Atavistic

83 releases 5 sub-labels 1990–2016

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1990s-2000s label from Chicago, Illinois. Breaking new ground, crossing all boundaries, and recognizing no limits in sight, feeling, and especially sound, Atavistic Records has been a catalyst for vital experimental works in its hometown of Chicago and throughout the world. Styles released by the label include experimental/ambient, free jazz, post-rock and more.

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Top Atavistic Releases

Queen of Siam
Lydia Lunch
1980
Honeymoon in Red
Lydia Lunch
1987
Shotgun Wedding
Lydia Lunch & Rowland S. Howard
1991
Nation Time
Joe McPhee
1970
Everything
Everything
Teenage Jesus and the Jerks
1995
Anhedoniac
Anhedoniac
Jarboe
1998
Pakistani Pomade
Alexander von Schlippenbach Trio
1973
Out of the Grey
The Dream Syndicate
1986
Smoke in the Shadows
Lydia Lunch
2004
78
78
Mars
1986
Number One of Three
The Body Lovers
1998
Machine Gun
Peter Brötzmann Octet
1968
Records
Christian Marclay
1997
Millenium Music: A Meta-Musical Portrait
Experimental Audio Research
1997
A Hard Road to Follow
The Flesh Eaters
1983
Ursa Major
Eleventh Dream Day
1994
The Night of the Purple Moon
The Night of the Purple Moon
Sun Ra and His Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra
1970
European Echoes
Manfred Schoof
1969
The Day Before Wine and Roses
The Dream Syndicate
1982
Schwarzwaldfahrt
Brötzmann / Bennink
1977
The World Upside Down
The World Upside Down
Glenn Branca
1994
How to Raise an Ox
Zu & Mats Gustafsson
2005
Nerve Beats
Han Bennink
2001
Out of Control
MX‐80
1993
Waves from Albert Ayler
Mount Everest Trio
2000
Now
Crescent
1996
Acoustic Machine
The Vandermark 5
2001
Songs ’77–’79
Songs ’77–’79
Glenn Branca
1996
The Living Music
Alexander von Schlippenbach
1972
The Color Of Memory
The Vandermark 5
2005
Airports For Light
The Vandermark 5
2002
Burn The Incline
The Vandermark 5
2000
The Men Album
The Men Album
Jarboe
2005
Strange Strings
Strange Strings
Sun Ra and His Astro Infinity Arkestra
1966
Nipples
Peter Brötzmann
1969
Beautiful People Ltd
Beautiful People Ltd
Jarboe and Lary Seven
2004
Target or Flag
The Vandermark 5
1998
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
The Lofty Pillars
2001
Version Soul
Version Soul
Spaceways Inc.
2002
Fuck de Boere
Peter Brötzmann
2001
Blues
Blues
Mats Gustafsson & David Stackenäs
2005
3½: The Lost Tapes: 1985–1988
The Dream Syndicate
1993
Miss Muerte
The Flesh Eaters
2004
Beat Reader
The Vandermark 5
2008
Quartets
Boxhead Ensemble
2003
Simpatico
The Vandermark 5
1999
The Last Place to Go
Boxhead Ensemble
1998
Nocturnes
Boxhead Ensemble
2006
Willing Victim
Lydia Lunch
2005
Radiale
Radiale
Zu & Spaceways Inc.
2004
The Best of God Is My Co-Pilot
God Is My Co-Pilot
1996
Get Busy
God Is My Co-Pilot
1998
Pieces of Light
Joe McPhee & John Snyder
1974
8 Eyed Spy
8 Eyed Spy
1981
The Milwaukee Tapes, Vol. I
Fred Anderson Quartet
2000
Born Broke
Born Broke
Peter Brötzmann & Peeter Uuskyla
2008
Dark Day
Fred Anderson Quartet
1979
Stinkfist
Clint Ruin & Lydia Lunch
1987
Crimes Against Nature
Lydia Lunch
1999
Hunting the Snake
Hunting the Snake
Schlippenbach Quartet
2000
Amusia
Amusia
Elliott Sharp - Carbon
1995
Secrets of the Sun
Secrets of the Sun
Sun Ra and His Solar Arkestra
1965

Atavistic Artist Roster

Lydia Lunch
Lydia Lunch
11 releases
Person
The Vandermark 5
The Vandermark 5
10 releases
Group
Glenn Branca
Glenn Branca
10 releases
Person
Peter Brötzmann
Peter Brötzmann
9 releases
Person
Jarboe
Jarboe
7 releases
Person
BE
Boxhead Ensemble
6 releases
Group
Swans
Swans
6 releases
Group
PS
Pinetop Seven
4 releases
Group
Various Artists
Various Artists
4 releases
Other
Han Bennink
Han Bennink
4 releases
Person
Crescent
Crescent
3 releases
Group
Fred Lonberg-Holm
Fred Lonberg-Holm
3 releases
Person
The Flesh Eaters
The Flesh Eaters
3 releases
Group
NC
Nels Cline
3 releases
Person
Zu
Zu
3 releases
Group
MP
Magical Power Mako
3 releases
Person