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{{Short description|American independent record label}}
{{Infobox record label {{Infobox record label
| name = Anticon | name = Anticon
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| parent = | parent =
| founded = 1997 | founded = {{start date|1998}}
| defunct = 2018
| founder = ] (Brendon Whitney)<br/>] (Adam Drucker)<br/>] (Jeffrey Logan)<br/>] (David Madson)<br/>] (James Brandon Best)<br/>] (Tim Holland)<br/>] (Yoni Wolf)<br/>Baillie Parker
| defunct = | founder = {{Plain list|
* ]
| distributor = Revolver USA<br/>Southern
* ]
⚫ * ]
* ]
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* Baillie Parker
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| distributor = ] (World except UK)<br/>Melodic (UK)
| genre = ]<br/>]<br/>] | genre = ]<br/>]<br/>]
| country = ] | country = United States
| location = ], ] | location = Los Angeles, California
| url = {{URL|www.anticon.com}} | url = {{URL|www.anticon.com}}{{dead link|date=October 2022}}
}} }}

'''Anticon''' (often styled as '''anticon.''') is an ] based in ], ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/feature.php?ID=129|title=Anticon - Lable Profile|publisher=''Stylus Magazine''|first=Todd|last=Burns|date=2003-09-01}}</ref> It was founded in 1998 by sole and pedestrian, and formed officially into a artist owned corporation in 2003. <ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/anticon-mn0000584106|title=Anticon|publisher=Allmusic|first=Bradley|last=Torreano}}</ref> It is now collectively owned among six musicians, co-founder Baillie Parker, and manager Shaun Koplow.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/2550500-anticon--ten-years-after-it-hit-the-prism|title=anticon: ten years after it hit the prism|publisher=''Drowned in Sound''|first=Dave|last=Kerr|date=November 5, 2007}}</ref> The original musicians signed to Anticon were once referred to as the Anticon collective.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/weekly_article/the-anticon-collective-the-construction-of-a-new-hip-hop-authenticity.htm|title=The Anticon Collective: The Construction of a New Hip-Hop Authenticity|publisher=''Stylus Magazine''|first=Todd|last=Burns|date=July 21, 2003}}</ref> '''Anticon''' (often styled as '''anticon.''') was an ] based in ].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/feature.php?ID=129 |title=Anticon - Label Profile |magazine=Stylus Magazine |first=Todd |last=Burns |date=September 1, 2003 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060329194250/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/feature.php?ID=129 |archive-date=March 29, 2006 }}</ref> It was founded in 1998 by seven musicians and manager Baillie Parker.<ref name="Anticon on Facebook">{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/anticonrecords/info|title=Anticon Records, Info|publisher=Facebook}}</ref><ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/anticon-mn0000584106|title=Anticon|website=Allmusic|first=Bradley|last=Torreano}}</ref> It was collectively owned among six musicians, co-founder Parker, and manager Shaun Koplow.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/2550500-anticon--ten-years-after-it-hit-the-prism|title=anticon: ten years after it hit the prism|publisher=Drowned in Sound|first=Dave|last=Kerr|date=November 5, 2007|access-date=June 28, 2012|archive-date=September 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925230436/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/2550500-anticon--ten-years-after-it-hit-the-prism|url-status=dead}}</ref> The original musicians signed to Anticon were once referred to as the Anticon collective.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Burns |first=Todd |date=July 21, 2003 |title=The Anticon Collective: The Construction of a New Hip-Hop Authenticity |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/weekly_article/the-anticon-collective-the-construction-of-a-new-hip-hop-authenticity.htm |magazine=Stylus Magazine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080223213625/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/weekly_article/the-anticon-collective-the-construction-of-a-new-hip-hop-authenticity.htm |archive-date=February 23, 2008}}</ref> Following the death of one of its founding members in 2018, the label dissolved.<ref name="twitter.com">{{Cite tweet|number=1417140928221962240|user=mcsole|title=when @AliasAnticon died the @anticon label dissolved shortly after. There was no infrastructure left to manage his music. Big ups to @BDolanSFR & @SFRupdates for stepping up so that his family would receive all funds in perpetuity|author=Sole}}</ref>


