Subconscious Communications (originally Subconscious Records) is an

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 Toluca Lake, California.http://www.allrecordlabels.com/db/2/11992.html - also see http://www.subconsciousstudios.com/download/inform.htm for confirmation from SubCon (bottom of the page). Originating in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, it was founded in

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...

by Dwayne Goettel of

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 ...

and

Phil Western Phillip Charles Western (August 12, 1971 – February 4, 2019) was a Canadian musician, based in Vancouver and a founding member of the bands Download, PlatEAU, Frozen Rabbit, and Off and Gone. Biography Having started his career as a drumm ...

of Download. The label has been described as a "record label, musician collective, remix team, 32-track digital studio, nd an/nowiki> analogue synth museum."

History

Dwayne Goettel and

founded Subconscious Records in 1993 to release a twelve-inch under Goettel's side project Aduck and Phil's alias Philth. cEvin Key arbitrarily took over control of Subconscious Communications when Goettel died on 23 August 1995. Artists previously involved with Goettel and Key joined him to help with the label. Under the SubCon 'services' page hides two pages listing the competition results of the 2001 and 2002 Cannabis Cup competitions.
Cannabis Cup
results from 2001 and 2002 (place your cursor over the elevator numbers). The Cannibis Cup was an annual competition that only survived an additional year after its inception in 2001. Since the name contains SubCon, it is assumed that the competition was formed by Subconscious Communications.

Discography

As of 2009, Subconscious Communications has released 44 albums under the label. The numbering of the albums however lists the final one (''

The Dragon Experience ''The Dragon Experience'' is an album by Canadian musicians cEvin Key and Ken Marshall released in 2003 in music, 2003. The model on the cover is Spencer Elden, who was also the baby on the cover of Nirvana (band), Nirvana's 1991 album ''Nevermin ...

'') as number 28; this is due to several albums being numbered in pairs, such as 11a and 11b. Logically this is due to the insignificance of the album (for example the limited edition albums of Skinny Puppy's "back and forth" and Tear Garden's "eye spy with my little eye") or a combination of releases, such as with PlatEAU's "music for grass" and "dutch flowers".
SubCon's
listing of released albums, chronologically ordered. ''Organized alphabetically by author then chronologically (represented by sub value).'' * aDuck **''Power'' (sub01) *''BananaSLOTH'' **''Zombie Battle 2019'' (sub36) *''Baseck/Sonic Death Rabbit'' **''Creatures'' (sub37) *''Djoto'' **''Slow Motion Burn'' (sub38) * Doubting Thomas **''

Father Don't Cry ''Father Don't Cry'' is a single/EP released in 1991 by Doubting Thomas. It has been re-released in 1997 on Metropolis Records with additional material. Both versions are out-of-print. The original version of the song "Father Don't Cry" is i ...

'' Re-Issue (sub09) **'' The Infidel 20 Year Anniversary'' Re-Issue (sub32) * Download **''

Furnace A furnace is a structure in which heat is produced with the help of combustion. Furnace may also refer to: Appliances Buildings * Furnace (central heating): a furnace , or a heater or boiler , used to generate heat for buildings * Boiler, used t ...

'' (sub02) **'' Microscopic'' (sub03) **''

Charlie's Family ''Charlie's Family'' is the third LP release by the industrial music group Download. It was initially released through Download's 1996 tour in a limited run of 2,000 copies, though it was later re-issued as a digipak through Metropolis Records ...

'' (sub05) ***''Charlie's Family'' Re-Issue'' (sub05b) **''

The Eyes of Stanley Pain ''The Eyes of Stanley Pain'' is an album by Download. Track listing # "Suni C" – 5:29 # "Possession" – 4:07 # "The Turin Cloud" – 4:31 # "Glassblower" – 3:01 # "H Sien Influence" – 4:45 # "Base Metal" – 5:00 # "Collision" – 10:37 # ...

'' (sub08) **'' Sidewinder'' (sub10) **''

III III or iii may refer to: Companies * Information International, Inc., a computer technology company * Innovative Interfaces, Inc., a library-software company * 3i, formerly Investors in Industry, a British investment company Other uses * Ins ...

'' (sub13) **'' Inception (sub14) **''

III Steps Forward ''III Steps Forward'' is a 2002 album by the band Download. It is a collection of new material, as well as outtakes from their albums ''III'' and ''Effector''. Track listing # "Sticky Glandstin" (Key/Western) – 3:14 # "Dakota" (Key/Western) – ...

'' (sub15) ***''III Steps Forward'' 2nd pressing (sub15b) **'' Effector'' (sub20) **'' Furnace: REdux'' (sub30) **'' Fixer'' (sub31) **'' HElicopTEr'' (sub40) *

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**'' The Worst of the Flu'' (sub27) **'' Minoot Bowl Dropped the Ball'' (sub34) * cEvin Key **''

Music for Cats ''Music for Cats'' is the first solo album by cEvin Key released in 1998. Track listing All tracks composed by cEvin Key. # "Musik für Cats" – 1:31 # "Wind on Small Paws" – 6:43 # "Meteorite" – 10:18 # "Bird" – 8:35 # "Blotter" – 4 ...

