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Seed Records has been the name of multiple record labels.
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Seed Records has been the name of multiple record labels.
Seed Records was a record label started in 1972 by Paul Clark, a musician involved in the Jesus music movement. [1] The label ran until circa 1981, when he started Minstrel's Voyage Music. Seed Records was distributed by Word Records and ABC Records.
Seed Records was a short-lived American independent record label owned by Atlantic Records. [2] [3] The label has released music by artists such as Tumbleweed, Madder Rose, Inch, Leatherface, The Nightblooms, Ivy, Television Personalities, The Pooh Sticks, The Earthmen, and The Pastels.
A London based record label also named Seed Records was set up in 2000 by Rich Bevan and Joshu Doherty of electronica duo Posthuman. The original roster of artists who released music on Seed included Cursor Miner, Ardisson, Kansas City Prophets, The Doubtful Guest, Digitonal, and Posthuman.
Posthuman also promoted a series of events called 'Seed Showcases', including UnderLondonGround, held in the disused underground Aldwych tube station. Artists that played these events included the label's roster, alongside guests such as Aphex Twin, Alison Goldfrapp, Richard X, Plaid, Luke Vibert, T.Rauschmeire, Funkstörung, Mark Moore and many more.
There is no 13th release in the label catalogue.
The 14th release '1.21 Gigawatts' by MoQ was removed from the catalogue before physical release, and released instead as digital only SEEDEX04. It was later removed from sale entirely.
In 2006, for the label's official fifth birthday a series of limited edition CD releases sealed in bags with promotional items was released
Doherty left Seed in late 2006, turning over control to Bruce McClure, who had been involved with the label and live events for several years.
In 2011, Seed released Sleeps in Oysters second album, 'Lo!'. The first fifty editions came with animal masks and sewing kits.
In 2012, Seed distributed the final album of the legendary Japanese games music producer Kazuki Sakata.
In 2012, 'Hot Doctor' by The Dagger Brothers was released with remixes by Nightwave and Sleeps in Oysters. The special editions came with a 'Singalong a Dagger Brothers' song sheet.
In 2013, The Dagger Brothers' album 'Bwananapple' was released as a limited-edition USB, with songs about Bruce Willis and a lyric sheet. It also included the 'Beast Tour 2009' rockumentary filmed at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2012
In 2015, Seed put out a limited edition of one hundred 10" vinyl by Rutger Hauser and Eftus Spectun. This was a joint release with The Lumen Lake and Void of Ovals, and was the final release on the label.
Many of the Seed Records releases are highly limited in number and sought after by collectors. The main genres covered are electronica, techno, post-rock, and IDM.
An A-Z of artists who have released music with Seed Records:
The following is a list of physical releases from Seed Records. A number of download-only releases were also made available from the label, some via password on the official site, others on their Bleep.com page.
| Artist | Title | Format | Catalog number | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Posthuman | Posthuman (grey album) | CD | n/a | 2000 | hand-made sleeve, limited edition |
| Posthuman | The Uncertainty of the Monkey | Double 12" vinyl, CD | SEEDCD/LP01 | 2001 | |
| Posthuman | Posthuman EP | 12" vinyl, CD | SEEDEP02 | 2002 | A limited-edition CD, cat. SEEDCD02B was released featuring a different track listing |
| Ardisson | Ardisson EP | 12" vinyl | SEEDEP03 | 2002 | |
| On / Off | Distant Personal | CD | SEEDCD04 | 2002 | Limited to 100 copies |
| Ardisson | Hardware Handshake EP | 12" vinyl | SEEDEP05 | 2003 | |
| Various Artists | Seed Records Volume 1 | CD | SEEDCD06 | 2003 | |
| [snyzch] | Seed 707 | 7" vinyl | SEED707 | 2003 | Limited to 300 copies |