==History== ==History==
The label's roster of artists has been described as "the ] equivalent of ]" and "] hip-hop," also called "]."<ref name="allmusic"/> Releases feature material created by its members, affiliates, and extended musical family. Although Anticon cohered originally within ] circles, Anticon's founders have become only tangentially related to hip hop, and the label has begun releasing music in the ] and ] genres.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://synthesis.net/2008/07/09/anticon-records-why-announces-tour-dates/|title=Anticon Records’ Why? Announces Tour Dates|publisher=''Synthesis''|date=July 9, 2008}}</ref> Artists signed to Anticon are based on the West Coast, the East Coast, the Midwest, and ]. The label has also signed artists in the ]. The label's roster of artists has been described as "the ] equivalent of ]" and "] hip-hop".<ref name="allmusic"/> Releases feature material created by its members, affiliates, and extended musical family. Although Anticon cohered originally within ] circles, Anticon's founders have become only tangentially related to hip hop, and the label has begun releasing music in the ] and ] genres.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://synthesis.net/2008/07/09/anticon-records-why-announces-tour-dates/|title=Anticon Records' Why? Announces Tour Dates|publisher=Synthesis|date=July 9, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609195750/http://synthesis.net/2008/07/09/anticon-records-why-announces-tour-dates/|archive-date=June 9, 2012}}</ref> Artists signed to Anticon are based in the United States, ], and the ].

⚫ The artists within the collective have been known to perform and release music in solo and group form. Artists on the label are known for frequent ], both within and outside of their own collective. However, the Anticon collective has over time evolved into a group of separate artists who, despite sharing a similar progressive and often challenging ] quality, explore different styles of music including electronica and ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://wc.arizona.edu/papers/98/218/04_8.html|title=Indie plus rap equals Why?|newspaper=Arizona Daily Wildcat|first=Michael|last=Petitti|date=November 10, 2005|access-date=September 21, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071103110858/http://wc.arizona.edu/papers/98/218/04_8.html|archive-date=November 3, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> Many of the artists on Anticon are signed to multiple labels, and some have their own small, independent labels through which they have self-released material.


⚫ Anticon has also organized art exhibitions featuring visual art by several of the artists on the label.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artbusiness.com/1open/110406.html|title=Arspace Gallery|publisher=Art Business|date=November 4, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/POP-BEAT-2485297.php|title=POP BEAT|newspaper=SFGate.com|date=November 5, 2006}}</ref>
⚫ The artists within the collective have been known to perform and release music in solo and group form. Artists on the label are known for frequent ], both within and outside of their own collective. However, the Anticon collective has over time evolved into a group of separate artists who, despite sharing a similar progressive and often challenging ] quality, explore different styles of music including electronica and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wc.arizona.edu/papers/98/218/04_8.html|title=Indie plus rap equals Why?|publisher=''Arizona Daily Wildcat''|first=Michael|last=Petitti|date=November 10, 2005}}</ref> Many of the artists on Anticon are signed to multiple labels, and some have their own small, independent labels through which they have self-released material.


⚫ On February 9, 2010, co-founder ] (Tim Holland) left Anticon exclaiming that it is time to try to push forward and find new opportunities.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.laweekly.com/exclusive-sole-discusses-leaving-anticon-records/|title=Exclusive: Sole Discusses Leaving Anticon Records|newspaper=LA Weekly|first=Chris|last=Martins|date=February 23, 2010}}</ref> He leaves citing business and ideological differences while maintaining his love for the artists on Anticon. He said, "There are no ill feelings between myself and members of anticon. I will continue to work with many of the artists and will always love them as brothers and consider them allies." He officially renounced his 1/8 of ownership and formal affiliations.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.laweekly.com/exclusive-sole-discusses-leaving-anticon-records/|title=Anticon's Sole Leaves The Label He Founded, Label Manager Shaun Koplow Responds|newspaper=LA Weekly|first=Chris|last=Martins|date=February 10, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/37845-sole-leaves-anticon/|title=Sole Leaves Anticon|publisher=Pitchfork Media|first=Tom|last=Breihanon|date=February 9, 2010}}</ref>
⚫ Anticon has also organized art exhibitions featuring visual art by several of the artists on the label.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artbusiness.com/1open/110406.html|title=Arspace Gallery|publisher=''Art Business''|date=11.04.06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/POP-BEAT-2485297.php|title=POP BEAT|publisher=''SFGate.com''|date=November 5, 2006}}</ref>


