Murderecords is an independent record label

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:...

 that releases the music of the Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 band Sloan

Sloan (band)

Sloan is a Toronto-based alternative rock quartet from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Throughout their 20-year tenure Sloan has released 10 LPs , two EPs, a live album, a "best of" collection and no less than thirty singles...

. Originally formed in 1992 to produce just the records of that band, it later released work of other bands including Eric's Trip

Eric's Trip

Eric's Trip is a Canadian indie rock band from Moncton, New Brunswick. Eric's Trip achieved prominence as the first Canadian band to be signed to Seattle's flagship grunge label Sub Pop in the early 1990s...

, The Hardship Post

The Hardship Post

Hardship Post was an alternative rock band that formed in Newfoundland and moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia, during the Halifax Pop Explosion of the early 1990s...

, Al Tuck

Al Tuck

Al Tuck , is a Canadian songwriter and folksinger, originally from Prince Edward Island. He has spent much of his career based out of Halifax, Nova Scotia.-Biography:...

, Stinkin' Rich

Buck 65

Richard Terfry , who uses the stage name Buck 65, is a Canadian experimental artist, MC and turntablist. Underpinned by an extensive background in abstract hip hop, his more recent music has extensively incorporated blues, country, rock, folk and avant garde influences.Terfry is also a radio host,...

, Hip Club Groove

Hip Club Groove

Hip Club Groove was a Canadian hip hop band, active in the 1990s. Originally from Truro, Nova Scotia and later based in Halifax, the band consisted of rappers Derek "MC" Mackenzie and Cory "Cheklove Shakil" Bowles, and DJ Brian "DJ Moves" Higgins....

, The Inbreds

The Inbreds

The Inbreds were a Canadian indie rock band formed in 1992. Originally from Kingston, Ontario, Canada the band relocated to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1996. Three of the four albums released during the band's existence reached number one on the Canadian national university charts, and the band...

, Thrush Hermit

Thrush Hermit

-History:Thrush Hermit was formed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1992 by Joel Plaskett , Rob Benvie , Ian McGettigan , and Michael Catano...

, and The Super Friendz

The Super Friendz

The Super Friendz are a band from Halifax, Nova Scotia, active between 1994 and 1997, reforming in 2003. Contemporaries of Sloan, their early work was on Sloan's Murderecords label.-Origins:...

, and with the possible exception of Sonic Unyon was Canada's best-known indie label in the 1990s. Later, the roster was stripped bare, and released Sloan albums exclusively for nearly a decade. In 2008, however, albums by Will Currie and the Country French and Pony Da Look

Pony Da Look

Pony Da Look is keyboard-based band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The band members are Temple Bates , Amy Bowles , Catherine Stockhausen , and Rob Gordon...

 were released by the label.

Releases and artists

mur001 Sloan – Peppermint EP (cd/cass)

mur002 Eric's Trip

Eric's Trip

Eric's Trip is a Canadian indie rock band from Moncton, New Brunswick. Eric's Trip achieved prominence as the first Canadian band to be signed to Seattle's flagship grunge label Sub Pop in the early 1990s...

 – Peter EP (cd/cass)

mur003 Hardship Post – Hack EP (cd/cass)

mur004 Thrush Hermit

Thrush Hermit

-History:Thrush Hermit was formed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1992 by Joel Plaskett , Rob Benvie , Ian McGettigan , and Michael Catano...

 – Smart Bomb EP (cd/cass/vinyl)

mur005 Eric's Trip/Sloan – Stove/Smother (split 7" vinyl)

mur006 Al Tuck and No Action – Arhoolie (cass only)

mur007 Hardship Post – Why Don't You and I Smooth Things Over (7" vinyl)

mur008 Al Tuck and No Action – Brave Last Days EP (cd/cass)

mur009 Stinkin' Rich – Stolen Bass (7" vinyl)

mur010 Hip Club Groove – Trailer Park Hip Hop EP (cd/cass)

mur011 Sloan – Twice Removed

Twice Removed

Japanese Bonus TracksB-Sides* "Coax Me " * "One Professional Care" * "I Can Feel It " -Trivia:...

 (full length 12" vinyl only)

mur012 The Super Friendz

The Super Friendz

The Super Friendz are a band from Halifax, Nova Scotia, active between 1994 and 1997, reforming in 2003. Contemporaries of Sloan, their early work was on Sloan's Murderecords label.-Origins:...

 – By Request (7" vinyl)

mur014 Sloan – Stood Up / Same Old Flame (7" vinyl)

mur016 Thrush Hermit – The Great Pacific Ocean (CD/cass/vinyl)

mur017 The Super Friendz – Mock Up, Scale Down (CD)

mur020 Zumpano – The Only Reason Under The Sun

mur021 Local Rabbits

Local Rabbits

Local Rabbits were a Canadian alternative rock band, active in the 1990s and early 2000s.-Background:Based in Montreal, the band consisted of vocalists and guitarists Peter Elkas and Ben Gunning, bassist Ryan Myshrall and drummer Jay Tustin...

 – You Can't Touch This (CD)

mur023 Sloan – One Chord to Another (CD/vinyl)

mur024 The Super Friendz – Play the Game, Not Games (10" vinyl)

mur025 The Super Friendz – Slide Show (CD/vinyl)

mur026 Thrush Hermit – Giddy With The Drugs / The Ugly Details (7" vinyl)

mur028 Neco Litteris Mando Excerpta 97–98 (CD sampler of The Super Friendz, Local Rabbits, The Inbreds

The Inbreds

The Inbreds were a Canadian indie rock band formed in 1992. Originally from Kingston, Ontario, Canada the band relocated to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1996. Three of the four albums released during the band's existence reached number one on the Canadian national university charts, and the band...

 and Sloan)

mur029 The Inbreds – Kombinator (CD)

mur033(a) & mur033(b) Local Rabbits

Local Rabbits

Local Rabbits were a Canadian alternative rock band, active in the 1990s and early 2000s.-Background:Based in Montreal, the band consisted of vocalists and guitarists Peter Elkas and Ben Gunning, bassist Ryan Myshrall and drummer Jay Tustin...

(a) British Knights Coalition: Consolidation & Strike (Stomp Your BK's Down) (b) Pops & Company (Disco Version) (7" vinyl)

mur034 The Inbreds – Winning Hearts (CD)

mur035 Local Rabbits – Basic Concept (CD)

mur036 Sloan – Navy Blues (CD/vinyl)

mur039 Sloan – 4 Nights at the Palais Royale (2xCD/3x vinyl)

mur042 Sloan – Pretty Together (CD/vinyl)

mur050 Sloan – The Double Cross (CD/vinyl)

mur051 Sloan – Is That All I Get? (vinyl)