[excursions into the abyss]

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I started excursions into the abyss when I was still a teenager, back in the mid 90’s.

I was quite taken by the entire diy movement at the time: 94-99, and wanted to emulate the majesty of it all. Dischord was the most successful example, and that was one of the starting points. Outside of extremely small labels, I think Ebullition and Gravity were also influential. All three of these labels had a specific aesthetic I could identify with, as well as admire; Dischord being all about the DC scene, Ebullition more into philosophical (the personal is the political and so on) approaches, and Gravity just releasing bands that really pushed and defined an era through the bands as well as the packaging.

I wanted a label that would reflect my projects, but wanted to get to a place where I could release friend’s bands - they didn’t necessarily have to be from Fort Wayne, as I don’t really identify as being from anywhere in particular. But, I never really got to that point. The one 7” I released for a local band ended in their demise and them requesting that I not sell the record. Which is just as well as they had never completed a cover for it - which is why there are 3 different versions of 25 each - the rest of the records have been “lost.”
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