- K Records
Infobox record label
name = K Records
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founded = 1982
founder = Calvin Johnson
Candice Pederson
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genre =Indie rock ,punk rock
country =United States
location =Olympia, Washington
url = http://www.krecs.comK Records is an
independent record label inOlympia, Washington , co-founded, owned, and operated by Calvin Johnson, formerly of the bandsCool Rays ,Beat Happening ,The Go Team ,The Halo Benders and presently in the bandDub Narcotic Sound System . Inspired by Sun, SST, Rough Trade, CJ Records, Bomp!, Dischord, and many others, Johnson started the label originally with the simple intention of making his friends' music available to the world, [ [http://www.adequacy.net/interview.php?InterviewID=28 Delusions of Adequacy ] ] but over time its reputation grew.The K motto is "exploding the teenage underground into passionate revolt against the corporate ogre since 1982." The label has been so influential in anti-corporate
independent music and underground DIY punk culture, particularly in theOlympia music scene , that it was the subject of a documentary directed by Heather Rose Dominic entitled "The Shield Around the K", with atagline of "Do It Yourself". [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286958/ The Shield Around the K (2000) (V) ] ]Artists who have worked with K Records
The following artists have released albums through K Records.
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Adrian Orange
*All Girl Summer Fun Band
*Beat Happening
*Beck
*Bikini Kill
* Bis
*Karl Blau
*The Blow
*Built to Spill
*Chicks on Speed
*COCO
*The Cribs
* D+
*Sarah Dougher
*Dennis Driscoll
*Dub Narcotic Sound System
*Electrosexual
* Fifth Column
*Steve Fisk
* Gaze
*Girl Trouble
*The Halo Benders
*Jason Anderson aka "Wolf Colonel"
* Calvin Johnson
* Karp
*Kimya Dawson
* Landing
*Little Wings
* Lois
*Love as Laughter
*Lync
*Maher Shalal Hash Baz
*Mahjongg
*The Make-up
*Marine Research
*Mecca Normal
*The Microphones /Mount Eerie
*Mirah
*Modest Mouse
*Old Time Relijun
*Anna Oxygen
*Pansy Division
*The Pine Hill Haints
*The Rondelles
*Saturday Looks Good To Me
*Shonen Knife
*The Softies
*Some Velvet Sidewalk
*Tender Trap
*Tiger Trap
*Yume Bitsu External links
[http://krecs.com/html/artists/ K Records Artist List]
Influence
* Welsh band
Los Campesinos! cite a 'K Records t-shirt' in the song "Knee Deep At ATP", while early single "The International Tweexcore Underground " directly alludes to the label's International Pop Underground.
*Nothing Painted Blue released a song "K for Karnival" which is partially a tribute to K Records; it repeats "Who put the shield around the K?" several times, referring to the interstate-style shield around the letterK in the K Records logo.
* MusicianKurt Cobain had the K Records logo tattooed on his forearm, saying it was to "try and remind me to stay a child." It is mentioned in the song "Lounge Act," which was written aboutBikini Kill co-founder, Tobi Vail. ("I'll arrest myself / I'll wear a shield")
* In 2005, Springfield, Illinois indie bandResident Genius recorded a tribute song called "Calvin J", which contains the line "International pop underground/unknowingly broke fresh new ground"See also
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List of record labels References
External links
* [http://www.krecs.com Official site]
* [http://dubnarcotic.org Unofficial K Blog]
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