica is both a broad group of electronic-based music styles intended for listening rather than strictly for dancing and a music scene that started in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom. In the United States, the term is mostly used to ...

, hip-hop, and dance-music

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. Among the artists featured on the label were

Ladytron Ladytron are a largely British electronic band formed in Liverpool in 1999. The group consists of Helen Marnie (lead vocals, synthesizers), Mira Aroyo (vocals, synthesizers), Daniel Hunt (synthesizers, guitar, vocals), and Reuben Wu (synth ...

, Arling & Cameron,

Money Mark Mark Ramos Nishita (born February 10, 1960), known professionally as Money Mark, is an American producer and musician, best known for his collaborations with the Beastie Boys from 1992 until 2011. Early life Born in Detroit to a Japanese-Hawai ...

Ugly Duckling "The Ugly Duckling" ( da, Den grimme ælling) is a Danish literary fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875). It was first published on 11 November 1843 in '' New Fairy Tales. First Volume. First Collection' ...

, and Fantastic Plastic Machine. Additionally, it released the soundtracks to movies including '' Lost in Translation'', '' CQ'' and ''

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''. The company was named after

Joshua A. Norton Joshua Abraham Norton (February 4, 1818January 8, 1880), known as Emperor Norton, was a resident of San Francisco, California who, in 1859, proclaimed himself "Norton I., Emperor of the United States". In 1863, after Napoleon III invaded Mexi ...

, a

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citizen noted for proclaiming himself Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico in 1859. The company was purchased by

Rykodisc Rykodisc is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, operating as a unit of WMG's Independent Label Group and is distributed through Alternative Distribution Alliance. History Claiming to be the first CD-only independent record la ...

in 2004 and was then acrimoniously shut down later that year, with Rykodisc inheriting its back-catalog. On March 23, 2006, it was announced that

Warner Music Group Warner Music Group Corp. (trade name, d.b.a. Warner Music Group, commonly abbreviated as WMG) is an American Multinational corporation, multinational entertainment and record label Conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered in New York C ...

acquired the Ryko Corporation for $67.5 million."Ryko bought by Warner." ''Ottawa (Ontario) Citizen,'' March 25, 2006, p. D3.

Artists

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Arling and Cameron Arling & Cameron (sometimes 'A&C') are a Netherlands, Dutch electronic music duo, composed of Gerry Arling and Richard Cameron. Their early music draws from French pop, spy movie themes, Lounge music, lounge, '70s light rock, Japanese Shibuya-kei ...

Buffalo Daughter Buffalo Daughter is a Japanese rock band formed in 1993. The three main members are suGar Yoshinaga (ex-Havana Exotica) on guitar, Yumiko Ohno (ex-Havana Exotica) on bass, and Moog (later changed to MoOog) Yamamoto on turntables and graphic des ...

* Bertrand Burgalat * Call & Response * Cato Salsa Experience * Cinemaphonic: Electro Soul * Codec and Flexor * Cords *

DJ Me DJ You A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at a nightclub or music festival), mobile ...

* Electrocute * Fantastic Plastic Machine *

Felix Da Housecat Felix da Housecat (born Felix Stallings Jr., August 25, 1971) is an American DJ and record producer, mostly known for house music and electro. Felix is regarded as a member of the second wave of Chicago house Musical career Early life Stall ...

* Golden Boy * Green Romance Orchestra * Bruce Haack *

Logan's Sanctuary ''Logan's Sanctuary'' is an electronica album by Roger Joseph Manning Jr. and Brian Reitzell, conceived as the soundtrack for an imagined sequel to the film ''Logan's Run''. Manning's former bandmate in Jellyfish, Jason Falkner, contributed to ...

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Takako Minekawa is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter and writer. Career In her childhood, Minekawa acted in film and television. Minekawa's first musical venture was playing in Lolita, a band she formed with several college friends. Afterwards, she perf ...

Miss Kittin Caroline Hervé (born 1973), known professionally as Miss Kittin, is a French electronic music producer, DJ, singer, and songwriter. Since rising to prominence in 1998 for her singles "1982" and " Frank Sinatra" with The Hacker, she has worked ...

Mount Sims Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, ...

* Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band *

Olivia Tremor Control The Olivia Tremor Control is an American psychedelic band from Athens, Georgia. The band's main line-up comprised Will Cullen Hart, Bill Doss, Eric Harris, John Fernandes, and Peter Erchick. The Olivia Tremor Control's music encompasses a wide ...

* Pepe Deluxé *

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* Phaser *

Schroeder's Cat Schroeder's Cat were a two-piece indie rock band formed by Simon Kenny (alias Si Schroeder) and Darragh O'Grady in Dublin, Ireland, whose influences included My Bloody Valentine. They released a self-titled four-track EP in 1998 on LA l ...

* Senor Coconut *

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* Sunshine Fix * Titán *

* The Upper Crust * Velma * The Virgin-Whore Complex * Zoobombs

Soundtracks

* ''CQ'' * ''Lost in Translation'' *'' Thinking XXX'' * ''The Virgin Suicides''

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