Dischord founders Ian Mackaye and Jeff Nelson

Dischord Records is a Washington, D.C.-based record label specializing in D.C.-area independent punk, hardcore, and post-hardcore music. ian mackaye/jeff nelson File links The following pages link to this file: Dischord Records ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Hardcore punk (or hardcore) is an intensified version of punk rock usually characterized by short, loud, and often angry songs with exceptionally fast tempos and chord changes. ... Post-hardcore; this specific genre was created by others as a sourse to relaese the emotion that builds inside, making the music intimate and touching to listeners. ...

The company is co-owned by Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, who founded the label in 1980 to release records by local hardcore punk bands. Bands such as Minor Threat, Embrace, Rites of Spring, Nation Of Ulysses, Gray Matter, Dag Nasty, and Fugazi have released records on Dischord. The label is most notable for having maintained a strict do-it-yourself ethic, producing all of its albums by itself and selling them at discount prices without the help of major distributors. Ian Mackaye Ian MacKaye (pronounced Mc-Eye) (b. ... Jeff Nelson was the drummer for the hardcore punk rock band Minor Threat. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Minor Threat was a short-lived hardcore punk band from Washington DC. They have been hugely influential: Critics have called them and their work iconic, [1] and noted their groundbreaking music has held up better than most of their contemporaries. ... Embrace was an emocore band from Washington, D.C. from the summer of 1985 to the spring of 1986. ... There is also a ballet called The Rite of Spring. ... Dag Nasty was formed in 1985 by Brian Baker (guitar)of Minor Threat, Colin Sears (drums) and Roger Marbury (bass), both of Bloody Mannequin Orchestra, and Shawn Brown (vocals). ... Alternate meanings: Fugazi (disambiguation) Fugazi is a post-punk band from Washington, D.C., formed in 1987. ... The DIY punk ethic refers to the idea of doing it yourself, i. ...

Dischord was a focal label in the early days of hardcore, and is one of the more famous independent labels, along with the likes of Alternative Tentacles. Early productions by Dischord were relatively well-produced compared to other punk and hardcore releases of the time. Minor Threat's early work is an example of these higher production values. Hardcore punk (or hardcore) is an intensified version of punk rock usually characterized by short, loud, and often angry songs with exceptionally fast tempos and chord changes. ... Alternative Tentacles is a record label based in Emeryville, California. ...

Dischord Records was also a key in the formative years of emo and post-hardcore between 1985 and 1987. (For more details see Rites of Spring or Embrace.) Emo (an abbreviation of emotional) is a term now broadly used to describe almost any form of guitar-driven alternative rock that expresses emotions beyond traditional rocks limited emotional palette of alienation and rage. ... Post-hardcore; this specific genre was created by others as a sourse to relaese the emotion that builds inside, making the music intimate and touching to listeners. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... There is also a ballet called The Rite of Spring. ... Embrace was an emocore band from Washington, D.C. from the summer of 1985 to the spring of 1986. ...

Recent bands to join Dischord include Q and Not U, Beauty Pill, and Black Eyes. Q and Not U and Black Eyes are both influential and experimental dance-punk/post-punk bands. Q and Not U are a post-punk band out of D.C., and currently signed to Dischord Records. ... Black Eyes is a (now defunct) punk band based out of Washington, DC with a unique chaotic sound. ... A musical genre that combines the sounds of danceable electronic music with punk rock aesthetics. ... Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock...

Artists

• Black Eyes (2001–2004)
• Dag Nasty (1985–1991)
• Embrace (1985–1986)
• The Evens (2001–)
• Faith (1980–1983) (Fronted by Alec MacKaye, brother of

Ian MacKaye, the owner of dischord and frontman for Minor Threat, Embrace, and Fugazi) Black Eyes is a (now defunct) punk band based out of Washington, DC with a unique chaotic sound. ... Dag Nasty was formed in 1985 by Brian Baker (guitar)of Minor Threat, Colin Sears (drums) and Roger Marbury (bass), both of Bloody Mannequin Orchestra, and Shawn Brown (vocals). ... Embrace was an emocore band from Washington, D.C. from the summer of 1985 to the spring of 1986. ... The Evens are a Washington, DC duo, formed in the fall of 2001, comprised of Ian MacKaye and Amy Farina. ... Wiktionary has a definition of: Faith The word faith has various uses; its central meaning is equivalent to belief, trust or confidence. As such, the object of faith can be either a person (or even an inanimate object or state of affairs) or a proposition (or body of propositions, such... Ian Mackaye Ian MacKaye (pronounced Mc-Eye) (b. ... Minor Threat was a short-lived hardcore punk band from Washington DC. They have been hugely influential: Critics have called them and their work iconic, [1] and noted their groundbreaking music has held up better than most of their contemporaries. ... Embrace could refer to two bands Embrace, a United States band. ... Fugazi were Japanese deserters during World War II. Fugazi is the name of an alternative rock band from Washington, D.C. Fugazi was an American GI slang during the Vietnam war. ...

• Fire Party (1986–1990)
• Fugazi (1987–)
• Government Issue
• Jawbox (1989–1993) (first Dischord band to leave for major label in 1993)
• Lungfish (1988–)
• Make Up (1995–2000)
• Minor Threat (1980–1983)
• Nation of Ulysses (1988–1992)
• Rites of Spring (1984–1986)
• Shudder to Think (1986–1998)

Fire party (Autumn 1986 - Spring 1990) Were a D.C. hardcore band. ... Alternate meanings: Fugazi (disambiguation) Fugazi is a post-punk band from Washington, D.C., formed in 1987. ... Government Issue (often just GI) were an American straight edge hardcore punk band originating from the Washington DC scene, formed in 1980 and signed to Dischord Records. ... Jawbox was an alternative rock band from Washington, D.C.. Its members were J.Robbins (vocals/guitar), Bill Barbot (guitar), Kim Coletta (bass guitar), and Zach Barocas (drums). ... Lungfish is a punk band based in Baltimore, Maryland. ... Minor Threat was a short-lived hardcore punk band from Washington DC. They have been hugely influential: Critics have called them and their work iconic, [1] and noted their groundbreaking music has held up better than most of their contemporaries. ... There is also a ballet called The Rite of Spring. ... Shudder to Think are a difficult band to pigeonhole. ...

See also

• List of record labels
• List of Dischord Records bands

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External links

• Dischord Records (http://www.dischord.com/)
• Dischord Records Profile by Southern Records (http://www.southern.com/southern/label/DIS/)