Joyful Noise Recordings

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Joyful Noise
Joyful Noise logo.png
Founded2003 (2003)
FounderKarl Hofstetter
Distributor(s)Secretly Canadian
GenreIndie rock, alternative rock, experimental, doom metal
Country of originUnited States
LocationIndianapolis, Indiana
Official websitewww.joyfulnoiserecordings.com

Joyful Noise Recordings is an independent record label from Indianapolis, Indiana. The label was founded in 2003 in Bloomington, Indiana by Karl Hofstetter, who also played drums on many of the label's first releases.[1] Joyful Noise currently[when?] has a roster of 20+ bands[2][citation needed] of various musical styles, though according to the label, each artist "in one way or another bridges the gap between pop and noise."[1]

History[]

In 2010 Joyful Noise began focusing largely on limited edition specialty releases which are generally released on analog formats packaged with music downloads. In addition to releases on vinyl records, the label has gained notoriety for being at the forefront of the resurgence of cassette tapes and flexi-discs, as reported by The Washington Post, Pitchfork Media, Under The Radar, and others.[3][4][5][6][7]

Joyful Noise has released single-album cassettes from Akron/Family, Dinosaur Jr., Deerhoof, of Montreal, Here We Go Magic, and others, and has released multi-album Cassette Box Sets from Dinosaur Jr., of Montreal, and Joan Of Arc.[1]

In 2012 Joyful Noise released their first album to chart on Billboard: Kishi Bashi "151a" (debuting at #6 on the "Heatseekers" chart).[8] Since that time, new music on Joyful Noise from artists such as Sebadoh, Dumb Numbers, David Yow,[9] Son Lux, Swamp Dogg, Tropical Fuck Storm, Deerhoof, Why? and others have all charted.

From 2012 to 2016, in the spirit of continuing to explore musical community-building through the release of cult artists in obsolete audio-reproduction formats, Joyful Noise offered its monthly Flexi-Disc singles series. Each disc in the series is of peculiar and notable value as a rarity but some particularly memorable entries include Son Lux's cover of Jean Ritchie's "Black Waters", several Melvins & Joan of Arc-related tracks, a duet by Sufjan Stevens & Stranger Cat, Tortoise, Don Caballero and Daniel Johnston.[10][11][12]

The Flexi-Disc's brief renaissance was the second wave of obsolete-format-driven record sales originally conceived of and innovated by Joyful Noise (after cassette-tapes),[13] later to be duplicated by other labels in the independent music world.[11] JNR is also known for producing lathe-cut records, twelve-sided records,[14] records-that-are-also-musical-instruments[15] and a number of other more bizarre and bespoke musical artifacts.

In 2013, JNR released the first 7" in their Cause & Effect series—an ongoing project pairing JNR artists (appearing on the A-Side) with artists who have influenced them (appearing on the b-side).

In 2014, Joyful Noise started their annual Artist-In-Residence program:[16] working with seasoned cult artists to release the "pure-gold material they've got in the cans that's never found a venue for release" and to continue to support their ongoing work. JNR Artists-In-Residence have included: Tim Kinsella (Joan of Arc, Cap'n Jazz et al.),[17] Rob Crow (Pinback, Goblin Cock, Optiganally Yours, et al.),[18] Jad Fair (Half-Japanese),[19] Thor Harris (Swans),[20] and Kramer (Shimmy-Disc).[21]

In 2017, Joyful Noise began releasing their White Label series: undiscovered records selected by renowned musicians either represented or friendly with the label. Yoni Wolf of Why? selected Creature Native by The Ophelias as the first-entry in the White Label Series and the band was ultimately drafted to become part of the label's roster.[22] Other curators of the White Label series include Devendra Barnhart, Janet Weiss (Sleater Kinney), Kelley Deal (The Breeders), Mirah, Aesop Rock, Alex Somers, Blanck Mass, Kid Millions, Meredith Graves, Make Watt, Serengeti, tUNE-yARDs, Astronautilus, Cate Le Bon, Circuit des Yeux, Julianna Barwick, Sondre Lerche, St. Vincent, Thurston Moore and others.

