It’s our 4th birthday!

On April 19, 2019, we released our first record, Wooden Cities’ WORK. With that first release we set about on our mission to document music and art by adventurous composers, performers, bands, poets, and sound artists from the American Rust Belt. Since then, we’ve put out five more releases, including two collections of The Evolution of the Arm‘s Telepathic Music, Jeff Stadelman’s first album of beat-driven electronic music, and Wooden Cities’ followup to WORK, the quirkily absurdist PLAY.

Part of our mission has always been to advocate for fair pay for culture workers from all backgrounds. In 2021, the label joined thousands of music workers in signing on to the Union of Musicians and Allied Workers’ Justice at Spotify campaign. This spring, we have joined in solidarity with Bandcamp United in their efforts to unionize the internet’s de facto marketplace for independent music.

Last year, we launched the Infrasonic Series, a concert series based in our hometown of Erie, PA to connect touring experimental musicians with regional artists and help establish Erie as an important stop for adventurous musicians from across the country. This initiative received a StARTup grant from the Erie County Redevelopment Authority, ensuring that the next two years of concerts see performers receiving fair compensation for their artistic labor.

We’re grateful to everyone who has ever supported our artists, bought a release, attended a performance, or rocked a C-clamp sticker on their cello case or laptop. As a show of gratitude, we are offering everyone 40% off EVERYTHING in our Bandcamp store until 11:59pm UTC using the discount code:

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Thanks for everything!