Thrill Jockey
Website: http://www.thrilljockey.com
Thrill Jockey is one of the finest independent record labels in the world. Founded in 1992 by Bettina Richards, the Chicago-based label has been artist-oriented since the beginning, while, at the same time, always giving listeners the chance to really engage with the music it releases. (Thrill Jockey allows their entire catalogue to be streamed online, in the knowledge that listeners need to hear records before they'll buy them.) The label is a model of how to combine musical idealism with smart small business practice.
Thrill Jockey's incredibly diverse catalogue includes many of the finest independent and experimental artists of the last two decades: Tortoise, The Sea and Cake, Mouse on Mars, Tom Verlaine, Eleventh Dream Day, Califone, Howe Gelb/Giant Sand, Oval, The Fiery Furnaces, and Boredoms, to name a few.
Artist News
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New Thrill Jockey vinyl series feat. Jack Rose, Oval
March 12, 2010 | Thrill Jockey, those estimable purveyors of fine modern music, recently announced a new instalment of their immensely popular vinyl singles series, only this time with more wax: 84 inches to be precise, in the form of seven 12" singles. There's more…
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High Places: I Was Born
January 07, 2010 | The new video for the High Places' I Was Born, out now through Thrill Jockey. There's more…
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Thrill Jockey join with Gaga
November 10, 2009 | Gaga is thrilled to announce the signing of Thrill Jockey to the Master stable. Thrill Jockey is, quite simply, one of the finest independent record labels in the world. Founded in 1992 by Bettina Richards, the Chicago-based label has been artist-oriented There's more…
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High Places Jump In
August 07, 2009 | For some of us, primary school conjures up less-than-perfect memories. Not so for New York-based experimental pop heads High Places, who went back to school in a big way. There's more…
