Couch Fort Records was a Chicago

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 based record label

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 founded in 2002

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 that released electronic music compilations. The label went out of business in 2005.

While working together at Vintage Vinyl

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 in Evanston, Solypsis (James Miller) and Eft

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 (Tim Breitberg) decided to release their own albums that would reflect their eclectic tastes in music.

Artists that have contributed tracks to the Couch Fort cause include V/Vm

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, Eft

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, Casino Versus Japan

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, Charles Atlas

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, Solypsis, Severed Heads

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, and Electric Company

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.