Dome of Doom Records

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Dome of Doom
Founded2011 (2011)
FounderWylie Cable
Distributor(s) Alpha Pup Records, Fat Beats
GenreElectronic, hip-hop, experimental
Country of originU.S.
LocationLos Angeles, California
Official website www.domeofdoom.org

Dome of Doom Records (or simply Dome of Doom) is a Los Angeles-based independent record label founded in 2011 by musician and record producer Wylie Cable, that specializes in boutique physical media artifacts, producing and distributing vinyl, CD and cassette for artists globally. Dome of Doom also distributes music digitally via Alpha Pup, and has licensed music from the catalog to HBO, Adidas, Volcom, HUF Skateboards, Oakley and more via a partnership with the independent licensing firm Wav-Pool.

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Dome of Doom Records has released music by Daedelus, Marcel Rodriguez (The Mars Volta), Huxley Anne, Linaforina, Kenny Segal, QRTR, Bleep Bloop, DMVU, Holly, Jon Casey, Gothic Tropic, Dabow, DJ Ride and many more. Having just recently hit its 10-year-anniversary with the release of a celebratory compilation, Decade Of Doom.


History

In 2011, Dome of Doom Records was founded by Wylie Cable. Within the same year, [1] he also released his debut solo album "Water Under The Bridge", under the newly founded label. Dome of Doom Records partnered with Alpha Pup for worldwide digital distribution beginning in 2015. [2]

In 2015, they began to work more closely with Low End Theory resident and co-founder DJ Nobody. Together, they released a reissue of DJ Nobody's first album "Puzzles" from 1996, with a full B-Side of unreleased beats from that same era. The Label went on to release more tapes for Nobody over the coming years like "Prodigal Son". [3]

YUNG by Linafornia was released on January 22, 2016. Linafornia captured the LA Beat Scene's signature sound. [4]

2021 marked the 10 year anniversary of the label and the Decade of Doom compilation was released digitally and on a double LP vinyl. [5]

Artists past and present

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  3. ↑ "Nobody Revisits Beat Head Roots With New Prodigal Son EP". self-titled. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "YUNG Loop Goddess: An introduction to promising beat maker, LINAFORNIA". SUSPEND. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  5. ↑ "A Decade Under the Dome of Doom with Wylie Cable". Beatportal. 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
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