Sacred Bones Records
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| Founded | 2007 |
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| Founder | Caleb Braaten |
| Genre | Experimental, rock, punk rock, electronic |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Brooklyn, New York |
| Official website | www |
Sacred Bones Records is an American independent record label founded in 2007 and based in Brooklyn, New York.[1] The label has released recordings from artists including Zola Jesus, David Lynch, John Carpenter, Spellling, Blanck Mass, Crystal Stilts, Marissa Nadler, The Men, Caleb Landry Jones, Molchat Doma, DJ Muggs and The Soft Moon.
In 2011, British music magazine The Wire described the label as "one of the best American labels in recent years",[2] and Billboard Magazine listed Sacred Bones among the 50 best indie labels in America.[3]
In 2022, the label began reissuing records by Townes Van Zandt and Blaze Foley on 8-track.
Label roster
[edit]- Alan Vega
- Amen Dunes
- Anika
- Black Marble
- Blanck Mass
- Blank Dogs
- The Bitters
- Boris
- Boy Harsher
- Caleb Landry Jones
- Case Studies
- Cheena
- Children's Hospital
- Constant Smiles
- Jack Cruz
- Crystal Stilts
- Cult of Youth
- Daily Void
- Daniel Davies
- David Lynch
- Dean Hurley
- Dead Luke
- Destruction Unit
- DJ Muggs
- Dream Police
- Effi Briest
- Exploded View
- Factums
- Föllakzoid
- The Fresh & Onlys
- Gary War
- Jenny Hval
- John Carpenter
- Hilary Woods
- His Electro Blue Voice
- Human Eye
- The Holydrug Couple
- Hunchback
- The Hunt
- Indigo Sparke
- Institute
- Jozef van Wissem & Jim Jarmusch
- Këkht Aräkh
- Khanate
- Lathe Of Heaven
- Led Er Est
- Lust for Youth
- Marching Church
- Maria BC
- Marissa Nadler
- Max Elliott
- Medication
- The Men
- Molchat Doma
- Mort Garson
- Moon Duo
- Naked on the Vague
- Nerve City
- Nice Face
- Pharmakon
- The Pink Noise
- Pop. 1280
- Prolife
- Psychic Ills
- The Rebel
- Religious Knives
- Sextile
- Slug Guts
- The Soft Moon
- Spirit Photography
- Spellling
- SQÜRL
- Thou
- Thought Gang
- Timmy's Organism
- Trouble
- Uniform
- Uniform & The Body
- Vermillion Sands
- Woods
- Vår
- Vive la Void
- Wymond Miles
- Zola Jesus
Selected reissues
[edit]- 13th Chime
- Carl Simmons
- Cultural Decay
- David Lynch: Eraserhead Original Soundtrack Recording
- Julee Cruise
- Mort Garson - Mother Earth's Plantasia
- Part 1
- Psychic TV
- Rose McDowall
- The Thing: Soundtrack
- Trop Tard
- UV PØP
- Various Artists: Killed by Deathrock, Vol. 1 compilation
- Various Artists: Killed by Deathrock, Vol. 2 compilation
- Vex
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Beta, Andy (July 1, 2009). "The Sacred Bones Label Finds Shades of Dark". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on January 30, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
- ^ Masters, Marc (August 2011). "Soundcheck A-Z (The Men/Human Eye review)". The Wire (UK) (330).
- ^ Pelly, Jenn. "The 50 Best Indie Labels in America". Billboard. Billboard. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
