Anti- (record label)
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Parent company | Epitaph Records |
Founded | 1999 |
Founder | Andy Kaulkin |
Distributor(s) | AMPED Distribution,[1] Republic |
Genre | Various |
Country of origin | U.S. |
Location | Los Angeles, California |
Official website | www |
Anti- is an American record label founded in 1999 as a sister label to Epitaph. While Epitaph's focus has mostly been on punk rock, Anti-'s roster includes country (Merle Haggard), hip hop (Sage Francis, The Coup), reggae (Buju Banton, Michael Franti), soul (Bettye LaVette, Doe Paoro), post-metal (Deafheaven), indie folk (The Swell Season, Saintseneca), rap rock (One Day as a Lion), indie rock (The Dream Syndicate, Islands, Japandroids) and Tom Waits.
Founded by Andy Kaulkin, Anti- first gained attention by releasing Tom Waits's Grammy Award-winning Mule Variations in 1999. Other veteran recording artists such as rhythm and blues singers Solomon Burke, Bettye LaVette and Marianne Faithfull have signed to Anti- after leaving other labels.[2]
Andy Kaulkin[]
Kaulkin began working for the Epitaph label. His role was looking after the label's data management system.[3] In 1995, he was head of marketing.[4] He eventually worked his way up to become the president for the label, and worked there until 1998. Later he founded Anti-. Under Kaulkin's stewardship, the label began with the release of Mule Variations by Tom Waits which was met with success.[5][3]
Other artists signed by Kaulkin include Mavis Staples, who came to the label as a result of a meeting between Kaulkin and her manager,[6] and Jade Jackson, whose vivid storytelling attracted Kaulkin.[7]
As a musician, Kaulkin played piano on "Haggard (Like I've Never Been Before)", which was the title track of Merle Haggard's album Haggard Like Never Before.[8] He had multiple roles as composer, musician and producer on the Blues Got Soul album by King Ernest.[9]
Roster[]
- Mose Allison[10]
- Antibalas
- Arc Iris
- Buju Banton
- Blackalicious
- Billy Bragg
- Book of Knots
- Booker T.
- Darrin Bradbury
- Solomon Burke
- Busdriver
- Kate Bush (US)
- Cadence Weapon
- Calexico
- Neko Case
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
- Danny Cohen
- The Coup
- Christopher Paul Stelling
- Christian Lee Hutson
- Dead Man's Bones
- Deafheaven
- Delicate Steve
- Dr. Dog
- DeVotchKa
- Doe Paoro
- The Dream Syndicate
- The Drums
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott
- Roky Erickson[11]
- Marianne Faithfull
- Tim Fite
- Fleet Foxes
- The Frames
- Sage Francis
- Michael Franti
- Galactic[12]
- A Girl Called Eddy
- Girlpool
- Greg Graffin
- Grinderman[13]
- Petra Haden
- Merle Haggard
- Jade Jackson
- Japandroids
- John K. Samson
- Joe Henry
- Kelly Hogan
- Jolie Holland
- Islands[14][15]
- Eddie Izzard
- Daniel Lanois
- Bettye LaVette
- Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
- Lido Pimienta
- The Locust
- Lost in the Trees
- Jason Lytle (ex-Grandaddy)
- Man Man
- Cass McCombs
- The Melodic
- The Milk Carton Kids
- Bob Mould
- Muggs
- Os Mutantes
- N.A.S.A.
- One Day as a Lion (until 2011)
- Beth Orton
- Alec Ounsworth[13]
- Pete Philly & Perquisite
- Prism Tats
- The Promise Ring[16]
- Purr
- Rain Machine
- The Robocop Kraus
- Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys
- Saintseneca
- Xavier Rudd
- Xenia Rubinos
- Screaming Lights (Europe only)[citation needed]
- Andy Shauf
- Simian Mobile Disco[17]
- Elliott Smith (posthumously)
- Solillaquists of Sound[18]
- Spoon (Europe only)
- Mavis Staples
- Son Little[19]
- The Swell Season
- Yann Tiersen[20]
- Title Fight
- Tricky[21]
- Porter Wagoner
- Tom Waits
- William Elliott Whitmore
- The Weakerthans
- Chuck E. Weiss
- Wilco
- Wynonna & the Big Noise
- Youth Group
- Yves Jarvis
- Glitterer
References[]
- ^ "Epitaph & Anti- Partner with AMPED for US Physical Distribution".
- ^ Schneider, Jason (October 2007). "Soul Survivors: How Classic Rhythm and Blues Has Become Vital Once Again". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Utne - Mar.-Apr. 2008 - Good Karma in Stereo, At the Anti- label, it’s all about the music by Marc Weingarten Page 2
- ^ Billboard, June 10, 1995 - Page 19 Popular Unprisings By Carrie Borzillo
- ^ Dying Scene - ANTI- Records Bio:
- ^ Rolling Stone, February 17, 2016 - Mavis Staples' Ode to Joy: How M. Ward, Neko Case and More Shaped New LP
- ^ The Columbus Dispatch, Jun 22, 2017 - Jade Jackson expands on her country upbringing By Mikael Wood / Los Angeles Times
- ^ Billboard, October 4, 2003 - Page 45 Music Country, Haggard Speaks Out 'Like Never Before' By Chris Morris
- ^ AllMusic - King Ernest, Blues Got Soul, Credits
- ^ Allison To Release ANTI Debut 'The Way Of The World' March 23 Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine ANTI-, November 17, 2009
- ^ Erickson Returns with Celebrated New Album Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine ANTI-, April 20, 2010
- ^ Reeves, Mosi (2 March 2010). "New New Orleans". San Francisco Bay Guardian Online. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Grinderman Album & European Tour Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine ANTI-, May 25, 2010
- ^ Islands Sign to Anti- Records Pitchfork Archived February 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Islands Sign to Anti- Records Archived June 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine ANTI-, March 6, 2008
- ^ Wood/Water: Liner Notes, The Promise Ring Archived January 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine ANTI-
- ^ "Simian Mobile Disco - Anti Records". Anti.com. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "Bio". Solillaquists of Sound. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ "Son Little - Anti Records". Anti.com. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 17, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
- Official website
- Anti- discography at Discogs
- Anti/Epitaph statistics and previews at Last.FM
- Anti statistics at Last.FM
- Record labels established in 1999
- Alternative rock record labels
- Indie rock record labels
- Folk record labels
- American country music record labels
- Rock record labels
- American hip hop record labels
- Soul music record labels
- Contemporary R&B record labels
- Reggae record labels
- 1999 establishments in the United States