Cock Rock Disco
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Cock Rock Disco is an independent record label
started in 2001 by Jason Forrest
. The label features breakcore
and experimental artists including Forrest himself.
A free full-length Mp3 album was made available in Dec 2005 and remains online and free to download. To date it has been downloaded over 70,000 times. In April 2009 a new free compilation "Monsters of Cock Rock Disco" was released and features newcomers to the label Captain Ahab
in addition to their normal roster of artists.
To celebrate the release of the "Monsters of CRD" compilation the label hosted a tour of central Europe with Otto von Schirach, Duran Duran Duran, Nero's Day At Disneyland and Forrest as Dj Donna Summer. The tour lasted 2 weeks and stopped at 10 cities. There was a limited edition poster accompanying the tour that was sold out.
The label currently has (as of Nov 2009) 18 full-length releases, 15 12"-only releases and 19 bi-monthly free MP3 only albums.
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:...
started in 2001 by Jason Forrest
Jason Forrest
Jason Forrest is an electronic music producer known for noisy experimental electronica and breakcore incorporating many ideas of mash-up and rock and roll. Largely produced and performed on a single computer , his songs tend to be constructed from digital samples of found sounds and other artists'...
. The label features breakcore
Breakcore
Breakcore is a style of electronic music largely influenced by hardcore techno, drum and bass and Intelligent dance music. Its sound is largely characterized by a high-tempo, well-timed mingling of distorted kick drums , break beats arranged from samples of the Amen break, and audio samples from a...
and experimental artists including Forrest himself.
A free full-length Mp3 album was made available in Dec 2005 and remains online and free to download. To date it has been downloaded over 70,000 times. In April 2009 a new free compilation "Monsters of Cock Rock Disco" was released and features newcomers to the label Captain Ahab
Captain Ahab
Captain Ahab may refer to:* Ahab , the captain of the Pequod in Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick* Captain Ahab , a Los Angeles based pop/electronic band...
in addition to their normal roster of artists.
To celebrate the release of the "Monsters of CRD" compilation the label hosted a tour of central Europe with Otto von Schirach, Duran Duran Duran, Nero's Day At Disneyland and Forrest as Dj Donna Summer. The tour lasted 2 weeks and stopped at 10 cities. There was a limited edition poster accompanying the tour that was sold out.
The label currently has (as of Nov 2009) 18 full-length releases, 15 12"-only releases and 19 bi-monthly free MP3 only albums.
CD Releases
| Catalogue No. | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Crock001 | Duran Duran Duran | "Very Pleasure" |
| Crock002 | Terminal 11 | "Illegal Nervous Habits" |
| Crock003 | Doormouse | "Stanley Yershinowski Presents... Xylophone Jism As The Ridiculator" |
| Crock004 | Vorpal | "An Incomplete Guide To Vorpal Music" |
| Crock005 | Various Artists | "Wasted Compilation" in association with Mirex Mirex Mirex is a chlorinated hydrocarbon that was commercialized as an insecticide and later banned because of its impact on the environment. This white crystalline odorless solid is a derivative of cyclopentadiene. It was popularized to control fire ants but by virtue of its chemical robustness and... |
| Crock007 | Stunt Rock | "This Is Stunt Rock Volume Three" |
| Crock008 | Next Life | "Electric Violence" |
| Crock009 | About | "Bongo" |
| Crock010 | Ślepcy | "We Are The Newest Battle Models" |
| Crock012 | Various Artists | "White Cock 1-4 Compilation" |
| Crock013 | Drumcorps | "Grist" |
| Crock014 | Dev/Null | "Lazer Thrash" |
| Crock016 | Glowstyx | "Class Of 1992" |
| Crock018 | DJ Donna Summer | "Panther Tracks" |
| Crock019 | Otto von Schirach | "Oozing Bass Spasms" |
| Crock022 | Nero's Day At Disneyland | "From Rotting Fantasylands" |
Vinyl-only releases
| Catalogue No. | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Vrock006 | The Assdroids | "Daddy's Gone" |
| Vrock008 | Drumcorps | "Live And Regret" |
| Vrock009 | DJ Rainbow Ejaculation | "Self-Titled" |
| Vrock012 | Pisstank | "Ravecore Anthems" |
Artists
- About
- ARS Dada
- Assdroids
- Audioguarde
- Captain AhabCaptain Ahab (band)Captain Ahab is an electropop duo based in Los Angeles, California. They refer to their sound, a DIY take on dance music, as ravesploitation. The band is made up of Jonathan Snipes and Jim Merson....
- CDR
- Dev/Null
- DJ Rainbow Ejaculation
- DJ Technorch
- Don Augusto
- DoormouseDoormouseDoormouse is an alias of electronic musician and breakcore producer, live performer and DJ Daniel Martin born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, now living in Miami, Florida. He sometimes appears as Dan Doormouse. He began making music and DJing in the 90s. In 1997 he founded Addict Records "to explore...
- Duran Duran Duran
- Drumcorps
- Food for AnimalsFood For AnimalsFood for Animals is a band formed near Washington, D.C.. The group features Vulture Voltaire , Ricky Rabbit , Dr. Dan , and HY . Their music is generally categorized as indie hip hop and subcategorized as noise music...
- Glowstyx
- Herv
- Kid Kameleon
- LadyscraperLadyscraperLadyscraper is the performing name of Wayne Adams, a UK breakcore artist. He is one of many artists associated with the Wrong Music label. He is also a member of bands Proudhon and Wearepower....
- Nero's Day At DisneylandNero's Day At DisneylandNero's Day At Disneyland is an American electronic music duo from Oakland, California. They signed to Audio Savant Records for their first album, Attention Shoppers. Their second album, From Rotting Fantasylands, was released in 2009 by Cock Rock Disco....
- Next Life
- Otto von SchirachOtto von SchirachOtto von Schirach is an IDM and breakcore artist from Miami, Florida. He is of Cuban/German descent.He has released most of his work on the Schematic and Beta Bodega labels, and was featured in the 2002 documentary Electro-Dziska....
- Pisstank
- Retrigger
- Slepcy
- Stunt Rock
- The Teknoist
- Terminal 11Terminal 11Michael Castaneda, better known by his alias Terminal 11, is an American electronic musician from Tempe, Arizona. His music producing style is generally considered as breakcore....
- Vexkiddy
- Vorpal