Kranky (record label)

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Kranky
Kranky logo.svg
Founded1993 (1993)
FounderBruce Adams
Joel Leoschke
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Country of originUnited States
Location Chicago, Illinois
Official website kranky.net OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Kranky is an American independent record label in Chicago, Illinois. It was started in 1993 by Bruce Adams and Joel Leoschke. [1] It houses predominantly experimental music artists, often branching into or inspired by ambient, rock, electronic or psychedelic music. Their first release was Labradford's 1993 debut album Prazision . [2] Adams left the label in 2006, after which Leoschke continued running it, with the help of Brian Foote of Kranky band Nudge. [3]

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