Formed in
1998
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.-Events:
*January 28 - "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia...
,
CanadaCanada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's
D-Trash Records started as an online collective by members of Cpuwar and DJ Rabies as the beginnings of an international network of
electronic musicElectronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
artists.
In 2000, the group formed into an official record label, headed by D-Trash artist Schizoid, the label now releasing professionally pressed CD releases for sale in stores; as well, continuing the practice of putting full-length albums online for free MP3 download, along with full artwork.
Formed in
1998
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.-Events:
*January 28 - "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia...
,
CanadaCanada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's
D-Trash Records started as an online collective by members of Cpuwar and DJ Rabies as the beginnings of an international network of
electronic musicElectronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
artists.
In 2000, the group formed into an official record label, headed by D-Trash artist Schizoid, the label now releasing professionally pressed CD releases for sale in stores; as well, continuing the practice of putting full-length albums online for free MP3 download, along with full artwork.
The label's material was picked up for a North American distribution deal with infamous German label
Digital Hardcore RecordingsDigital Hardcore Recordings is a record label set up in 1994 by Alec Empire, Joel Amaretto and Pete Lawton. Most of the music is recorded in Berlin, though the label is based in London where the records are mastered and manufactured...
, with many D-Trash artists also appearing on the 3xCD DHR compilation "Don't Fuck With Us". Many artists recording for D-Trash Records have some kind of tie to the
Digital HardcoreDigital hardcore is a music genre fusing elements of hardcore punk and various forms of electronic music. It developed in Germany during the early 1990s.-Characteristics:...
style of music, known for its extreme combinations of electronic,
punkPunk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed the perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
,
metalHeavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in England and the United States...
and
noise musicNoise music is a term used to describe varieties of avant-garde music and sound art that may use elements such as cacophony, dissonance, atonality, noise, indeterminacy, and repetition in their realization. Noise music can feature distortion, various types of acoustically or electronically...
elements, and the label has become known for its' championing of the genre. Some artists have released on D-Trash Records after releasing on DHR, such as Panic DHH, Fidel Villeneuve (aka The Bureau De Change), and
HeartwormHeartworm is a parasitic roundworm that is spread from host to host through the bites of mosquitoes. The heartworm is a type of filaria, a small thread-like worm. The definitive host is the dog but it can also infect cats, wolves, coyotes, foxes and other animals, such as ferrets, sea lions and...
.
The record label has received regular airplay on Canada's national radio network, The
CBCThe Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , a Canadian crown corporation, is the country’s national public radio and television broadcaster. In French, it is called la Société Radio-Canada...
, which broadcasts
Brave New WavesBrave New Waves was a Canadian radio program, which was aired weeknights from midnight to 4 a.m. on CBC Radio Two from 1984 to 2007. The show profiled alternative and indie music and culture....
, an eclectic mix of experimental material - In 2005 and 2006, D-Trash Records music and interview material were featured as the main artists of an episode; as well, BNW asked labelhead Schizoid to perform at their 20-year anniversary live celebration, and later broadcast this set. The band has received acclaimed reviews from mainstream and independent music magazines such as Kerrang,
Rock SoundRock Sound is a British magazine which champions alternative music. The magazine aims at being more "underground" and less commercial, whilst also giving coverage to more well known acts.-History:...
,
TerrorizerTerrorizer is an American grindcore and death metal band formed in 1986 in Los Angeles, California. After disbanding, its members gained recognition by playing in influential extreme metal bands, such as Morbid Angel , Napalm Death and Nausea...
,
The WireThe Wire is a British avant garde music magazine, founded in 1982 by jazz promoter Anthony Wood and journalist Chrissie Murray. The magazine initially concentrated on contemporary jazz and improvised music, but branched out in the early 1990s to various types of experimental music...
.
In 2008, the D-Trash released "DTRASH100: D-Trash Records' Music Videos", the first DVD for the label, celebrating its' 100th release milestone and its' 10th year of operations. The label's office is located in Toronto, Canada.
Recent bands signed and released on D-Trash Records include: 64Revolt, Avorza, Bastards United,
BlipvertIn the 1985 film Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future and the first episode of the 1987 science fiction television show Max Headroom, blipverts were a new high-speed, concentrated, high-intensity television commercials lasting about five seconds. Their purpose was to prevent channel-switching...
