Kranky Records
| Kranky | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Independent |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder |
Bruce Adams Joel Leoschke |
| Status | Active |
| Distributor(s) | Independent |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
Kranky is an American independent record label, located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It was started in 1993 by Bruce Adams and Joel Leoschke. The bands it houses are noted for combining experimental and often electronic influences with elements of more traditional rock structures, and many of the artists on Kranky are inspired by or revolve around ambient, psychedelic, and experimental music.
Their first release was the debut album, Prazision LP, by Labradford in 1993.[1]
Roster
Current artists
- Autistic Daughters
- Andrew Pekler
- Atlas Sound
- Benoit Pioulard
- Belong
- Bird Show
- Boduf Songs
- Brent Gutzeit
- Brian McBride
- Charalambides
- Chihei Hatakeyama
- Christopher Bissonnette
- Chris Herbert
- Clear Horizon
- Cloudland Canyon (band)
- Dean Roberts
- Disappears
- Dawn Smithson
- Ethernet
- Felix
- Fontanelle
- Greg Davis
- Gregg Kowalsky
- Grouper
- Growing
- Steve Hauschildt
- Helen
- Implodes
- Jessica Bailiff
- Jonas Reinhardt
- Keith Fullerton Whitman
- Ken Camden
- Labradford
- Lichens
- Loscil
- Lotus Plaza
- Nudge
- Tara Jane O'Neil
- Pan•American
- Raglani
- Stars of the Lid
- Strategy
- The Dead Texan
- To Kill A Petty Bourgeoisie
- Valet (Honey Owens)
- White Rainbow
- Windy & Carl
- A Winged Victory for the Sullen
Former artists
- Aix Em Klemm
- Amp
- Bowery Electric
- Christmas Decorations
- Dadamah
- Deerhunter
- Dissolve
- Doldrums
- Flies Inside The Sun
- Godspeed You! Black Emperor
- James Plotkin
- Jessamine
- Low
- Magnog
- Out Hud
- Philosopher's Stone
- Roy Montgomery
- Spiny Anteaters
- Tim Hecker
- Tomorrowland
See also
References
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