Death Records[1] is a San Francisco-based Lo-Fi/Outsider Pop record label. Founded by Brian Wakefield & Colin Arlen in 2014, the label was created to "Represent the 'misfits of this city' who have been left behind to fend for themselves". The label has started an annual festival, Deathstock, to celebrate the labels "birthday".[2] Acts such as Gary Wilson, Tomorrow's Tulips & The Memories played the inaugural year.
The label mainly showcases SF/Bay Area based artists. After the trends of many garage rockers moving to Los Angeles,[3] Wakefield did the opposite of most & moved back to S.F after a short stint in L.A. to start this label, as well as working on projects Melted Toys & Emotional.[4][5][6]
It was announced on October 28, 2017, that Death Records was no longer in operation.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Introducing: Death Records". 13 June 2014.
- ^ "Death Rockers". 24 June 2015.
- ^ "Ty Segall and John Dwyer on Why So Many Musicians Are Leaving San Francisco for L.A." Pitchfork. 15 January 2014.
- ^ "Introducing: Death Records". 13 June 2014.
- ^ "Death Records, A Brand New Label in SF Announces First Show « LIVE 105". Archived from the original on 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ^ "Death Rockers". 24 June 2015.
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