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Alien8 Recordings

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Alien8 Recordings
Founded1996 (1996)
FounderSean O'Hara
Gary Worsley
GenreNoise music
Country of originCanada
LocationMontreal, Quebec

Alien8 Recordings is an independent record label founded in 1996 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The label was founded by Sean O'Hara and Gary Worsley.[1]

The label released material from prominent noise artists such as Merzbow, Think About Life, Aube, Keiji Haino, Masonna, MSBR, Francisco López, Bastard Noise, and Daniel Menche, as well as electronic artists such as Tim Hecker, Lesbians on Ecstasy, Les Georges Leningrad, and Books on Tape.[2] Alien8 also is known for releasing the 2003 debut of indie-pop band The Unicorns.[3] It also had two sub-labels, Fancy Recordings and Substractif, which released music from 2001 to 2004.

In 2018, Worsley bought Montreal's famed record store Cheap Thrills, where he had been working since 1998.[4]

Alien8 has not released any music since 2011. The last post on its website is dated December 2012.[5] The website went offline in 2022.[6]

Discography

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Cat. No. Artist Recording
ALIENCD 001 Merzbow Akasha Gulva (1996)
ALIENCD 002 Aube Cardiac Strain (1997)
ALIENCD 003 Keiji Haino So, Black Is Myself (1997)
ALIENCD 004 Merzbow Space Metalizer (1997)
ALIENCD 005 David Kristian Cricklewood (1997)
ALIENCD 006 Aube / Knurl Split (1997)
ALIENCD 007 Masonna Frequency LSD (1998)
ALIENCD 008 David Kristian / Sian Tacoma Narrows / Someday Anywhere (1998)
ALIENCD 009 M.S.B.R. / Kengo Tuchi One (1998)
ALIENCD 010 Merzbow Aqua Necromancer (1998)
ALIENCD 011 Loren Mazzacane Connors In Twilight (1998)
ALIENCD 012 Knurl Torus (1999)
ALIENCD 013 Alexandre St-Onge Image / Négation (1999)
ALIENCD 014 Various Coalescence (2001)
ALIENCD 015 David Kristian Woodworking (1999)
ALIENCD 016 David Kristian Beneath the Valley of the Modulars (1998)
ALIENCD 017 Merzbow Door Open at 8 am (1999)
ALIENCD 018 Bastard Noise The Analysis of Self-Destruction (2000)
ALIENCD 019 David Kristian Room Tone (1999)
ALIENCD 020 Francisco López Untitled #104 (2000)
ALIENLP 021 Aube Sensorial Inducement (2000)
ALIENCD 022 Shalabi Effect Shalabi Effect (2000)
ALIENCD 023 Tomas Jirku Variants (2000)
ALIENCD 024 Monstre Sucre 3 (2001)
ALIENCD 025 Christof Migone Quieting (2001)
ALIENCD 026 Artificial Memory Trace / Brume 1st Encounter (2001)
ALIENCD 027 Keiji Haino Abandon All Words at a Stroke, So That Prayer Can Come Spilling Out (2001)
ALIENCD 028 David Kristian, Sam Shalabi, Alexandre St-Onge Kristian, Shalabi, St-Onge (2001)
ALIENCD 029 Sam Shalabi On Hashish (2001)
ALIENCD 030 Set Fire to Flames Sings Reign Rebuilder (2001)
ALIENCD 031 Francisco López Untitled #123 (2002)
ALIENCD 032 Shalabi Effect The Trial of St. Orange (2002)
ALIENLP 033 Tanakh Villa Claustrophobia (2002)
ALIENCD 034 Acid Mothers Temple and the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. Electric Heavyland (2002)
ALIENCD 035 Francisco López Addy en el país de las frutas y los chunches (2003)
ALIENCD 036 Daniel Menche Beautiful Blood (2003)
ALIENCD 037 Sam Shalabi Osama (2003)
ALIENCD 038 Merzbow Animal Magnetism (2003)
ALIENCD 039 Set Fire to Flames Telegraphs in Negative/Mouths Trapped in Static (2003)
ALIENCD 040 Soft Canyon Broken Spirit, I Will Mend Your Wings (2003)
ALIENLP 041 The Unicorns Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone? (2003)
ALIENCD 042 Shalabi Effect Pink Abyss (2004)
ALIENCD 043 Tanakh Dieu Deuil (2004)
ALIENCD 044 Acid Mothers Temple and the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. Mantra of Love (2004)
ALIENCD 045 Les Georges Leningrad Deux Hot Dogs Moutarde Chou (2004)
ALIENCD 046 Molasses Trouble at Jinx Hotel (2004)
ALIENCD 047 Tim Hecker Mirages (2004)
ALIENCD 048 Tanakh Tanakh (2004)
