Re-Constriction Records was a division of

Cargo Music Cargo Music Inc. is an American punk rock record label based in San Diego, California. It distributes records for other labels, such as Cherry Red Records, Earth Music, FistPuppet Records, Grilled Cheese, Headhunter Records, Re-Constriction Re ...

based in

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. The

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was founded in 1992 and headed by Chase, who was previously the Music Director at KCR, a student radio station on the campus of

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. They specialized in releasing bands belonging to the

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aggrotech Electro-industrial is a music genre that emerged from industrial music in the early 1980s. While EBM (electronic body music) has a minimal structure and clean production, electro-industrial tends to have a grittier, complex and layered sound wi ...

and EBM genres. After the label folded, Chase went to work for Access Communications where he worked for 14 years doing video game-related public relations, including helping to launch Twitch in 2011. In May 2013, he took a staff job at Twitch overseeing all of their PR efforts. In 2019, he left Twitch and shortly thereafter joined StreamElements.

History

Chase contacted

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-based

label KK Records, a division of Cargo Music, to arrange for product servicing for the station which led to him getting a job with Cargo. While doing promotional work for their KK label in

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, Chase convinced Cargo Music to allow him to start a new division called Re-Constriction Records. The first band signed to the label was

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, followed by

16 Volt 16volt is an American industrial rock band featuring Eric Powell, with other performers added for live shows. History 16volt was formed in Portland, Oregon by composer and vocalist Eric Powell. Powell recruited musicians drummer Joel Bornzin, g ...

and

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. All of which helped to define the "Re-Con" sound of heavy

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s over

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with vocalists who did not overprocess their voices. Chase adhered to this blueprint throughout much of the label's existence. The label's debut release was the 1992 EP ''

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'' by

. The top selling release on his label was '' Shut Up Kitty'', the first domestic

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dance

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compilation. This would help to inspire other compilations, notably 21st Circuitry's ''

Newer Wave ''Newer Wave'' is a various artists compilation album released on February 28, 1997 by 21st Circuitry. Reception ''Aiding & Abetting'' gave ''Newer Wave'' a mixed review, calling the material "a bit silly" but "a good idea, and the bands here ...

'' and '' Newer Wave 2.0'' releases. Other unique industrial cover song releases that predated the popularity of this trend included ''

Operation Beatbox ''Operation Beatbox'' is a various artists compilation album released on September 17, 1996 by Re-Constriction Records. The album compiles covers of popular hip hop tracks performed by electro-industrial acts, many of whom were part of the Re-Co ...

'' (covers of Hip Hop songs), '' TV Terror'' (a 2 CD compilation featuring covers of

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), '' Cyberpunk Fiction'' (A satirical spoof of the Pulp Fiction soundtrack) and ''

Nod's Tacklebox o' Fun ''Nod's Tacklebox o' Fun'' is a various artists compilation album released in 1999 by Re-Constriction Records. Reception ''Aiding & Abetting'' gave it a mixed review, saying "the same incoherent mix of covers (everything from "MMMBop" to "Ice Ice ...

'' (assorted pop hits). Re-Constriction Records folded in 1999 after having released approximately 40 records. While running Re-Constriction, Chase founded, owned and ran a compilation-only label called If It Moves... which featured '' Torture Tech Overdrive'' (1991), ''

The Cyberflesh Conspiracy ''The Cyberflesh Conspiracy'' is a various artists compilation album released in 1992 by If It Moves.... The theme of the album is anti-ivory, as indicated by the display of an elephant killed for its tusks on the front cover. Track listing Pe ...

'' (1992), ''

Rivet Head Culture ''Rivet Head Culture'' is a various artists compilation album released on May 30, 1993 by Re-Constriction Records, If It Moves.... Reception A critic at ''Sonic Boom'' praised the ''Rivet Head Culture'' compilation, saying "it amazes me that band ...

