Slender Means Society
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Slender Means Society is an independent record label
founded in 2004 by Zac Pennington, vocalist for the band Parenthetical Girls
. The Portland, Oregon
label's premier release was Parenthetical Girls
' debut, "(((GRRRLS)))
", in 2004. The label has since released records by the likes of The Blow
, Final Fantasy
, Thanksgiving
, Lucky Dragons
, Love Letter Band, The Dead Science
, Xiu Xiu
, PWRFL POWER, Idol Fodder and Grouper
.
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 in 2004 by Zac Pennington, vocalist for the band Parenthetical Girls
Parenthetical Girls
Parenthetical Girls is an experimental pop band formed in Everett, Washington, and based currently in Portland, Oregon...
. The Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
label's premier release was Parenthetical Girls
Parenthetical Girls
Parenthetical Girls is an experimental pop band formed in Everett, Washington, and based currently in Portland, Oregon...
' debut, "(((GRRRLS)))
(((GRRRLS)))
-Personnel:* Zac Pennington – vocals, keyboards/synths, glockenspiel, piano, guitar* Jherek Bischoff – percussion, trombone, upright bass, bass guitar* Jeremy Cooper – guitar, synth, vocals...
", in 2004. The label has since released records by the likes of The Blow
The Blow
The Blow is the moniker of Brooklyn, New York-based musician Mikhaela Yvonne Maricich, who has recorded several albums for K Records. Jona Bechtolt, aka Yacht, was also a member of The Blow from 2004 to 2007....
, Final Fantasy
Owen Pallett
Michael James Owen Pallett is a Canadian composer, violinist, keyboardist, and vocalist from Toronto, Ontario. He won the 2006 Polaris Music Prize for the album He Poos Clouds....
, Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving (band)
Thanksgiving, AOK, and A.O., are the names under which Portland, Oregon singer/songwriter Adrian Orange performs. Officially adopting the "Thanksgiving" moniker around 1999–2000, Orange played experimental folk music, often accompanying himself on electric guitar...
, Lucky Dragons
Lucky Dragons
Lucky Dragons is an experimental music group consisting of Luke Fischbeck and Sarah Rara. Based in Los Angeles, California, the band are noted for their unusual sound, described as having the ability to make "'everyday sounds' become alluringly other"....
, Love Letter Band, The Dead Science
The Dead Science
The Dead Science is an experimental pop band based in Seattle, Washington.The band consists of guitarist/vocalist Sam Mickens, Jherek Bischoff on bass and Nick Tamburro on drums. Jherek Bischoff's brother Korum was the drummer from the band's inception in 1999 through 2005...
, Xiu Xiu
Xiu Xiu
Xiu Xiu is an American avant-garde group originally from San Jose, California. The band is the brainchild of singer-songwriter Jamie Stewart, who has been its only constant member since its inception in 2002. His current bandmate is Angela Seo...
, PWRFL POWER, Idol Fodder and Grouper
Grouper
Groupers are fish of any of a number of genera in the subfamily Epinephelinae of the family Serranidae, in the order Perciformes.Not all serranids are called groupers; the family also includes the sea basses. The common name grouper is usually given to fish in one of two large genera: Epinephelus...
.
Discography
- SMS000 Parenthetical GirlsParenthetical GirlsParenthetical Girls is an experimental pop band formed in Everett, Washington, and based currently in Portland, Oregon...
- (((GRRRLS)))(((GRRRLS)))-Personnel:* Zac Pennington – vocals, keyboards/synths, glockenspiel, piano, guitar* Jherek Bischoff – percussion, trombone, upright bass, bass guitar* Jeremy Cooper – guitar, synth, vocals... - SMS001 The BlowThe BlowThe Blow is the moniker of Brooklyn, New York-based musician Mikhaela Yvonne Maricich, who has recorded several albums for K Records. Jona Bechtolt, aka Yacht, was also a member of The Blow from 2004 to 2007....
- Poor Aim: Love SongsPoor Aim: Love SongsPoor Aim: Love Songs is an EP by The Blow originally released in 2004 by States Rights Records/Slender Means Society. It was re-released in 2007 by K Records with remixed bonus tracks.-Reception:...
(co-release with States Rights RecordsStates Rights RecordsStates Rights Records is an independent record label founded in 2001 by Steve Schroeder. The Portland, Oregon label's premier release was "Come Along" by Little Wings. Later that year, the label released "Tongue and Tooth" by The Badger King. Bobby Birdman, Yacht, Lucky Dragons, The Blow, The...
) - SMS002 ThanksgivingThanksgiving (band)Thanksgiving, AOK, and A.O., are the names under which Portland, Oregon singer/songwriter Adrian Orange performs. Officially adopting the "Thanksgiving" moniker around 1999–2000, Orange played experimental folk music, often accompanying himself on electric guitar...
