Slampt

Slampt (also Slampt Underground Organisation) was a punk record label set up in Newcastle, England in 1992.

The label is perhaps best known for releasing Kenickie's early work. Slampt also released the debut single by Yummy Fur, a band who later featured Paul Thomson and Alex Huntley a.k.a. Alex Kapranos. They would later become the drummer and lead vocalist in Glasgow indie band Franz Ferdinand.

Slampt also released many riot grrl-related groups such as Pussycat Trash, Golden Starlet, Petty Crime, Sally Skull and International Strike Force. The label (which preferred to call itself an "arts umbrella" rather than a record label as such) was run and "owned" by Rachel Holborow and Pete Dale. Dale and Holborow were also behind many of the "label"'s musical acts such as the minimalist Avocado Baby and the more conventionally "punk" sounding Red Monkey. The latter group survived the collapse of Slampt in 2000 releasing a 3rd LP on Troubleman Unlimited in 2001. Holborow still makes music in a two-piece group Do The Right Thing whilst Dale is still performing in his long-term outift Milky Wimpshake as well as a new group called Chronicity which has been performing in the UK in 2006.

See also

* List of record labels

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/slampt MySpace]
* [http://www.indiepages.com/kickstand/slampt.html "Kickstand" zine interview]
* [http://www.ferricmordant.co.uk/slampt/slamptstory.html Comprehensive list of Slampt releases]