N2O Records
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| N2O Records / Nitrous Oxide Entertainment | |
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| Founded | 1997 |
| Founder | Nate Shimizu |
| Status | In Business |
| Distributing label | Koch Entertainment, Cargo, UV |
| Genre | Punk, Electronic, Experimental, Hip hop, Reggae, J-Rock |
| Country of origin |  USA |
| Location | Los Angeles, California, USA. |
| Official Website | http://www.n2orecords.com/ |
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N2O Records (Nitrous Oxide Entertainment) founded in 1997 with the first DJ Compilation "Home Invasion Vol. 1" N2O-001 CD/LP [1] of Los Angeles DJ's that are also producers of harder sounding electronic, drum and bass, breakbeat and hardcore techno [2]. The label has managed to re-invent itself from a jungle/drum and bass/turntablism focused label into a rock and remix label [3] as N2O Records has recently been noted for releasing debut solo album of Sid Wilson of Slipknot, #0, DJ Starscream titled "The New Leader" N2O-095 CD/LP and The Mars Volta, At The Drive In, De Facto leader Omar Rodriguez Lopez solo album "Calibration" N2O-120 CD/LP [4] [5]. Calibration was Omar's second album to chart on a Billboard music chart and his highest charting yet, peaking at #29 on the Top Heatseekers chart [6]
The label has updated their brand name to Charged N2O Records in 2006 and has become the U.S. promotion arm from Japanese band The Boom Boom Satellites [7] of Sony Music/gr8 Records [8]. N2O has become the label of release for the experimental indie side projects and solo endeavors for some major label mainstream musicians, rappers, producers, and individual band members, recently Vato Negro[9], Mars Volta [10], Slipknot[11], and Beenie Man[12].
As of September 2008 the label catalog has reached over 133 titles [13] in 11 years on a combined U.S. and Japan-only 12" vinyl, 7" vinyl, 10" vinyl, cassette, CD and digital formats.
N2O Records are exclusively distributed by Koch Entertainment Inc [14] in the USA and Canada, UV in Japan and Cargo in the United Kingdom and Europe [15]. N2O Record's 2008 releases are focused on Japanese hip hop pioneer DJ Baku [16] [17] and loud rock veterans Uzumaki [18] [19], Future Dub, General Malice, and Bomb Factory [20].
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