Subconscious Communications

infobox record label


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founded = 1993
founder = Dwayne Goettel, Phil Western * [http://cdbaby.com/cd/phillipwestern CDBaby.com] states, "Phillips first release - which came out on the pairs label Subconscious" thus providing debate as to whether Phillips actually started the label with him, or was merely one of the first "contributors". In [http://www.chaoscontrol.com/current/Download/index.php an interview with cEvin Key] in 1997 he stated "Dwayne and Phil actually started the original version of it by putting together a 12-inch, "Power."", thus the duo did in fact create SubCon "together".]
country = Canada
location = Toluca Lake, California
genre = Electronic, Industrial, Techno, Experimental
url = http://www.subconsciousrecords.com/ http://www.subconsciousstudios.com/

Subconscious Communications (originally Subconscious Records) is an independent record label based in Toluca Lake, California. http://www.allrecordlabels.com/db/2/11992.html - also see http://www.subconsciousstudios.com/download/inform.htm for confirmation from SubCon (bottom of the page).] Originating in Vancouver B.C., Canada, [* [http://www.thirdwavecollective.com/directory.asp?cat=46 Thirdwavecollective.com] list of record labels, including Subconscious Communications. It notes the origination from Vancouver B.C. Canada.] it was founded in 1993 by Dwayne Goettel of Skinny Puppy and Phil Western of Download. The label has been described as a "record label, musician collective, remix team, 32-track digital studio, " [and an] " analogue synth museum"." [ [http://www.skinnypuppy.hu/side_eng.html Skinny Puppy ] ]

History

Dwayne Goettel and Phil Western founded Subconscious Records in 1993 to release a twelve inch under Goettel's side project Aduck and Phil's alias Philth. cEvin Key arbitrarily took over control of Subconscious Communications when Goettel died on 23 August, 1995. Artists previously involved with Goettel and Key joined him to help with the label. [* [http://www.nettwerk.com/productions/search_albums.jsp?letter=P Nettwerk.com] information regarding Subconscious Communications and the album Paradigm Shift]

The Annual "subCON Cannabis Cup"

Under the SubCon 'services' page hides two pages listing the competition results of the 2001 and 2002 Cannabis Cup competitions. [* [http://www.subconsciousstudios.com/htms/services.htm Cannabis Cup] results from 2001 and 2002 (place your cursor over the elevator numbers).] The Cannibis Cup was an annual competition that only survived an additional year after its inception in 2001. Since the name contains SubCon, it is assumed that the competition was formed by Subconscious Communications.

Releases

As of 2003, Subconscious Communications has released 37 albums under the label. The numbering of the albums however lists the final one (the dragon experience) as number 28; this is due to several albums being numbered in pairs, such as 11a and 11b. Logically this is due to the insignificance of the album (for example the limited edition albums of Skinny Puppy's "back and forth" and Tear Garden's "eye spy with my little eye") or a combination of releases, such as with PlatEAU's "music for grass" and "dutch flowers". * [http://www.subconsciousstudios.com/htms/releases.htm SubCon's] listing of released albums, chronologically ordered.]

"Organized alphabetically by author then chronologically (represented by sub value)."

*"aDuck"
**"Power" (sub01)
*Download
**Furnace (sub02)
**Microscopic (sub03)
**Charlie's Family (sub05)
***"Charlie's Family" Re-Issue (sub05b)
**The Eyes of Stanley Pain (sub08)
**Sidewinder(sub10)
**III (sub13)
**Inception (sub14)
**III Steps Forward (sub15)
***"III Steps Forward" 2nd pressing (sub15b)
**Effector (sub20)
*Skinny Puppy
** (sub04)
**The Process Re-Issue (sub06)
**Track 10
** (sub22)
**Puppy Gristle (sub23)
***"Puppy Gristle" 2nd pressing (sub23b)
**Back and Forth Series 6 (sub25)
***"Back and Forth Series 6" (sub25b)
**Back and Forth Series 7 (sub35)
*The Tear Garden
**To Be An Angel Blind, The Crippled Soul Divide (sub07)
**Crystal Mass (sub19)
**Eye Spy With My Little Eye (sub26)
***"Eye Spy With My Little Eye" 2nd pressing (sub26b)
**Secret Experiment (sub33)
*Doubting Thomas
**Father Don't Cry Re-Issue (sub09)
*PlatEAU
**Music For Grass Bars (sub11)
***Dutch Flowers (sub11b)
**Spacecake (sub18)
**Iceolator (sub24)
**Kushbush + Music For Grass Bars (Special Edition) (sub32)
*Subcon Compilations
**Paradigm Shift (sub12)
**Wild Planet (sub17)
**Encore (sub666)
**Rare Not For Sale (sub444)
*cEvin Key
**Music for Cats (sub16)
**The Ghost of Each Room (sub21)
**The Dragon Experience (sub28)
*Hilt
**The Worst of the Flu (sub27)
**Minoot Bowl Dropped the Ball (sub34)

ee also

* List of record labels

External links

* [http://www.subconsciousrecords.com/ Official Site]
* [http://www.subconsciousstudios.com/ Old Website] (Archive only)

References