Dead Oceans
| Dead Oceans | |
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| Founded | 2007 |
| Founder | Ben Swanson Chris Swanson Darius Van Arman Jonathan Cargill Phil Waldorf |
| Distributor(s) | Secretly Canadian |
| Genre | Indie rock |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Bloomington, IN |
| Official website | Official Site |
Dead Oceans Records is an independent record label based jointly in Bloomington, Indiana and Austin, Texas.[1] The label has a small, but powerful roster of well-known acts including Phosphorescent, Bishop Allen, Casey Dienel's band White Hinterland, and Bowerbirds.
History
After nearly a decade managing Misra Records, Phil Waldorf jumped ship to form Dead Oceans Records in 2007.[2] Run side by side with sister labels Secretly Canadian and Jagjaguwar, Dead Oceans is co-owned by the partners behind Secretly Canadian and Jagjaguwar (Ben Swanson, Chris Swanson, Darius Van Arman, Jonathan Cargill) with Phil Waldorf.[1] Dead Oceans shares the Bloomington, Indiana work staff of its sister labels, but Waldorf acts as its A&R from his current location in Austin, Texas.[1] Taken from their official website, the label "will focus on bold and timeless recordings, not emphasizing a particular genre or scene, but instead fostering a diverse stable of sound-creators".[3]
The name of the label, Dead Oceans, is named after the phenomenon when high concentrations of oxygen-sucking algae form at the mouths of major rivers, also known as marine dead zones. Fertilizer run-off from farms feed into these major rivers where they amass in piles, choking the ocean oxygen supply near river mouths, which can thus kill marine life in the area.
Artists
- Bishop Allen
- Bowerbirds
- Citay
- Dirty Projectors
- The Donkeys
- Evangelicals
- The Explorers Club
- Phosphorescent
- These Are Powers
- John Vanderslice
- White Hinterland
See also
References
- ^ a b c Dave Maher, "Secretly Canadian/Jagjaguwar Birth Dead Oceans" Pitchfork Media, February 19, 2007.
- ^ Austin Powell, "Dead Oceans Making Waves" Austin Chronical, October 19, 2007.
- ^ News, "Welcome to the Dead Oceans website", DeadOceans.com, February 15, 2007.
External links
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