Important Records
| Important Records | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Founder | John Brien |
| Distributor(s) | Forced Exposure, Cargo[1] |
| Genre | Contemporary classical, experimental, electronic, rock, folk, jazz |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Groveland, Massachusetts |
| Official website | www |
Important Records is an American independent record label based in Groveland, Massachusetts.[2][3]
History
John Brien started Important Records in 2001 out of his
Amlux by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow.[4][5][6] In 2003, Important released A Is for Accident, the debut album of The Dresden Dolls.[7]
Important also operates two sublabels: Cassauna, started in 2011, which releases
cassettes in letterpress packaging; and Saltern, started in September 2014, curated by Tashi Wada.[8]
Partial roster of artists
- Absolut Null Punkt
- Acid Mothers Temple
- Anoice
- Angels of Light
- Barbez
- Beequeen
- Maurizio Bianchi
- James Blackshaw
- Boris
- Caterina Barbieri
- Tom Carter
- Cave
- Citay
- Diane Cluck
- Cluster
- Coil
- Kimya Dawson
- Deceh
- The Dresden Dolls
- Eleh
- Else Marie Pade
- Carlos Giffoni
- Grails
- Hafler Trio
- Keiji Haino
- Holy Sons
- Hototogisu
- Henry Jacobs
- Jim Jarmusch
- Daniel Johnston
- KK Null
- Kawabata Makoto
- Julia Kent
- King Missile III
- Kluster
- Christina Kubisch
- Larsen
- Francisco López
- LSD March
- Major Stars
- Master Musicians of Bukkake
- Kouhei Matsunaga
- Daniel Menche
- Merzbow
- Mountainhood
- Mouthus
- Mugstar
- My Cat Is an Alien
- Nadja
- Ocean
- Pauline Oliveros
- Piano Magic
- Duane Pitre
- A Place to Bury Strangers
- Éliane Radigue
- Lee Ranaldo
- Rivulets
- Conrad Schnitzler
- The Skull Defekts
- Smegma
- Unbunny
- Vampillia
- The Vanishing Voice
- Jozef van Wissem
- Xiu Xiu
- C. Spencer Yeh
See also
References
- ^ "Distribution". Important Records. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- ^ "Contact". Important Records. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- ^ Jeanne O'Brien Coffey (August 27, 2012). "Important Records". Northshore Magazine. Archived from the original on May 21, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- ^ Mike Miliard (July 2002). "State of the art". Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- ^ TJ Norris (April 29, 2004). "MICROVIEW :: Important Records". Igloo Magazine. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- ^ "Important Records – 10 Years on…". Behind the Wall of Sleep. April 20, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- ^ "imprec015 The Dresden Dolls, A is for Accident". Important Records. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
- ^ "Tashi Wada debuts new label Saltern with a duets record featuring Charles Curtis and Judith Hamann". Tiny Mix Tapes. September 16, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
