KRANKY

Jun 1, 2005 12:00 PM

Style: Out rock, head music

Established: In spring 1993 by Joel Leoschke and Bruce Adams in Chicago. Leoschke and Adams started the label with the express intent of releasing the first album by Labradford.

Artists: Jessica Bailiff, Charalambides, Keith Fullerton Whitman, godspeed you black emperor!, Jessamine, Labradford, Loscil, Low, Roy Montgomery, Nudge, Out Hud, Pan•American, Philosopher's Stone, Stars of the Lid, Windy & Carl

Essential Listening: Jessica Bailiff, Jessica Bailiff (2002); Charalambides, Joy Shapes (2004); Jessamine, The Long Arm of Coincidence (1996); Labradford, E Luxo So (1999); Loscil, Submers (2002); Low, Things We Lost in the Fire (2001); Magnog, Magnog (1996); Roy Montgomery, Temple IV (1996); Pan•American, Quiet City (2004); Stars of the Lid, The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid (2001); Various Artists, Kompilation (2004)

Manifesto: “Kranky's main goal is to release music that the owner-operators think they'll want to listen to 10 years from now,” Adams says, “and to treat the artists fairly and maintain our independence.”

A&R Philosophy: “Kranky does accept demos,” Adams continues. “We know what we're looking and listening for, but it's hard to explain it to anyone else.”

Upcoming: Look out for new albums from Bird Show, Out Hud, Keith Fullerton Whitman (aka Hrvatski) and Nudge, as well as a double-CD reissue of Charalambides' 1992 debut cassette, Our Bed Is Green. Also, catch up with Out Hud on the West Coast this month.

Contact: Kranky; P.O. Box 259319, Chicago, IL 60625; krankyinfo@sbcglobal.net; www.kranky.net

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