Trance Syndicate

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Trance Syndicate
Trance Syndicate Logo.jpeg
Founded1990 (1990)
Founder King Coffey
Defunct1999 (1999)
StatusDefunct
Genre Punk rock, alternative rock, noise rock, indie rock
Country of originU.S.
Location Austin, Texas
Official website buttholesurfers.com/trance.html

Trance Syndicate was an independent record label founded in 1990 by King Coffey, drummer of Austin, Texas band the Butthole Surfers. [1] Its first release was Crust's The Sacred Heart of Crust EP. From 1990 to 1999, when the label closed down, Trance Syndicate released albums by several notable Texan bands and artists, including Pain Teens, Bedhead, Ed Hall, American Analog Set, Furry Things, …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead and Roky Erickson. [2]

Contents

Although defunct, Trance Syndicate is survived by the Emperor Jones label, formerly an arm of Trance.

Roster

Discography

No.YearArtistTitleFormat
011990 Crust Sacred Heart of CrustLP
02Various artistsLove & Napalm, Vol. 1EP
03 Pain Teens Born in Blood CD, CS, LP
041991 Drain A Black Fist7"
05 Crust CrustLP
06 Crust Feelings7"
07 Ed Hall Beth7"
08Various artistsLove & Napalm, Vol. 2EP
09 Ed Hall Gloryhole CD, CS, LP
101992 Pain Teens Stimulation Festival CD, CS, LP
11 Drain Pick Up Heaven CD, LP
12 Cherubs Pink Party Dessert7"
13 Cherubs Icing CD, LP
14Various artistsLove & NapalmVHS
151993CD, CS, LP
16 johnboy pistolswing CD, CS, LP
17 Pain Teens Destroy Me, Lover CD, CS, LP
18 Cherubs Carjack Fairy / Daisy Poser7"
19 Crunt Crunt CD, CS, LP
20 Ed Hall Motherscratcher CD, CS, LP
21 Bedhead WhatFunLifeWas CD, CS, LP
221994 Distorted Pony Instant Winner CD, LP
23 Crust Crusty LoveCD, CS, LP
24 Cherubs Heroin Man CD, LP
25Various artistsJordan Thomas Nashville ConnectionCD
26 Cherubs / FuckemosCherubs / Fuckemos7"
27 johnboy Claim Dedications CD, CS, LP
28 Roky Erickson We Are Never Talking / Please Judge7"
29 Bedhead 4songCDEP19:10CD, CS, LP
30 Butthole Surfers Good King Wencenslaus7"
31 A.C. Acoustics Able Treasury CD
32 Sixteen Deluxe Idea / Honey7"
33 Roky Erickson All That May Do My Rhyme CD, CS, LP
34 A.C. Acoustics Hand Passes PlentyCD, LP
35 Butthole Surfers The Hole Truth... and Nothing Butt CD
36 Ed Hall La La Land CD, LP
371995 Sixteen Deluxe Backfeed MagnetbabeCD, LP
38Various artists¡Cinco Años!CD
39 Furry Things Still California / Car Songs Unlimited7"
40 Starfish Stellar Sonic SolutionsCD, CS, LP
41 Pain Teens Beast of Dreams CD, CS, LP
421996 Bedhead The Dark Ages7"
43 Furry Things The Big Saturday IllusionCD, LP
44BuffoHere Our Cry7"
45 Windsor for the Derby / DesafinadoEarnest Powers / Envy The Big Noises7"
46 Windsor for the Derby Calm Hades FloatCD, LP
47 Drain Drain7"
48 Cherubs Short of Popular CD
49 Drain Offspeed and In There CD, LP
50 Bedhead Beheaded CD, LP
51Sweet PeaChicks Hate WesCD
521997 Starfish 4-Song EP7"
53 Furry Things HedfonesCD
54 Windsor for the Derby Metropolitan Then PolandEP
55 Starfish FrustratedCD, LP
561998 Furry Things Moments AwayCD
571997 Windsor for the Derby / Drain The Kahanek Incident, Vol. 1EP
58 Electric Company / Furry ThingsThe Kahanek Incident, Vol. 2EP
59 Eight Frozen Modules Daydream NightmareEP
60 Labradford / Stars Of The Lid The Kahanek Incident, Vol. 3EP
61 Starfish The InstrumentalCD
62 Eight Frozen Modules The Confused DesignerCD
63 Windsor for the Derby Minnie GreutzfeldtCD, LP
64 Furry Things Frequent LunacyCD
651998 Paul Newman Frames Per SecondCD, LP
66 ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead CD, LP
67 Bedhead Transaction de Novo CD, LP
68Monroe MustangPlain Sweeping Themes for the UnpreparedCD, LP
691999 Bedhead Lepidoptera7"
70 Paul Newman Only Love Can Break Your HeartCD, LP

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References

  1. Larkin, Colin (1999) "Trance Syndicate Records" in The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock, Virgin Books, ISBN   0-7535-0257-7, p. 454
  2. Barbaro, Nick (1981–2013). "The Complete Trance Syndicate Discography". The Austin Chronicle . Retrieved March 26, 2013.