Ecstatic Peace!

Ecstatic Peace!

Infobox record label
name = Ecstatic Peace!


image_bg =
parent =
founded = 1981
founder = Thurston Moore
defunct =
distributor = Universal/Fontana Distribution
genre = Indie rock, noise rock
country = United States
location = Easthampton, Massachusetts
url = http://www.ecstaticpeace.com

Ecstatic Peace! is a record label based in Easthampton, Massachusetts, founded in 1981 by Sonic Youth member Thurston Moore. The premiere release was a split cassette featuring spoken word performances from Michael Gira of Swans and Lydia Lunch. The label's name is borrowed from a line in Tom Wolfe's 1968 novel The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.

Artists currently on Ecstatic Peace! include be your own PET, Awesome Color, Black Helicopter, Free Kitten, Tam, Notekillers, Magik Markers, Poor School, Tall firs, Pagoda, Monotract, and Mouthus.

In February 2006, Moore signed a deal with Universal Records to distribute the label's albums. [ [http://www.filter-mag.com/news/interior.3052.html Filter-Mag.com ] ] [ [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/35994/Thurston_Moores_Ecstatic_Peace_Inks_With_Universa#35994 Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace Inks With Universal | Pitchfork ] ]

ee also

* List of record labels

External links

* [http://ecstaticpeace.com/ Official site]
* [http://forbiddeneye.com/labels/ecstaticpeace.html Ecstatic Peace Discography]

References


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