Simple Machines
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Simple Machines | |
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Founded | 1990 |
Founder | Arlington, Virginia |
Simple Machines was an American independent record label in
Biography
The label came into existence in 1989 working toward the 1990 release of the
One of the most famous releases of the label is Pocketwatch, an album recorded by Dave Grohl, the Foo Fighters frontman, who was at the time the drummer for Seattle-based grunge band Nirvana. Hesitant to use his own name on the record, Grohl used the moniker "Late!", and was listed in liner notes as "Dave G".
The Mechanic's Guide
As part of the label's DIY attitude towards the music industry, they published a 24-page guide that is believed[by whom?] to be responsible for helping to set up many independent labels throughout the 1990s.[2] The guide gives detailed advice on many aspects of the music industry from recording and releasing singles through to the legal requirements of setting up a label as a legitimate business.[3]
Closure
Following Thomson's relocation to Philadelphia with her husband, and the subsequent six-hour weekly commute, Simple Machines found themselves under increasing financial pressures to keep putting out records and keeping them in print.[citation needed] Toomey and Thomson had also become disenchanted with the business aspect of their label, realizing that it overruled the musical side of it. In 1997 the decision was made to wind the label down.[citation needed]
The label released two final records by artists Ida and Tsunami, respectively.[
Roster
- Autoclave
- Bricks
- Franklin Bruno
- Grenadine
- Dave Grohl (under the pseudonym "Late!")
- The Hated
- Danielle Howle
- Ida
- Liquorice
- Lois
- Lungfish
- Mommyheads
- Monorchid
- My Dad Is Dead
- Rastro!
- The Raymond Brake
- Retsin
- Scrawl
- Sea Saw
- Tsunami
References
- ^ a b "Simple Machines Records | Story". Simplemachines.net. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "About FMC | Future of Music Coalition". Futureofmusic.org. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Hello from Jenny Toomey & Kristin Thomson and welcome to the 2000 digital version of the Mechanic's Guide. Between 1990 and 1998 we ran an indie record label called Simple Machines. Over those eight years we released about 75 records by our own bands and those of our friends. We closed the whole operation down in March 1997" (PDF). Simplemachines.net. Retrieved 27 March 2022.