La Société Expéditionnaire

La Société Expéditionnaire
Founded 2006
Distributor(s) Chicago Independent Distribution (US)
Country of origin United States
Official Website http://www.la-soc.com

La Société Expéditionnaire is a Pennsylvania - based independent record label established in 2006 by Lewis & Clarke's Lou Rogai. On previous Lewis & Clarke albums, the liner notes contained a contact address for "The Expeditionary Society", a nod to the exploratory reference of Lewis & Clarke. This phrase was also taped to the door of Rogai's studio in Delaware Water Gap, PA. An intoxicated French Appalachian Trail Through-Hiker mistakenly stumbled into the practice room, thinking it was the local hostel, and exclaimed "La Société Expéditionnaire!".

The first official release was a split 7" record by Strand of Oaks and Dragon Turtle. It marked the first of many working collaborations between Rogai and Dragon Turtle's Tom Asselin (audio engineer) and Brian Lightbody (graphic designer).

Mission

La Société Expéditionnaire is an independent record label which provides a framework of production, promotion and distribution for musicians/artists. The goal is to expose the wild, fragile and/or obscure music of contemporary artists who seek to work with the medium of sound as art. One of the label's mottos is "We Dig Crystals", a geological reference to uncovering "hidden gems".

Artists who have released material on La Société Expéditionnaire