Cavity Search Records is a

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in Portland, Oregon that was formed in 1992 by Christopher Cooper and Denny Swofford. It is known for producing debut records by

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, Heatmiser, The Helio Sequence,

King Black Acid Daniel John Riddle is an American musician best known by his pseudonym King Black Acid. Early life and career Riddle began recording music under the name King Black Acid as a high school student in the late 1980s while also bassist for Portland ...

, Richmond Fontaine, Danny Barnes, Saul Conrad,

Pete Krebs Pete Krebs is an American musician from Portland, Oregon, best known as a member of the punk-pop band Hazel, and for '' No Confidence Man'', a split record with Elliott Smith. Career Krebs was a member of punk bands Hair Bed Peace, Thrillhammer an ...

, Korgy, Pete Krebs, Richmond Fontaine, and

Elliott Smith Steven Paul Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003), known professionally as Elliott Smith, was an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and lived much of ...

. Cavity Search Records was recognized on their 26th anniversary by Mayor

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and the city of Portland. September 21, 2018 was proclaimed to be Cavity Search Records day for the label's contribution to the city's art and creative industry, and its commitment to uncovering and supporting local artistry. Christopher Cooper passed away September 24, 2018. A memorial was held October 18th that year.

Artists

The following artists have released records on Cavity Search: *Atomic 61 *Barra Brown *Control Freak * Danny Barnes *Devin MillarCatalog - Online Ordering - Cavity Search Records
Retrieved October 20, 2022 *dirtclodfight *Down Gown * Elliott Sharp *

*Film Star *Gentlemen of Leisure *Gern Blanston *Greg Gilmore/Doghead *

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* Heatmiser * The Helio Sequence * Jerry Joseph *Jesse Daniel Edwards *

*Korgy & Bass * Lauren Lakis *Robert Wynia *Mike Scheer *

* Queen Chief *Rattlecake * Richmond Fontaine *Satan's Pilgrims *Saul Conrad *Snow Bud and the Flower People *Steve Drizos *

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*Survival Skills *Thrillhammer *Trailer Queen *

Travis Shallow Travis Shallow (born Travis Leigh Shallow; July 31, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is best known for his steady solo career, with the single "Hard Time With The Truth" released on Pearly Girl Records ...

Wayne Horvitz Wayne Horvitz (born 1955) is an American composer, keyboardist and record producer. He came to prominence in the Downtown scene of 1980s and '90s New York City, where he met his future wife, the singer, songwriter and pianist Robin Holcomb. He ...

*Will Hattman

Discography

, , Korgy & Bass , , 2020 , - , data-sort-value="148", CSR148 , , ''Ride'' (single) , , Barra Brown , , 2021 , - , data-sort-value="149", CSR149 , , ''Whoa Hey!'' (single) , , Barra Brown , , 2021 , - , data-sort-value="150", CSR150 , , ''Noah'' (single) , , Barra Brown , , 2021 , - , data-sort-value="151", CSR151 , , ''LFT:RT'' , , Barra Brown , , 2021 , - , data-sort-value="152", CSR152 , , ''Caterpillar Blood'' (single) , ,

, , 2021 , - , data-sort-value="153", CSR153 , , ''Somebody: They Want to Fuck You'' (single) , ,

& The Rainbow Lodge , , 2021 , - , data-sort-value="154" , CSR154 , , ''Kaw-Liga'' (single) , , Queen Chief , , 2021 , - , data-sort-value="155" , CSR155 , , ''Don't Want My Life to be Like That'' (single) , ,

& The Rainbow Lodge , , 2021 , - , data-sort-value="156" , CSR156 , , ''In My Eyes'' (single) , , Queen Chief , , 2021 , - , data-sort-value="157" , CSR157 , , ''Never Alone (feat. Robert Wynia)'' (single) , ,

, , 2021 , - , data-sort-value="158" , CSR158 , , ''In the Video'' (single) , , Survival Skills , , 2021 , - , data-sort-value="159" , CSR159 , , ''I Wanna Get You High'' (single) , ,

, , 2021 , - , data-sort-value="160" , CSR160 , , ''Move Along'' (single) , ,

, , 2021 , - , data-sort-value="161" , CSR161 , , ''We, The Product'' , , Jesse Daniel Edwards , , 2022 , - , data-sort-value="162" , CSR162 , , ''One of My Favorite Things'' (single) , ,

& The Rainbow Lodge , , 2021 , - , data-sort-value="163" , CSR163 , , ''Violensia'' , , Jesse Daniel Edwards , , 2022 , - , data-sort-value="167" , CSR167 , , ''It Gets Worse Every Year'' , , Will Hattman , , 2020 , - , data-sort-value="168" , CSR168 , , ''Pete Krebs Trio'' , ,

, , 2008 , - , data-sort-value="169" , CSR169 , , ''Belief Is What Will Bring Us Down'' , , Will Hattman , , 2022

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Distribution

Early in its history, Cavity Search records were distributed by

Alternative Distribution Alliance Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) is a music distribution company owned by Warner Music Group, which represents the rights to various independent record labels. ADA provides "independent artist and label partners with access to the resource ...

, an American company founded in 1993. In May 2012 Cavity Search was announced as one of the first nine labels to join the newly formed Frenchkiss Label Group.

Frenchkiss Records Frenchkiss Records is an independent record label based in New York City. The label was started in 1999 by Syd Butler, bassist and founder of Les Savy Fav. The label's first purpose was to release Les Savy Fav's second album '' The Cat and The C ...

, founded by

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, had started the distribution company earlier that year, which is "focused on growing visibility for indie labels in the spirit of communities such as Dischord,

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and Touch & Go." At that point, Frenchkiss had ceased its affiliation with RED and had begun working with

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External links

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