Alien8 Recordings
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'''Alien8 Recordings''' is an [[independent record label]] founded in [[1996 in music|1996]] by [[Sean O'Hara]] and [[Gary Worsley]], under whose operation the label continues to this day. Originally focusing on [[noise music|noise]] and [[experimental music]], the label has since broadened its scope to include numerous other genres while becoming particularly active in releasing the works of artists based in its home town of [[Montreal]], including the indie-pop band [[The Unicorns]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.alien8recordings.com/info | title= Alien8 Recordings: Info | publisher = Alien8recordings.com | accessdate=2007-08-13}}</ref>
The label has released material from prominent [[noise music|noise]] artists such as [[Merzbow]], [[Think About Life]], [[Aube (band)|Aube]], [[Keiji Haino]], [[Masonna]], [[MSBR]], [[Francisco López]], [[Bastard Noise]], and [[Daniel Menche]], [[Electronic music|electronic]] groups such as [[Lesbians On Ecstasy]], [[Les Georges Leningrad]] and [[Books on Tape]], and [[Indie (music)|indie]] favourites [[The Unicorns]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.alien8recordings.com/releases | title= Alien8 Recordings: Releases | publisher = Alien8recordings.com | accessdate=2007-08-13}}</ref>
It is also affiliated with two sub-labels, [[Fancy Recordings]] and [[Substractif]].
==Discography==
Alien8 Recordings has released over 85 recordings, as of 2008.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.discogs.com/label/Alien8+Recordings | title= Alien8 Recordings | publisher = Discogs.com | accessdate=2008-02-02}}</ref>
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! #
! Artist
! Recording
! Notes
|-
| ALIENCD 001
| [[Merzbow]]
| [[Akasha Gulva]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 002
| [[Aube (band)|Aube]]
| [[Cardiac Strain]]
| Limited to 666 copies.
|-
| ALIENCD 003
| [[Keiji Haino]]
| [[So, Black Is Myself]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 004
| [[Merzbow]]
| [[Space Metalizer]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 005
| [[David Kristian]]
| [[Cricklewood]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 006
| [[Aube (band)|Aube]] / [[Knurl]]
| [[Split]]
| Limited to 500 copies.
|-
| ALIENCD 007
| [[Masonna]]
| [[Frequence LSD]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 008
| [[David Kristian]] / [[Sian]]
| [[Tacoma Narrows / Someday Anywhere]]
| Limited to 500 copies.
|-
| ALIENCD 009
| [[M.S.B.R]] / [[Kengo Tuchi]]
| [[One]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 010
| [[Merzbow]]
| [[Aqua Necromancer]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 011
| [[Loren Mazzacane Connors]]
| [[In Twighligh]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 012
| [[Knurl]]
| [[Tours]]
| Limited to 100 copies.
|-
| ALIENCD 013
| [[Alexandre St-Onge]]
| [[Image / Négation]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 014
| Various
| [[Coalescence]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 015
| [[David Kristian]]
| [[Woodworking]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 016
| [[David Kristian]]
| [[Beneath the Valley of the Modulars]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 017
| [[Merzbow]]
| [[Door Open At 8AM]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 018
| [[Bastard Noise]]
| [[The Analysis of Self-Destruction]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 019
| [[David Kristian]]
| [[Room Tone]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 020
| [[Francisco López (musician)|Francisco Lopez]]
| [[Untitled #104]]
|
|-
| ALIENLP 021
| [[Aube (band)|Aube]]
| [[Sensorial Inducement]]
| Limited to 500 copies.
