Static Shock Records
Founded2008
FounderTom Ellis
GenrePunk
Hardcore
Post Punk
Garage Punk
Country of originUnited Kingdom
LocationLondon
Official websitehttp://staticshockrecords.limitedrun.com/
https://staticshockrecords.bandcamp.com/
http://staticshockrecords.blogspot.com/

Static Shock Records is an English independent record label, gig promoter, and distributor specialising in underground punk founded in London in 2008.[1][2][3][4][5] Since 2012 the label has organised a 'Static Shock Weekend' festival most years at different venues in the city.[6]

History

Static Shock was founded in London by Tom Ellis in 2008. Its first release was a 7” from the Canadian power pop band Dangerloves, after seeing the band play at Toronto's Fucked Up Weekend, now called Not Dead Yet Fest. The label's next release was a 7” from his own band, The Shitty Limits, called Here Are The Limits. The label has since released music by bands from all over Europe, North America, and Australia.[7]

Since 2012 the label has organised the 'Static Shock Weekend' festival most years at different venues in the city.[6] Bands to play the festival include Iron Lung, Pharmakon, Limp Wrist, Sauna Youth, and Sheer Mag. On 6 July 2023 the label announced they would stop putting these on after a final festival the coming September.[8]

Acclaimed releases

Debuting on 6 July 2017 via streaming by NPR Music and physically released 14 July 2017 in a co-release with the Wilsuns Recording Company, Static Shock Records released Need To Feel Your Love by Sheer Mag. It received acclaim from reviewers, some of them calling it one of the best LPs of 2017.[9]

Need To Feel Your Love was included in the top 30 of year-end lists of publications such as Rolling Stone, NME, Spin, Slant Magazine, Noisey, and Paste.

On 19 October 2018 the label released Raise Your Voice Joyce: Contemporary Shouts From Contemporary Voices, a compilation of music covertly recorded by the Canadian band Fucked Up, though uncredited, with lyrics and vocals performed by members of UK and European punk bands including Nekra, Good Throb, Arms Race, Sauna Youth, Terrible Feelings, and more.[10][11]

Artists on Static Shock Records

References

  1. 1 2 Scott, Tim (7 June 2017). "Sievehead and Their Cracking Post Punk Will Demolish You". Noisey. Vice. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 Scott, Tim (19 September 2016). "Uranium Club Return With More 80s Inspired Stabby and Jabby Midwestern Punk". Noisey. Vice. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 Scott, Tim (4 December 2017). "The Number Ones Remain Atop the Punky Power Pop Pile". Noisey. Vice. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  4. 1 2 Glickman, David (7 January 2017). "Uranium Club All of Them Naturals". Pitchfork. Pitchfork Media Group. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Static Shock Records Discogs Page". Discogs. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  6. 1 2 Amelia (3 November 2016). "Create to Destroy! Static Shock Weekend". Maximum Rock and Roll. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  7. ↑ Reyes, Jordan (13 April 2020). "Where to Start With U.K. Punk Label Static Shock Records". Bandcamp Daily.
  8. ↑ @staticshockrecs (6 July 2023). "Static Shock Weekend End" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ↑ Gotrich, Lars (6 July 2017). "Review: Sheer Mag, 'Need To Feel Your Love'". NPR Music. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  10. ↑ Breihan, Tom (20 August 2018). "Did Fucked Up Make A Dose Your Dreams Companion Piece Compilation?". Stereogum. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  11. ↑ "Here Is Fucked Up's "Secret" Comp 'Raise Your Voice Joyce'". Exclaim!. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  12. ↑ Minsker, Evan (28 February 2018). "Cold Meat "Maternity Stomp"". Pitchfork. Pitchfork Media Group. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  13. ↑ Renshaw, David (10 May 2017). "Sheer Mag Announces Debut Album, Need To Feel Your Love". The Fader. The Fader Media group. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  14. ↑ Renshaw, David (5 January 2017). "Sheer Mag To Release Compilation LP Ahead Of Their 2017 Debut Full-Length". The Fader. The Fader Media group. Retrieved 15 April 2018.



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