Clenchedwrench
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Clenchedwrench is an independent record label
founded by Mike Watt
, bassist for The Minutemen
, fIREHOSE
and The Stooges
.
Watt started clenchedwrench after returning from the Japanese tour behind his fourth solo album, Hyphenated-man
, which had been released in October of 2010 by the Japanese label Parabolica Records. In a recent post on his Hoot Page, he cited the fact that he had recorded several albums worth of projects, including the long-awaited fourth album from his two-bass duo Dos
, an album reuniting him with his Contemplating the Engine Room
project band The Black Gang
, and several other projects, but had only been able to release a couple of them through other independent labels. "I want no hiccups with getting them out," he wrote, "So up goes my own freak flag flying."
The first release on clenchedwrench is set to be the worldwide (except for Japan) release of Hyphenated-man, to be followed up later this year with the fourth Dos album and the first album by Il Sogno Del Mariano, a trio Watt wrote, toured, and recorded with in Italy in late 2008.
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
founded by Mike Watt
Mike Watt
Michael David Watt is an American bassist, singer and songwriter.He is best known for co-founding the rock bands Minutemen, dos, and Firehose; , he is also the bassist for the reunited Stooges and a member of the art rock/jazz/punk/improv group Banyan as well as many other post-Minutemen...
, bassist for The Minutemen
Minutemen (band)
Minutemen were an American hardcore punk band formed in San Pedro, California in 1980. Composed of guitarist D. Boon, bassist Mike Watt and drummer George Hurley, Minutemen recorded four albums and eight EPs before Boon's death in an automobile accident in December 1985...
, fIREHOSE
FIREHOSE
Firehose was an alternative rock band consisting of Mike Watt , Ed Crawford , and George Hurley .-History:...
and The Stooges
The Stooges
The Stooges are an American rock band from Ann Arbor, Michigan first active from 1967 to 1974, and later reformed in 2003...
.
Watt started clenchedwrench after returning from the Japanese tour behind his fourth solo album, Hyphenated-man
Hyphenated-man
Hyphenated-Man is the fourth solo album by Mike Watt, and the first full-length recording he made under his own name since parting with Columbia Records in 2005...
, which had been released in October of 2010 by the Japanese label Parabolica Records. In a recent post on his Hoot Page, he cited the fact that he had recorded several albums worth of projects, including the long-awaited fourth album from his two-bass duo Dos
Dos (band)
Dos is an American punk group composed of Mike Watt and Kira Roessler, who both sing and play bass guitar. Critic Greg Prato describes their unusual instrumentation as "a haunting yet intriguing and original sound."...
, an album reuniting him with his Contemplating the Engine Room
Contemplating the Engine Room
Contemplating the Engine Room is a punk rock opera by Minutemen veteran Mike Watt.-Track listing:All tracks composed by Mike Watt#"In The Engine Room"#"Red Bluff"#"The Bluejackets' Manual"#"Pedro Bound!"#"The Boilerman"#"Black Gang Coffee"...
project band The Black Gang
The Black Gang
The Black Gang was the trio Mike Watt formed in 1997 to record and tour behind his second solo album, Contemplating The Engine Room...
, and several other projects, but had only been able to release a couple of them through other independent labels. "I want no hiccups with getting them out," he wrote, "So up goes my own freak flag flying."
The first release on clenchedwrench is set to be the worldwide (except for Japan) release of Hyphenated-man, to be followed up later this year with the fourth Dos album and the first album by Il Sogno Del Mariano, a trio Watt wrote, toured, and recorded with in Italy in late 2008.