| Cavity Search Records | |
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| Founded | 1992 |
| Founder | Denny Swofford, Christopher Cooper |
| Status | Active |
| Distributor(s) | CD Baby, ThinkIndie |
| Genre | Alternative rock, folk, experimental |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Portland, Oregon |
| Official website | cavitysearchrecords |
Cavity Search Records is a record label in Portland, Oregon, which was formed in 1992 by Christopher Cooper and Denny Swofford. Pete Krebs debuted solo on CSR in 1995. [1]
The following artists have released records on Cavity Search: [4]
| Cat # | Title | Artist | Year |
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| CSR001 | "J. Hell" b/w "Day-Glo"/"Joe Louis Punchout" | Hazel | 1992 |
| CSR002 | "Stray" b/w "Can't Be Touched"/"Wake" | Heatmiser | 1993 |
| CSR003 | "The Other White Meat" b/w "Salt Peter" | Atomic 61 | 1993 |
| CSR004 | "Heavy as a Chevy" b/w "Beware of the Camper Man" | Trailer Queen | 1993 |
| CSR005 | "Emma's Thread" b/w "Sucker" | Control Freak | 1993 |
| CSR006 | Live in Texas split | Atomic 61 with dirtclodfight | 1993 |
| CSR007 | "Sleeping Pill b/w "Temper" | Heatmiser | 1993 |
| CSR008 | "Kind of Dead" b/w "Pattern 56 Interlude" | Wayne Horvitz with Pigpen | 1994 |
| CSR009 | "Headbag" b/w "Radon" | Gern Blanston/Thirty Ought Six | 1994 |
| CSR010 | Satan's Pilgrims EP | Satan's Pilgrims | 1994 |
| CSR011 | "Wintogreen" b/w "King Twist" | Hazel | 1994 |
| CSR012 | Low Animal Cunning | Control Freak | 1994 |
| CSR013 | Roman Candle [6] [7] | Elliott Smith | 1994 |
| CSR014 | Gern Blanston | Gern Blanston | 1994 |
| CSR015 | Doghead | Greg Gilmore/Doghead | 1996 |
| CSR016 | Tinnitus in Extremis | Atomic 61 | 1994 |
| CSR017 | Hymnal [8] | dirtclodfight | 1995 |
| CSR018 | Boodlers | Elliott Sharp with Boodlers | 1995 |
| CSR019 | Brigadier | Pete Krebs | 1995 |
| CSR020 | Japanese split | Control Freak with Stymie | 1995 |
| CSR021 | Purity of Essence | Atomic 61 | 1995 |
| CSR022 | Live in Poland | Wayne Horvitz | 1995 |
| CSR023 | NO.1 (Various Artists) | Smegma, Rectal Pizza, Matt Schulte, Hugh Swofford | 1995 |
| CSR024 | Actuality | Steve Lacy | 1995 |
| CSR025 | "Everybody Has It" b/w "Dirty Dream" | Heatmiser | 1996 |
| CSR026 | NO.2 (Various Artists) | Sissyface/Hutch/Ten-Four/Vehicle | 1996 |
| CSR027 | Rattlecake | Rattlecake | 1995 |
| CSR028 | Womb Star Session [9] | King Black Acid | 1995 |
| CSR029 | Wa Wa Wa | Rattlecake | 1996 |
| CSR030 | Goodbye Blue Monday | Atomic 61 | 1996 |
| CSR031 | Western Electric | Pete Krebs | 1997 |
| CSR032 | Cletus... | Golden Delicious | 1996 |
| CSR033 | Monologue | Wayne Horvitz | 1997 |
| CSR034 | Sunlit EP | King Black Acid | 1996 |
| CSR035 | Mic City Sons | Heatmiser | 1996 |
| CSR036 | Safety | Richmond Fontaine | 1996 |
| CSR037 | Totally Without Products | Rattlecake | 1997 |
| CSR038 | Royal Subjects | King Black Acid | 1997 |
| CSR039 | Old School | Golden Delicious | 1997 |
| CSR040 | "Happiness" b/w "Son of Sam" | Elliott Smith | 1999 |
| CSR041 | Com Plex [10] | The Helio Sequence | 2000 |
| CSR042 | Miles From | Richmond Fontaine | 1997 |
| CSR043 | Rwong Territory | Elliott Sharp & DJ Soul Slinger | 1998 |
| CSR044 | The Rent | Steve Lacy Trio | 1999 |
| CSR045 | Cavity Search Split EP | Pete Krebs/Golden Delicious | 1998 |
| CSR046 | Sweet Ona Rose | Pete Krebs and the Gossamer Wings | 1999 |
