K Records

E80871

independent record label

K Records is an independent record label based in Olympia, Washington, known for its influential role in the DIY, indie rock, and lo-fi music scenes.

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Label	Occurrences
K Records canonical	8

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	independent record label ⓘ
associatedMovement	indie DIY movement ⓘ riot grrrl ⓘ
associatedWithCityScene	Olympia music scene ⓘ
basedIn	Olympia ⓘ surface form: Olympia, Washington
businessModel	independent ⓘ
city	Olympia ⓘ surface form: Olympia, Washington
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
distributedFormat	cassette tapes ⓘ compact discs ⓘ vinyl records ⓘ
foundedBy	Calvin Johnson ⓘ
founder	Calvin Johnson ⓘ
genreFocus	indie pop ⓘ indie rock ⓘ lo-fi ⓘ punk rock ⓘ
hasArtist	Beat Happening ⓘ Built to Spill ⓘ Dub Narcotic Sound System ⓘ Heavenly ⓘ Kimya Dawson ⓘ Lois ⓘ Mecca Normal ⓘ Mirah ⓘ Modest Mouse ⓘ Old Time Relijun ⓘ Some Velvet Sidewalk ⓘ The All Girl Summer Fun Band ⓘ The Blow ⓘ The Cannanes ⓘ The Crabs ⓘ The Go Team (Olympia band) ⓘ The Gossip ⓘ The Halo Benders ⓘ The Make-Up ⓘ The Microphones ⓘ The Softies ⓘ Tiger Trap ⓘ
influencedScene	DIY music ⓘ indie rock ⓘ lo-fi music ⓘ
location	Olympia ⓘ surface form: Olympia, Washington
notableFor	DIY ethics ⓘ lo-fi aesthetic ⓘ supporting underground music ⓘ
slogan	K is for KILL ROCK STARS (early slogan, shared aesthetic) ⓘ
state	Washington ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bill Callahan → recordLabel → K Records ⓘ

Phil Elverum → associatedAct → K Records ⓘ

Ashley Eriksson → recordLabel → K Records ⓘ

Beat Happening → recordLabel → K Records ⓘ

Beat Happening → associatedAct → K Records ⓘ

The Microphones → recordLabel → K Records ⓘ

The Microphones → associatedAct → K Records ⓘ

Mirah → associatedAct → K Records ⓘ