Slowdime Records
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Slowdime Records was a record label started in 1996 by Juan Luis Carrera
and Amanda MacKaye. The label was originally started, according to a label bio, “with the intent to document the new inclinations and innovations that began to surface within the Washington D.C. independent music scene,” http://www.epitonic.com/labels/slowdimerecords.html but it eventually came to release records from bands based in cities all over the world.
Within a short time, Amanda MacKaye became less involved and John Wall, who was playing in Kerosene 454
at the time, started running the label with Juan.
A number of the label’s releases were “split” releases with another D.C.-centric label, Dischord Records
. Slowdime’s releases were catalogued with the initials “SD” and a number. There were 35 Slowdime releases in all, on LP, CD, 12” single, and 7” single formats.
The label’s final release was the album “Music Out of Music” by Bologna, Italy’s Three Second Kiss.
The label’s owners were musicians themselves: Carrera served as the bassist for D.C. punks The Warmers
, John Wall played bass in Kerosene 454
and Canyon
, and Amanda MacKaye was a member of the Routineers.
Carrera now serves as the manager for a number of internationally touring acts, including Modest Mouse
and Bright Eyes.http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article/3977/modest_mouse?page=1http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSN2732293220070329?sp=true
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Slowdime Discography:
SD1) Metamatics - s/t LP
SD2) Regulator Watts "New Lo Moline" 7" co-released with Dischord Records (107.5)
SD3) Kerosene 454 "Came By To Kill Me" co-released with Dischord Records (111.5)
SD4) Regulator Watts "Mercury" EP co-released with Dischord (113.5)
SD5) All Scars – S/T
SD6) Regulator Watts – “The Aesthetics of No Drag”
SD7) Meltdown – Senior Year Was the Best 7”
SD9) Hoover – s/t 5 song e.p.
SD10) Regulator Watts – “The Mercury”
SD11) Kerosene 454 – “At Zero”
SD12) The Boom – “Movin’ Out”
SD13) The Sorts – “More There”
SD14) The Farewell Bend – s/t 7”
SD15) The Most Secret Method – “Get Lovely”
SD16) Make Up/Crainium split 7”
SD17) The Crainium – “A New Music for a New Kitchen”
SD18) The Farewell Bend – “In Passing”
SD19) The Boom – “Any Day of the Night”
SD20) Make Up "Every Baby Cries The Same 7""
SD21) Golden – “Super Golden Original Movement”
SD22) Victory at Sea – “The Dark is Just the Night”
SD23) Three Second Kiss – “Focal Point”
SD24) Crom Tech – s/t
SD25) All Scars – “Introduction to Humanity”
SD26) Golden – “Golden and the Rhythm Beat Jazz”
SD27) The Sorts – “Contemporary Music”
SD28) Golden – “Summer”
SD29) Bluetip – “Hot Fast Union” e.p.
SD30) Him "Our Point of Departure"
SD31) Canyon – s/t
SD32) Abilene – s/t
SD33) Pines of Nowhere – s/t
SD34) Victory at Sea – “Carousel”
SD35) Three Second Kiss – “Music Out of Music”
Juan Luis Carrera
Juan Luis Carrera is a musician and recording engineer based in Washington, D.C. As a musician, Carrera was the bassist for the Dischord Records band The Warmers and has also played with bands like Lungfish, Lois, Junk Man Ran, and The Junction....
and Amanda MacKaye. The label was originally started, according to a label bio, “with the intent to document the new inclinations and innovations that began to surface within the Washington D.C. independent music scene,” http://www.epitonic.com/labels/slowdimerecords.html but it eventually came to release records from bands based in cities all over the world.
Within a short time, Amanda MacKaye became less involved and John Wall, who was playing in Kerosene 454
Kerosene 454
Kerosene 454 was a punk rock band from Washington, D.C.. They formed in 1992. The core of the group, brothers John and Jim Wall along with Erik Denno, went through a number of drummers before hooking up with Darren Zentek in time to record their 1st LP, Situation At Hand...
at the time, started running the label with Juan.