| CSR047 | Live at the Laurelthirst | Golden Delicious | 1999 |
| CSR048 | Loves a Long Song | King Black Acid | 2000 |
| CSR049 | Lost Son | Richmond Fontaine | 1999 |
| CSR050 | Bittersweet Valentines EP | Pete Krebs | 1999 |
| CSR051 | I Know It By Heart | Pete Krebs and the Gossamer Wings | 2002 |
| CSR052 | Minor Dings | Danny Barnes | 2000 |
| CSR053 | Duet for Clarinet and Goat | Pete Krebs & Danny Barnes | 2001 |
| CSR055 | Cavity Search Audio Resumé | Various | 2000 |
| CSR056 | Young Effectuals [10] | The Helio Sequence | 2001 |
| CSR057 | Hot Ginger and Dynamite | Pete Krebs and the Kung Pao Chickens | 2001 |
| CSR059 | Gentlemen of Leisure | Gentlemen of Leisure | 2001 |
| CSR062 | Flashback | Snow Bud and the Flower People | 2012 |
| CSR063 | Everything That Isn't | dirtclodfight | 1991 |
| CSR064 | Hunting Lesson | dirtclodfight | 1993 |
| CSR065 | Suffering the Aftertaste | dirtclodfight | 1994 |
| CSR066 | Counter Fit | Elliott Sharp with Boodlers | 1997 |
| CSR067 | Slide Away | King Black Acid | 2011 |
| CSR068 | Let's Burn Those Stars | King Black Acid | 2012 |
| CSR069 | Giftless | Thrillhammer | 1992 |
| CSR070 | Always Crashing the Same Car | King Black Acid | 2013 |
| CSR071 | Behind Blue Eyes | King Black Acid | 2012 |
| CSR072 | Poison Packets | Saul Conrad | 2012 |
| CSR073 | The Main Sequence | dirtclodfight | 2014 |
| CSR074 | The Fancy LP | Saul Conrad | 2013 |
| CSR075 | The Fancy (single and video) | Saul Conrad | 2013 |
| CSR076 | I'm Rolling Under | King Black Acid | 2014 |
| CSR077 | I Was Talking (single and video) | Saul Conrad | 2014 |
| CSR078 | A Tyrant and Lamb | Saul Conrad | 2014 |
| CSR079 | Queen Chief EP | Queen Chief | 2014 |
| CSR080 | EPcoh EP | Barra Brown and the Wishermen | 2014 |
| CSR081 | Curves | Survival Skills | 2015 |
| CSR082 | Sea of Unrest (single) | King Black Acid | 2015 |
| CSR083 | Film Star | Film Star | 1997 |
| CSR084 | Tranquil Eyes | Film Star | 1998 |
| CSR085 | Deep Space | Survival Skills | 2015 |
| CSR086 | Halfrack | Wayne Horvitz & Pigpen | 1993 |
| CSR087 | Miss Ann | Wayne Horvitz & Pigpen | 1994 |
| CSR088 | Daylight | Wayne Horvitz & Pigpen | 1997 |
| CSR089 | EP Vol. 1 | Korgy & Bass | 2016 |
| CSR090 | Live in Portland | Hazel | 2016 |
| CSR091 | Down Gown | Down Gown | 2017 |
| CSR092 | Hey Pete Krebs! | Pete Krebs | 2016 |
| CSR093 | Adolescence (single) | Devin Millar | 2016 |
| CSR094 | The Reckoning EP | dirtclodfight | 2016 |
| CSR095 | Bitter Horizon (single) | Korgy & Bass | 2017 |
| CSR096 | Twin Flames EP | King Black Acid | 2017 |
| CSR097 | Poem Project | Barra Brown | 2017 |
| CSR098 | Brave the Strange | Robert Wynia | 2017 |
| CSR099 | Super Beautiful Magic | King Black Acid | 2017 |
| CSR100 | Brother | Saul Conrad | 2018 |
| CSR101 | Oceanus Procellarum | Ensemble Resonanz, Elliott Sharp & Gareth Davis | 2017 |
| CSR102 | EP Vol. 2 | Korgy & Bass | 2017 |
| CSR103 | Weird Blood | Jerry Joseph | 2017 |
| CSR104 | Sunlit (Deluxe Edition) | King Black Acid | 2018 |
| CSR105 | Full Metal Burqa | Jerry Joseph | 2018 |
| CSR106 | Edge of Summer | Survival Skills | 2018 |
| CSR107 | "I'm in Love With a Girl" b/w "Superstar" | King Black Acid | 2018 |
| CSR108 | Animal Stories | Queen Chief | 2019 |
| CSR109 | Lead Us On (single) | Lauren Lakis | 2018 |
| CSR110 | Ferocious | Lauren Lakis | 2018 |
