- Mortification Records
infobox record label
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founded = 2006
founder = Alex Julien
distributor = Abridged Pause Recordings
genre = AmbientBlack metal Dark ambient Ethereal
country =United States (former)Canada (present)Mortification Records is a
record label founded by Alex Julien, inMiddlesex County, New Jersey in 2006, but has since moved toMontreal, Quebec . The record label was founded to accommodate some of the releases by bands his surroundings, but has grown to release an entire catalog of bands fromFrance ,Canada , andUSA .History
Foundations
In the summer of 2006, Alex was fond of a band from his local area and decided he would create his own label to help out the band and get their releases out officially. In October of that year, a number of small side projects were asked to be released on the label. In order to start getting the label's name out there, online downloads were made available before any professionally pressed material was made.
Mortified Studio
In January, he started to use his equipment to record the new material that would be released on the label. This would become known as the "Mortified Studio Sessions". Quality was improving, and use of effects were being considered, as well as a more professional outlook on the music itself. In February, the first impact on the label occurred. The release of Vision Éternel's first EP. This marked the beginning of Mortification Records' underground notability.
New Label
In November 2007, Mortification Records started working on a side label named "Mortified Productions". The label would release a new line of catalog numbers, and would be professionally pressed. The search for new artists as well as compilations of already signed artists began to take shape. However in February 2008, the idea was aborted when Mortification Records was merged under the ownership of Abridged Pause Recordings, a new label which would feature a totally different catalog. This would allow to keep Mortification Records as an online based digital label and build Abridged Pause into a store based label.
Artists
Current Roster
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Vision Éternel
*Vision Lunar
*Vision Sufferance Past Roster
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Gallia Fornax
*Vision Solitude Catalog
See also
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List of record labels External links
* [http://www.mortificationrecords.co.nr Mortification Records Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/abridgedpause Mortification Records on Myspace]
* [http://www.last.fm/label/Mortification+Records Mortification Records on Last.fm]
* [http://www.discogs.com/label/Mortification+Records Mortification Records on Discogs]
* [http://rateyourmusic.com/label/mortification_records/ Mortification Records on RateYourMusic]
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