- The Ghost & The Eyes w/ Trees in the Ground, Outside the Window (co-release with States Rights RecordsStates Rights RecordsStates Rights Records is an independent record label founded in 2001 by Steve Schroeder. The Portland, Oregon label's premier release was "Come Along" by Little Wings. Later that year, the label released "Tongue and Tooth" by The Badger King. Bobby Birdman, Yacht, Lucky Dragons, The Blow, The...
) - SMS003 Lucky DragonsLucky DragonsLucky Dragons is an experimental music group consisting of Luke Fischbeck and Sarah Rara. Based in Los Angeles, California, the band are noted for their unusual sound, described as having the ability to make "'everyday sounds' become alluringly other"....
- Nortenas (co-release with States Rights RecordsStates Rights RecordsStates Rights Records is an independent record label founded in 2001 by Steve Schroeder. The Portland, Oregon label's premier release was "Come Along" by Little Wings. Later that year, the label released "Tongue and Tooth" by The Badger King. Bobby Birdman, Yacht, Lucky Dragons, The Blow, The...
) - SMS004 Love Letter Band - This World Be My Church (co-release with States Rights RecordsStates Rights RecordsStates Rights Records is an independent record label founded in 2001 by Steve Schroeder. The Portland, Oregon label's premier release was "Come Along" by Little Wings. Later that year, the label released "Tongue and Tooth" by The Badger King. Bobby Birdman, Yacht, Lucky Dragons, The Blow, The...
) - SMS005 Parenthetical GirlsParenthetical GirlsParenthetical Girls is an experimental pop band formed in Everett, Washington, and based currently in Portland, Oregon...
- Safe as Houses - SMS006 The Dead ScienceThe Dead ScienceThe Dead Science is an experimental pop band based in Seattle, Washington.The band consists of guitarist/vocalist Sam Mickens, Jherek Bischoff on bass and Nick Tamburro on drums. Jherek Bischoff's brother Korum was the drummer from the band's inception in 1999 through 2005...
- Crepuscule with the Dead ScienceCrepuscule With The Dead ScienceCrepuscule with The Dead Science is the third EP from The Dead Science, released in 2006 on Slender Means Society. Two tracks, "Child/Actress" and a cover of John Dowland's "All Ye Whom Love of Fortune", were recorded during the Frost Giant sessions. Thanks in the liner notes is given to "Mr... - SMS007 Xiu XiuXiu XiuXiu Xiu is an American avant-garde group originally from San Jose, California. The band is the brainchild of singer-songwriter Jamie Stewart, who has been its only constant member since its inception in 2002. His current bandmate is Angela Seo...
vs. Grouper - Creepshow (co-release with States Rights RecordsStates Rights RecordsStates Rights Records is an independent record label founded in 2001 by Steve Schroeder. The Portland, Oregon label's premier release was "Come Along" by Little Wings. Later that year, the label released "Tongue and Tooth" by The Badger King. Bobby Birdman, Yacht, Lucky Dragons, The Blow, The...
) - SMS008 Idol Fodder - Bäbytalk (co-release with States Rights RecordsStates Rights RecordsStates Rights Records is an independent record label founded in 2001 by Steve Schroeder. The Portland, Oregon label's premier release was "Come Along" by Little Wings. Later that year, the label released "Tongue and Tooth" by The Badger King. Bobby Birdman, Yacht, Lucky Dragons, The Blow, The...
) - SMS009 PWRFL POWER - PWRFL POWER
- SMS010 Parenthetical GirlsParenthetical GirlsParenthetical Girls is an experimental pop band formed in Everett, Washington, and based currently in Portland, Oregon...
- EntanglementsEntanglementsEntanglements is the third full length album from indie rock ensemble Parenthetical Girls.-Track listing:#"Four Words" - 3:10#"Avenue of Trees" - 3:17#"Unmentionables" - 1:51#"Gut Symmetries" - 3:58#"A Song for Ellie Greenwich" - 2:55...
(co-release with TomlabTomlabTomlab is a German record label based in Köln. It has released works by bands such as The Books, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Deerhoof, Thee Oh Sees, Les Georges Leningrad, and acts associated with Blocks Recording Club, such as Final Fantasy, Ninja High School, and The Hank...
) - SMS011 Final FantasyOwen PallettMichael James Owen Pallett is a Canadian composer, violinist, keyboardist, and vocalist from Toronto, Ontario. He won the 2006 Polaris Music Prize for the album He Poos Clouds....
- Plays To PleasePlays to PleasePlays to Please is an EP by Canadian musician Owen Pallett, under the name of his project Final Fantasy. It pays tribute to the songs of Toronto’s Alex Lukashevsky and Deep Dark United.-Track listing:#"Horsetail Feathers" – 3:25#"Ultimatum" – 2:44... - SMS012a Parenthetical GirlsParenthetical GirlsParenthetical Girls is an experimental pop band formed in Everett, Washington, and based currently in Portland, Oregon...
- Privilege, pt. I: On Death & Endearments - SMS012b Parenthetical GirlsParenthetical GirlsParenthetical Girls is an experimental pop band formed in Everett, Washington, and based currently in Portland, Oregon...
- Privilege, pt. II: The Past, Imperfect