Positron Records is an

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based in Chicago, Illinois. The label was founded in 1998 by Chris Randall, frontman of the industrial band

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. Positron describes itself as an "anti-label" because they release only a handful of albums and give as much support to each release as they can. The label also features a

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for some of its albums, allowing individuals to upload those songs to

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websites as well as sample parts of those songs for private or commercial usage.Sound On Sound , Creative Commons, Copyright & The Independent Musician
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Artists

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* Bizarbies * Bounte * Eco-Hed * Chris Randall (under his own name and also as Micronaut) * S. Sturgis * Scanalyzer *

(and spin-off Amish Rake Fight) * Matt Walker (as Beautiful Assassins and also Impossible Recording Machine)

Label compilations

* ''Komposi001'' * ''Komposi002'' * ''Komposi003''

External links

Official site

References

{{Authority control Record labels established in 1998 Industrial record labels Electronic music record labels American independent record labels Companies based in Chicago

Artists

Label compilations

See also

External links

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