Blackhouse Records

Blackhouse Records
Founded 2001
Founder Scott Rozell, Tony Shields
Distributor(s) Alliance Distribution (US) Cobraside Distribution (US),Cargo Records (UK) Universal Music Group (Digital)
Genre Punk rock, Rap, hardcore punk, alternative rock, Metal, Trap, Ambient, Experimental, Spoken Word, Jazz, Blues, Hip-Hop
Country of origin United States
Location Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Official website blackhouserecordsinc.com

Blackhouse Records is a Coeur d'Alene, Idaho-based independent record label founded by Moral Crux and Scatterbox drummer Scott Rozell and Tony Shields. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in 2001 for the purpose of selling Scatterbox records, but has evolved into a moderate-sized independent record label. Throughout the 2000s most of the bands on Blackhouse were punk and pop punk groups, while there are many Metal and Rap artists signed to the label as well. A sister-label also exists, Totally Fucked, that have signed noise and grindcore bands.

History

Early years and breakthrough success (2001)

Scott Rozell and Tony Shields formed Blackhouse Records as a vehicle for releases by the band Scatterbox, featuring brothers Tom and Ryan white as well as Rozell. It soon became a vehicle for the releases of various local and regional Northwest artists.

In 2008, Blackhouse re-issued a (at the time out-of-print) spoken word release The Birth of Tragedy Magazine's FEAR POWER GOD, originally released by CFY Records (A Bay Area record label run by Oxbow frontman, Eugene S. Robinson) in the 1980s on CD format. Prior to this release, the compilation had never been released on the compact disc format. The album featured spoken word pieces by Henry Rollins, Charles Manson, Anton LaVey, Lydia Lunch, Allen Ginsberg, and Jello Biafra, among others. The album was well-received, gaining the label more attention in the press and distribution world, landing them an exclusive distribution deal with the now-defunct Lumberjack/Mordam Records, a subsidiary of The Warner Music Group. The relationship was short lived due to financial woes with Lumberjack/Mordam, which ultimately caused the company to close operations.[1][2]

Change in style (2013-2016)

In 2013, the label started to stray from its traditional punk rock output by signing a number of metal and hip-hop artists such as Slug Christ, The Drip, The Colourflies, Rot Monger, ZAN, Lord Narf, Ras Kass, Coodie Breeze, Absurdist, Prison Religion, Cold Blooded, and Nobodies.

Recent (2017)

Blackhouse went into a non-exclusive manufacturing and distribution agreement with rapper Father and his imprint, Awful Records in 2016, with the label releasing Who's Gonna Get F***ed First? and Young Hot Ebony in early 2017. This was the first time either album had been released on physical format.[3] The label has continued to acquire additional acts for the 2017 and 2018 release schedule, including Blacktracks, AJ Suede, a licensing deal with Abra (part of the Awful Records partnership, among others. In 2017, Blackhouse also partnered with Universal/Interscope, under the umbrella of the Universal Music Group for non-exclusive worldwide digital distribution.

Artist

Current artists

  • A Hollywood Legend
  • AJ Suede
  • Abra (Manufacturing/Distribution Only)
  • Absurdist
  • Bird Fight
  • Brett Deadly
  • Call Me Renegade
  • Cannibal Molester
  • Cold Blooded
  • Colourflies
  • Coodie Breeze and Tyler Major
  • The Drip
  • Execution Techniques
  • Father (Manufacturing/Distribution Only)
  • Filthy White Trash
  • Honey Badger
  • Infrablaster
  • Johnny J & The Flat Foot Floogies
  • Lord Narf
  • Moral Crux
  • Narrow Minded
  • Nobodies
  • Phantom Limb Management (US Distribution Only)

Compilations

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/records-fear-power-god. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ http://pitchfork.com/news/35866-lumberjack-mordam-shuts-down/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20413-whos-gonna-get-fucked-first/. Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional References: [1] [2] Ras Kass Wikipedia [3] Ras Kass on Amazon [4] Blackhouse Records Profile on PunkNews.org [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

  1. ↑ http://newnoisemagazine.com/stream-cold-blooded-forever-war/
  2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ras_Kass
  3. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Ice-Revisited-RAS-KASS/dp/B01N02LHE7
  4. ↑ https://www.punknews.org/labels/blackhouse
  5. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/label/113930-Blackhouse-Records
  6. ↑ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/records-fear-power-god
  7. ↑ http://www.cobraside.com/catalog/
  8. ↑ http://citrusrap.com/blog/2016/08/18/nobodies-stay-dirty-ep/
  9. ↑ https://www.inlander.com/spokane/art-of-the-deal/Content?oid=2872140
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