Hippos in Tanks

Hippos in Tanks
Founded2010
FounderBarron Machat, Travis Woolsey, Don Andrews
StatusDefunct
Distributor(s)Sony Genepool Universal and Redeye
GenreElectronic, avant-garde, experimental pop
Country of originUnited States
LocationLos Angeles, Miami, NY and London, CA
New York, NY

Hippos in Tanks was a record label founded in 2010 by Barron Machat and Travis Woolsey. The label specialized in electronic music. It was named the best label of 2011 by FACT.[1] Following the death of Machat in 2015, The Fader praised the label for "laying the groundwork to an alternative template for the avant-garde."[2] The label is no longer active.

  1. ^ "10 best: labels of 2011". FACT. November 22, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
  2. ^ Friedlander, Emilie. "How Hippos In Tanks Ushered Avant-Garde Music Into The 21st Century". The Fader. Retrieved 5 July 2017.