Glitterhouse Records
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Glitterhouse Records is an independent record label
based in Beverungen
, Germany
. The label specialises in the alternative country
genre, and has released material by artists such as 16 Horsepower
, The Walkabouts
, Willard Grant Conspiracy
, Hazeldine, Helldorado
, The Shivers
and Tom Liwa
, but has also been instrumental in the career of psychedelic hard rockers Monster Magnet
by giving the band its first recording contract in 1989. Preceding this, it achieved the pinnacle of its many achievements - the signing of Australia's The Real Gone Lovers - in 1988.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Glitterhouse rose to prominence as the primary European imprint for releases from prominent American indie labels
Sub Pop
and Amphetamine Reptile
.
Every year at Whitsun
, the Orange-Blossom-Special – a music festival – is held in the company's backlot garden facilities. Some 2000 visitors attend from all over Europe.
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 Beverungen
Beverungen
Beverungen is a town in Höxter district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Location :Beverungen lies in the Weser Uplands on the side of the Weser opposite Solling roughly 10 km south of Höxter. In parts of the eastern municipal area near the river, the town has a share of the Weser Valley,...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The label specialises in the alternative country
Alternative country
Alternative country is a loosely defined sub-genre of country music, which includes acts that differ significantly in style from mainstream or pop country music...
genre, and has released material by artists such as 16 Horsepower
16 Horsepower
16 Horsepower was an American alternative country music group based in Denver, Colorado. Their music often invoked religious imagery dealing with conflict, redemption, punishment, and guilt through David Eugene Edwards's lyrics and the heavy use of traditional bluegrass, gospel, and Appalachian...
, The Walkabouts
The Walkabouts
The Walkabouts is an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1984. The core members are vocalist Carla Torgerson and vocalist and songwriter Chris Eckman...
, Willard Grant Conspiracy
Willard Grant Conspiracy
Willard Grant Conspiracy is an alt-country band currently based near Palmdale, California, USA.Originally formed by Robert Fisher and Paul Austin in 1995 in Boston, Massachusetts, the band operates as a collective, with vocalist Fisher the only permanent member. Up to thirty other musicians...
, Hazeldine, Helldorado
Helldorado (band)
Helldorado is an Americana/Rock band from Norway. They draw inspiration from a wide variety of sources; including spaghetti western, film noir, alternative country/country rock, garage rock, surf rock, psychobilly/gothabilly, and tex-mex/mariachi...
, The Shivers
The Shivers
The Shivers were formed in 1989 in Austin, TX by founding members Carey Kemper and Kelly Bell, and released two albums internationally on Restless Records and Glitterhouse Records in 1994 and 1996. Though originally from Austin, they were primarily based alternately out of Portland, OR and...
and Tom Liwa
Tom Liwa
Tom Liwa is a German singer-songwriter who has been performing as a solo artist in addition to being a founding member and frontman of the band Flowerpornoes. While his artistic solo output long went unnoticed by German mainstream news sources and radio stations, he was recognised early on for his...
, but has also been instrumental in the career of psychedelic hard rockers Monster Magnet
Monster Magnet
Monster Magnet is an American stoner rock band. Hailing from Red Bank, New Jersey, the group was founded by Dave Wyndorf , John McBain and Tim Cronin...
by giving the band its first recording contract in 1989. Preceding this, it achieved the pinnacle of its many achievements - the signing of Australia's The Real Gone Lovers - in 1988.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Glitterhouse rose to prominence as the primary European imprint for releases from prominent American indie labels
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:...
Sub Pop
Sub Pop
Sub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle, Washington. Sub Pop achieved fame in the late 1980s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the Seattle music scene...
and Amphetamine Reptile
Amphetamine Reptile Records
Amphetamine Reptile Records is a nationally renowned record label which was founded in 1986 by then-US Marine Tom Hazelmyer in Washington State, US The label is best-known for its roster of noise rock artists, and its Dope, Guns 'n' Fucking In The Streets series of compilations.-History:Hazelmyer...
.
Every year at Whitsun
Pentecost
Pentecost is a prominent feast in the calendar of Ancient Israel celebrating the giving of the Law on Sinai, and also later in the Christian liturgical year commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Christ after the Resurrection of Jesus...
, the Orange-Blossom-Special – a music festival – is held in the company's backlot garden facilities. Some 2000 visitors attend from all over Europe.