BLIGHT. Records
| BLIGHT. Records | |
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| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | Benjamin Schurr |
| Genre | experimental pop music, electronic music |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Washington, DC |
| Official website | http://www.blightrecords.org |
BLIGHT. Records is an independent record label based in Washington, DC.
Background[edit]
Founded in 2012 by Benjamin Schurr,[1] BLIGHT. Records has released works by artists with influences ranging from experimental pop to electronic and industrial.[2][3][4]
The label has garnered attention for its "embrace of experimentalism"[5] and a tendency to "shift away from genre-specific releases and toward a melting pot of musical and visual ideas."[2] Washington City Paper describes the label as "a creative collective where like-minded musicians move fluidly between each other’s projects," even as such projects retain their own distinct identities.[6]
Electronic elements are explored throughout a number of the label's releases.[7][8][9] Examinations of identity, politics, gender and sexuality can also be found frequently across albums.[10][11][12][13]
Format[edit]
BLIGHT. Records primarily utilizes the cassette tape format for its releases.[1]
Artists[edit]
The following is a list of artists with works released on BLIGHT. Records:
- Kamyar Arsani[14]
- Seán Barna (ft. Paperhaus)[15]
- Blacklodge + em.g[16]
- Br'er[17]
- Bruisey Peets[18]
- CrushnPain[19]
- DAIS[2]
- Forgetter[20]
- The Galaxy Electric[21]
- Hallowed Bells[22]
- Hollow Boys[1]
- Laughing Man[23]
- Loi Loi[24]
- Luna Honey[25]
- Nyxy Nyx[26]
- Ó (formerly Eskimeaux)[27]
- Park Snakes[28]
- Pree[6]
- Reighnbeau[6]
- Sister Grotto[6]
- Sleepy Kitty[29]
- Stronger Sex[30]
- Swoll [31]
- Tadzio[32]
- Tölva[33]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Tape Heads: The Cassette Tape Revival Is Alive and Well Among D.C. Labels". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
- ^ a b c "BLIGHT. Records: Inside One of DC's Most Prolific Labels | D.C. Music Download-D.C. Indie Music". dcmusicdownload.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ "Bruisey Peets does it like "Johns Do" | All Things Go". www.allthingsgomusic.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-03. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ "Premiere: 'Masking,' A Throbbing Industrial Track From Br'er | Bandwidth". bandwidth.wamu.org. Archived from the original on 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ "SPILL MUSIC PREMIERE: BR'ER - "HELP ME LIVE" | The Spill Magazine". The Spill Magazine. 2017-03-14. Archived from the original on 2017-03-24. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ a b c d "On Its First Compilation, Blight Records Makes The Right Moves". Washington City Paper. Archived from the original on 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ "Connect with Swoll". Floated Magazine. Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ "One Track Mind: CrushnPain, 'What Ur Doing'". Washington City Paper. Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ "Tölva, "11-30-15" - New Music - Impose Magazine". Impose Magazine. 2017-01-04. Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ "Premiere: Park Snakes' Noir Rock Packs a Political Punch on Debut EP". Washington City Paper. Archived from the original on 2017-03-21. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ "With Will You Be Reduced, Experimental Musicians Blacklodge and em.g. Complete an Intense Musical Trilogy". Washington City Paper. Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ "BYT Interviews: Br'er (2015)". BYT // Brightest Young Things. 2015-10-08. Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ "Year in Pop: 2016 - Chatter - Impose Magazine". Impose Magazine. 2016-12-30. Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ Robot (2018-08-18). "lost in a sea of sound: Kamyar Arsani & Benjamin Schurr - Voices In The Dark". lost in a sea of sound. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- ^ "Episode 256: The El Mansouris - The El Mansouris". ChunkyGlasses. Archived from the original on 2017-04-08. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
- ^ "Premiere: Blacklodge + em.g - Will You Be Reduced". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ "Br'er - "Leaves Traces" | Post-Trash Exclusive Premiere". POST-TRASH. Archived from the original on 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
- ^ "Bruisey Peets "Spill to Fill"". BYT // Brightest Young Things. 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
- ^ "Cerberus: CrushnPain - All Mountains EP". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
- ^ "BLIGHT. Records | Washington, DC | www.blightrecords.org". BLIGHT. Records | Washington, DC | www.blightrecords.org. Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
- ^ "The Galaxy Electric – Leaving". Hometown Sounds. 2016-11-16. Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
- ^ "Hallowed Bells - Hallowed Bells". Discogs. Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
- ^ "Laughing Man - Be Black Baby (bfr007)". Dischord Records. Archived from the original on 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
- ^ "Loi Loi run through the district in "Trying To Remember" | All Things Go". www.allthingsgomusic.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
- ^ Macala, Joshua (2018-10-07). "Raised by Gypsies ::: Cassette Review // Luna Honey "Peace Lives" (BLIGHT. Records)". Raised by Gypsies. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- ^ "Nyxy Nyx - "Three-Fold Return" | Post-Trash Premiere". POST-TRASH. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- ^ "Making Noise: BLIGHT. Records | D.C. Music Download-D.C. Indie Music". dcmusicdownload.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
- ^ "New Music: "Alien" by Park Snakes | D.C. Music Download-D.C. Indie Music". dcmusicdownload.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
- ^ "I Gotta Feelin'" from Blight. Makes Right by Various Artists on iTunes, 2016-11-16, archived from the original on 2018-03-23, retrieved 2018-03-20
- ^ "Stronger Sex Dating". BYT // Brightest Young Things. 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ "Premiere: Get SWOLL in the Bright Darkness of "You've Gone Away" - Atwood Magazine". 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ Macala, Joshua (2018-11-21). "Raised by Gypsies ::: Cassette Review // Tadzio "The Complaint" (BLIGHT. Records)". Raised by Gypsies. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- ^ "One Track Mind: Tölva, 'bassIItxNitro'". Washington City Paper. Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2018-03-20.