Anticon

Anticon
Founded1998 (1998)
Founder
Defunct2018
Distributor(s)Redeye (World except UK)
Melodic (UK)
GenreIndie hip hop
Electronic music
Indie rock
Country of originUnited States
LocationLos Angeles, California
Official websitewww.anticon.com[dead link]

Anticon (often styled as anticon.) was an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California.[1] It was founded in 1998 by seven musicians and manager Baillie Parker.[2][3] It was collectively owned among six musicians, co-founder Parker, and manager Shaun Koplow.[4] The original musicians signed to Anticon were once referred to as the Anticon collective.[5] Following the death of one of its founding members in 2018, the label dissolved.[6]

  1. ^ Burns, Todd (September 1, 2003). "Anticon - Label Profile". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 29, 2006.
  2. ^ "Anticon Records, Info". Facebook.
  3. ^ Torreano, Bradley. "Anticon". Allmusic.
  4. ^ Kerr, Dave (November 5, 2007). "anticon: ten years after it hit the prism". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on September 25, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  5. ^ Burns, Todd (July 21, 2003). "The Anticon Collective: The Construction of a New Hip-Hop Authenticity". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on February 23, 2008.
  6. ^ Sole [@mcsole] (July 19, 2021). "when @AliasAnticon died the @anticon label dissolved shortly after. There was no infrastructure left to manage his music. Big ups to @BDolanSFR & @SFRupdates for stepping up so that his family would receive all funds in perpetuity" (Tweet) – via Twitter.