ALIENCD 049 Les Georges Leningrad Sur les Traces de Black Eskimo (2004)
ALIENCD 050 Mecha Fixes Clock Orbiting With Screwdrivers (2004)
ALIENCD 051 Lesbians on Ecstasy Lesbians on Ecstasy (2004)
ALIENCD 052 Et Sans Par Noussss Touss Les Trous de Vos Crânes! (2005)
ALIENCD 053 Various Blank Field (2005)
ALIENCD 054 Francisco López Live in Montreal (2005)
ALIENCD 055 Kiss Me Deadly Amoreux Cosmiques (2005)
ALIENCD 056 Lesbians on Ecstasy Giggles in the Dark (2005)
ALIENCD 057 Kiss Me Deadly Misty Medley (2005)
ALIENCD 058 Nadja Truth Becomes Death (2005)
ALIENCD 059 Glen Hall / Lee Ranaldo / William Hooker Oasis of Whispers (2005)
ALIENCD 060 Books on Tape Dinosaur Dinosaur (2005)
ALIENCD 061 Shalabi Effect Unfortunately (2005)
ALIENCD 062 Acid Mothers Temple Starless and Bible Black Sabbath (2006)
ALIENCD 063 Tanakh Ardent Fevers (2006)
ALIENCD 064 Francisco López Untitled #180 (2006)
ALIENCD 065 Think About Life Think About Life (2006)
ALIENCD 066 Tim Hecker Radio Amor (2007)
ALIENCD 067 Nadja Touched (2007)
ALIENCD 069 Lesbians on Ecstasy We Know You Know (2007)
ALIENCD 070 Alexandre St-Onge Mon animal est possible (2007)
ALIENCD 071 Torngat You Could Be (2007)
ALIENCD 072 Nadja Radiance of Shadows (2007)
ALIENCD 073 CPC Gangbangs Mutilation Nation (2007)
ALIENCD 074 Sam Shalabi Eid (2008)
ALIENCD 075 Menace Ruine Cult of Ruins (2008)
ALIENCD 076 Duchess Says Anthologie des 3 Perchoirs (2008)
ALIENCD 077 Francisco López TechnoCalyps (2008)
ALIENCD 078 Think About Life Family (2009)
ALIENCD 079 Zbigniew Karkowski & Daniel Menche Unleash (2008)
ALIENCD 080 Aun Motorsleep (2009)
ALIENCD 081 Aidan Baker & Tim Hecker Fantasma Parastasie (2008)
ALIENCD 082 Menace Ruine The Die is Cast (2008)
ALIENCD 083 Torngat La Petite Nicole (2009)
ALIENCD 084 Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. Lord of the Underground: Vishnu and the Magic Elixir (2009)
ALIENCD 085 Black Feelings Black Feelings (2009)
ALIENCD 086 Duchess Says / Red Mass Fire Baptized Species / Red Mass (2009)
ALIENCD 087 Aidan Baker Liminoid / Lifeforms (2010)
ALIENCD 088 Blessure Grave Judged By Twelve Carried By Six (2010)
ALIENCD 089 Tim Hecker Haunt Me, Haunt Me Do It Again (2001)
ALIENCD 090 Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. Pink Lady Lemonade ~ You're from Inner Space (2011)
ALIENCD 091 Picastro + Nadja Fool, Redeemer (2011)
ALIENCD 093 Duchess Says In a Fung Day T! (2011)
ALIENCDR 001 Dreamcatcher Holysmokes: Live at CKUT 90.3 FM (2005)
ALIENDR 001 Thisquietarmy Transmissions (2009)
FANCYCD 001 Molasses You'll Never Be Well No More (1999)
FANCYCD 002 Molasses Trilogie: Toil and Peaceful Life (2000)
FANCYCD 003 Hrsta L'éclat du ciel était insoutenable (2001)
FANCYCD 005 Molasses A Slow Messe (2003)
SUBSF 001 Mitchell Akiyama Hope That Lines Don't Cross (2001)
SUBSF 002 Tomas Jirku Immaterial (2001)
SUBSF 003 Tim Hecker Haunt Me, Haunt Me Do It Again (2001)
SUBSF 004 Tim Hecker My Love Is Rotten to the Core (2002)
SUBSF 005 Polmo Polpo The Science of Breath (2002)
SUBSF 007 Daniel Menche Eye on the Steel (2002)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lanktree, Graham. "Interview Alien8 Recordings, Nov 2006". stylusmagazine.com. Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Alien8 Recordings: Releases". Alien8recordings.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
  3. ^ "Alien8 Recordings: Info". Alien8recordings.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
  4. ^ Giroux, Stephane (24 October 2021). "A Montreal music institution...Oct 2021". montreal.ctvnews.ca. CTV News Montreal. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  5. ^ "News". alien8recordings.com. Alien8 Recordings. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  6. ^ ""502 Bad Gateway"". alien8recordings.com. September 12, 2022. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
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