| Magnanimous Records | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Founder | Curt Seiss Daniele Seiss |
| Genre | Atmospheric, experimental, ambient |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Takoma Park, Maryland |
| Official website | www |
Magnanimous Records is an independent record label based in Takoma Park, Maryland. Founded in 2000, the artist-run label specializes in atmospheric and experimental music.
Magnanimous Records was founded in Shepherdstown, West Virginia in 2001 by Curt Seiss and Daniele Seiss. The label was formed to provide a platform for local musicians specializing in modern atmospheric music, as most local venues catered primarily to Appalachian and bluegrass musicians. [1] The label soon signed around a dozen ambient and atmospheric musicians, [1] and later moved to Takoma Park, Maryland.
The label's first compilation in 2004 received a glowing review from Left off the Dial, which wrote "While indie-pop culture appropriates the IDM underground to make frequently saccharine sing-alongs, it is good to know that young, talented musicians continue to produce intelligent, experimental electronic sounds. Fans...will appreciate the drifting tones and haunted quality of the Magnanimous artists." [2]
| No. | Artist | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAG001 | paradigm9 | The Halo Effect | 2003 |
| MAG002 | |||
| MAG003 | Various | M1: A Magnanimous Compilation | 2004 |
| MAG004 | Seiss | Drone Lender | 2003 |
| MAG006 | paradigm9 | Flaming Guns of the Purple Sage soundtrack | 2004 |
| MAG007 | paradigm9 | Live at the Lost Dog | 2004 |
| MAG008 | Brain Ballet | Aquarium of the Deep Sea | 2004 |
| MAG009 | Mode7 | Night Echoes | 2004 |
| MAG010 | Aaron Lennox | Sibilance | 2005 |
| MAG011 | Various | M2: Reconstructions | 2005 |
| MAG012 | Polyphasic | Petit Somme | 2005 |
| MAG013 | MAO II | Klee | 2007 |
| MAG014 | Aaron Lennox | Heliopause03 | 2007 |
| MAG015 | Polyphasic | See Plan | 2007 |
| MAG016 | Element Kuuda | Le Village | 2007 |
| MAG017 | Lykaion Eclipse | Mesa | 2007 |
| MAG018 | David Tagg | Cold Spring Harbor | 2009 |
| MAG019 | Ophibre | Mesmer | 2008 |
| MAG020 | Ourson | Oth | 2008 |
| MAG021 | Mandible Chatter | Grace | 2008 |
| MAG022 | Michael Winter | Recursive Stall | 2009 |
| MAG023 | Polyphasic | Multiphasic | |
| MAG024 | Polyphasic | The Map is Not the Territory | |
| MAG025 | Moljebka Pvlse | Kaikv | 2011 |
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