Relief in Abstract

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{{Infobox record label

| name = Relief in Abstract

| founded = {{start date|2011}}

| founder = Jered Dowden, Lex Johnson

| defunct = {{end date|2016}}

| genre = Electronic

| country = U.S.

| location = Orlando, Florida

| website = {{URL|https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230344/https://reliefinabstract.com|www.reliefinabstract.com}}

}}

Relief in Abstract is an independent music and arts label based in Orlando, Florida. The label was started as a musical collective in 2011 by Lex Johnson and Jered Dowden while they were in high school, originally as a platform to promote their friends' music.{{cite web|url=http://www.reliefinabstract.com/about|title=Relief in Abstract "About" Page|date=22 July 2013|author=Jered Dowden|publisher=reliefinabstract.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050231/http://www.reliefinabstract.com/about|archive-date=2016-03-04}} XXYYXX quickly gathered a strong online following and helped to elevate the status of the label overall. The label's brand and website were designed by Guillermo Casanova.{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/relief-in-abstract-records-is-run-by-baby-geniuses/|title=Noisey Interview with Jered Dowden|date=1 February 2013|author=Daniel Dorsa|publisher=vice.com}} Relief In Abstract announced the addition of indie band Out Go the Lights to their roster in September 2013.{{cite web|url=http://reliefinabstract.com/posts/35|title=RIA Out Go the Lights Announcement|date=24 September 2013|author=RIA|publisher=reliefinabstract.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221033547/http://www.reliefinabstract.com/posts/35|archivedate=21 December 2013}}