Genjing Records
| Genjing Records | |
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| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder | Nevin Domer |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | China |
| Location | Beijing |
| Official website | genjingrecords |
Genjing Records (simplified Chinese: 根茎唱片; traditional Chinese: 根莖唱片) is an independent record label that specializes in releasing vinyl recordings of Chinese musicians.
Launched in Beijing in March 2011, China's first vinyl-only record label was initially intended as a platform for founder Nevin Domer's hardcore band Fanzui Xiangfa (犯罪想法) to release and distribute their own recordings.[1] After realizing the large potential for a new independent record label, Domer determined that he could also help like-minded independent Chinese musicians to release material on vinyl, a medium that had been rapidly gaining favor within the country's growing collector community throughout the mid-2010s.[2][3][4][5]
Since then, Genjing Records has shifted its mission statement to focus primarily on creating connections between China's DIY independent music community and its international counterparts, a process that is primarily facilitated by the release of split 7" records in cooperation with global partner labels and subsequent multinational tours in which bands criss-cross each other's countries.[6][7][8]
In August 2012, Genjing worked with one of the first expatriates involved in the mid-1990s Beijing punk scene, David O'Dell, to host a charity punk-rock show and auction in association with Half the Sky, a Chinese charitable organization dedicated to poor rural children.[9][10]
On August 19, 2012, Genjing Records was featured on DIY punk fanzine Maximumrocknroll's weekly radio show.[11] On April 20, 2013, the label spearheaded Mainland China's participation in Record Store Day 2013.[12][13][14][15]
Since its inception, Genjing Records has issued over a dozen releases, including efforts from AM444, Demerit, Dear Eloise,[16][17][18] Duck Fight Goose,[19] the Fever Machine,[20] Gum Bleed, Round Eye,[21][22] Snapline, Wang Wen (罔聞) and Fanzui Xiangfa.[23][24]
The label's international catalog includes releases by Cheap Stuff, Libyan Hit Squad, SS20, Sick Times,[25] Tiny Ghosts and Tussle.
Discography
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| Catalog | Band(s) | Title | Format | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GR001 | Fanzui Xiangfa / Daighila | split | 7” | May 2011 |
| GR002 | Fanzui Xiangfa / SS20 | split | 7” | May 2011 |
| GR003 | Demerit / SS20 | split | 10” | July 2011 |
| GR004 | Dear Eloise | Castle | 7” | July 2011 |
| GR005 | Dear Eloise | Song for Her | 7” | July 2011 |
| GR006 | Fanzui Xiangfa | Fanzui Xiangfa | 7” | Aug 2011 |
| GR007 | Gum Bleed / Cheap Stuff / Flyx / rks | Fuck Society | 2x7” | Apr 2012 |
| GR008 | Duck Fight Goose | History | 7” | May 2012 |
| GR009 | Tiny Ghosts | Alien in a Box | 7” | June 2012 |
| GR010 | AM444 / Tussle | Split Ends | 12” | July 2012 |
| GR011 | The Fever Machine | La Chupacabra | 7” | Aug 2012 |
| GR012 | Next Year's Love | Smash the Pink Bug | 7” | Aug 2012 |
| GR013 | Dear Eloise | I’ll Be Your Mirror | 7” | Oct 2012 |
| GR014 | Gum Bleed / Sick Times | split | 10” | Jan 2013 |
| GR015 | Dear Eloise | Vanishing Winter[26] | 7” | Mar 2013 |
| GR016 | Li Daiguo | Music for Advertisements | 7” | Apr 2013 |
| GR017 | pg.lost / Wang Wen | split[27] | 12” | Mar 2013 |
| GR018 | Pairs / God Bows to Math | split | 7” | Aug 2013 |
| GR019 | The Dyne | Swim. Fly Roots[28] | 7” | Apr 2013 |
References
- ^ Time Out Shanghai | Shanghai's DIY Records | August 11, 2012
- ^ AWEH: Interview
- ^ Resident Advisor | Clubbing in Shanghai | November 28, 2012
- ^ City Weekend: Shanghai | The Vinyl Scene in Shanghai | Apr 16, 2013
- ^ Global Times | Vinyl Fantasy | June 3, 2013
- ^ City Weekend: Beijing | Retro Vinyl Revival | October 2, 2012
- ^ 无解专题: Record Store Day之Genjing Records创始人Nevin专访
- ^ Northwest Asian Weekly | Chinese punk rock band to rock out in the U.S. for the first time | August 11, 2011
- ^ China Daily USA | Rebel Yell | September 21, 2012
- ^ CRI English | The Sound Stage: Rocking For Good | August 28, 2012
- ^ MRR Radio #1310 | August 19, 2012
- ^ Time Out Beijing | The vinyl revolution: Beijing's record industry | Apr 3, 2013
- ^ Global Times | Still Spinning | Apr 9, 2013
- ^ SmartBeijing | Culture Bureau | Apr 11, 2013
- ^ SCMP | Vinyl records back in the groove | Apr 19, 2013
- ^ Altered Zones | Dear Eloise: Castle | June 16, 2011
- ^ Dingus | Review: Song For Her | April 27, 2012
- ^ AltSounds | News: Dear Eloise release Vanishing Winter 7" | Apr 3, 2013
- ^ MusicDish | Genjing Records Goes Vinyl With Duck Fight Goose's History 7" | Apr 20, 2012
- ^ SmartBeijing | Interview: The Fever Machine | Nov 21, 2012
- ^ Mi2N: Round Eye Pave the Way For Punk With Unique Elements And A Singular Sound | December 3, 2012
- ^ Time Out Beijing | Review: Full Circle | December 1, 2012
- ^ ArtInfo | Chinese Hardcore Punk Rockers Fanzui Xiangfa on Using Music as a Weapon | Mar 8, 2013
- ^ Jing Daily | Beijing Vinyl: An Interview With Genjing Records | Feb 11, 2013
- ^ Plastic Bomb | SICK TIMES/GUM BLEED: Split 10" | November 27, 2012
- ^ SmartBeijing | Dear Eloise: Vanishing Winter | March 29, 2013
- ^ MusicDish | Split LP: Chinese Post-Rock Meets Swedish Experimental | Jan 1, 2013
- ^ Time Out Beijing | Introducing: The Dyne | Apr 2, 2013