Enemy Records

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Enemy Records
Founded1986 (1986)
FounderMichael Knuth, Bill Laswell
Country of originGermany, United States
LocationMunich, Brooklyn

Enemy Records is an independent record label based in Brooklyn, New York and Munich, Germany, founded in 1986. Its debut was the free jazz album Last Exit by the band of the same name. [1]

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History

The label was founded in 1986 by music enthusiast Michael Knuth and composer Bill Laswell. Eventually the two parted ways, with Knuth retaining sole distribution rights. [2] The label primarily focused on issuing records by artists who were influenced by jazz and experimental music. It served as an outlet for musical acts such as Gary Lucas, Sonny Sharrock, Last Exit, 24-7 Spyz, Crash Worship and Universal Congress Of.

Discography

Enemy Records released 60 albums between 1986 and 1996

CatalogArtistAlbum
EMY 101 Last Exit Last Exit
EMY 102 Sonny Sharrock Guitar
EMY 103Last Exit The Noise of Trouble: Live in Tokyo
EMY 104Sonny Sharrock Band Seize the Rainbow
EMY 105Last Exit Cassette Recordings '87
EMY 106 SXL Into the Outlands
EMY 107 Blind Idiot God Undertow
EMY 108Sonny Sharrock Live in New York
EMY 109 Friction Replicant Walk
EMY 110Last Exit Best of Live
EMY 111Various ArtistsLive at the Knitting Factory Volume One
EMY 112Various ArtistsLive at the Knitting Factory Volume Two
EMY 113Various ArtistsLive at the Knitting Factory Volume Three
EMY 114 Bachir Attar with Elliott Sharp In New York
EMY 115 Myra Melford TrioJump
EMY 116Elliott Sharp / CarbonDatacide
EMY 117 Universal Congress Of The Sad and Tragic Demise of Big Fine Hot Salty Black Wind
EMY 118Various ArtistsLive at the Knitting Factory Volume 4
EMY 119Sonny Sharrock Highlife
EMY 120
EMY 121Various ArtistsKnitting Factory Tours Europe 1991
EMY 122 Defunkt Live at the Knitting Factory NYC
EMY 123
EMY 124
EMY 125 The Jazz Passengers Live at the Knitting Factory
EMY 126 Gary Lucas Skeleton at the Feast
EMY 127 Jean-Paul Bourelly Trippin'
EMY 128Jungle PilotsNear-Miss
EMY 129John King / Electric WorldHot Thumb in a Funky Groove
EMY 130KelvynatorRefunkanation
EMY 131Myra Melford TrioNow & Now
EMY 132David LopatoInside Outside
EMY 133Gary Lucas Gods and Monsters
EMY 134Elliott Sharp / CarbonTocsin
EMY 135DefunktCrisis
EMY 136Universal Congress Of The Eleventh-Hour Shine-On
EMY 137 Manu Dibango Afrijazzy
EMY 138Liquid HipsFool Injection
EMY 139Various ArtistsKnow Your Enemy
EMY 140DefunktCum Funky
EMY 141The Killer ShrewsThe Killer Shrews
EMY 142Liquid HipsStatic
EMY 143 Royal Crescent Mob Good Lucky Killer
EMY 144DefunktCum Funky [Limited Edition Bonus Tracks]
EMY 145DefunktLive & Reunified
EMY 146Gary Lucas Bad Boys of the Arctic
EMY 147 Joe Baiza, Rafa Gorodetksy and Tony CiceroMecolodiacs
EMY 148Defunkt Special EditionA Blues Tribute - Jimi Hendrix & Muddy Waters
EMY 149 Cyclone Temple My Friend Lonely
EMY 150 24-7 Spyz Temporarily Disconnected
EMY 151 Crash Worship Triple Mania II
EMY 152 Ed Hall La La Land
EMY 153H.P. ZinkerMountains of Madness
EMY 154Liquid HipsRageaholic
EMY 15524-7 Spyz 6
EMY 156Sonny SharrockInto Another Light [Compilation]
EMY 157 James Chance and the Contortions Molotov Cocktail Lounge
EMY 158BelizbehaCharlie's Dream
EMY 159MarsPsycore
EMY 160 RinneRadio Rok

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References

  1. Jenkins, Todd S. (2004). Free Jazz and Free Improvisation: An Encyclopedia, Volume 1. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 80. ISBN   9780313333132 . Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  2. Lucas. Rage Records Inc was also a subsidiary with Rosalie Sendelbach, and Melvin Gibbs as partners. However, Rosalie and Melvin parted ways with Enemy due to accounting issues. They continued Rage and released 6 albums and many singles. Melvin Gibbs then joined The Rollins Band and the two parted amicably and Rosalie Sendelbach went on to be the sole owner of Rage Records releasing albums also from her studio in Jamaica of Richie Brown and Tyrant., Gary (September 1, 2013). Touched by Grace: My Time with Jeff Buckley. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 69. ISBN   9781908279460 . Retrieved October 18, 2014.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)