'' (sub16) **''

The Ghost of Each Room ''The Ghost of Each Room'' (stylized as ''tHe gHost oF eAch room'') is the second solo album by cEvin Key released in 2001. Track listing All tracks by cEvin Key. # "Bobs Shadow" – 4:59 # "Tatayama" – 5:52 # "Horopter" – 6:01 # "15th Sh ...

'' (sub21) **''

'' (sub28) * PlatEAU **''

Music For Grass Bars In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; ), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. Often one or more sides ha ...

'' (sub11) **''* Dutch Flowers'' (sub11b) **''

Spacecake ''Spacecake'' is a 1999 album by the electronic group PlatEAU (band), PlatEAU. The album peaked at number 24 on the CMJ RPM Charts in the U.S. Track listing # "Jack Herrer" – 4:37 # "Nam" - 5:12 # "Blueberry" – 3:35 # "Nocruisin" – 3:46 # ...

'' (sub18) **''

Iceolator In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; ), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. Often one or more sides ha ...

'' (sub24) **'' Kushbush + Music For Grass Bars (Special Edition)'' (sub32) **'' Gort Spacebar'' (sub41) *

**'' Brap: Back and Forth Series 3 & 4'' (sub04) **'' The Process'' Re-Issue (sub06) **''

Track 10 "Track 10", originally titled "Left Handshake", is a song by Canadian electro-industrial band Skinny Puppy created for its 1992 album '' Last Rights''. The track was meant to close ''Last Rights'', but it was ultimately cut due to threatened l ...

'' **'' Doomsday: Back and Forth, Vol. 5: Live in Dresden'' (sub22) **''

Puppy Gristle ''Puppy Gristle'' is an album released as a part of cEvin Key's subscription-service "From the Vault" in 2002, under the Skinny Puppy name. This was planned to be a limited-edition, subscription-only release of 1,000 copies available exclusively ...

'' (sub23) ***''Puppy Gristle'' 2nd pressing (sub23b) **''

Back and Forth Series 6 ''Back and Forth 06Six'' is an album of previously unavailable Skinny Puppy material released through cEvin Key's Subconscious Communications in early 2003. The CD had two releases, each with different artwork and cases though the audio content wa ...

'' (sub25) ***''Back and Forth Series 6'' (sub25b) **'' Back and Forth Series 7'' (sub35) *

The Tear Garden The Tear Garden is a psychedelic/experimental/electronic band, formed by Edward Ka-Spel of The Legendary Pink Dots and cEvin Key of Skinny Puppy in 1985 after Key served as a sound engineer on tour in Canada for Ka-Spel. An EP, ''The Tear Gard ...

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To Be An Angel Blind, The Crippled Soul Divide ''To Be an Angel Blind, the Crippled Soul Divide'' is the third album by The Tear Garden, released four years after '' The Last Man to Fly''. This is the first Tear Garden album without Dwayne Goettel, with his death (and the end of Skinny Pup ...

'' (sub07) **''

Crystal Mass ''Crystal Mass'' is the fourth album by The Tear Garden, released four years after '' To Be an Angel Blind, the Crippled Soul Divide''. It has the same line-up as the previous release. This was their last album released on Nettwerk. Track listi ...

'' (sub19) **''

Eye Spy With My Little Eye ''Eye Spy with My Little Eye'' was the 5th release in Subconscious Communications's 'From The Vault' series. It is a collection of unreleased tracks, demos and rewritten or original material made over the lifespan of The Tear Garden. More informa ...

'' (sub26) ***''Eye Spy With My Little Eye'' 2nd pressing (sub26b) **'' Secret Experiment'' (sub33) **'' Have A Nice Trip'' (sub42) **'' Eye Spy Vol. 2'' (sub47) **''

The Brown Acid Caveat ''The Brown Acid Caveat'' is the seventh full-length album by the experimental rock group The Tear Garden released on July 7, 2017 after starting a successful PledgeMusic campaign in August 2016. The campaign, which achieved 117% of its financial ...

'' (sub48) *

Otto von Schirach Otto von Schirach (born March 10, 1978 in Miami, Florida) is an American IDM and breakcore musician. Of Cuban and German heritage, he grew up in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami and heavily incorporates elements of Miami bass Miami b ...

**'' Magic Triangle'' (sub38) *Subcon Compilations **''

Paradigm Shift A paradigm shift, a concept brought into the common lexicon by the American physicist and philosopher Thomas Kuhn, is a fundamental change in the basic concepts and experimental practices of a scientific discipline. Even though Kuhn restricted t ...

'' (sub12) **'' Wild Planet'' (sub17) **'' Encore'' (sub666) **'' Rare Not For Sale'' (sub444)

References

External links

Official site

Old site
(Archive only) {{Authority control Skinny Puppy Record labels established in 1993 American independent record labels Industrial record labels Electronic music record labels Entertainment companies based in California Companies based in Los Angeles Toluca Lake, Los Angeles

History

Discography

See also

References

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