- Important Records
Important Records is a
record label that was created in 2001 after the management collapse of a popular North Eastrecord shop . An online store and record label was launched simultaneously with the release ofDaniel Johnston 's 'Impossible Love 7"' andMerzbow 's album 'Amlux.'Since its inception Important has flourished with a highly active release schedule, a roster of new and established artists and a broad output of modern sounds. In
2006 Important celebrated its 5th anniversary and 100th release with IMPREC100, a collection of tracks from some of the first 100 releases.Bands released on Important Records
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A Place to Bury Strangers
*Absolute Null Punkt / ANP
*Acid Mothers Temple
*Andrew Liles
*The Angels of Light (see also Swans)
*Anoice
* Astro (see also C.C.C.C.)
* Atom TM
*Aidan Baker
*Barbez
*Bass Communion
*Beequeen
*Birchville Cat Motel
* The Birds
*James Blackshaw
*Anthony Braxton
* Tom Carter
*Kim Cascone
*Noam Chomsky
*Citay
*Diane Cluck
*Cluster
* Coil
* Conifer
*Jack Dangers
*Kimya Dawson
*The Dresden Dolls
* Earth
*The Electric Ghosts
*Alec Empire
*Helena Espeval
*Experimental Audio Research
* John Fahey
*Fe-Mail
*Dan Friel
*Carlos Giffoni
*The Hafler Trio
*Keiji Haino
*Robert Horton
* Grails
*Hototogisu
*Hrvatski
* Hyperjinx Tricycle
*Henry Jacobs
*Jad Fair
*Daniel Johnston
* King Missile III
*KK Null
*Kluster
*Larsen
*The Magik Markers
*Maja Ratkje
*Major Stars
* Mars
*Daniel Menche
*Merzbow
*Kawabata Makoto
*Thurston Moore
*Chieko Mori
*Mouse On Mars
*Mouthus
*Muslimgauze
*My Cat Is An Alien
*Nadja
* Nau-Zee-auN
*Negativland
* Ocean
*Genesis P-Orridge
*Pestrepeller
*Piano Magic
* Plug
*Colin Potter
*(r)
*Lee Ranaldo
*Rameses III
*Zak Riles (see also Grails)
*Risil (see also Prefuse 73)
*DJ /rupture
*Michishita Shinsuke
*Sitar Tah
*Slomo
*Space Machine
*DJ Spooky
* Thee Majesty
*Unbunny
*Vibracathedral Orchestra
*Kurt Weisman
*Josef Van Wissem
*Wolf Eyes
*XXL (Xiu Xiu Larsen) See also
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List of record labels External links
* [http://www.importantrecords.com/ Official site]
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