|-
| ALIENCD 022
| [[Shalabi Effect]]
| [[Shalabi Effect]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 023
| [[Tomas Jirku]]
| [[Variants]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 024
| [[Monstre]]
| [[Sucre 3]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 025
| [[Christof Migone]]
| [[Quieting]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 026
| [[Artificial Memory Trace]] / [[Brume]]
| [[1st Encounter]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 027
| [[Keiji Haino]]
| [[Abandon all Words At A Stroke So That Prayer Can Come Spilling]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 028
| [[Kristian, Shalabi, St-Onge]]
| [[Kristian, Shalabi, St-Onge]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 029
| [[Sam Shalabi]]
| [[On Hashish]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 030
| [[Set Fire to Flames]]
| [[Sings Reign Rebuilder]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 031
| [[Francisco López (musician)|Francisco Lopez]]
| [[Untitled #123]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 032
| [[Shalabi Effect]]
| [[Trial of St-Orange]]
|
|-
| ALIENLP 033
| [[Tanakh (band)|Tanakh]]
| [[Villa Claustrophobia]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 034
| [[Acid Mothers Temple]]
| [[Electric Heavyland]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 035
| [[Francisco López (musician)|Francisco Lopez]]
| [[Addy En El Pais De Las Frutas Y Los Chunches]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 036
| [[Daniel Menche]]
| [[Beautiful Blood]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 037
| [[Sam Shalabi]]
| [[Osama]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 038
| [[Merzbow]]
| [[Animal Magnetism]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 039
| [[Set Fire to Flames]]
| [[Telegraphs In Negative / Mouths Trapped In Static]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 040
| [[Soft Canyon]]
| [[Broken Spirit, I Will Mend Your Wings]]
|
|-
| ALIENLP 041
| [[The Unicorns]]
| [[Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’re Gone?]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 042
| [[Shalabi Effect]]
| [[Pink Abyss]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 043
| [[Tanakh (band)|Tanakh]]
| [[Dieu Deuil]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 044
| [[Acid Mothers Temple And The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.*]]
| [[Mantra Of Love]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 045
| [[Les Georges Leningrad]]
| [[Deux Hot Dogs Moutarde Chou]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 046
| [[Molasses (band)|Molasses]]
| [[Trouble at Jinx Hotel]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 047
| [[Tim Hecker]]
| [[Mirages]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 048
| [[Tanakh (band)|Tanakh]]
| [[Tanakh]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 049
| [[Les Georges Leningrad]]
| [[Sur les Traces de Black Eskimo]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 050
| [[Mecha Fixes Clock]]
| [[Orbiting With Screwdrivers]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 051
| [[Lesbians on Ecstasy]]
| [[Lesbians on Ecstasy]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 052
| [[Et Sans]]
| [[Par Noussss Touss Les Trous De Vos Cranes!]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 053
| [[Various]]
| [[Blank Field]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 054
| [[Francisco López (musician)|Francisco Lopez]]
| [[Live In Montreal]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 055
| [[Kiss Me Deadly]]
| [[Amoreux Cosmiques]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 056
| [[Lesbians on Ecstasy]]
| [[Giggles In The Dark]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 057
| [[Kiss Me Deadly]]
| [[Misty Medly]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 058
| [[Nadja]]
| [[Truth Becomes Death]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 059
| [[Hall Ranaldo Hooker]]
| [[Oasis Of Whispers]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 060
| [[Books on Tape]]
| [[Dinosaur Dinosaur]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 061
| [[Shalabi Effect]]
| [[Unfortunately]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 062
| [[Acid Mothers Temple]]
| [[Starless And The Bible Black Sabbath]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 063
| [[Tanakh (band)|Tanakh]]
| [[Ardent Fevers]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 064
| [[Francisco López (musician)|Francisco Lopez]]
| [[Untitled #180]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 065
| [[Think About Life]]
| [[Think About Life]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 066
| [[Tim Hecker]]
| [[Radio Amor]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 067
| [[Nadja]]
| [[Touched]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 069
| [[Lesbians On Ecstasy]]
| [[We Know You Know]]
|
|-
| ALIENLP 069
| [[Lesbians On Ecstasy]]
| [[We Know You Know]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 070
| [[Alexandre St-Onge]]
| [[Mon Animal Est Possible]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 071
| [[Torngat]]
| [[You Could Be]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 072
| [[Nadja]]
| [[Radiance of Shadows]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 073
| [[CPC Gangbangs]]
| [[Mutilation Nation]]
|
|-
| ALIENLP 073
| [[CPC Gangbangs]]
| [[Mutilation Nation]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 074
| [[Sam Shalabi]]
| [[Eid]]
|
|-
| ALIENCD 075
| [[Menace Ruine]]
| [[Cult of Ruins]]
|
|-
| ALIENCDR 001
| [[Dreamcatcher]]
| [[Holysmokes: Live At CKUT 90.3 FM]]
|
|-
| FANCYCD 001
| [[Molasses (band)|Molasses]]
| [[You'll Never Be Well No More]]
|
|-
| FANCYCD 002
| [[Molasses (band)|Molasses]]
| [[Trilogie: Toil And Peaceful Life]]
|
|-
| FANCYCD 003
| [[Hrsta]]
| [[L'éclat du ciel était insoutenable]]
|
|-
| FANCYCD 004
| [[Empty House Coopearative]]
|
|
|-
| FANCYCD 005
| [[Molasses (band)|Molasses]]
| [[A Slow Messe]]
|
|-
| FANCYCD 006
| [[Sloth Is The Love]]
|
|
|-
| SUBSF 001
| [[Mitchell Akiyama]]
| [[Hope That Lines Don't Cross]]
|
|-
| SUBSF 002
| [[Tomas Jirku]]
| [[Immaterial (album)|Immaterial]]
|
|-
| SUBSF 003
| [[Tim Hecker]]
| [[Haunt Me, Haunt Me Do It Again]]
|
|-
| SUBSF 004
| [[Tim Hecker]]
| [[My Love Is Rotten To The Core]]
|
|-
| SUBSF 005
| [[Polmo Polpo]]
| [[The Science Of Breath]]
|
|-
| SUBSF 007
| [[Daniel Menche]]
| [[Eye On The Steel]]
|
|}
== References==
{{reflist}}
== See also ==
* [[List of record labels]]
==External links==
* [http://www.alien8recordings.com Official website]
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