Asphodel

Asphodel

47 releases 2 sub-labels 1995–2016

About

US label originally from the bay area with strong connections to New York known for Hip Hop turntablism, Illbient beats, electroacoustic noisework. Owned by Mitzi Johnson. Founded and developed in the early 90ies by her together with her then husband . The label went out of business in the late 2000s when they divorced. The New York outpost for several years was run by acting as their label manager.

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Top Asphodel Releases

Colors
Ken Nordine
1966
As Is.
As Is.
We™
1997
Trip Tease
Trip Tease
Tipsy
1996
Uh-Oh!
Uh-Oh!
Tipsy
2001
Point Line Cloud
Curtis Roads
2005
Malediction and Prayer
Malediction and Prayer
Diamanda Galás
1998
Flowerhead
DATacide
1995
Initial Public Offering
Broker/Dealer
2003
Return of the Cyklops
Mix Master Mike
2002
Anti-Theft Device
Mix Master Mike
1998
Riddim Warfare
DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid
1998
Raster-Noton: Archiv 1.1
Various Artists
2004
Safe
Badawi
2006
Incursions in Illbient
Various Artists
1996
COUNTRY GAZETTE
WORLD STANDARD
1997
A Storm of Drones
Various Artists
1995
Hard Petting
Hard Petting
Tipsy
2000
Eye of the Cyklops
Mix Master Mike
2000
Final Warning
Badawi
1998
Single Cell Orchestra
Single Cell Orchestra
1996
Galactic Funk
DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid
1996
Remix Collection
Remix Collection
Ellen Allien
2004
Songs for Europe
Philip Jeck & Janek Schaefer
2004
D-Day
D-Day
The Allies
2016
Asphodelic
Various Artists
1999
Abandon
[The User]
2003
X‐pressions
X‐pressions
X‐Ecutioners
1997
Yasunao Tone
Yasunao Tone
2003
Love Is the Devil
坂本龍一
1998
Solace
Fires Were Shot
2004
Remix Party!
Remix Party!
Tipsy
2002
Swarm of Drones
Various Artists
1995
The Ablist
Rob Swift
1999
Blixter Toad
Fe-mail
2006
The Throne of Drones
Various Artists
1995
My Ship
Jack Grunsky
1969
Synthetic Fury EP
DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid
1998
Viral Sonata
Paul D. Miller
1997
Event
Christian Marclay, Yasunao Tone & Christian Wolff
2005
Metal Machine Music
Zeitkratzer and Lou Reed
2007

Asphodel Artist Roster

Various Artists
Various Artists
7 releases
Other
T
Tipsy
6 releases
Group
DJ Spooky
DJ Spooky
4 releases
Person
MM
Mix Master Mike
4 releases
Person
Rob Swift
Rob Swift
3 releases
Person
Christian Marclay
Christian Marclay
3 releases
Person
KN
Ken Nordine
3 releases
Person
B
Badawi
3 releases
Person
Daniel Menche
Daniel Menche
2 releases
Person
大友良英
大友良英
2 releases
Person
PD
Paul D. Miller
2 releases
Group
Yasunao Tone
Yasunao Tone
2 releases
Person
X
X‐Ecutioners
2 releases
Group
W
We™
2 releases
Group
Alva Noto
Alva Noto
1 release
Person
Z
Zeitkratzer
1 release
Group
FW
Fires Were Shot
1 release
Group
WS
WORLD STANDARD
1 release
Person

Contact Label

Asphodel 763 Brannan St. San Francisco, Ca. 94103 USA Tele: (415) 863-3068 Fax: (415) 863-4973 E-mail: hello@asphodel.com (valid in June 1998:) Asphodel Records PO Box 51, Chelsea Station New York, NY 10113-0051 USA Fax: (212) 965-0959 Tel: (212) 965-0953 erik@asphodel.com