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Deep Elm Records

{{Short description|US independent record label}}

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{{Infobox record label

| name = Deep Elm Records

| image = deepelm_logo.jpg

| founded = {{start date|1995}}

| founder = John Szuch

| distributor = The Orchard

| genre = Indie rock, emo, post-rock, post-hardcore

| country = United States

| location = Maui, Hawaii

| url = {{URL|www.deepelm.com/}}

}}

Deep Elm Records is an independent record label releasing albums by bands such as Lights & Motion, The Appleseed Cast, Brandtson, The White Octave, and Planes Mistaken for Stars. It also released the compilation series The Emo Diaries.

History

Deep Elm Records started in New York City by John Szuch. Deep Elm's first release was the single "Anthemic Tune" by Curdlefur in 1995. Its first album was by Camber in March 1997.

In 2006 Deep Elm Records signed its first UK act, Free Diamonds. By 2008, Deep Elm stopped pressing physical CDs and vinyl, effectively becoming a digital only label. The label has refused to be bought out by a larger company, and is currently{{when|date=January 2018}} located in Maui, Hawaii.

Vice described Deep Elm as "a seminal label for the 90s/early 200s emo scene".[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/6544nr/almost-every-single-deep-elm-release-ranked-3 (Almost) Every Single Deep Elm Release, Ranked]. Vice, February 26, 2014.

= Compilation albums =

Between 1997 and 2007, the label released a series of twelve compilation albums titled The Emo Diaries. The series had an open submissions policy and featured mostly acts that were unsigned at the time of the albums' releases. The Emo Diaries featured then-new and unreleased music by such acts as The Appleseed Cast, Brandtson, Further Seems Forever, Jimmy Eat World, Planes Mistaken for Stars and Samiam. It also released a compilation series called This Is Indie Rock.

Deep Elm's founder, John Szuch, claims that the original name for the series was intended to be The Indie Rock Diaries, but this was ruled out when the first volume included Jimmy Eat World and Samiam, who were both signed to major record labels. The Emo Diaries was chosen because The Emotional Diaries was too long for the album cover. Despite the title, the bands featured in the series have a diversity of sounds that do not all necessarily fit into the emo style of rock music. Andy Greenwald, in his book Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and Emo, claims that the series "stake[s] a claim for emo as more a shared aesthetic than a genre." The label is now{{when|date=January 2018}} famous as a home for alternative post-rock bands, with acts such as Lights & Motion, Moonlit Sailor, Athletics and Dorena.

Artists past and present

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References

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{{cite news

| title = About Deep Elm Records

| first = Sean

| last = Read

| url = http://www.alterthepress.com/2011/07/atp-label-profile-deep-elm-records.html

| publisher = Alter the Press!

| date = July 2011

| access-date = August 22, 2011

}}

{{cite book|last =Greenwald|first =Andy|author-link =Andy Greenwald|title =Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and Emo|publisher =St. Martin's Griffin|year =2003|location =New York City|isbn =978-0-312-30863-6|page=119}}

Greenwald, pp. 118-119.

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External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.deepelm.com/}}

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Category:Companies based in Charlotte, North Carolina

Category:American independent record labels

Category:Indie rock record labels

Category:Alternative rock record labels