A number of the label’s releases were “split” releases with another D.C.-centric label, Dischord Records
Dischord Records
Dischord Records is a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label specializing in the independent punk music of the D.C.-area music scene. The label is co-owned by Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, who founded Dischord in 1980 to release Minor Disturbance by The Teen Idles...
. Slowdime’s releases were catalogued with the initials “SD” and a number. There were 35 Slowdime releases in all, on LP, CD, 12” single, and 7” single formats.
The label’s final release was the album “Music Out of Music” by Bologna, Italy’s Three Second Kiss.
The label’s owners were musicians themselves: Carrera served as the bassist for D.C. punks The Warmers
The Warmers
The Warmers were a post-hardcore band based in Washington, D.C. that recorded and performed from July 1994 through December 1997. A trio act that featured Alec MacKaye , Juan Luis Carrera , and Amy Farina , The Warmers released two recordings through the D.C. based record label Dischord Records...
, John Wall played bass in Kerosene 454
Kerosene 454
Kerosene 454 was a punk rock band from Washington, D.C.. They formed in 1992. The core of the group, brothers John and Jim Wall along with Erik Denno, went through a number of drummers before hooking up with Darren Zentek in time to record their 1st LP, Situation At Hand...
and Canyon
Canyon (band)
Canyon was a slowcore band from Washington, D.C., USA. Their style was heavily influenced by Americana, folk and country music.-History:The band was formed in 1999 after ex-Boys Life member Brandon Butler relocated from Kansas to the Washington, D.C. area and briefly fronted the band Farewell Bend...
, and Amanda MacKaye was a member of the Routineers.
Carrera now serves as the manager for a number of internationally touring acts, including Modest Mouse
Modest Mouse
Modest Mouse is an American indie rock band formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington, by singer/lyricist/guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green, and bassist Eric Judy. They are based in Portland, Oregon. Since their 1996 debut album, This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think...
and Bright Eyes.http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article/3977/modest_mouse?page=1http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSN2732293220070329?sp=true
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Slowdime Discography:
SD1) Metamatics - s/t LP
SD2) Regulator Watts "New Lo Moline" 7" co-released with Dischord Records (107.5)
SD3) Kerosene 454 "Came By To Kill Me" co-released with Dischord Records (111.5)
SD4) Regulator Watts "Mercury" EP co-released with Dischord (113.5)
SD5) All Scars – S/T
SD6) Regulator Watts – “The Aesthetics of No Drag”
SD7) Meltdown – Senior Year Was the Best 7”
SD9) Hoover – s/t 5 song e.p.
SD10) Regulator Watts – “The Mercury”
SD11) Kerosene 454 – “At Zero”
SD12) The Boom – “Movin’ Out”
SD13) The Sorts – “More There”
SD14) The Farewell Bend – s/t 7”
SD15) The Most Secret Method – “Get Lovely”
SD16) Make Up/Crainium split 7”
SD17) The Crainium – “A New Music for a New Kitchen”
SD18) The Farewell Bend – “In Passing”
SD19) The Boom – “Any Day of the Night”
SD20) Make Up "Every Baby Cries The Same 7""
SD21) Golden – “Super Golden Original Movement”
SD22) Victory at Sea – “The Dark is Just the Night”
SD23) Three Second Kiss – “Focal Point”
SD24) Crom Tech – s/t
SD25) All Scars – “Introduction to Humanity”
SD26) Golden – “Golden and the Rhythm Beat Jazz”
SD27) The Sorts – “Contemporary Music”
SD28) Golden – “Summer”
SD29) Bluetip – “Hot Fast Union” e.p.
SD30) Him "Our Point of Departure"
SD31) Canyon – s/t
SD32) Abilene – s/t
SD33) Pines of Nowhere – s/t
SD34) Victory at Sea – “Carousel”
SD35) Three Second Kiss – “Music Out of Music”