The label is known for candid identification with and support of radical and revolutionary politics. They released collaborations between Bernie Sanders & Thurston Moore,[23] done fundraising to oppose the Trump regime through the release of records[24] and stood in solidarity with Black Lives Matter during the George Floyd protests.[25]

In 2020, JNR founded the to build and perpetuate musically empowered community during the coronavirus pandemic and through the longtail of its fallout.

Bands[]

Current roster[]

"Open Relationships"[]

Past roster[]

Subscriptions and series[]

Artist in Residence[]

Starting in 2014, Joyful Noise began hosting artists for year-long residencies in which they release new music exclusively on the label.

Flexi Disc Series[]

In late 2011 Joyful Noise announced their 2012 Flexi Disc Series, which featured singles from Deerhoof, Jad Fair, Lou Barlow, of Montreal, and others.[27] Each artist contributed a single song which is not available anywhere else. Each Flexi Disc was limited to 500 copies, and were sold as a monthly subscription. Now in its fourth year, the Flexi Disc series has upped their distribution to 1000 copies of each single and grown to include acts such as Cloud Nothings, Sonny & the Sunsets, Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore and Sufjan Stevens.[28]

Discography[]

2003[]

  • Melk The G6-49 "S/T" CD (JNR01)

2004[]

  • Gogglesphere "Babies In Hell..." CD (JNR04)
  • Melk The G6-49 "Glossolalia" CD (JNR03)
  • Manners For Husbands / Melk The G6-49 Split 7" (JNR02)

2005[]

  • Various Artists "Strata: A Young Person's Guide to Experimental Music" CD (JNR07)
  • Gogglesphere / The Nancy School Split 7" (JNR06)
  • Receptor Sight "Cycles and Connections" CD (JNR05)

2006[]

  • Stationary Odyssey "Terror on The Hell Loop" MP3 EP (JNR14)
  • Abner Trio / Man At Arms CD (JNR13)
  • Stationary Odyssey "Head! Foot! And The Pink Axe" CD (JNR12)
  • Melk The G6-49 "Mene Mene Tekel Parsin" CD (JNR11)
  • LAFCADIO "Sham Duvet" CD (JNR10)
  • Manners For Husbands "Sickly Love Sadness" MP3 (JNR09)
  • Abner Trio "Distant Thunder of the Sacred Force" CD (JNR08)

2007[]

  • Push-Pull "3" CD EP (JNR19)
  • Child Bite "Gold Thriller" CD EP (JNR18)
  • Child Bite "I Like Friends" MP3 Single (JNR20)
  • Marmoset "Florist Fired" LP (JNR17)
  • Grampall Jookabox "Scientific Cricket" CD (JNR16)
  • Child Bite / Stationary Odyssey "Physical Education" CD EP (JNR15)

2008[]

  • Various Artists "Joyful Noise 2009 Digital Sampler" MP3 (JNR28)
  • Push-Pull / Prizzy Prizzy Please "PPPPPEP" 7" (JNR30)
  • Man At Arms "A Waste Of Time And Space" CD (JNR27)
  • Grampall Jookabox "Ropechain" CD/LP (JNR25)
  • Grampall Jookabox "Rill Bruh" MP3 (JNR26)
  • Marmoset "Record In Red" LP (JNR24)
  • The Delicious "Postcard To My Sewing Circle" CD EP (JNR22)
  • Various Artists "Defunct Indiana" CD (JNR23)
  • Lafcadio "Kibosh" CD (JNR21)

2009[]

  • Stationary Odyssey "Johnfriend EP" MP3 (JNR44)
  • Stationary Odyssey "Sons of Boy" CD (JNR43)
  • CJ Boyd "Aerial Roots" CD/LP (JNR41)
  • I Love You "Bell Ord Forrest" CD/CS (JNR38)
  • Child Bite / Big Bear "Split" 7" (JNR37)
  • Jookabox "Dead Zone Boys" CD/LP (JNR40)
  • Marmoset "Lemon Meringue Live" MP3 (JNR39)
  • Marmoset "Tea Tornado" CD (JNR35)
  • Hermit Thrushes "Slight Fountain" CD (JNR36)
  • Push-Pull "Between Noise and the Indians" CD (JNR33)
  • Valina "A Tempo! A Tempo!" CD (JNR34)
  • Bizzart "Future Stars And Small Wonders" CD (JNR32)
  • Hi Red Center "Assemble" CD/LP (JNR29)
  • The Delicious "The Delicious The Delicious" CD (JNR31)

