Pendu Sound Recordings was an

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used by aTelecine,

Chelsea Wolfe Chelsea Joy Wolfe (born November 14, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Her work has blended elements of gothic rock, doom metal, and folk music. Raised in Northern California with a country musician father, Wolfe began writin ...

, Azar Swan, Mater Suspiria Vision, White Ring, Talibam!, Von Haze, and others. The label, also known as Pendu Sound, was started by Todd Brooks in 2005 for his PENDV projects and went defunct in 2013. The parent company ''Pendu NYC'' was known for its "Pendu Disco" dance parties.

History

The ''Pendu Sound'' compilation album ''Getting rid of the glue'' with

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and Daniel Carter was listed as number 70 in

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's "Top 80 of 2006". The White Ring ''Chaind Vol. 1'' DJ mix released in August 2011 contains remixes of own tracks, NIИ,

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, and others. Also in August the LP ''

The Falcon and the Pod ''The Falcon and the Pod'' is the debut and only studio album by American industrial band aTelecine. It was released on August 9, 2011, by Pendu Sound Recordings Pendu Sound Recordings was an independent record label used by aTelecine, Chel ...

'' was released. In May 2012 ''Pendu Sound'' joined forces with

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as a member of the ''Frenchkiss Label Group'', which published a compilation of their works. In November 2012 Noisey featured Todd Pendu. In February 2013 ''Pendu Sound'' launched a digital single series with the Tempers. The ''Pendu Sound'' site still offers reviews, photos, videos, interviews, and other background material about their former artists.

Notable albums

;Chelsea Wolfe :2010:

The Grime and the Glow ''The Grime and the Glow'' is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Chelsea Wolfe. It was released on December 28, 2010. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics, with Wolfe drawing comparisons to PJ Harvey. ...

:2011: Apokalypsis ;aTelecine :2009: aVigillant Carpark :2010:

A Cassette Tape Culture (Phase One) ''A Cassette Tape Culture (Phase One)'' is the second recording by American industrial band ATelecine, released in 2010 through Pendu Sound Recordings in a limited edition of 500 copies.

:2011: A Cassette Tape Culture (Phase Two) :2011:

A Cassette Tape Culture (Phase Three) ''A Cassette Tape Culture (Phase Three)'' is a collection by the American industrial band ATelecine released in 2011, of previously unreleased outtakes, demos, and remixes from sessions from the first three out-of-print aTelecine releases ''aVig ...

:2011:

penduvideo (April 28, 2011). .

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