Conscience Records was a record company in New York

New York City

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 that existed between 1995 and 1998.

History

Founded in 1995, Conscience Records signed east coast rap-metal outfit Powerman 5000

Powerman 5000

Powerman 5000 is an American Metal band formed in 1991. Through the span of over two decades, the group has released several albums and gained their highest commercial success with 1999's science fiction themed Tonight the Stars Revolt!...

, putting out their debut album The Blood Splat Rating System. Other artists included El Dopa, Acumen Nation

Acumen Nation

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, Grind and Mocean Worker

Mocean Worker

-Background:Philadelphia native Adam Dorn is the son of famous jazz and R'n'B producer Joel Dorn. He grew up around the jazz and R&B discs his father produced for Atlantic Records in the '60s and '70s. As a 15-year-old, he sent a fan letter to bassist Marcus Miller...

.. Powerman 5000 was signed to DreamWorks

DreamWorks Records

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 in 1996, where they re-released the Bloodsplat album as Mega! Kung Fu Radio, remastered and with two new songs added and new artwork (including the Conscience logo). El Dopa recorded, but never released a follow-up album to their debut called United In States Of Narcolepsy. Krishna Venkatesh, singer and founder of El Dopa, currently lives in New Jersey

New Jersey

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Mocean Worker made one album for Conscience (Home Movies from the Brain Forest), subsequently leaving for Palm Records

Palm Records

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, Chris Blackwell's latest foray into the music industry after founding Island Records

Island Records

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. Conscience was distributed by the now defunct label Never/Proper Records Group. Principals in the company were Enno Vandermeer and Jen Kriesel. Eric Bohnenstiel, label manager, later went on to appear on VH-1's "Top Moments In Metal". The company folded in 1998. The much heralded, but never realized launch of the "C2" label, specializing in south western German thrash metal, is still bandied about as a possibility amongst key stakeholders.