Hefty Records
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Hefty Records is an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois (United States). Founded in 1995 by John Hughes III (aka Slicker),[1] the label releases a range in genres that include post-rock, IDM, down-tempo, nu jazz, experimental music, and hip-hop.
History
Hefty Records was formed by John Hughes as a way of releasing Hughes' own music.[1] Hughes had been interested in music since his youth, but had initially been more interested in record production than in creating music of his own.[2] The label was formed while Hughes was still on campus as a college student, and was originally set up in his dorm room, in 1995.[3] Hughes chose the label name because, as he put it, "I liked it because it sounded optimistic. And it had a conquering tone to it."[4] The first releases were of Hughes's own work as Slicker just after the breakup of the band he was in at the time, Bill Ding.[4] This led to The Euphone record that Ryan Rapsys had collaborated on. Soon afterwards, Hughes gave Scott Herren a demo. Hughes accepted Scott Herren's request and he was added to the label as an artist under the name Savath and Savalas. Hefty next began the Immediate Action series in 2000, a collection intended to consist of six vinyl records. The first record out was the Savath and Savalas 12-inch Immediate Action #001 with all the records hand pressed by Hughes. The sleeves were created by the Brooklyn graphics company Graphic Havoc. They used a stencil and spray painting technique to create each album; with different stickers to tell them apart. This series was met with success, and fulfilled the concept of getting the music out quick, in limited quantities, and with little promotion. In 2005, the label hosted a live concert in Chicago and released two volumes of compilation and remix material from artists on the label, titled History is Bunk:Collaborations, Reinterpretations and New Compositions. Their last release was in 2010.
Artists
- Victor Bermon
- Phil Cohran
- Euphone
- Ghosts & Vodka
- L'Altra
- Eliot Lipp
- Plus Device
- Prefuse 73
- Radicalfashion
- Phil Ranelin
- Retina.IT
- Savath and Savalas
- Slicker
- Smaze
- Samadha
- Solo Andata
- Some Water and Sun
- Spanova
- Telefon Tel Aviv
- T. Raumschmiere
Compilation albums
- Immediate Action series of 9 EP's
- Hefty's 10th Anniversary series of 4 albums
References
- ^ a b Hefty Records: Looking to the Future. XLR8R, September 29, 2005.
- '^ John Hughes Iii: Hefty Is His Bag. Chicago Tribune, May 2, 2004.
- ^ A NIGHT OUT WITH: John Hughes III; The Whole Menagerie. The New York Times, May 16, 2004.
- ^ a b Label Oral Histories: Hefty Records. Stop Smiling, October 23, 2006.
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