Irritant Records
Encyclopedia
Irritant Records is an independent record label
based in North London
, started by electronic musician Pisstank. The label specializes in genres such as breakcore
, gabber
, and experimental electronic music. The label is noted for being one of the first to release in cassette zine package format, featuring tracks by notable artists such as Kid606
, Lesser
, and Knifehandchop
.
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
based in North London
North London
North London is the northern part of London, England. It is an imprecise description and the area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes. Common to these definitions is that it includes districts located north of the River Thames and is used in comparison with South...
, started by electronic musician Pisstank. The label specializes in genres such as breakcore
Breakcore
Breakcore is a style of electronic music largely influenced by hardcore techno, drum and bass and Intelligent dance music. Its sound is largely characterized by a high-tempo, well-timed mingling of distorted kick drums , break beats arranged from samples of the Amen break, and audio samples from a...
, gabber
Gabber
Gabber , is a style of electronic music and a subgenre of hardcore techno. "Gabber" is a slang word of Yiddish origin that means "mate", "buddy" or "friend"....
, and experimental electronic music. The label is noted for being one of the first to release in cassette zine package format, featuring tracks by notable artists such as Kid606
Kid606
Kid606 is the stage name of Miguel Trost De Pedro, an electronic musician who was born 1979 July in Caracas, Venezuela, raised in San Diego and later moved to San Francisco...
, Lesser
Lesser
Lesser is a surname, and may refer to* Anton Lesser, British actor* Gabriele Lesser, German journalist* George Lesser, American musician* J Lesser also known as Lesser, IDM musician* LOLOLOL Lesser , actor american....
, and Knifehandchop
Knifehandchop
Knifehandchop is electronic musician Billy Pollard from Toronto, Canada. He started programming electronic beats when he was 18.Knifehandchop takes from many different influences and styles, and mixes them together into a form of bastard pop...
.
Notable artists
- Jason ForrestJason ForrestJason Forrest is an electronic music producer known for noisy experimental electronica and breakcore incorporating many ideas of mash-up and rock and roll. Largely produced and performed on a single computer , his songs tend to be constructed from digital samples of found sounds and other artists'...
(Donna Summer) - Duran Duran Duran
- Knifehandchop
- Moblin
- Random Number
- Printed Circuit
- Captain AhabCaptain Ahab (band)Captain Ahab is an electropop duo based in Los Angeles, California. They refer to their sound, a DIY take on dance music, as ravesploitation. The band is made up of Jonathan Snipes and Jim Merson....
- Carthage
External links
- PitchforkPitchforkA pitchfork is an agricultural tool with a long handle and long, thin, widely separated pointed tines used to lift and pitch loose material, such as hay, leaves, grapes, dung or other agricultural materials. Pitchforks typically have two or three tines...
's review of Donna Summer's Irritant LP - Article about Irritant Records from Fact MagazineFact MagazineFact Magazine was an American publication that commented on controversial topics.-History:Edited by Ralph Ginzburg and Warren Boroson, the magazine was notable for having been sued by Barry Goldwater over a 1964 issue entitled "The Unconscious of a Conservative: A special Issue on the Mind of Barry...