| Posthuman | Lagrange Point | CD | SEEDCD09 | 2003 | |
| Digitonal | The Centre Cannot Hold EP | 12" vinyl, CD | SEEDCD/EP10 | 2004 | |
| Vlad & Ardisson / Kansas City Prophets | Split | 12" vinyl | SEED1208 | 2005 | |
| The House Husbands | The House Husbands Say... | 7" vinyl | HH01 | 2005 | Limited to 300 copies |
| Various Artists | Seed 5x5/1 | CD | SEED5X5/1 | 2006 | Limited to 100 copies. Released in sealed bag with branded aluminium bottle opener. |
| Various Artists | Seed 5x5/2 | CD | SEED5X5/2 | 2006 | Limited to 100 copies. Released in sealed bag with branded DJ clip-torch. |
| Various Artists | Seed 5x5/3 | CD | SEED5X5/3 | 2006 | Limited to 100 copies. Released in sealed bag with extra Digitonal CD "SEED5X5/LIVE". |
| Various Artists | Seed 5x5/4 | CD | SEED5X5/1 | 2006 | Limited to 100 copies. Released in sealed bag with signed photo by Mike Golding of B12. |
| Various Artists | Seed 5x5/5 | CD | SEED5X5/5 | 2006 | Limited to 100 copies. Released in sealed bag with branded metal lighter. |
| Posthuman | The People's Republic | CD | SEEDCD12 | 2006 | |
| Sancho | Mystery Year | CD | SEEDCD11 | 2007 | Enhanced CD, contains music video for "As Light Shone, they Fled" |
| Cursor Miner | Suicide Bomber | 7" vinyl | SEED737 | 2007 | Limited to 300 copies |
| Various Artists | Seed Records Volume 2 | CD | SEEDCD15 | 2008 | |
| Sleeps In Oysters | We kept the memories locked away like the beetles of our childhood, Or how to appreciate someone who is always around | CD | SEEDCD16 | 2008 | Limited to 250 copies each with individually hand made embroidered sleeves, sealed with wax and hand numbered |
| Antoni Maiovvi | Electro Muscle Cult | CD | SEEDCD17 | 2008 | Limited to 100 hand-numbered copies |
| Eyes | Night Eyes | CD | SEEDCD18 | 2009 | Limited to 500 hand-numbered copies |
| Antoni Maiovvi | Shadow of the Bloodstained Kiss | CD | SEEDCD20 | 2009 | Limited to 300 hand-numbered copies |
| Various | Seed X Part I | CD | SEEDCD21 | 2010 | Limited to 100 hand-numbered copies |
| Various | Seed X Part II | CD | SEEDCD22 | 2010 | Limited to 100 hand-numbered copies |
| Various | Seed X Part III | CD | SEEDCD23 | 2010 | Limited to 100 hand-numbered copies |
| Skitanja | Zombie Tonic | CD | SEEDCD19 | 2010 | Limited to 200 hand-numbered copies |
| The Dagger Brothers | Space Trumpet | CD | SEEDCD24 | 2010 | Limited to 200 copies |
| 8Bitch | Equinox | 12" vinyl | SEEDEP25 | 2010 | Limited to 250 hand-numbered copies |
| Frenchbloke & Son | Société de Radiodiffusion de l'homme et du fils Français - Bruit dans l'intérêt de Musique | Cassette tape / USB | SEED26 | 2010 | Limited to 49 hand-numbered cassettes (10 encased in books) and 15 USB sets |
| Sleeps in Oysters | The Brambles In Starlight | 3" CD | SEEDEP27 | 2010 | Limited to 150 hand-numbered copies in hand spun wool |
| Sleeps in Oysters | Lo! | CD | SEEDCD28 | 2011 | Limited to 300 hand-numbered copies worldwide. 1-50 deluxe editions of these come with animal masks and sewing kits. |
| Antoni Maiovvi | Battlestar Transreplica / Trial By Bullet | 2 x CD | SEEDCD29 / SEEDCD30 | 2011 | Limited to 200 hand-numbered copies. Editions 1-50/200 come with ltd edition t-shirt designed by African Apparel |
| The Dagger Brothers | Hot Doctor | CD | SEEDCD31 | 2012 | Limited to 150 hand-numbered copies worldwide. 1-50 special editions come with signed 'Singalong' sheet. |
| The Cold Hand | Paperships | CD | SEEDCD32 | 2012 | Limited to 100 hand-numbered copies worldwide. |
| Sleeps in Oysters | Don't Drum For Other Girls | CD | SEEDCD33 | 2012 | Multi-media package. |
| The Night Terrors | Monster / Lasers For Eyes | CD | SEEDCD34 | 2012 | Edition of 100. Includes remixes from Ash Wednesday and Antoni Maiovvi |
| Kazuki Sakata | Sport | WAV/MP3 | SEED35 | 2012 | Digital only |
| The Dagger Brothers | Bwananapple | USB | SEED36 | 2013 | USB stick with film |
| Eftus Spectun / Rutger Hauser | 10" vinyl | SEED37 | 2015 | Limited to 100 copies worldwide. |
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