| Important Records | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 2001 (2001) |
| Founder | John Brien |
| Distributor(s) | Forced Exposure, Cargo |
| Genre | Contemporary classical, experimental, electronic, rock, folk, jazz |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Groveland, Massachusetts |
| Official website | www |
Important Records is an American independent record label based in Groveland, Massachusetts.
History
John Brien started Important Records in 2001 out of his Newburyport, Massachusetts apartment, initially as an online store. Important's first two releases were Impossible Love by the American songwriter Daniel Johnston and Amlux by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. In 2003, Important released A Is for Accident, the debut album of The Dresden Dolls.
Important also operates two sublabels: Cassauna, started in 2011, which releases cassettes in letterpress packaging; and Saltern, started in September 2014, curated by Tashi Wada.
Partial roster of artists
- Absolut Null Punkt
- Acid Mothers Temple
- Anoice
- Angels of Light
- Barbez
- Beequeen
- Maurizio Bianchi
- James Blackshaw
- Boris
- Caterina Barbieri
- Tom Carter
- Cave
- Citay
- Diane Cluck
- Cluster
- Coil
- Kimya Dawson
- Deceh
- The Dresden Dolls
- Eleh
- Else Marie Pade
- Carlos Giffoni
- Grails
- Hafler Trio
- Keiji Haino
- Holy Sons
- Hototogisu
- Henry Jacobs
- Jim Jarmusch
- Daniel Johnston
- KK Null
- Kawabata Makoto
- Julia Kent
- King Missile III
- Kluster
- Kenneth James Gibson
- Christina Kubisch
- Larsen
- Francisco López
- LSD March
- Major Stars
- Master Musicians of Bukkake
- Kouhei Matsunaga
- Daniel Menche
- Merzbow
- Mountainhood
- Mouthus
- Mugstar
- My Cat Is an Alien
- Nadja
- Ocean
- Pauline Oliveros
- Piano Magic
- Duane Pitre
- A Place to Bury Strangers
- Éliane Radigue
- Lee Ranaldo
- Rivulets
- Conrad Schnitzler
- The Skull Defekts
- Smegma
- Unbunny
- Vampillia
- The Vanishing Voice
- Jozef van Wissem
- Xiu Xiu
- C. Spencer Yeh
See also
References
- "Distribution". Important Records. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- "Contact". Important Records. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- Jeanne O'Brien Coffey (August 27, 2012). "Important Records". Northshore Magazine. Archived from the original on May 21, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- Mike Miliard (July 2002). "State of the art". Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- TJ Norris (April 29, 2004). "MICROVIEW :: Important Records". Igloo Magazine. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- "Important Records – 10 Years on…". Behind the Wall of Sleep. April 20, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- "imprec015 The Dresden Dolls, A is for Accident". Important Records. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
- "Tashi Wada debuts new label Saltern with a duets record featuring Charles Curtis and Judith Hamann". Tiny Mix Tapes. September 16, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2014.