'' (1993) and '' Scavengers in the Matrix'' (1994). ''The Cyberflesh Conspiracy'' featured the only song that

Stabbing Westward Stabbing Westward is an American industrial rock band. Christopher Hall and Walter Flakus formed the band in 1985 in Macomb, Illinois. The band released an extended play in 1992, followed by four studio albums: ''Ungod'' (1994), ''Wither Bli ...

released on CD prior to being signed to a major label, while ''Rivet Head Culture'' was notable for popularizing the term "rivet head" (a descriptor for fans of industrial dance music) and featuring a song by

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, an unreleased side-project by

Nivek Ogre Kevin Graham Ogilvie (born December 5, 1962), known professionally as Nivek Ogre, is a Canadian musician, performance artist and actor, best known for his work with the industrial music group Skinny Puppy, which he co-founded with cEvin Key. Sinc ...

and

Dave Ogilvie Dave "Rave" Ogilvie is a Canadian record producer, mixer, songwriter and musician. The former member of bands Skinny Puppy and Jakalope started his recording career in Vancouver working as an engineer at Mushroom Studios. He has been described by ...

Skinny Puppy Skinny Puppy is a Canadian industrial music group formed in Vancouver in 1982. The group is among the founders of the industrial rock and electro-industrial genres. Initially envisioned as an experimental side-project by cEvin Key (Kevin Crompton ...

Discography

* Re-Constriction Records discography

Notable artists

16volt 16volt is an American industrial rock band featuring Eric Powell, with other performers added for live shows. History 16volt was formed in Portland, Oregon by composer and vocalist Eric Powell. Powell recruited musicians drummer Joel Bornzin, g ...

* Apparatus *

Christ Analogue Christ Analogue is an American industrial rock group started in 1995 by frontman and producer Wade Alin. History Christ Analogue was devised in 1995 by programmer/vocalist Wade Alin. After Markus Von Prause joined on guitar, the duo debuted w ...

* Collide *

H3llb3nt H3llb3nt were an electro-industrial supergroup formed in 1995. The original line-up band consisted of Bryan Barton (of haloblack), Charles Levi (of Pigface), Jared Louche (of Chemlab), Jordan Nogood and Eric Powell (of 16Volt). They released thr ...

Hexedene Hexedene were an English electro-industrial group comprising vocalist Katie Helsby and guitarists Ian Palmer (musician), Ian Palmer and Jonathan Sharp (musician), Jonathan Sharp. They were recognized for fusing techno and Industrial music, indu ...

* Iron Lung Corp * Killing Floor *

Leæther Strip Leæther Strip is a Danish musical project founded on 13 January 1988 by Claus Larsen. Its influence has been most felt in the electronic body music and electro-industrial genres. Leæther Strip was one of the earliest and most prominent acts ...

Non-Aggression Pact A non-aggression pact or neutrality pact is a treaty between two or more states/countries that includes a promise by the signatories not to engage in military action against each other. Such treaties may be described by other names, such as a tr ...

* Numb * Purr Machine * SMP *

Society Burning Society Burning is an American Industrial metal, coldwave industrial rock band composed of Daveoramma (born Dave Mansfield, aka Dave Creadeau), Twitch, and Boom chr Paige (born Boom Fernandez). The group was founded in Las Cruces, New Mexico, in ...

* Swamp Terrorists *

Tinfed Tinfed were an alternative rock group started in Sacramento, California. The final line-up consisted of vocalist and instrumentalist Rey Osburn, guitarist Eric Stenman, drummer Matt McCord, and bassist Rick Verrett. They released three studio al ...

Vampire Rodents Vampire Rodents was a sound collage and experimental music ensemble based out of Phoenix, Arizona, although its core members originally came from Canada. The creative nucleus of the project comprised vocalist and composer Daniel Vahnke and keyboa ...

* Waiting for God

References

External links

* * {{Authority control American record labels Record labels established in 1991 Record labels disestablished in 1999 Industrial record labels 1991 establishments in California 1999 disestablishments in California