BLIGHT. Records

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BLIGHT. Records
BLIGHT. Records Official Logo.jpg
Founded2012 (2012)
FounderBenjamin Schurr
Genre experimental pop music, electronic music
Country of origin United States
Location Washington, DC
Official website http://www.blightrecords.org

BLIGHT. Records is an independent record label based in Washington, DC.

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Background

Founded in 2012 by Benjamin Schurr, [1] BLIGHT. Records has released works by artists with influences ranging from experimental pop to electronic and industrial. [2] [3] [4]

The label has garnered attention for its "embrace of experimentalism" [5] and a tendency to "shift away from genre-specific releases and toward a melting pot of musical and visual ideas." [2] Washington City Paper describes the label as "a creative collective where like-minded musicians move fluidly between each other’s projects," even as such projects retain their own distinct identities. [6]

Electronic elements are explored throughout a number of the label's releases. [7] [8] [9] Examinations of identity, politics, gender and sexuality can also be found frequently across albums. [10] [11] [12] [13]

Format

BLIGHT. Records primarily utilizes the cassette tape format for its releases. [1]

Artists

The following is a list of artists with works released on BLIGHT. Records:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tape Heads: The Cassette Tape Revival Is Alive and Well Among D.C. Labels". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  2. 1 2 3 "BLIGHT. Records: Inside One of DC's Most Prolific Labels | D.C. Music Download-D.C. Indie Music". dcmusicdownload.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  3. ↑ "Bruisey Peets does it like "Johns Do" | All Things Go". www.allthingsgomusic.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-03. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  4. ↑ "Premiere: 'Masking,' A Throbbing Industrial Track From Br'er | Bandwidth". bandwidth.wamu.org. Archived from the original on 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  5. ↑ "SPILL MUSIC PREMIERE: BR'ER - "HELP ME LIVE" | The Spill Magazine". The Spill Magazine. 2017-03-14. Archived from the original on 2017-03-24. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "On Its First Compilation, Blight Records Makes The Right Moves". Washington City Paper. Archived from the original on 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  7. ↑ "Connect with Swoll". Floated Magazine. Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  8. ↑ "One Track Mind: CrushnPain, 'What Ur Doing'". Washington City Paper. Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  9. ↑ "Tölva, "11-30-15" - New Music - Impose Magazine". Impose Magazine. 2017-01-04. Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  10. ↑ "Premiere: Park Snakes' Noir Rock Packs a Political Punch on Debut EP". Washington City Paper. Archived from the original on 2017-03-21. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  11. ↑ "With Will You Be Reduced, Experimental Musicians Blacklodge and em.g. Complete an Intense Musical Trilogy". Washington City Paper. Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  12. ↑ "BYT Interviews: Br'er (2015)". BYT // Brightest Young Things. 2015-10-08. Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  13. ↑ "Year in Pop: 2016 - Chatter - Impose Magazine". Impose Magazine. 2016-12-30. Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  14. ↑ Robot (2018-08-18). "lost in a sea of sound: Kamyar Arsani & Benjamin Schurr - Voices In The Dark". lost in a sea of sound. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  15. ↑ "Episode 256: The El Mansouris - The El Mansouris". ChunkyGlasses. Archived from the original on 2017-04-08. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  16. ↑ "Premiere: Blacklodge + em.g - Will You Be Reduced". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  17. ↑ "Br'er - "Leaves Traces" | Post-Trash Exclusive Premiere". POST-TRASH. Archived from the original on 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  18. ↑ "Bruisey Peets "Spill to Fill"". BYT // Brightest Young Things. 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  19. ↑ "Cerberus: CrushnPain - All Mountains EP". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  20. ↑ "BLIGHT. Records | Washington, DC | www.blightrecords.org". BLIGHT. Records | Washington, DC | www.blightrecords.org. Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  21. ↑ "The Galaxy Electric – Leaving". Hometown Sounds. 2016-11-16. Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  22. ↑ "Hallowed Bells - Hallowed Bells". Discogs. Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  23. ↑ "Laughing Man - Be Black Baby (bfr007)". Dischord Records. Archived from the original on 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  24. ↑ "Loi Loi run through the district in "Trying To Remember" | All Things Go". www.allthingsgomusic.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  25. ↑ Macala, Joshua (2018-10-07). "Raised by Gypsies ::: Cassette Review // Luna Honey "Peace Lives" (BLIGHT. Records)". Raised by Gypsies. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  26. ↑ "Nyxy Nyx - "Three-Fold Return" | Post-Trash Premiere". POST-TRASH. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  27. ↑ "Making Noise: BLIGHT. Records | D.C. Music Download-D.C. Indie Music". dcmusicdownload.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  28. ↑ "New Music: "Alien" by Park Snakes | D.C. Music Download-D.C. Indie Music". dcmusicdownload.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  29. ↑ "I Gotta Feelin'" from Blight. Makes Right by Various Artists on iTunes, 2016-11-16, archived from the original on 2018-03-23, retrieved 2018-03-20
  30. ↑ "Stronger Sex Dating". BYT // Brightest Young Things. 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  31. ↑ "Premiere: Get SWOLL in the Bright Darkness of "You've Gone Away" - Atwood Magazine". 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  32. ↑ Macala, Joshua (2018-11-21). "Raised by Gypsies ::: Cassette Review // Tadzio "The Complaint" (BLIGHT. Records)". Raised by Gypsies. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  33. ↑ "One Track Mind: Tölva, 'bassIItxNitro'". Washington City Paper. Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
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