On March 30, 2018, founding member Alias died of a heart attack at age 41.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/anticon-co-founder-brendon-whitney-alias-dead-at-41/ |date=31 March 2018 | title=Anticon Co-Founder Brendon Whitney (Alias) Dead at 41| author=Yoo, Noah|work=Pitchfork Media }}</ref> In November 2018, the label released a posthumous album from Alias that had been completed with label-mate Doseone prior to his death.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=anticon|number=1058387200092528641|title=A celebration of 20 years of friendship, Alias & Doseone's Less Is Orchestra LP is OUT NOW}}</ref> The label had been quiet since then, and former co-founder ] confirmed in July 2021 that the label had "dissolved" sometime after Alias's death.<ref name="twitter.com"/>
⚫ On February 9, 2010, co-founder ] (Tim Holland) left Anticon exclaiming that it is time to try to push forward and find new opportunities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2010/02/exclusive_sole_discusses_leaving_anticon.php|title=Exclusive: Sole Discusses Leaving Anticon Records|publisher=''LA Weekly''|first=Chris|last=Martins|date=February 23, 2010}}</ref> He leaves citing business and ideological differences while maintaining his love for the artists on Anticon. He said, "There are no ill feelings between myself and members of anticon. I will continue to work with many of the artists and will always love them as brothers and consider them allies." He officially renounced his 1/8 of ownership and formal affiliations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/37845-sole-leaves-anticon/ |title=Anticon's Sole Leaves The Label He Founded |publisher=''pitchfork''|first=tom|last=breihan|date=February 10, 2010}}</ref>


==Owners== ==Owners==
* ] (Brendon Whitney) * ] (Brendon Whitney)
* ] (Adam Drucker) * ] (Adam Drucker)
* ] (Jeffrey Logan) * ] (Jeffrey Logan)
* ] (David Madson) * ] (David Madson)
* ] (James Brandon Best) * ] (James Brandon Best)
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* ] (Yoni Wolf)
* Baillie Parker * Baillie Parker
* Shaun Koplow


==Roster== ==Roster==
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===License=== ===License===
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===Collaborators=== ===Collaborators===
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==Projects== ==Projects==
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Some notable projects of the Anticon collective include the following: Some notable projects of the Anticon collective include the following:
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* Presage (Jel, Mr. Dibbs) on Future Primitive Sound * Presage (Jel, Mr. Dibbs) on Future Primitive Sound
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==Discography== ==Discography==
{{main|Anticon Discography}}
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==See also== ==See also==
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==References== ==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
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American independent record label Record label
Anticon
Founded1998 (1998)
Founder
Defunct2018
Distributor(s)Redeye (World except UK)
Melodic (UK)
GenreIndie hip hop
Electronic music
Indie rock
Country of originUnited States
LocationLos Angeles, California
Official websitewww.anticon.com

Anticon (often styled as anticon.) was an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1998 by seven musicians and manager Baillie Parker. It was collectively owned among six musicians, co-founder Parker, and manager Shaun Koplow. The original musicians signed to Anticon were once referred to as the Anticon collective. Following the death of one of its founding members in 2018, the label dissolved.

History

The label's roster of artists has been described as "the hip-hop equivalent of post-rock" and "avant-garde hip-hop". Releases feature material created by its members, affiliates, and extended musical family. Although Anticon cohered originally within alternative hip hop circles, Anticon's founders have become only tangentially related to hip hop, and the label has begun releasing music in the indie rock and electronica genres. Artists signed to Anticon are based in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

The artists within the collective have been known to perform and release music in solo and group form. Artists on the label are known for frequent collaboration, both within and outside of their own collective. However, the Anticon collective has over time evolved into a group of separate artists who, despite sharing a similar progressive and often challenging indie quality, explore different styles of music including electronica and rock. Many of the artists on Anticon are signed to multiple labels, and some have their own small, independent labels through which they have self-released material.

