Oedipus Records is an independent record label

Independent record label

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 started in Torrance, California

Torrance, California

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 by Gabe Abaud, Patrick Enzor, and Micheal Corso in 2002

2002 in music

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. Originally it was intended as a business venture for Corso, who has since graduated with a business degree from the University of Southern California

University of Southern California

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 (USC). The label was mainly run by Abaud out of his apartment in Long Beach

Long Beach, California

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, with help from Patrick and Jeff Enzor. Corso has since moved to Bend, Oregon

Bend, Oregon

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Since 2007 the label has been dormant and Abaud and P. Enzor have relocated to Brooklyn, NY.

Discography

• OED 011 Au "Au" CD (split release with Aagoo Records)
• OED 010 Parenthetical Girls
  Parenthetical Girls
  Parenthetical Girls is an experimental pop band formed in Everett, Washington, and based currently in Portland, Oregon...
  
   "Safe as Houses" LP (Vinyl)
• OED 009 60 Watt Kid - Time Change EP CD
• OED 008 Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
  Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
  Casiotone for the Painfully Alone was the musical solo-project of musician Owen Ashworth of Redwood City, California.-History:Ashworth started CFTPA after he dropped out of film school in 1997...
  
  /Foot Foot - Split 7"
• OED 007 Foot Foot "Snaggle and Buck" CD
• OED 006 Yellw Swans + Moth Drakula "They Do Not Always Remember" CD
• OED 005 This Song Is a Mess but So Am I/BARR
  Brendan Fowler
  Brendan Fowler is a musician and visual artist, best known for his work under the moniker BARR, based in Los Angeles. He is a regular performer at The Smell, a DIY music venue. He also co-runs Doggpony Records and is a co-editor of ANP Quarterly - an Orange County based arts and culture...
  
   Split 7"
• OED 004 Foot Village "Mexico" 7"
• OED 003 This Is Revenge "Target Audience b/w Negative Space" 7"
• OED 002 Xiu Xiu
  Xiu Xiu
  Xiu Xiu is an American avant-garde group originally from San Jose, California. The band is the brainchild of singer-songwriter Jamie Stewart, who has been its only constant member since its inception in 2002. His current bandmate is Angela Seo...
  
  /This Song Is a Mess but So Am I Split 7"
• OED 001 Rolling Blackouts "S/T" CDEP