Barsuk Records

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Barsuk Records
Founded	1994
Founder	Christopher Possanza Josh Rosenfeld
Distributor(s)	Stomp (Australia) Ixthuluh Music (Austria) Munich Records (Benelux) Outside Music (Canada) Töölön Musiikkitukku (Finland) Indigo (Germany) Self Distribuzione (Italy) Disc Medi (Spain) Border Music Distribution (Sweden) Rec Rec (Switzerland) The Orchard (US)
Genre	Pop / Rock/ indie pop
Country of origin	US
Location	Seattle, Washington
Official Website	http://www.barsuk.com/

Barsuk Records (pron.: /bɑrˈsuːk/ bar-SOOK) is an independent record label based in Seattle, Washington, started and still managed by the members of the band This Busy Monster, Christopher Possanza and Josh Rosenfeld, who created the label in 1994 to release their band's material. Its logo is a drawing of a dog holding a record in its mouth.

The name of the label comes from the Russian word барсук [barˈsuk] "badger". However, the label is not named after a badger, as is noted in the Barsuk Records FAQ [1], but after Christopher Possanza and Jason Avinger's dog, a black Labrador. The dog can be heard barking in This Busy Monster's track "Song 69".

Artists

• ¡All-Time Quarterback!
• Aqueduct
• Aveo
• Benjamin Gibbard
• Blunt Mechanic
• Chris Walla
• Cymbals Eat Guitars
• David Bazan
• Death Cab for Cutie
• Harvey Danger
• Jessamine
• Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter
• Jim Noir
• John Vanderslice
• Kind of Like Spitting
• Lackthereof
• Little Champions
• Maps & Atlases
• Mates of State
• Mathieu Santos
• Menomena
• Nada Surf
• Now, Now Every Children
• Phantogram
• Pearly Gate Music
• Pea Soup
• Ra Ra Riot
• Ramona Falls
• Rilo Kiley
• Rocky Votolato
• Say Hi
• Smoosh
• Starlight Mints
• Sunset Valley
• The Dismemberment Plan
• The Globes
• The Long Winters
• The Prom
• The Revolutionary Hydra
• The Wooden Birds
• They Might Be Giants
• This Busy Monster
• Travis Morrison (of The Dismemberment Plan)
• Viva Voce
• What Made Milwaukee Famous
• Yellow Ostrich

See also

• Barsuk Records discography

External links

• Official site
• Barsuk Records on MySpace
• Reviews, interviews with Barsuk artists on Three Imaginary Girls