Extreme Records
Extreme Records is an Australian based record label.
The label was founded by Ulex Xane, and initially specialised in underground experimental and industrial cassettes. Roger Richards became involved in 1987, and eventually became the director following Xane's departure.
Extreme has released CDs and tapes by artists such as Non, Orchestra Of Skin And Bone, Paul Schutze, Muslimgauze, Social Interiors, Makers Of The Dead Travel Fast, Jim O'Rourke, Elliott Sharp, Shinjuku Thief, Christoph Heemann, Otomo Yoshihide, Kato Hideki, and Big John Duncan. Extreme is also noted for being one of the first record labels, along with the American label RRRecords, to bring the work of the Japanese noise artist Merzbow to Western audiences, and in 2000 released the Merzbox, a Merzbow retrospective consisting of 50 CDs.
[edit] Recent Activity
In March 2008, Extreme announced three new releases: The Massacre of the Egos by The Antripodean Collective (XCD-064), Maju-5 by Maju (XCD-063), and A Ritual Which Is Incomprehensible (to the smile of Pauline Oliveros) by Claudio Parodi (XCD-062).
Coming up in September and October 2008 are the following new releases: XCD 065, Terminal Sound System: Constructing Towers; XCD 066, The Antripodean Collective: Funcall; and XCD 067, Claudio Parodi: The Mother of All Feedback.
