Important Records
| Important Records | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Gegründet | 2001 |
| Gründer | John Brien |
| Distributor(s) | Nail/Allegro Media Group, Revolver USA, Forced Exposure, Carrot Top Distribution, F>A>B> Distribution, Cargo Records[1] |
| Genre | Drone, electronic music, experimental rock, folk, noise, psychedelic rock |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Standort | Groveland, Massachusetts |
| Official website | importantrecords |
Important Records is an American independent record label based in Groveland, Massachusetts.[2] The idea behind the label is to be like a good record store, with releases from diverse artists and genres.[3]
History
John Brien started Important Records in 2001 out of his Newbury, Massachusetts apartment, initially as an online store. Brien had been the assistant manager of a record shop in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. When the manager of the store was fired, he quit. Important's first two releases were Impossible Love by the American songwriter Daniel Johnston and Amlux by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow.[4][5][6]
In 2003, Important released A Is for Accident, the debut album of The Dresden Dolls.
In 2011, Important started a sublabel called Cassauna, releasing cassettes in handmade letterpress packaging.
Partial roster of artists
- Acid Mothers Temple / Kawabata Makoto
- Anoice
- Angels of Light
- Barbez
- Beequeen
- Maurizio Bianchi
- James Blackshaw
- Boris
- Tom Carter
- Cave
- Diane Cluck
- Kimya Dawson
- The Dresden Dolls
- Eleh
- Grails
- Hafler Trio
- Hototogisu
- Henry Jacobs
- Daniel Johnston
- KK Null / Absolute Null Punkt
- King Missile III
- Christina Kubisch
- Larsen
- Master Musicians of Bukkake
- Kouhei Matsunaga / NHK
- Daniel Menche
- Merzbow
- Mugstar
- My Cat Is an Alien
- Nadja
- Ocean
- Piano Magic
- Pauline Oliveros
- Duane Pitre
- A Place to Bury Strangers
- Éliane Radigue
- Rivulets
- Conrad Schnitzler
- The Skull Defekts
- Smegma
- Vampillia
- The Vanishing Voice
- Jozef van Wissem
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. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- ^ Mike Miliard (July 2002). "State of the art". Boston Phoenix. 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.