Pendu Sound Recordings | |
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Founded | 2005 (2005) |
Founder | Todd "Pendu" Brooks |
Defunct | 2013 (2013) |
Genre | |
Country of origin | U.S. |
Location | New York City |
Official website | www |
Pendu Sound Recordings was an independent record label used by aTelecine, Chelsea Wolfe, Azar Swan, Mater Suspiria Vision, White Ring, Talibam!, Von Haze, and others.
The label, also known as Pendu Sound, was started by Todd Brooks in 2005 for his PENDV projects and went defunct in 2013. The parent company Pendu NYC was known for its "Pendu Disco" dance parties.
History
The Pendu Sound compilation album Getting rid of the glue with Excepter and Daniel Carter was listed as number 70 in Thurston Moore's "Top 80 of 2006". The White Ring Chaind Vol. 1 DJ mix released in August 2011 contains remixes of own tracks, NIИ, Rihanna, and others. Also in August the LP The Falcon and the Pod was released.
In May 2012 Pendu Sound joined forces with Frenchkiss Records as a member of the Frenchkiss Label Group, which published a compilation of their works. In November 2012 Noisey featured Todd Pendu. In February 2013 Pendu Sound launched a digital single series with the Tempers.
The Pendu Sound site still offers reviews, photos, videos, interviews, and other background material about their former artists.
Notable albums
- Chelsea Wolfe
- 2010: The Grime and the Glow
- 2011: Apokalypsis
- aTelecine
- 2009: aVigillant Carpark
- 2010: A Cassette Tape Culture (Phase One)
- 2011: A Cassette Tape Culture (Phase Two)
- 2011: A Cassette Tape Culture (Phase Three)
- 2011: The Falcon and the Pod
See also
References
- "Pendu releasing more aTelecine (Sasha Grey's dark ambient band), throwing more parties (Jokers on the Scene tonight)". BrooklynVegan. 2011-06-24. Archived from the original on 2018-12-13.
- "The Drama of Chelsea Wolfe". LA Times. 2013-08-29. Archived from the original on 2018-08-02.
- "Ride an Azar Swan | An interview with Joshua Strawn and Zohra Atash". post-punk.com. 2014-12-08. Archived from the original on 2017-06-07.
- ^ Todd Pendu (November 8, 2010). "The Genesis of Naming a Genre: Witch House". pendunyc.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-04.
- ^ "White Ring unchain new mixtape". Electronic Beats. 2011-08-05. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- MR P (2007). "Talibam! The Excusable Earthling". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on 2015-09-14.
- "Premiere: Von Haze, "Mother Mountain"". Impose. 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-02-28.
- ^ "Frenchkiss Records Launches Frenchkiss Label Group". dailyrindblog.com. The Orchard. 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
- Byron Coley; Thurston Moore (March 2007). "Bull Tongue 26". Arthur. Archived from the original on 2019-03-22.
- Brandon Stosuy (2011-07-19). "aTelecine (Feat. Sasha Grey) The Falcon And The Pod LP Stream". Stereogum. Archived from the original on 2019-03-26.
- Jem Aswad (2012-05-09). "Exclusive: Frenchkiss Label Group Announces First Distributed Labels: ATP, White Iris, Underwater Peoples, More". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2019-02-03.
- Vincent Brunetto (2012-11-02). "The Magickal World of Todd Pendu". Noisey. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- Andrew Sacher (2013-02-14). "Pendu Sound begins digital singles series with new single from Tempers (video, MP3)". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- Allison Becker (2013-02-14). "Exclusive: Pendu Sound Premieres Tempers' "Eyes Wide Wider"". bullettmedia.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-05.
- Liz Louche (2013-02-20). "Pendu Sound launches sexy new digital singles series with a pair of songs from Tempers". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on 2013-05-30.
- penduvideo (April 28, 2011). aTelecine "The Falcon and The Pod" Teaser on YouTube.
External links
- Official website
- Pendu Sound Recordings discography at Discogs
- PENDV VIDEO channel on YouTube