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Bronze Rat Records | |
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Founded | 31 December 2005 |
Founder | Andrew Zammit |
Genre | Torch Song Psychedelia, Death Jazz, Sci-fi, American't, Problem Songs, Voice Memos, Rock plus Roll, 100% Silk , Soundtrack. |
Country of origin | UK |
Location | Offices in Berlin, Los Angeles and Caldey Island |
Official website | www |
Bronze Rat Records (aka Bronzerat) is a British independent record label, established in London in 2006 by Welsh musician and producer Andrew Zammit, and also encompasses subsidiary label Seriés Aphōnos.
Established in 2006 as an outlet for The Gemma Ray Ritual, Zammit's band with long-term collaborator Gemma Ray, the label has since has gone on to release all of her solo records, as well as releases by other artists including Dutch experimentalist Solex, Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Berlin instrumentalists The Still, and Joe Gideon.
It also serves as the main outlet in Europe for releases by Jon Spencer including The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Heavy Trash and Boss Hog.
The label also had a short-lived stint working with the Seasick Steve, releasing his debut solo records in late 2006 and 2007.
Bronze Rat also has a publishing arm and publishes of the label roster as well as the music of Michael J Sheehy (including Miraculous Mule) and Gris-de-lin amongst others.
The Bronze Rat label's logo was designed by the artist Rick Froberg.