Williams Street Records LLC is an American

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founded by Jason DeMarco, based in

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. It is a joint venture of Cartoon Network's

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and

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(

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's former record company), and is distributed through

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. Under that label, they have released original works of music, some of which are related to their shows on

Adult Swim Adult Swim (AS; stylized as

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. The label is managed by Chris Hartley, and the A&R is Jason DeMarco. In February 2007 (the same year the record label was founded),

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teamed up with the independent hip-hop

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to produce an animated video for

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's track "Flyentology" and release a compilation album titled ''

Definitive Swim ''Definitive Swim'' is a free download album released in 2007 by Adult Swim and Definitive Jux (through Williams Street Records). Track listing #Camu Tao – "Plot For A Little" (Clean) (2:55) #EL-P – "Smithereens (Stop Crying)" (Clean) (4:34 ...

'' for free

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, featuring tracks from most of the label's artists. In October 2015, DeMarco mentioned on his

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page that Williams Street Records would no longer put out any more albums for sale, and would only release free music.

Albums released by the label

* ''

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'' –

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(2007) * ''The Diary of an American Witchdoctor'' –

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(2007) * ''

Awesome Record, Great Songs! Volume One ''Awesome Record, Great Songs! Volume One'' is a 2008 comedy album by Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, collectively known as Tim & Eric, released on Williams Street Records. The album features many songs from the first and second seasons of their ...

'' –

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(2008) * ''

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: The Music of J.G. Thirlwell'' – J. G. Thirlwell (2009) * ''

Dethalbum II ''Dethalbum II'' is the second full length album by virtual band Dethklok, from the animated series ''Metalocalypse''. The CD and deluxe CD/DVD were released on September 29, 2009. The album was later released on LP to the United States and Canada. ...

'' –

(2009) * ''Another Big Night Down the Drain...'' –

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(2011) * ''

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'' –

(2011) * ''

R.A.P. Music ''R.A.P. Music'' is the fifth studio album by American rapper Killer Mike. It was released through Williams Street Records on May 15, 2012. The "R.A.P." in the album's title is a backronym for "Rebellious African People". Production was handled b ...

'' –

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(2012) * ''

Dethalbum III ''Dethalbum III'' is the third full-length album by virtual death metal band Dethklok, from the Adult Swim animated series ''Metalocalypse''. The CD and deluxe CD/DVD were released on October 16, 2012. It contains music from the second, third and ...

'' –

(2012) * ''If I tell U'' – Phaseone (2013) * ''Southern Meridian'' – Gene the Southern Child (2014) * ''Awful Swim'' – Father (2018)

Compilations

* ''

Chocolate Swim ''Chocolate Swim'' is a free download album released in 2006 by Adult Swim and Chocolate Industries (through Williams Street Records).http://www.imageyenation.com/?itemid=2200 Track listing #Kovas – "Up In Here" (3:59) #Lady Sovereign – "H ...

'' (2006, co-release with Chocolate Industries) * ''

'' (2007, co-release with

) * ''

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'' (2007) * '' Warm & Scratchy'' (2007) * ''

Ghostly Swim ''Ghostly Swim'' is a free digital download album released in 2008 by Adult Swim and Ghostly International (through Williams Street Records). The track listing contains songs arranged and recorded in an unusual avant-garde style of pop, rock and ...

'' (2008, co-release with

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) * ''

World Wide Renewal Program ''World Wide Renewal Program'' is a free download album released in 2008 by hip-hop label Chocolate Industries in collaboration with animation channel Adult Swim (via Williams Street Records) and Sonic. Track list # Cool Kids – "88" (3:46) ...

'' (2008) * ''African Swim'' (2008) * ''

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'' (2009) * '' ATL RMX'' (2009) * ''Adult Swim Singles Program 2010'' (2010) * ''

Metal Swim ''Metal Swim'' is a heavy metal compilation album released by Adult Swim. The album was released as a free download otheir website It consisted of rare and unreleased material from various metal bands. Track listing # Death Angel – "Truce" ( ...

'' (2010) * ''Adult Swim Singles Program 2011'' (2011) * '' '' (2011) * ''

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Present Music For Americans Only Made By Americans In China For Americans Only God Bless The U.S.A'' (2012) * ''Adult Swim Singles Program 2012'' (2012) * '' Garage Swim'' (2013) * ''Adult Swim Singles Program 2013'' (2013) * ''Adult Swim Singles Program 2014'' (2014) * ''

Ghostly Swim 2 ''Ghostly Swim 2'' is a free Music download, digital download album released digitally in late 2014 by Adult Swim and Ghostly International (through Williams Street Records) and a CD version was released by Ghostly in April 2015. The track listing ...

'' (2014) * ''Nabuma Purple Rubberband'' (2015, remix album with

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) * ''Adult Swim Singles Program 2015'' (2015) * ''Adult Swim Singles Program 2016'' (2016) * '' N O I S E'' (2016, experimental music compilation) * '' LUXE'' (2017, dream pop/electro soul compilation) * ''Adult Swim Singles Program 2017'' (2017-2018)

References

External links

* 2007 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) American companies established in 2007 Record labels established in 2007 American record labels Companies based in Atlanta Williams Street {{US-record-label-stub