Pendu Sound Recordings
| Pendu Sound Recordings | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Founder | Todd "Pendu" Brooks |
| Defunct | 2013 |
| Genre | |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | New York City |
| Official website | www |
Pendu Sound Recordings was an independent record label used by aTelecine,[1] Chelsea Wolfe,[2] Azar Swan,[3] Mater Suspiria Vision,[4] White Ring,[5] Talibam!,[6] Von Haze,[7] and others.
The label, also known as Pendu Sound, was started by Todd Brooks in 2005 for his PENDV projects and went defunct in 2013.[4] The parent company Pendu NYC was known for its "Pendu Disco" dance parties.[8]
History
[edit]The Pendu Sound compilation album Getting rid of the glue with Excepter and Daniel Carter was listed as number 70 in Thurston Moore's "Top 80 of 2006".[8][9] The White Ring Chaind Vol. 1 DJ mix released in August 2011 contains remixes of own tracks, NIИ, Rihanna, and others.[8][5] Also in August the LP The Falcon and the Pod was released.[10]
In May 2012 Pendu Sound joined forces with Frenchkiss Records[11] as a member of the Frenchkiss Label Group, which published a compilation of their works.[8] In November 2012 Noisey featured Todd Pendu.[12] In February 2013 Pendu Sound launched a digital single series with the Tempers.[13][14][15]
The Pendu Sound site still offers reviews, photos, videos, interviews, and other background material about their former artists.
Notable albums
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- Chelsea Wolfe
- 2010: The Grime and the Glow
- 2011: Apokalypsis
- aTelecine
- 2009: aVigillant Carpark
- 2010: A Cassette Tape Culture (Phase One)
- 2011: A Cassette Tape Culture (Phase Two)
- 2011: A Cassette Tape Culture (Phase Three)
- 2011: The Falcon and the Pod[16]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Pendu releasing more aTelecine (Sasha Grey's dark ambient band), throwing more parties (Jokers on the Scene tonight)". BrooklynVegan. 2011-06-24. Archived from the original on 2018-12-13.
- ^ "The Drama of Chelsea Wolfe". LA Times. 2013-08-29. Archived from the original on 2018-08-02.
- ^ "Ride an Azar Swan | An interview with Joshua Strawn and Zohra Atash". post-punk.com. 2014-12-08. Archived from the original on 2017-06-07.
- ^ a b Todd Pendu (November 8, 2010). "The Genesis of Naming a Genre: Witch House". pendunyc.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-04.
- ^ a b "White Ring unchain new mixtape". Electronic Beats. 2011-08-05. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ MR P (2007). "Talibam! The Excusable Earthling". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on 2015-09-14.
- ^ "Premiere: Von Haze, "Mother Mountain"". Impose. 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-02-28.
- ^ a b c d "Frenchkiss Records Launches Frenchkiss Label Group". dailyrindblog.com. The Orchard. 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2019-03-17.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Byron Coley; Thurston Moore (March 2007). "Bull Tongue 26". Arthur. Archived from the original on 2019-03-22.
- ^ Brandon Stosuy (2011-07-19). "aTelecine (Feat. Sasha Grey) The Falcon And The Pod LP Stream". Stereogum. Archived from the original on 2019-03-26.
- ^ Jem Aswad (2012-05-09). "Exclusive: Frenchkiss Label Group Announces First Distributed Labels: ATP, White Iris, Underwater Peoples, More". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2019-02-03.
- ^ Vincent Brunetto (2012-11-02). "The Magickal World of Todd Pendu". Noisey. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ Andrew Sacher (2013-02-14). "Pendu Sound begins digital singles series with new single from Tempers (video, MP3)". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ Allison Becker (2013-02-14). "Exclusive: Pendu Sound Premieres Tempers' "Eyes Wide Wider"". bullettmedia.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-05.
- ^ Liz Louche (2013-02-20). "Pendu Sound launches sexy new digital singles series with a pair of songs from Tempers". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on 2013-05-30.
- ^ penduvideo (April 28, 2011). aTelecine "The Falcon and The Pod" Teaser on YouTube.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Pendu Sound Recordings discography at Discogs
- PENDV VIDEO channel on YouTube