Siltbreeze is an American

independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...

based in

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. It is known for its eclectic roster of artists and releases of

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, and rock-based music. Founded in 1989 by Ohio native Tom Lax, the label evolved out of a zine of the same name which he published from 1987 until 1992. The first label release was a

Halo of Flies Halo of Flies was an American noise rock band from Minneapolis. Named after an Alice Cooper song, Halo of Flies was formed in 1986 by Tom Hazelmyer, John Anglim and Tim Mac. Over the next five years they released a series of seven inch singles ...

EP, and soon after, Lax produced a steady stream of record releases by

The Dead C The Dead C are a New Zealand based music and art trio made up of members Bruce Russell, Michael Morley and Robbie Yeats. Russell plays electric guitar, Morley sings and plays electric guitar or laptop, and Yeats plays drums. They have been c ...

, The Gibson Bros.,

Sebadoh Sebadoh () is an American indie rock band formed in 1986 in Northampton, Massachusetts, by Eric Gaffney and Lou Barlow, with multi-instrumentalist Jason Loewenstein completing the line-up in 1989. Barlow co-created Sebadoh as an outlet for his ...

The Strapping Fieldhands The Strapping Fieldhands are an American indie rock band based in Philadelphia, and are associated with the Siltbreeze label and American lo-fi psych scene. The band's first live incarnation was a three-piece opening for The Frogs. During the 199 ...

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, Jim Shepard, and Mike Rep among others throughout the early and mid 1990s. The label slowed its output toward the later 1990s until the mid and late 2000s. This proved to be a second boom for the label, during which Lax released records by a new crop of artists including

Times New Viking Times New Viking is an American lo-fi indie rock band from Columbus, Ohio. The lineup consists of guitarist Jared Phillips, drummer Adam Elliott, and Beth Murphy on keyboards. Murphy and Elliott share vocal duties. Their name, "Times New Viking, ...

Sic Alps Sic Alps were an American garage rock band from San Francisco, California. Formed in 2004 by Mike Donovan and Adam Stonehouse, they released music on Siltbreeze, Drag City, Woodsist and several other independent record labels. After signing ...

, Pink Reason,

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, and Eat Skull.

Roster

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*Alasehir *Amanda X *Ashtabula *

Ashtray Navigations Ashtray Navigations is an English experimental music group centred upon Phil Todd and active since 1991. Colloquially referred to as "Ash Nav", the group operates out of Todd's home in Stoke-on-Trent, from which he also ran the record labels B ...

*Axemen *

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*Beyond The Implode *

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*Bren't Lewiis Ensemble * Brother JT & Vibrolux *Sarah Mary Chadwick *

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*Chickens *Circle Pit *Constant Mongrel *

*Doozer *

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*Ex-Cocaine *Fabulous Diamonds *Factums *Far-Out Fangtooth *Mark Feehan *

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*Gas *Gate *Gibson Bros *Hall Of Fame *

*Hank IV *

*Kitchens Floor *Kito Mizukumi Rouber *

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*Little Claw *Lloyd Pack *Love Is So Fast *

Angus Maclise Angus William MacLise (March 14, 1938 – June 21, 1979) was an American percussionist, composer, poet, occultist and calligrapher, known as the first drummer for the Velvet Underground who abruptly quit due to disagreements with the band pla ...

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*Mantles *Max Block *Dan Melchior *Monkey 101 *Roy Montgomery *Mount Carmel *Naked On The Vague *Oper'azione Nafta *People Skills *

Pin Group The PIN Group was a German courier and postal services company. It belonged to PIN Group S.A., a Luxembourg-based corporate affiliation made up of several German postal companies. History and shareholding The PIN Group originally traded under ...

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*Puffy Areolas *

*Queen Meanie Puss *Ratas Del Vaticano *Mike Rep & The Quotas * The Renderers *Letha Rodman-Melchior * Bruce Russell *Sam Esh & Hard Black Thing *Sandoz Lab Technicians *Sapat *

*Scorched Earth Policy * Shadow Ring *

*Jim Shepard *

Shimmy Rivers and Canal Shimmy Rivers and and Canal was a UK beat combo that was formed in Dalston, London in 2003. In 2005 Resonance FM released a collection of demo recordings. The same year, the band played at Resonance FM's 3rd Anniversary event at the Conway Hall ...

* Strapping Fieldhands *Sunshine Super Scum *Temple Of Bon Matin *Teenage Panzerkorps (aka Der TPK) *

The Terminals The Terminals were a New Zealand alternative rock band. They released material on the Xpressway and Flying Nun Records, Flying Nun labels. History The band was formed in 1988, with several members being veterans of other bands. Vocalist Stephe ...

Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments was a band from Columbus, Ohio active from 1989 to 2000. History The band was formed in 1989 by Ron House, the former frontman of the band Great Plains. The band is named after Thomas Jefferson's slave quarters a ...

*Titmachine *Tower Recordings *Tropa Macaca *Tyvek *Un *

U.S. Girls U.S. Girls is a Toronto-based experimental pop project formed in 2007, consisting solely of American musician and record producer Meghan Remy.

*Vacuum *V-3 * Venom P. Stinger *Vertical Slit *Victor Dimisich Band *Watery Love *xNOBBQx *Yips

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External links

Siltbreeze website
American independent record labels Companies based in Philadelphia {{US-independent-record-label-stub

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