Alpha Pup Records Explained

Alpha Pup Records
Parent:Virgin Music Group
Distributor:Virgin Music Group / UMG
Country:United States
Location:Los Angeles, California
Website:https://www.alphapuprecords.com/

Alpha Pup Records is an American independent record label based in Los Angeles, California.[1] It was founded by Daddy Kev and Danyell Jariel[2] in 2004.[3] LA Weekly placed it at number 2 on the "Top 10 Most Exciting L.A. Indie Labels of 2010" list.[4]

History

BBC One DJ Mary Anne Hobbs has supported Alpha Pup Records from its inception and comments that "the artists involved with Low End Theory, with the Brainfeeder label, with Alpha Pup, with Leaving Records all have close ties with the UK".[5] In 2014, Chris Ziegler of LA Weekly described the label as "a big part of the reason why" "Los Angeles is one of the most vital cities in the world for electronic music right now".[6]

It has released music from edIT,[7] Daedelus,[8] Reefer,[9] Nosaj Thing,[10] Nocando,[11] Free the Robots,[12] Take,[13] Dibiase,[14] Jonwayne,[15] Young Montana?,[16] Kone,[17] Virtual Boy,[18] Dot,[19] Nobody,[20] Mike Gao,[21] Astronautica,[22] Elusive,[23] Invisibl Skratch Piklz,[24] Mast,[25] and Ryan Porter.[26]

Notes and References

  1. News: Chris. Martins. L.A.'s string of indie labels succeeds with a jack-of-all-trades approach (page 1 of 2). Los Angeles Times. 22 August 2010. 10 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20100918105931/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-la-indie-labels-20100822,0,3901157.story. 18 September 2010.
  2. Web site: Thomas. Palermo. Busy Dogs: Alpha Pup Ramps Up Releases. XLR8R. 23 August 2007. 6 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20190528004031/https://www.xlr8r.com/news/busy-dogs-alpha-pup-ramps-up-releases. 28 May 2019.
  3. Web site: Max. Bell. When It Comes to L.A.'s World-Renowned Beat Scene, Daddy Kev Does It All. LA Weekly. 4 May 2016. 28 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20171004112114/https://www.laweekly.com/music/when-it-comes-to-la-s-world-renowned-beat-scene-daddy-kev-does-it-all-6878351. 4 October 2017.
  4. Web site: Drew. Tewksbury. Top 10 Most Exciting L.A. Indie Labels of 2010. LA Weekly. 28 December 2010. 6 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20150508063743/http://www.laweekly.com/music/top-10-most-exciting-la-indie-labels-of-2010-2403599. 8 May 2015.
  5. News: Church. Steve. Turning it up with Mary Anne Hobbs. 10 May 2011. The Daily Free Press. 21 April 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110422221937/http://dailyfreepress.com/2011/04/21/turning-it-up-with-mary-anne-hobbs/. 22 April 2011. live.
  6. Web site: Chris. Ziegler. The Best Concerts to See in L.A. This Week. LA Weekly. 17 February 2014. 6 June 2018.
  7. Web site: Chris. Downton. edIT – Certified Air Raid Material (Alpha Pup). Cyclic Defrost. 4 October 2007. 6 June 2018.
  8. Web site: Mike. Orme. Daedelus: Live at Low End Theory. Pitchfork. 30 January 2008. 6 June 2018.
  9. Eliot Van. Buskirk. Drunken Conversation Leads to Band Called Reefer. Wired. 9 October 2008. 6 June 2018.
  10. Web site: Mosi. Reeves. Nosaj Thing, 'Drift' (Alpha Pup). Spin. 25 August 2009. 6 June 2018.
  11. Web site: Jeff. Weiss. Locked and Loaded: Nocando. LA Weekly. 28 January 2010. 6 June 2018.
  12. Web site: Chris. Martins. MP3 Exclusive: Free The Robots, "Jupiter," Forthcoming on Alpha Pup. LA Weekly. 25 February 2010. 6 June 2018.
  13. Web site: Patric. Fallon. Take "Incredibright". XLR8R. 25 March 2010. 6 June 2018.
  14. Web site: Jeff. Weiss. Man versus machine: Dibiase premieres first single from 'Machines Hate Me'. Los Angeles Times. 4 August 2010. 6 June 2018.
  15. Web site: Jeff. Weiss. Jonwayne fires off track from Alpha Pup debut, 'Bowser,' connects Low End Theory with Super Mario Bros.. Los Angeles Times. 25 April 2011. 6 June 2018.
  16. Web site: Joe. Zadeh. Electric Selection - Young Montana?. Clash. 15 June 2011. 28 May 2019.
  17. Web site: Nikol. Hasler. Kone: The Tractatus. L.A. Record. 18 January 2012. 6 June 2018.
  18. Web site: Randall. Roberts. Video premiere: Virtual Boy's 'Let Go' arrives from Alpha Pup. Los Angeles Times. 30 January 2012. 6 June 2018.
  19. Web site: Larry. Fitzmaurice. Dot "Simple Simon". Pitchfork. 21 February 2012. 6 June 2018.
  20. Web site: Chris. Martins. DJ Nobody Teams With Cedric Bixler-Zavala for Sunny Psych-Hop 'Our Last Dance'. Spin. 21 June 2013. 6 June 2018.
  21. Web site: Glenn. Jackson. Mike Gao "Just Do You". XLR8R. 16 January 2015. 6 June 2018.
  22. Web site: Layne. Weiss. Astronautica Is Happy to Add a Feminine Voice to L.A.'s Beat Scene. LA Weekly. 27 January 2016. 6 June 2018.
  23. Web site: Cameron. Holbrook. Q&A: Elusive Drops Lush, Jazz-Tinged LP on Alpha Pup Records. XLR8R. 19 July 2016. 6 June 2018.
  24. Web site: Bucky. Turco. Premiere: The Invisibl Skratch Piklz Are "Fresh Out of Fvcks". Mass Appeal. 18 August 2016. 6 June 2018.
  25. Web site: John. Payne. How Low End Theory Inspired Jazz Musician Tim Conley's Mast Project. LA Weekly. 4 October 2016. 6 June 2018.
  26. Web site: Sarah. Murphy. Ryan Porter "Itsy Bitsy Spider". Exclaim!. 14 August 2017. 6 June 2018.

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