Basement Records

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Basement Records is an American independent record label founded by Chuck Dietrich [1] in 2000. The company is headquartered in La Habra, California and doubles as a recording studio. The label's primary focus is American punk rock artists.

Basement Records artists have been featured on the soundtrack for the movie Piranha 3DD . [2]

As owner of Basement Records Chuck Dietrich writes music for the hardcore punk band Bullet Treatment as well as many other outlets including music for the Xbox video game Sunset Overdrive. [3]

Discography

ArtistTitle
Fiction Reform Revelation in the Palms of the Weak, Take Your Truth
Supreme Commander [4] Paper TigersSplit w/ Two Man Advantage
Killing CaliforniaGoin' South, Bones and Sand, No Pentagrams No Crosses [5]
The New CriminalsCrime Always Pays
Bobot Adrenaline Dumb Bomb
The Scarred At Half Mast
The InsurgenceNever Surrender
Bullet Treatment Furious World, What More Do You Want?, [6] The Bigger The Better, Split w/ The Nipples, Dead Are Walking, The Mistake, Split w/ It's Casual, What Else Could You Want?
Vultures UnitedDirt Hearts
It's Casual Split w/ Bullet Treatment
The NipplesSplit w/ Bullet Treatment, 4 split Worth Every Minute, Weekend Toys, Live In Mary Jane
Strength Behind TearsBridges Between Us
Stabbed in BackA Portrait of Noise
The ReticentsThe Sun Rises in the East
Bleeder ResistorSixteen
Grave for the FirefliesBitten
Cut ShallowSelf-titled
Mother Nature's Revenges/t
Spider4-inch Split Worth Every Minute
Two Man AdvantageSplit w/ Supreme Commander
Deadbeat SinatraSplit w/ The Put-Ons
The Put-OnsSplit w/Deadbeat Sinatra
Civet 4 split Worth Every Minute
The Dysfunctionals4 split Worth Every Minute

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References

  1. "Meet Chuck Dietrich, the Busy Punk Behind Bullet Treatment and Basement Records and Studios". OC Weekly. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  2. "Piranha 3DD Soundtrack listing". Soundtrack.net. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  3. "Pyramind Studios Produces 42 Song Original Soundtrack for Xbox One Exclusive, "Sunset Overdrive"". 17 December 2014.
  4. "Featured Stream - Supreme Commander - Paper Tigers - Basement Records". AMP . Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  5. "Killing California Album Out In June". Skope Magazine. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
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