2010[]

  • Big Bear "See Out" MP3 (JNR71)
  • Big Bear "Under The Beach" MP3 (JNR70)
  • Hermit Thrushes "Wooded Blankets" CS (JNR67)
  • of Montreal "False Priest" CS (JNR65)
  • Joan Of Arc "Flowers" CS (JNR64)
  • Joan Of Arc "Boo Human" CS (JNR63)
  • Joan Of Arc "Eventually, All At Once" CS (JNR62)
  • Joan Of Arc "Joan Of Arc, Dick Cheney, Mark Twain" CS (JNR61)
  • Joan Of Arc "In Rape Fantasy and Terror Sex We Trust" CS (JNR60)
  • Joan Of Arc "So Much Staying Alive and Lovelessness" CS (JNR59)
  • Joan Of Arc "The Gap" CS (JNR58)
  • Joan Of Arc "Live In Chicago, 1999" CS (JNR57)
  • Joan Of Arc "How Memory Works" CS (JNR56)
  • Joan Of Arc "A Portable Model Of" CS (JNR55)
  • Joan Of Arc "Cassette Box Set" CS (JNR50)
  • Abner Trio "The Giant Crushes You" LP/CS (JNR42)
  • Marmoset "Doo Wop b/w She's Wearing Rings" CS (JNR52)
  • Child Bite "The Living Breathing Organ Summer" CD/LP/CS (JNR54)
  • Racebannon "Wrap the Body" LP (JNR45)
  • Abner Trio "The Giant Crushes You" LP/CS (JNR42)
  • Berry "Blue Sky, Raging Sun" LP/CS (JNR49)
  • Prizzy Prizzy Please "Chroma Cannon" CD/LP/CS (JNR47)
  • CJ Boyd "Alternate Roots" MP3 (JNR53)
  • Prizzy Prizzy Please "Prizzy Prizzy Please" MP3 (JNR48)
  • Jookabox/Kid Primitive Family "Split" CS (JNR46)

2011[]

  • Dinosaur Jr. "Cassette Trilogy" CS (JNR86)
  • of Montreal "Cassette Box Set" CS (JNR69)
  • SWAPS "SWAPS" LP (JNR81)
  • Marmoset "Today It's You" LP (JNR82)
  • Marmoset "Vinyl Box Set" LP (JNR83)
  • Sleeping Bag "Sleeping Bag" CD/LP/Sleeping Bag (JNR80)
  • DMA "Drem Beb" CS (JNR76)
  • Dinosaur Jr. "Bug" CS (JNR79)
  • Joan Of Arc "Life Like" CS (JNR77)
  • Memory Map "Holiday Band" CD/LP (JNR75)
  • Jookabox "The Eyes Of The Fly" CD/LP (JNR74)
  • Joan Of Arc "The Joan of Arc Lightbox Orchestra Conducted by Fred Lonberg-Holm" MP3 (JNR78)
  • Danielson "Best of Gloucester County" CS (JNR72)
  • Joan Of Arc "Oh Brother" LP (JNR66)
  • Akron/Family "S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT" CS (JNR73)
  • Deerhoof "Deerhoof vs. Evil" CS (JNR68)

2012[]

  • Kishi Bashi "Room for Dream" LP (JNR98)
  • Here We Go Magic "A Different Ship" CS (JNR95)
  • Victor Villarreal "Victor Villarreal / m0ck" Split 7" (JNR96)
  • CJ Boyd "West Coasting Vol. 1 - Dreams Like This Must Die (Seattle circa 91)" LP/CS (JNR91)
  • Joan of Arc "Joan of Arc Presents: Joan of Arc" LP (JNR88)
  • Kishi Bashi "151a" CD/LP (JNR92)
  • Child Bite "Monomania" LP (JNR87)
  • of Montreal "Paralytic Stalks" CS (JNR90)
  • Victor Villarreal "Invisible Cinema" LP (JNR84)
  • Jad Fair + Hifiklub + kptmichigan "Bird House" LP (JNR85)

2013[]

2014[]

2015[]

2016[]

2017[]

2018[]

See also[]

  • List of record labels

References[]

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