Clenchedwrench

Clenchedwrench

Founded	2011
Founder	Mike Watt
Distributor(s)	Org Music
Genre	Alternative Rock, Punk Rock
Country of origin	United States
Location	San Pedro, California
Official website	http://clenchedwrench.com/

Clenchedwrench (stylized as clenchedwrench) is an independent record label founded by Mike Watt, bassist for The Minutemen, Firehose and The Stooges.

Watt started clenchedwrench after returning from the Japanese tour behind his fourth solo album, Hyphenated-man,^[1] which had been released in October 2010 by the Japanese label Parabolica Records. In a recent post on his Hoot Page,^[1] he cited the fact that he had recorded several albums worth of projects, including the long-awaited fourth album from his two-bass duo Dos, an album reuniting him with his Contemplating the Engine Room project band The Black Gang, and several other projects, but had only been able to release a couple of them through other independent labels. "I want no hiccups with getting them out," he wrote, "So up goes my own freak flag flying."

The first release on clenchedwrench is set to be the worldwide (except for Japan) release of Hyphenated-man, to be followed up later this year with the fourth Dos album and the first album by Il Sogno del Marinaio, a trio Watt wrote, toured, and recorded with in Italy in late 2008. The label has also issued Watt's Spielgusher project (with Richard Meltzer and members of Mi-gu) and a second Il Sogno Del Marianaio album as of 2014.

References

1 2 Mike Watt (January 21, 2011), "Iggy & The Stooges in New Zealand and Australia January & February 2011 (tour diary)", Mike Watt's Hoot Page, archived from the original on July 14, 2011, retrieved January 26, 2011

Mike Watt
Studio albums	Ball-Hog or Tugboat? Contemplating the Engine Room The Secondman's Middle Stand Hyphenated-man
Main bands	Minutemen Firehose Mike Watt and the Secondmen The Missingmen Dos Banyan Unknown Instructors Il Sogno del Marinaio
Project bands	The Crew of the Flying Saucer The Black Gang The Pair of Pliers The Jom and Terry Show The Real Oh My Floored by Four Big Walnuts Yonder Funanori
Other bands	The Reactionaries Bootstrappers J Mascis + The Fog Ciccone Youth Hellride Porno for Pyros The Stooges
Related articles	Minutemen discography The Reactionaries New Alliance Records clenchedwrench We Jam Econo

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