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| Alien8 Recordings | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder | Sean O'Hara Gary Worsley |
| Genre | Noise music |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Location | Montreal, Quebec |
Alien8 Recordings is an independent record label founded in 1996 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The label was founded by Sean O'Hara and Gary Worsley.[1]
The label released material from prominent noise artists such as Merzbow, Think About Life, Aube, Keiji Haino, Masonna, MSBR, Francisco López, Bastard Noise, and Daniel Menche, as well as electronic artists such as Tim Hecker, Lesbians on Ecstasy, Les Georges Leningrad, and Books on Tape.[2] Alien8 also is known for releasing the 2003 debut of indie-pop band The Unicorns.[3] It also had two sub-labels, Fancy Recordings and Substractif, which released music from 2001 to 2004.
In 2018, Worsley bought Montreal's famed record store Cheap Thrills, where he had been working since 1998.[4]
Alien8 has not released any music since 2011. The last post on its website is dated December 2012.[5] The website went offline in 2022.[6]
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- ^ "Alien8 Recordings: Releases". Alien8recordings.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
- ^ "Alien8 Recordings: Info". Alien8recordings.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
- ^ Giroux, Stephane (24 October 2021). "A Montreal music institution...Oct 2021". montreal.ctvnews.ca. CTV News Montreal. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "News". alien8recordings.com. Alien8 Recordings. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ ""502 Bad Gateway"". alien8recordings.com. September 12, 2022. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2023.