| CSR111 | Calling All Earthlings | Elliott Sharp | 2018 |
| CSR112 | 26000:4=2500 | Korgy & Bass | 2018 |
| CSR113 | Grand and Humble (single) | Devin Millar | 2019 |
| CSR114 | Raverborg (single) | Barra Brown | 2019 |
| CSR115 | Blues, Hues, & Views | William Schimmel & Elliott Sharp | 2019 |
| CSR116 | 2500=4:26000 | Korgy & Bass | 2019 |
| CSR119 | Right Now (single) | Lauren Lakis | 2019 |
| CSR120 | Sad Girl Breakfast | Lauren Lakis | 2019 |
| CSR121 | Remote | Korgy & Bass & Cyrus Nabipoor | 2019 |
| CSR122 | All My Friends Are Ghosts | Pete Krebs & The Gossamer Wings | 2020 |
| CSR123 | Elk Park EP | Michael Elkins & Shawn Parke | 2020 |
| CSR124 | Airiana | Hazel | 1997 |
| CSR125 | Agrocrag | Korgy & Bass | 2020 |
| CSR126 | Bosozoku | Thirty Ought Six | 2020 |
| CSR127 | Next Bus (single) | Korgy & Bass | 2020 |
| CSR128 | Half a Tick (single) | Korgy & Bass | 2020 |
| CSR129 | Sorry in the Summer | Impulsive Hearts | 2016 |
| CSR130 | Cry All the Time | Impulsive Hearts | 2020 |
| CSR131 | On the Farm | Saul Conrad | 2020 |
| CSR132 | Speak With Your Heart (single) | André Paraguassu | 2020 |
| CSR133 | Let It Pass (single) | Travis Shallow | 2020 |
| CSR134 | Color Safe (single) | Steve Drizos | 2020 |
| CSR135 | Secret of You (single) | Jesse Daniel Edwards | 2020 |
| CSR136 | Wolves (single) | Kimberly Henninger & Shawn Parke | 2020 |
| CSR137 | No More Vodka (single) | Mary Ryan | 2020 |
| CSR138 | Dearie (single) | Danielle Sines | 2020 |
| CSR139 | Flowers on My Feet (single) | Hannah Zhalih Mickunas | 2020 |
| CSR140 | Cavity Search 2020 | Various Artists | 2020 |
| CSR141 | Permanent Solution | Survival Skills | 2020 |
| CSR142 | Don't Wake Me (single) | Barra Brown | 2020 |
| CSR143 | These Souls | Barra Brown | 2020 |
| CSR144 | Live at Presonus | Korgy & Bass & Cyrus Nabipoor | 2020 |
| CSR145 | Axiom | Steve Drizos | 2021 |
| CSR146 | Static (single) | Steve Drizos | 2020 |
| CSR147 | Agrocrag (remixes} | Korgy & Bass | 2020 |
| CSR148 | Ride (single) | Barra Brown | 2021 |
| CSR149 | Whoa Hey! (single) | Barra Brown | 2021 |
| CSR150 | Noah (single) | Barra Brown | 2021 |
| CSR151 | LFT:RT | Barra Brown | 2021 |
| CSR152 | Caterpillar Blood (single) | King Black Acid | 2021 |
| CSR153 | Somebody: They Want to Fuck You (single) | King Black Acid & The Rainbow Lodge | 2021 |
| CSR154 | Kaw-Liga (single) | Queen Chief | 2021 |
| CSR155 | Don't Want My Life to be Like That (single) | King Black Acid & The Rainbow Lodge | 2021 |
| CSR156 | In My Eyes (single) | Queen Chief | 2021 |
| CSR157 | Never Alone (feat. Robert Wynia) (single) | King Black Acid | 2021 |
| CSR158 | In the Video (single) | Survival Skills | 2021 |
| CSR159 | I Wanna Get You High (single) | King Black Acid | 2021 |
| CSR160 | Move Along (single) | King Black Acid | 2021 |
| CSR161 | We, The Product | Jesse Daniel Edwards | 2022 |
| CSR162 | One of My Favorite Things (single) | King Black Acid & The Rainbow Lodge | 2021 |
| CSR163 | Violensia | Jesse Daniel Edwards | 2022 |
| CSR167 | It Gets Worse Every Year | Will Hattman | 2020 |
| CSR168 | Pete Krebs Trio | Pete Krebs | 2008 |
| CSR169 | Belief Is What Will Bring Us Down | Will Hattman | 2022 |
| Cat. # | Title | Author(s) | ISBN | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSP1 | Laundromatsmell | Mike Scheer | ISBN 9780964991705 | 1997 |
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