Sick Room Records, LTD
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Sick Room Records Ltd. is an independent record label
based in Chicago
, Illinois
. The label was founded in 2001
by Mitch Cheney and Steve Sostak of the band Sweep the Leg Johnny
and Ryan Duncan
. It continues to put out releases that can fall into the categories of indie rock
, post rock, math rock
, noise rock
and punk rock
among others.
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:...
based in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. The label was founded in 2001
2001 in music
See also:* 2001 in music Record labels established in 2001-Events:*January 1**Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues**Hum disbands.*January 17 – Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band....
by Mitch Cheney and Steve Sostak of the band Sweep the Leg Johnny
Sweep the Leg Johnny
Sweep the Leg Johnny was a Chicago-based math rock band in existence from 1996 till 2002. The name is a reference to a line in the film The Karate Kid....
and Ryan Duncan
Ryan Duncan
Ryan Duncan is an ice hockey forward currently playing for Portland Pirates of the AHL.-Playing career:...
. It continues to put out releases that can fall into the categories of indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
, post rock, math rock
Math rock
Math rock is a rhythmically complex guitar-based style of experimental rock that emerged in the 1980s and that was very influenced by progressive rock like King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Henry Cow - and 20th century composers such as Steve Reich and John Cage...
, noise rock
Noise rock
Noise rock describes a style of post-punk rock music that became prominent in the 1980s. Noise rock makes use of the traditional instrumentation and iconography of rock, but incorporates atonality and especially dissonance, and also frequently discards usual songwriting conventions.-Style:Noise...
and punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
among others.
Sick Room bands
- Alexis Gideon
- AM Syndicate
- The Afflictions
- The AntsThe AntsThe Ants is a Pulitzer Prize-winning book, written in 1990, by E. O. Wilson and Bert Hölldobler. It was a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1991.-Contents:...
- Bear Claw
- Bottles And Skulls
- Che ArthurChe ArthurChe Arthur is a singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist who currently resides in Chicago, Illinois. He is also a sound engineer/tour manager who has worked on tours with such bands as Minus the Bear, Pelican, Don Caballero, Trans Am, Thursday, Cursive, The Black Heart Procession, Jets to...
- Check Engine
- Cheval De FriseCheval de friseThe cheval de frise was a Medieval defensive obstacle consisting of a portable frame covered with many long iron or wooden spikes or even actual spears. They were principally intended as an anti-cavalry obstacle but could also be moved quickly to help block a breach in another barrier...
- Chevreuil
- Dilute
- The Distances
- Drums & TubaDrums & TubaDrums & Tuba are an alternative rock group from Austin, Texas. Their sound fuses electronic rock, progressive rock, jazz and occasionally industrial. The group began as a duo with Brian Wolff and Tony Nozero performing weekend nights for tips on Sixth Street in downtown Austin...
- Form Of Rocket
- Greenness
- HellaHella (band)Hella is an American band from Sacramento, California. They play a technical blend of math rock, noise rock, and experimental rock. The primary members of the band are Spencer Seim on electric guitar and Zach Hill on drums...
- Instrumental QuarterInstrumental QuarterInstrumental Quarter is an Italian instrumental post-rock quartet. The quartet's leader, Paride Lanciani, says the members of the group are not permanent members, and he calls the group a "moving group," and that the next record could be recorded with various other members.-External links:* * *...
- The Julius Airwave
- Just A Fire
- KashKASHKash, Kaš or KASH may refer to:*the Egyptian name of Lower Nubia*the Nubian kingdom of Kush* KASH, the command line interface of the KANT computer algebra system* Slang term among cannabis users for hashish covered with kief...
- L'Ocelle Mare
- LozengeLozengeA lozenge , often referred to as a diamond, is a form of rhombus. The definition of lozenge is not strictly fixed, and it is sometimes used simply as a synonym for rhombus. Most often, though, lozenge refers to a thin rhombus—a rhombus with acute angles of 45°...
- Mass Shivers
- Mike Lust
- Nels Cline & G.E. Stinson
- PrincessPrincessPrincess is the feminine form of prince . Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or his daughters....
- Rockets Red GlareRockets Red GlareRockets Red Glare was a band from Toronto, Canada.Rockets Red Glare formed in the winter of 1999 following the demise of hardcore band Blake and instrumental trio Blue Light Blockade. Based in Canada this three piece band toured Canada extensively and also played in North America, gaining critical...
- Rumah SakitRumah SakitRumah Sakit was an instrumental rock band from San Francisco, California. The group was signed to Temporary Residence Limited. "Rumah sakit" means "hospital" in Indonesian .- Discography :* Rumah Sakit...
- RunnerRunner (band)Runner were a short-lived British rock band, formed in 1978 out of a friendship between Steve Gould of the band Rare Bird and Alan Merrill of the band Arrows....
- Sleepytime Gorilla MuseumSleepytime Gorilla MuseumSleepytime Gorilla Museum is an American experimental rock band, formed in 1999 in Oakland, California. The band fuses classical, industrial, and art-rock themes throughout their music...
- Sweep the Leg JohnnySweep the Leg JohnnySweep the Leg Johnny was a Chicago-based math rock band in existence from 1996 till 2002. The name is a reference to a line in the film The Karate Kid....
- Ten Grand
- Them Roaring Twenties
- Tic Code
- Triclops!