Anticon has also organized art exhibitions featuring visual art by several of the artists on the label.

On February 9, 2010, co-founder Sole (Tim Holland) left Anticon exclaiming that it is time to try to push forward and find new opportunities. He leaves citing business and ideological differences while maintaining his love for the artists on Anticon. He said, "There are no ill feelings between myself and members of anticon. I will continue to work with many of the artists and will always love them as brothers and consider them allies." He officially renounced his 1/8 of ownership and formal affiliations.

On March 30, 2018, founding member Alias died of a heart attack at age 41. In November 2018, the label released a posthumous album from Alias that had been completed with label-mate Doseone prior to his death. The label had been quiet since then, and former co-founder Sole confirmed in July 2021 that the label had "dissolved" sometime after Alias's death.

Owners

Roster

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License

Collaborators

Moodswing9, Slug, Ant, Eyedea, DJ Abilities, Mr. Dibbs, DJ Signify, DJ Krush, Controller 7, J. Rawls, Dax Pierson, Daddy Kev, The Notwist, Tunde Adebimpe of TV on the Radio, Mike Patton, Jessica Bailiff, Andrew Bird, Andrew Broder of Fog, Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason of Múm, Dark Dark Dark, John Herndon of Tortoise, Wise Intelligent of Poor Righteous Teachers, Sufjan Stevens, Stefanie Böhm of Ms. John Soda, Anders Holm, Chris Adams of Hood, Circus of Shape Shifters, Scott Matelic, Matth, Megabusive, D-Styles, others.

Projects

The Anticon collective is known for its many musical projects. Not all of these projects are released on the Anticon label. Artists within the Anticon collective have released collaborative albums on different labels or on their own independent labels.

Some notable projects of the Anticon collective include the following:

Discography

Main article: Anticon Discography

See also

References

  1. Burns, Todd (September 1, 2003). "Anticon - Label Profile". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 29, 2006.
  2. "Anticon Records, Info". Facebook.
  3. ^ Torreano, Bradley. "Anticon". Allmusic.
  4. Kerr, Dave (November 5, 2007). "anticon: ten years after it hit the prism". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on September 25, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  5. Burns, Todd (July 21, 2003). "The Anticon Collective: The Construction of a New Hip-Hop Authenticity". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on February 23, 2008.
  6. ^ Sole (July 19, 2021). "when @AliasAnticon died the @anticon label dissolved shortly after. There was no infrastructure left to manage his music. Big ups to @BDolanSFR & @SFRupdates for stepping up so that his family would receive all funds in perpetuity" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. "Anticon Records' Why? Announces Tour Dates". Synthesis. July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012.
  8. Petitti, Michael (November 10, 2005). "Indie plus rap equals Why?". Arizona Daily Wildcat. Archived from the original on November 3, 2007. Retrieved September 21, 2007.
  9. "Arspace Gallery". Art Business. November 4, 2006.
  10. "POP BEAT". SFGate.com. November 5, 2006.
  11. Martins, Chris (February 23, 2010). "Exclusive: Sole Discusses Leaving Anticon Records". LA Weekly.
  12. Martins, Chris (February 10, 2010). "Anticon's Sole Leaves The Label He Founded, Label Manager Shaun Koplow Responds". LA Weekly.
  13. Breihanon, Tom (February 9, 2010). "Sole Leaves Anticon". Pitchfork Media.
  14. Yoo, Noah (31 March 2018). "Anticon Co-Founder Brendon Whitney (Alias) Dead at 41". Pitchfork Media.
  15. @anticon (November 2, 2018). "A celebration of 20 years of friendship, Alias & Doseone's Less Is Orchestra LP is OUT NOW" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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