Eschatone is a

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founded in 2006 by

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, Joseph Slevin, and Lisa Brennan. With no allegiance to any genre, Eschatone releases the work of artists including

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, The Visitors, wax.on wax.off, Michael Bassett, and several of Davis' projects, including The Hanslick Rebellion, Skyscape, and Bassett's solo work. It has also released work by Peg, Hand Habits, and The Valley Arena, as well as early-1970s

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recordings. In May 2008, the Zakka artspace in

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honored the label with a gallery show, ''The Art Of Eschatone Records'', featuring album art by Dewan,

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, Hatch Show Print and Justin Marc Lloyd. After issuing its first half-dozen releases solely on

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, Eschatone began pressing audiophile-grade LPs with Michael Bassett's ''Soft Verges''. Since then they produced several vinyl releases, plus the occasional cylinder record or

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Discography

*The Congregation Of Vapors, "With Love From America" (CD single, 2004) *The Hanslick Rebellion, ''the rebellion is here.'' (CD, 2005) *Michael Bassett, ''puddleskinwaving'' (CD, 2006) *wax.on wax.off, ''A Lecture On Geek Mythology'' (CD, 2006) *The Visitors, ''The Visitors'' (CD, 2007) *The Hanslick Rebellion, ''The Deli Of Life'' (CD, 2007) *The Valley Arena, "Kick At The Ceiling" (7" vinyl, co-release with JAXART, 2007) *Brian Dewan, ''Words Of Wisdom'' (CD, 2007) *Michael Bassett, ''Soft Verges'' (CD/vinyl, 2008) *The Hanslick Rebellion, ''Let's Get To The Fucking'' (digital single with T-shirt, 2008) *Jed Davis, ''I Am Jed Davis!'' (CD, 2009) *Skyscape, ''Zetacarnosa'' (CD, 2009) *Jed Davis, "Yuppie Exodus From Dumbo" (cylinder record single, 2010) *Jed Davis, ''The Cutting Room Floor'' (CD/vinyl, 2010) * Sevendys, "City Of My Dreams"/"I Hate Love" (digital single with T-shirt, 2011) *Sevendys, "So So Close"/"When I Step Off The Train" (7" vinyl, co-release with JAXART, 2011) *Jed Davis, ''Shoot The Piano Player'' (8-track tape, 2011) *Jed Davis, ''Small Sacrifices Must Be Made!'' (CD, 2012) *Jobriath, ''Amazing Dope Tales''/Sevendys, ''Living in a Frame'' (10" vinyl split, 2013) *Peg, ''Living With Abbreviation''/Hand Habits, ''Small Shifts'' (10" vinyl split, 2014) *Jobriath, ''As The River Flows'' (CD/vinyl, 2014) *Juston Stens, ''Share The Road'' (digital, 2014)

References

External links

Eschatone Records official Web site
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