The British indie rock record label 4AD Records was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent, funded by Beggars Banquet Records. Image File history File links 4AD_record_label_logo. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Ivo Watts-Russell is the founder and president of the record label 4AD. He has also produced a few records, including the Cocteau Twins debut, Garlands. ... Peter Kent (born in Sussex, England ca. ... Beggars Banquet is an English independent record label that began as a chain of record shops owned by Martin Mills and Nick Austin. ...

It was originally formed as Axis Records, but this was quickly changed to 4AD when it became apparent that the name Axis was already being used by another music company. There are at least 2 record labels with the name Axis Records. ...

In 1980 Kent left the company to start another label (also funded by Beggars Banquet): Situation Two Records. Shortly afterwards, Watts-Russell invited the graphic designer Vaughan Oliver to create sleeve art for the label and as a result 4AD quickly acquired a visually distinctive identity which complemented the artful and atmospheric music that it was releasing at that time. Its artists like the Cocteau Twins and Dead Can Dance developed substantial cult followings in the mid-1980s, but 4AD continued to evolve, and, after resigning to Throwing Muses and Pixies, the label increasingly concentrated on underground American rock music. At the same time, 4AD somehow had a freak UK Number One hit in the early days of House music with the collaged and influential "Pump Up The Volume" by M/A/R/R/S. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Situation Two, aka Situation 2, is a record label which began life in 1981 as an offshoot of the larger Beggars Banquet label. ... Graphic designer based in Battersea, South London. ... Guthrie, Fraser, and Raymonde Cocteau Twins were an influential and prolific Scottish band. ... Dead Can Dance is a band that comprises Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry. ... MacGyver is one of the symbols of the 1980s in America The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... Throwing Muses is a post-punk alternative rock band formed in 1981 in Newport, Rhode Island, that toured and recorded extensively until 1997, when its members began concentrating more on other projects. ... Pixies are an alternative rock music group. ... Sound collage is the production of songs, musical compositions, or recordings using portions, or samples, of previously made recordings. ... MARRS (or M/A/R/R/S or M|A|R|R|S) was a one-off recording act from 1987 whose sole release was the single Pump Up The Volume, which was a UK number one hit and a significant milestone in the development of British house music and...

In the 1990s, 4AD established an office in Los Angeles and enjoyed success with bands such as The Breeders, Red House Painters, Unrest, and His Name Is Alive. In 1999, Watts-Russell sold his share in 4AD back to the Beggars Group (as it had by then become), but the label continued to release music and add new artists to its roster. This article is about the largest city in California. ... The Breeders are an American rock band, formed in 1988 as a side project between Kim Deal of Pixies and Tanya Donelly of Throwing Muses. ... Red House Painters is an indie rock group formed in 1989 in San Francisco by singer/songwriter Mark Kozelek. ... Unrest is an indie rock band from the Washington DC area. ... His Name Is Alive is a band from Livonia, Michigan, essentially the personal project of musician Warren Defever. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

See also

• List of record labels
• 4AD Records artists

The following is a partial list of record labels, both past and present. ... This article deals with current and past artists from 4AD Records. ...

External links

• Official site
• Eyesore Database: Complete 4AD Discography through ca. 1998
• 4AD : The Perfect Antidote: Complete 4AD Discography and Miscellany 1998

1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

References

• Ingebrigtsen, Lars Magne (2000). Eyesore list of 4ad groups Retrieved Feb. 22, 2005.
• Keibel, Jeff (2004). 4AD: Facing The Wrong Way fan site. Retrieved Feb. 17, 2005.
• Zax, Andy (1999). An Official History of 4AD. Retrieved Jan. 27, 2005.