Chapter Music
| Chapter Music | |
|---|---|
| Founded | June 1992 |
| Founder | Guy Blackman |
| Genre | various |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Location | Northcote, Victoria |
| Official Website | Chapter Music |
Chapter Music is one of Australia's longest-running independent record labels.[1] It was founded by Guy Blackman in Perth in June 1992, after a few issues of a Syd Barrett inspired fanzine called Chapter 24,[2] that Blackman started in October 1990, when he was seventeen.[3] Initially Blackman released compilation cassettes of local Perth underground bands, the first of which was Bright Lights, Small City in July 1992.[4] This was followed by a Sonic Youth tribute tape,[5] Kill Yr Idols!, he then put out a new fanzine called Salty & Delicious. The label continued to put out a further eight cassettes (mostly compilations), one CD, and four issues of the fanzine.
Blackman relocated to Melbourne in mid 1995,[2] where Chapter Music had its first seven inch vinyl single pressed at Corduroy Records, a new pressing plant in Australia.[6] The single, a Molasses/Minimum Chips split single, was released in September 1995.[6] This was followed by a seven inch single by Perth band, Sulk, with a third release, a split single for Sleepy Township/Cannanes[6] released in October 1996.
Chapter Music is considered to be one of Melbourne's more established and well respected independent labels.[5][7][8] Throughout its existence, Chapter released some 45 titles, including albums, 7" split singles and a zine named Salty and Delicious. Chapter Music briefly shut down in 2002 when Guy Blackman relocated to Japan, though has since resumed operations, releasing new titles including a compilation of Japanese psych-pop.
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[edit] Artists on Chapter Music
Chapter Music has played host to a broad range of artists from all over Australia, in genres including rock and roll, indie pop, post punk, country and western and folk. Some artists who have released material on Chapter were:
- Above Ground Pool
- Always
- Guy Blackman
- Kath Bloom
- The Cannanes
- Clag
- The Crayon Fields
- Jeremy Dower
- Driving Past
- Essendon Airport
- Frida Hyvönen
- Sachiko Kanenobu
- Lakes
- Letraset
- Maher Shalal Hash Baz
- Minimum Chips
- Molasses
- Clare Moore
- Ninetynine
- Origami
- Panel Of Judges
- Pikelet
- Primitive Calculators
- Tracey Read
- Sea Scouts
- Sleepy Township
- Steward
- Tenniscoats
- Wagons
Chapter Music has also released several compilation albums, including Can't Stop It! Australian Post-Punk 1978-82.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Chapter Music". AIR. http://www.air.org.au/members/web_main_right.php?tab=logic&search_string=Experimental%20and%20Avant%20Garde&submit=search&type=category. Retrieved 4 January 211.
- ^ a b Lush, Brian (September 2008). "Rockwired interviews Guy Blackman". Rockwired. http://www.rockwired.com/guyblackman.html. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ "Chapter Music". Australian Network. http://australianetwork.com/nexus/stories/s1856092.htm. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ Schaefer, Renae (28 December 2008). "Passion for Pop". Mess + Noise. http://www.messandnoise.com/articles/3452045. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ a b "Sounds Australia @ CMJ 2010" (pdf). APRA/AMCOS. p. 6. http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/soundsaustralia/Sounds_Australia_at_CMJ2010.pdf. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ a b c "Chapter Music". Corduroy Records. http://www.corduroy.com.au/chapter/chapter_history.html. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ Rule, Dan (20 June 2008). "Labelled with love". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/labelled-with-love/2008/06/19/1213770781342.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap2. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ "Victoria Rocks Music to the Ears of Winning Artists". Arts Victoria. 9 July 2010. http://www.arts.vic.gov.au/About_Us/News/Media_Releases/2010/Victoria_Rocks_Music_to_the_Ears_of_Winning_Artists. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
