Criminal IQ Records

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Criminal IQ Records is an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois, founded by (co-founder of Ruthless Records (Chicago)) and to facilitate the releases from Chicago's no-wave/punk scene circa 2003 to present. Most notably, garage pop punk band M.O.T.O.'s LP the S/T LP and dark wave psyche punk band 's LP.

These initial releases were met with healthy critical acclaim from underground music zines such as Maximumrocknroll and through to more established glossies such as Arthur, Thrasher, Kerrang!, and , and the records received airplay and occasionally topped charts [1] [2] [3] on college radio stations around the country as well as getting airplay on the BBC via the late John Peel Show. [4][5] Building on this success Criminal IQ signed up , all-female band to do LPs, and co-released the compilation with which featured original sound recordings by the Ponys, , the Tyrades, , , , and .

In 2006 Criminal IQ broke out of its Chicago-only policy and released singles by Texas Hardcore band , Milwaukee's , , and Portuguese punk band .

"All the above makes for an expansive independent label that possesses courage in their convictions and a determination to raise underground awareness. Something that could have the same impact as if the rat population of New York City, decide to form a protest about the air quality by taking over the likes of 55th Street, Central Park and 5th Avenue. No-one would know what to do."^[1]

Discography[]

• / split 7-inch May 2003
• M.O.T.O. (aka Masters of the Obvious) Kill Moto CD/LP (LP co-released with of Germany) Jun 2003
• 3" CD Comp
• S/T LP Oct 2003
• S/T CD Jan 2004
• V/A Compilation CD Jan 2004
• Interrobang 7-inch EP Mar 2004
• LP/CD 2004
• S/T LP/CD 2004
• M.O.T.O. CD 2004
• CD/LP 2005
• A Bomb In The Nation 7-inch EP 2005
• M.O.T.O. Raw Power CD/LP 2005
• American Dream 7-inch EP 2005
• Future Shock CD 2005
• LP 2006
• 7-inch EP 2006
• 7-inch EP 2006
• Dig It! CD 2006
• 7-inch EP 2007
• 7-inch EP 2007
• The Effigies Reside LP 2007
• S/T LP 2008
• The Runs 7-inch
• The Effigies “…on the move, or in danger (stop) This will have been my life (stop)” EP (digital release) 2009
• Useless Children 7-inch 2010
• Catburglars S/T LP 2010
• Claw Toe - Ingrown Ego 2009
• Claw Toe - S/T 12-inch EP 2012

See also[]

• List of record labels
• Chicago Record Labels

References[]

External links[]

• Official site