Utech Records

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{{Infobox record label

| name = Utech Records

| founded = {{start date|2004}}

| founder = Keith Utech

| country = United States

| location = Milwaukee, Wisconsin

| website = {{URL|utechrecords.com/}}

}}

Utech Records is an American independent record label based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was founded by Keith Utech in 2004. The label has featured a mixture of experimental, ambient, and metal. Keith Utech curates and directs all of the art on releases from the label.{{cite web|last1=Mueller|first1=Kevin|title=CAUGHT ON TAPE|url=https://www.milwaukeemag.com/2017/01/16/caught-on-tape-henry-rollins-milwaukee/|website=Milwaukee Magazine|date=16 January 2017 |access-date=3 March 2017}}

==History==

The label was started by Keith Utech in 2004. Utech drew inspiration from labels such as Alternative Tentacles, Earache, and FMP for the creation of his label.

The first release on the label was a limited edition CD-R of Lasse Marhaug’s “Spaghetti Western Rainbow”. Utech Records has released over 100 titles since this release on various formats including CD-R, LP, 7-inch vinyl, cassette tape, and 8-track cartridges.

The label has released a music in a range of styles, genres and groups, including Fushitsusha, Locrian, Horseback, and Dead Neanderthals.

Henry Rollins has dedicated entire radio shows to releases on the label, calling the label "brave."{{cite web|last1=KCRW|title=KCRW Broadcast 294|url=http://www.kcrw.com/music/shows/henry-rollins/kcrw-broadcast-294|website=KCRW|access-date=3 March 2017}}

Utech Records has sponsored three{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}} music festivals in Milwaukee to promote its artists.{{cite web|last1=Brooklyn Vegan Staff|title=Milwaukee's Utech Fest in pics/video ++|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/milwaukees-utec-201107/|website=Brooklyn Vegan|access-date=3 March 2017}}