La Société Expéditionnaire is a Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

 - based independent record label

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:...

 established in 2006 by Lewis & Clarke

Lewis & Clarke (music)

Lewis & Clarke is the nom-de-plume of Lou Rogai and collaborators. The name is a reference to the fellowship and correspondence between C. S. Lewis and Arthur C. Clarke, not the 19th century explorers. The moniker has been described as metaphor for journey on many levels, including musical,...

's Lou Rogai. On previous Lewis & Clarke albums, the liner notes contained a contact address for "The Expeditionary Society", a nod to the exploratory reference of Lewis & Clarke

Lewis & Clarke (music)

Lewis & Clarke is the nom-de-plume of Lou Rogai and collaborators. The name is a reference to the fellowship and correspondence between C. S. Lewis and Arthur C. Clarke, not the 19th century explorers. The moniker has been described as metaphor for journey on many levels, including musical,...

. This phrase was also taped to the door of Rogai's studio in Delaware Water Gap, PA. An intoxicated French Appalachian Trail

Appalachian Trail

The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply the AT, is a marked hiking trail in the eastern United States extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. It is approximately long...

 Through-Hiker

Thru-hiking

Thru-hiking is the process of hiking a long-distance trail from end to end. The term is most commonly associated with the Appalachian Trail, but is also used for other lengthy trails and long distance hikes, including the Pacific Crest Trail and the Continental Divide Trail. Thru-hiking is also...

 mistakenly stumbled into the practice room, thinking it was the local hostel, and exclaimed "La Société Expéditionnaire!".

The first official release was a split 7" record by Strand of Oaks and Dragon Turtle. It marked the first of many working collaborations between Rogai and Dragon Turtle's Tom Asselin (audio engineer) and Brian Lightbody (graphic designer

Graphic designer

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Mission

La Société Expéditionnaire is an independent record label which provides a framework of production, promotion and distribution for musicians/artists. The goal is to expose the wild, fragile and/or obscure music of contemporary artists who seek to work with the medium of sound as art. One of the label's mottos is "We Dig Crystals", a geological reference to uncovering "hidden gems

Gemstone

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Artists who have released material on La Société Expéditionnaire

• Lewis & Clarke (music)
  Lewis & Clarke (music)
  Lewis & Clarke is the nom-de-plume of Lou Rogai and collaborators. The name is a reference to the fellowship and correspondence between C. S. Lewis and Arthur C. Clarke, not the 19th century explorers. The moniker has been described as metaphor for journey on many levels, including musical,...
  
  
• Daniel Knox
• Soars
  Soars
  Şoarş is a commune in Braşov County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Bărcuţ, Felmer, Rodbav, Seliştat and Şoarş. Every one of these has a fortified church....
  
  
• Columboid
• Dragon Turtle
  Dragon turtle
  A dragon turtle is a legendary Chinese creature that combines two of the four celestial animals of Chinese mythology: the body of a turtle with a dragonlike head. It is promoted as a positive ornament in Feng Shui, symbolizing courage, determination, fertility, longevity, power, success, and support...
  
  
• The Black Swans
  The Black Swans
  The Black Swans are an indie rock band. Jerry DeCicca and Noel Sayre form the core of the band. Their debut, Who Will Walk in the Darkness With You? features Milan Karcic , Matt Surgeson , Joe Peppercorn , and Jovan Karcic...
  
  
• Soltero
  Soltero
  Soltero is the musical project of songwriter Tim Howard, who currently resides in Brooklyn, NY. Soltero has had several incarnations, including a five-piece band and a four-piece band, as well as solo and duo acoustic lineups...
  
  
• Moon & Moon
• Strand of Oaks
• Matt Bauer
• Mako Sica
• Judson Claiborne