,
ContraContra is a Latin preposition meaning "against". It may refer to:*Contras, Nicaraguan counter-revolutionaries opposed to the Sandinistas**Iran-Contra affair, the Reagan administration selling weapons to Iran to fund the Contras...
, Cpuwar, Enapa,
EvestusEvestus electronic solo career was first introduced to the public in 2004, whilst still performing as a vocalist in Project and filling the percussionist duties for death-beat group ....
, Faux Pride, Hansel, Hatestar,
HeartwormHeartworm is a parasitic roundworm that is spread from host to host through the bites of mosquitoes. The heartworm is a type of filaria, a small thread-like worm. The definitive host is the dog but it can also infect cats, wolves, coyotes, foxes and other animals, such as ferrets, sea lions and...
, Hercklekot, Himiko, Noize Punishment, Nwodtlem, Matamachete, Mind Disruption, Not Half, Oxygenfad,
Phallus Über AllesPhallus Über Alles is a digital hardcore band from Bloomington, Indiana. The group combines layered female shouts, distorted beats, and punk guitars with feminist and anarcho-political lyrical themes.- Members / History :...
, The Phoeron, Princesse Rotative, Schizoid, and Venom8888, among others.
Other bands that have recorded for D-Trash Records include:
Ambassador 21Ambassador 21 is a Breakcore/Digital Hardcore/Metal band from Minsk, Belarus. Most of Ambassador 21's lyrics are in Russian, Belarusian, and English languages.-History:...
, All Out Assault, Asure, Babylon Disco, Bureau De Change, The (aka Fidel Villeneuve),
CandiruCandiru or candirú , also known as canero or toothpick fish but also lesser known as snatch fish, are a number of genera of parasitic freshwater catfish in the family Trichomycteridae; all are native to the Amazon River...
, Celebrity Dead,
Cutting Pink With KnivesCutting Pink with Knives were an electropop/mathcore band from London. Active in the British independent music scene between 2004 and 2008, the band were known for their chaotic and energetic live performances.- Band history :...
, CTRLer, DHC Meinhof, DJ Rabies, Emergency Instructions, ENSC,
ExistExist may refer to:*eXist, an open source database management system built on XML*existence...
,
ExtasickExtasick is a Digital Hardcore band from Tours, France. the group is now initially led by Lead guitarist/vocalist/programmer Lewsor, but the original line up featured guitarist/programmer/additional vocalist Barmy Failure...
, F Noise, Hyperdriver, John Merrick's Project, Klubkuttaz, Knar,
MegatronMegatron is a character from the Transformers franchise, created by toy companies Hasbro and Takara. He is the primary antagonist and leader of the "evil" faction in most of the various Transformers universes....
,
noCorenoCore is the one of the performing names of Michael Schmidt, an electronic music producer and livePA artist. He is known for creating improvisational rhythmic noise music with a wide range of influences ranging from bare minimal ambient music to extreme splatter breached digital grindcore.noCore's...
, Panic DHH, Permanent Frost,
Punish YourselfPunish Yourself is a French techno-punk/industrial-glam/electro-metal band best known for their stage theatrics and innovative style of industrial/punk music.-Discography:*Pink Panther Party *Cult Movie *Gore Baby Gore...
, Redlevel Terrorism, Refuzer, Refuzer Vs. Schizoid,
SangreSangre or "Blood" in Spanish, is the fictional Earth-like planet ruled by a sadistic cannibal elite, The Brotherhood of Pain in science fiction New Wave author Norman Spinrad's novel of violent revolution The Men in the Jungle...
, Renegade Android, Secret Life Of Teenage Girls,
The ShizitThe Shizit is a digital hardcore act from Seattle, Washington, USA, initially formed by J.P. Anderson and Brian Shrader in 1999. The music is an intense mix of gabber, breakbeat, drum and bass, hardcore techno, hardcore and heavy metal guitars, amped up with aggressive political lyrics...
, Stunt Rock,
Tuareg GeeksTuareg Geeks is a Mexican experimental music group signed to Digital Hardcore Recordings. The band is the brainchild of two music aficionados and was formed in 2001. Tuareg Geeks believes in the free use of lo-fi technology....
, Unitus, Zymotic.
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