Cock Rock Disco
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Cock Rock Disco is an independent record label started in 2001 by Jason Forrest. Initially it was conceived as an outlet for his own music, for which he then used the stage name, Donna Summer. The label features breakcore and experimental artists such as Forrest himself, but has expanded beyond his styles to include other types of electronic music. Nobably, some releases have pop and hip-hop elements beyond what is ordinarily found in breakcore or any music considered experimental.
Cock Rock Disco is primarily a one man show, with Forrest handling most of the label's operations himself. Forrest makes most of the design for Cock Rock Disco including the website, many of the album covers and all social media.
The label has a strong international element, having released music by North American, Central American, South American, Asian and European artists. Fittingly, the label was started by Forrest when he lived in New York and followed him when he moved to Berlin.
Many CRD releases are available on traditional media (CD, vinyl) and as electronic downloads from the Cock Rock Disco web site. Cock rock disco is also a term Forrest has used to describe his musical style, finding it more descriptive than established genre names like "breakcore."
A free full-length Mp3 album was made available in Dec, 2005 and remains online and free to download. To date it has been downloaded over 70,000 times. In April, 2009 a new free compilation "Monsters of Cock Rock Disco" was released and features newcomers to the label Captain Ahab in addition to their normal roster of artists.
To celebrate the release of the "Monsters of CRD" compilation the label hosted a tour of central Europe with Otto von Schirach, Duran Duran Duran, Nero's Day At Disneyland and Forrest as Dj Donna Summer. The tour lasted 2 weeks and stopped at 10 cities. There was a limited edition poster accompanying the tour that was sold out.
The label currently has (as of Nov 2009) 18 full-length releases, 15 12"-only releases and 19 bi-monthly free MP3 only albums.
CD Releases
| Catalogue No. | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Crock001 | Duran Duran Duran | "Very Pleasure" |
| Crock002 | Terminal 11 | "Illegal Nervous Habits" |
| Crock003 | Doormouse | "Stanley Yershinowski Presents... Xylophone Jism As The Ridiculator" |
| Crock004 | Vorpal | "An Incomplete Guide To Vorpal Music" |
| Crock005 | Various Artists | "Wasted Compilation" in association with Mirex |
| Crock007 | Stunt Rock | "This Is Stunt Rock Volume Three" |
| Crock008 | Next Life | "Electric Violence" |
| Crock009 | About | "Bongo" |
| Crock010 | Ślepcy | "We Are The Newest Battle Models" |
| Crock012 | Various Artists | "White Cock 1-4 Compilation" |
| Crock013 | Drumcorps | "Grist" |
| Crock014 | Dev/Null | "Lazer Thrash" |
| Crock016 | Glowstyx | "Class Of 1992" |
| Crock018 | DJ Donna Summer | "Panther Tracks" |
| Crock019 | Otto von Schirach | "Oozing Bass Spasms" |
| Crock022 | Nero's Day At Disneyland | "From Rotting Fantasylands" |
Vinyl-only releases
| Catalogue No. | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Vrock006 | The Assdroids | "Daddy's Gone" |
| Vrock008 | Drumcorps | "Live And Regret" |
| Vrock009 | DJ Rainbow Ejaculation | "Self-Titled" |
| Vrock012 | Pisstank | "Ravecore Anthems" |
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