Ache Records

Ache Records
Founded1999
FounderAndy Dixon
GenreIndie music
Country of originCanada
LocationVancouver, British Columbia
Official websiteAcheRecords.com

Ache Records is an independent record label based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was started by the musician Andy Dixon around 1999. Ache releases music for both Canadian and foreign acts.[1] The first release on Ache Records was Hot Hot Heat's release, Hot Hot Heat (1999), a four-song EP.[2] Other notable artists to work with Ache include Death from Above 1979, Four Tet, Hrvatski, Konono N°1, and Matmos.[3]

Ache Records releases albums from disparate genres. The University of Saskatchewan newspaper, The Sheaf, says that Ache has an "inconsistency of genres" and the label distances itself from using genres to describe its releases.[4][5] Ache has been described by the Montreal Mirror as having an "uncanny ability to meld seemingly disparate worlds into a cohesive whole".[6] Discorder magazine named Ache Records "Label of the Year" for 2004, citing a featured review on Pitchfork Media for Flössin's album Lead Singer,[7] as well as the label's DIV/ORCE 7″ series.[8]

  1. ^ Krumins, Arthur (30 November 2006). "Listen to This! – Vancouver's Ache Records". The Tyee. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2009. The label releases Canadian and international artists' musical work from a home in Vancouver, B.C.
  2. ^ "Hot Hot Heat: s/t 7". Ache Records. Archived from the original on 29 May 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Releases". Ache Records. Archived from the original on 8 December 2006. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
  4. ^ Morin, Chris (22 September 2005). "CD Reviews: Konono No 1 – Congotronics" (PDF). The Sheaf. 97 (7). Saskatoon, SK: B7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2009. Ache has developed not only a reputation for itself, but an assurance of consistency in musical aesthetic; you are likely to find an affinity with the bands on the label despite the seeming inconsistency of genres (or lack thereof; Ache has seamlessly transcended genre and is sort of its own descriptor).
  5. ^ "Gorge Trio / Uske Orchestra: Split 7". Ache Records. Archived from the original on 26 May 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2009. The 6th installment of our DIV/ORCE series, dedicated to the abolishment of finicky sub-genrifying
  6. ^ Katigbak, Raf (17–23 November 2005). "Disc of the week". Montreal Mirror. 21 (22). Montreal: Quebecor. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2009. Vancouver's Ache Records have always prided themselves on their uncanny ability to meld seemingly disparate worlds into a cohesive whole (like their seven-inch series, pairing electronic musicians with indie rock acts).
  7. ^ Richardson, Mark (17 September 2004). "Flössin: Lead Singer". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
  8. ^ "Discorder Label of the Year: Ache Records". Discorder. Vancouver. December 2004. Archived from the original on 11 June 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2009. Recent releases include Flössin's Lead Singer, which garnered a featured review on Pitchforkmedia.com, and the Div/Orce 7" series, nine split singles featuring artists who are too busy making rad music to bother categorizing themselves.