La Société Expéditionnaire is a Pennsylvania-based

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established in 2006 by Lewis & Clarke's Lou Rogai. On previous Lewis & Clarke albums, the liner notes contained a contact address for "The Expeditionary Society", a nod to the exploratory reference of Lewis & Clarke. This phrase was also taped to the door of Rogai's studio in Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania. An intoxicated French

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through-hiker mistakenly stumbled into the practice room, thinking it was the local hostel, and exclaimed "''La Société Expéditionnaire''!". The first official release was a split 7-inch record by

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and Dragon Turtle. It marked the first of many working collaborations between Rogai and Dragon Turtle's Tom Asselin (

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) and Brian Lightbody (

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Mission

La Société Expéditionnaire is an independent record label which provides a framework of production, promotion and distribution for musicians and artists. The goal is to uncover and expose the "hidden gems" of wild, fragile and obscure music.

Roster

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* Daniel Knox * Laser Background * Lewis & Clarke * Moon & Moon * Mako Sica * Soars * Soltero *

* Joey Sweeney * Tamarin

References

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