N2O Records
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N2O Records was founded in 1997 with the first DJ compilation Home Invasion Vol. 1 CD/LP of Los Angeles
DJ's that produce harder sounding electronic, drum and bass, breakbeat and hardcore techno. The label has managed to re-invent itself from a jungle/drum and bass/turntablism focused label into a rock and remix label.
Among the highlighted releases of N2O Records is the debut solo album of Sid Wilson
(Slipknot
), #0, DJ Starscream's The New Leader
CD/LP and Omar Rodríguez-López
's solo album Calibration
(lead guitarist of The Mars Volta
, At The Drive In, De Facto
). Calibration was Omar's second album to chart on a Billboard music chart and his highest charting yet, peaking at #29 on the Top Heatseekers
chart.
The label updated their name to Charged N2O Records in 2006 and has become the U.S. promotional arm of the Japanese band The Boom Boom Satellites
of Sony Music/gr8 Records. N2O has become the label of release for experimental indie side projects and solo endeavors for some major label mainstream musicians, producers, and individual band members.
As of December 2009 the label catalog has reached over 250 titles in 12 years for U.S. and Japan-only releases of 12" vinyl, 7" vinyl, 10" vinyl, cassette, CD and digital formats.
N2O Records are exclusively distributed by E1 Entertainment in the United States
and Canada
, UV in Japan, and Cargo in the United Kingdom and Europe. N2O Record's recent releases are focused on Japanese hip hop pioneer DJ Baku and loud rock veterans Uzumaki, Future Dub, General Malice, and Bomb Factory
.
Los Ángeles
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DJ's that produce harder sounding electronic, drum and bass, breakbeat and hardcore techno. The label has managed to re-invent itself from a jungle/drum and bass/turntablism focused label into a rock and remix label.
Among the highlighted releases of N2O Records is the debut solo album of Sid Wilson
Sid Wilson
Sidney George Wilson also known as Ratboy or DJ Sid, #0 , is an American disc jockey known as the turntablist of the Grammy Award winning band Slipknot. He is the youngest member of the band.-Biography:...
(Slipknot
Slipknot (band)
Slipknot is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. Formed in 1995, the group was founded by percussionist Shawn Crahan and bassist Paul Gray...
), #0, DJ Starscream's The New Leader
The New Leader (album)
The New Leader is the first solo album from DJ Starscream. this album contains most of his Remix work with fellow N20 artists Rob Gee, and was additionally produced by General Malice, N8LOC and ODG. It was released on 22 June 2006 in Japan, and the US release date being 29 August 2006. The song...
CD/LP and Omar Rodríguez-López
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, writer, actor and film director who was born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico...
's solo album Calibration
Calibration (Is Pushing Luck and Key Too Far)
Calibration is the fifth studio album by Omar Rodríguez-López, and the fourth released in the "Amsterdam series". The album was released in Japan on December 15, 2007 with a following U.S. release later on February 5, 2008, merely a week after The Mars Volta's The Bedlam in Goliath...
(lead guitarist of The Mars Volta
The Mars Volta
The Mars Volta is a Grammy award winning American progressive rock band from El Paso, Texas. Founded in 2001 by guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López and vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala, the band incorporates various influences including progressive rock, krautrock, jazz fusion, Latin American music, and...
, At The Drive In, De Facto
De Facto (band)
De Facto was a dub reggae band which included Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Omar Rodríguez-López, Isaiah "Ikey" Owens and Jeremy Michael Ward.- Biography :...
). Calibration was Omar's second album to chart on a Billboard music chart and his highest charting yet, peaking at #29 on the Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...
chart.
The label updated their name to Charged N2O Records in 2006 and has become the U.S. promotional arm of the Japanese band The Boom Boom Satellites
Boom Boom Satellites
is a Japanese electronic music duo consisting of guitarist and vocalist Michiyuki Kawashima and bassist and programmer Masayuki Nakano. While their music can be mostly classified as big beat or nu skool breaks with heavy jazz influences, they are famous for the heavy usage of electric guitars in...
of Sony Music/gr8 Records. N2O has become the label of release for experimental indie side projects and solo endeavors for some major label mainstream musicians, producers, and individual band members.
As of December 2009 the label catalog has reached over 250 titles in 12 years for U.S. and Japan-only releases of 12" vinyl, 7" vinyl, 10" vinyl, cassette, CD and digital formats.
N2O Records are exclusively distributed by E1 Entertainment in the United States
United States
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and Canada
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...
, UV in Japan, and Cargo in the United Kingdom and Europe. N2O Record's recent releases are focused on Japanese hip hop pioneer DJ Baku and loud rock veterans Uzumaki, Future Dub, General Malice, and Bomb Factory
Bomb Factory (band)
Bomb Factory is a musical group from Tokyo, Japan with styles influenced by 70's and 80's hardcore punk, hard rock, and heavy metal music. Although their mother tongue is Japanese, almost all the music they have produced since 1997 has English song titles and lyrics.-History:Brothers Jun-ya and...
.