Homestead Records
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- See also: Homestead Records (1920s)
Homestead Records | |
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Parent company | Dutch East India Trading |
Founded | 1983 |
Defunct | 1996 |
Founder(s) | Gerard Cosloy |
Distributing label | Dutch East India Trading |
Genre(s) | Noise rock, indie rock |
Country of origin | United States |
Location | New York City |
Homestead Records was a New York City based sublabel of Dutch East India Trading. It was founded in 1983 as a venue for experimental music and is considered instrumental in launching the noise rock genre. For a long time the label was managed by Gerard Cosloy, who signed many of the notable acts. Cosloy was succeeded by Ken Katkin and later by Steven Joerg. The label's last release was Ivo Perelman's Cama de terra in 1996.
[edit] Artists
- Bastro
- Babe the Blue Ox
- Big Black
- Breaking Circus
- Cakekitchen
- David S. Ware
- Daniel Johnston
- Death Of Samantha
- Dinosaur Jr
- Einstürzende Neubauten
- Elliott Sharp
- The Frogs
- GG Allin
- Green River
- Happy Flowers
- Honor Role
- Ivo Perelman
- King Kong
- Live Skull
- My Dad Is Dead
- Naked Raygun
- New Radiant Storm King
- Nice Strong Arm
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
- Phantom Tollbooth
- Pony
- Proletariat
- Salem 66
- Seam
- Sebadoh
- Sleepyhead
- Sonic Youth
- Soul-Junk
- Squirrel Bait
- SSD
- Supreme Dicks
- Swans
- Trumans Water
- U-Men
- Uzi
- Volcano Suns
- Weird Paul Petroskey
- William Hooker
- William Parker