Deathbomb Arc
| Deathbomb Arc | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| Founder |
Brian Kinsman Leroy Brown |
| Genre |
Experimental Various |
| Country of origin |
 U.S. |
| Location | Los Angeles, CA |
| Official website |
www |
Deathbomb Arc is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, CA. It was started in 1998 by Brian Miller, originally to release music by the band Turbine.[1] Miller's cat Leroy Brown was the label's acting CEO[2] until his death in 2014.
Miller has described the label's ethos as "this "fuck you" attitude towards a music industry that is afraid of new ideas"[1] and as "a window into another universe... for those of us with an ear to new sounds, we're already in that other universe, but I want to reach people who normally have to wait years before an "experimental" act is deemed normal enough for them."[2] He characterises Deathbomb Arc as an "artist label" as well as a record label, treating record releases as just one part of an artistic spectrum. As an example, he cites clipping. as a Deathbomb Arc act, despite the group self-releasing their first album.[2] According to clipping.'s William Hutson, "The modus operandi of Deathbomb is punk as a way of being in the world, and not a type of music."[3]
Their website explains that "our criteria for putting out bands is inexplicable" and not constrained by genres. The label has released a wide range of styles including breakcore, noise rock, witch house, new age,[1] hip hop,[4] ambient, and punk techno.[5] Notable releases include the first material from clipping., Death Grips[6] and Julia Holter.[2]
Deathbomb Arc ran a digital singles club in 2011 and 2012, releasing a single each week by a wide variety of artists.[7]
Artists released
- Abe Vigoda
- AIDS Wolf
- Alphabets
- Back to the Future the Ride
- Black Pus
- Books on Tape
- Captain Ahab
- Child Pornography
- clipping.
- Death Grips
- Divorce
- Drug the Corpse
- Fairhorns
- Foot Village
- Gaffe of a Lifetime
- Gang Wizard
- GRYPT
- I.E.
- JPEGMAFIA
- Julia Holter
- Kevin Blechdom
- Mad Murderz
- No Restraint
- Obsidian Pond
- Pariah Qarey
- Patrick Wensink
- Puppy Dog
- R. Stevie Moore
- Rose for Bohdan
- rRope
- Signor Benedick the Moor
- Thurston Moore
- tik///tik
- Trash Dog
- True Neutral Crew
- Turbine
- Viper Venom
- Yellow Swans
- Yola Fatoush
- Yuma Nora
References
- 1 2 3 Manchester, Guy (19 September 2011). "Interview With Brian Miller Of Deathbomb Arc About The Second Year Of Their Singles Club". Louder Than War. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 Jones, Daniel (18 March 2012). "The Beast Goes On: an interview with Foot Village's Brian Miller". Electronic Beats. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ↑ Jewell, Sean (10 February 2014). "No Genre, No Authenticity, No Problem: An Interview With LA Label Deathbomb Arc". The Stranger. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ↑ Cummings, Raymond (April 2014). "Label profile: Deathbomb Arc". Magnet. Alex Mulcahy.
- ↑ Masteller, Ryan (6 August 2012). "Interview: Deathbomb Arc's Brian Miller". Critical Masses. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ↑ "Deathbomb Digital Singles Club Year 1 (Part 2/2)". Bandcamp. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ Pelly, Jenn (30 November 2011). "News in Brief: Rock for Kids, Deathbomb Arc, Keepaway, Trans Musicales Fest". Pitchfork. Retrieved 20 July 2014.