Graveface Records

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Graceface Records
Founded2000 (2000)
FounderRyan Graveface
Distributor(s)The Business
Genre Experimental
Country of originUnited States
Location Savannah, Georgia
Official website www.graveface.com

Graveface Records is an American independent record label from Savannah, Georgia, solely owned and operated by Ryan Graveface (who plays in the groups Black Moth Super Rainbow, Dreamend, the Marshmallow Ghosts and the Casket Girls). [1] He has released recordings by Beachy Head, Serengeti, Dosh, The Appleseed Cast, Haley Bonar, Xiu Xiu, Monster Movie, Dreamend, Jakob, Jason Molina, Mount Eerie, The Loose Salute, the Lava Children, Night School, Black Moth Super Rainbow, The Seven Fields of Aphelion, and Whirr. [2]

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References

  1. "Graveface". 19 August 2013.
  2. "Graveface Records Family". www.graveface.com. Archived from the original on 2011-01-19.