Dischord Records is a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label specializing in D.C.-area independent punk, hardcore, and post-hardcore music. Nickname: the District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Official website: http://www. ... An independent record label is variously described as a record label operating without the funding (or outside the organizations) of the major record labels, and/or a label that subscribes to indie philosophies such as DIY and anti-corporate art. ... 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 a faster and heavier version of punk rock usually characterized by short, loud, and often passionate 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, Scream, Gray Matter, Jawbox, Shudder to Think, Dag Nasty, Lungfish 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 (pronounced Mc-Eye) (b. ... Jeff Nelson was the drummer for the hardcore punk rock band Minor Threat. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Minor Threat was a short-lived but very influential hardcore punk band from Washington DC, often credited with starting the straight edge movement. ... Embrace was an emocore band from Washington, D.C. from the summer of 1985 to the spring of 1986. ... Rites of Spring was a punk rock band from Washington, D.C., often cited as pioneering the Emo movement. ... Nation of Ulysses is an indie/emo band formed in 1988 in Washington, D.C. One of the best-loved bands on the Dischord record label, the Nation of Ulysses are best remembered for lifting the motor-mouthed revolutionary rhetoric of the MC5 and blowing it up to an elaborate... Scream - This Side Up. ... Grey matter is a category of nervous tissue with many nerve cell bodies and few myelinated axons. ... Jawbox was a punk rock/indie rock/post-hardcore band from Washington, D.C.. Its members were J. Robbins (vocals/guitar), Bill Barbot (guitar), Kim Coletta (bass guitar), and Adam Wade & Zach Barocas (drums). ... Shudder to Think was an American rock group. ... Dag Nasty was a punk/hardcore band 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). ... Now operating in its 17th year, Lungfish is a punk band based in Baltimore, Maryland. ... Alternate meanings: Fugazi (disambiguation) Fugazi is a rock music group from Washington, D.C., formed in 1987 (see 1987 in music). ... 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, SST records, and Touch & Go. Early releases by Dischord were relatively well-produced compared to other punk and hardcore recordings of the time. Minor Threat's early work is an example of these higher production values. Alternative Tentacles is a record label based in Emeryville, California. ... SST Records is a Lawndale, California based independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by Black Flag founder/guitarist Greg Ginn. ... ...

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.) This article deals with the genre of music. ... 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. ... This article is about the year. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rites of Spring was a punk rock band from Washington, D.C., often cited as pioneering the Emo movement. ... Embrace was an emocore band from Washington, D.C. from the summer of 1985 to the spring of 1986. ...

Later bands to join Dischord include Q and Not U, Beauty Pill, Antelope, Faraquet, Medications, and Black Eyes. Q and Not U and Black Eyes are both influential and experimental dance-punk/post-punk bands. Q and Not U were a post-punk band from Washington, D.C., signed with Dischord Records. ... Faraquet were a rock band from Washington D.C. sometimes placed in the math rock genre. ... Black Eyes is a (now defunct) punk band based out of Washington, DC with a unique chaotic sound. ... Dance-punk, also known as disco-punk, is a musical genre that combines the rhythms of danceable electronic music with punk rock aesthetics and instrumentation. ... 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...

The label suffered a loss in 2005 with the disbanding of popular group Q and Not U. While the Dischord roster is not as active as it was in its heyday, Dischord continues to release records by bands from Washington D.C., and continues to document and support the Washington D.C. music scene. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Q and Not U were a post-punk band from Washington, D.C., signed with Dischord Records. ...

See also

• List of record labels
• List of independent record labels
• List of Dischord Records bands

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External links

• Official site
• Dischord Records Profile by Southern Records