Gravity Records is an influential underground independent record label from San Diego. It was formed in 1991 by Matt Anderson, a member of the influential underground band Heroin. It has been central in developing and promoting the "San Diego sound" - an idiosyncratic form of emo and hardcore with very loose, chaotic musicianship and vocals. It has also branched out into other forms of experimental or indie music. Matthew Jason Anderson (born August 17, 1976, in Louisville, Kentucky) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher who has drawn comparisons to the New York Mets Manny Aybar. ... Hardcore punk (usually referred to simply as hardcore) is a subgenre of punk rock which originated in the United States of America in the late 1970s. ... Look up emo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Art rock. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 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. ... Nickname: Americas Finest City Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates: Country United States State California County San Diego Founded July 16, 1769 Incorporated March 27, 1850  - Mayor Jerry Sanders  - City Attorney Michael Aguirre  - City Council Scott Peters Kevin Faulconer Toni Atkins Tony Young Brian Maienschein Donna... 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. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Americas Finest City Location Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates , Government County San Diego Mayor City Attorney         City Council District One District Two District Three District Four District Five District Six District Seven District Eight Jerry Sanders (R) Michael Aguirre Scott Peters Kevin... See also: 1991 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels established in 1991 other events of 1991 list of years in music 1990s in music // 1991 was the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. ... Matthew Jason Anderson (born August 17, 1976, in Louisville, Kentucky) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher who has drawn comparisons to the New York Mets Manny Aybar. ... Heroin is considered the first true hardcore emo band, coming out of San Diego around 1991. ... This article is about the genre of music. ... Hardcore punk (usually referred to simply as hardcore) is a subgenre of punk rock which originated in the United States of America in the late 1970s. ... For experimental rock music, see experimental rock. ... 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. ...

Label roster

• Angel Hair
• Antioch Arrow
• Black Dice
• Black Heart Procession
• Born Against
• Clikatat Ikatowi
• Crom-Tech
• A Day Called Zero
• Earthless
• Evergreen
• The Fucking Angels
• Get Hustle
• Heroin
• Huggy Bear
• John Henry West
• Lava (band)
• The Locust
• Man Is the Bastard
• Men's Recovery Project
• Monorchid
• Physics (band)
• The Rapture
• Sea of Tombs
• The Spacewurm
• Spacehorse
• Stacatto Reads
• Three Mile Pilot
• Tristeza
• Universal Order of Armageddon
• Unwound
• The V.S.S.
• Vicious Ginks
• Young Ginns

Antioch Arrow, from California, was on the seminal hardcore/emo label Gravity Records, responsible for putting San Diego on the map in the mid-90s as one of the epicenters of the movement. ... Black Dice is a noise rock/experimental band based in Brooklyn, New York, USA. They formed in Spring 1997 at the Rhode Island School of Design and are currently signed to DFA Records. ... Black Heart Procession The Black Heart Procession (occasionally spelled The Blackheart Procession) is an indie rock band from San Diego, CA, USA. The band was formed in 1997 by Pall Jenkins (member of the short-lived Ugly Casanova) and Tobias Nathaniel (both members of the band Three Mile Pilot). ... Born Against was a critically acclaimed left-wing, in-your-face hardcore punk band from New York. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Heroin is considered the first true hardcore emo band, coming out of San Diego around 1991. ... . Huggy Bear was an English riot grrrl band, formed in 1991 in Brighton, England. ... Lava is a rock-based experimental band hailing from Spain. ... The Locust is an abrasive rock band from San Diego, California. ... Man Is the Bastard were a pioneering hardcore punk band who contributed the name, and perhaps also the ethos, to the punk subgenre known as power violence. ... Mens Recovery Project was a musical group formed by Born Against veterans Neil Burke and Sam McPheeters in 1993. ... Physics is an instrumental band from San Diego, California, USA that has featured a rotating cast of musicians, but is currently composed of Jeff Coad and Will Goff on synths, Rob Crow, Jason Soares, and John Goff on guitars, and Cameron Jones on drums. ... The Rapture is an American rock band based in New York City. ... Three Mile Pilot is a classic and influential indie rock band from San Diego, California. ... Tristeza is a post-rock band from San Diego, California. ... Universal Order of Armageddon put out a few releases in the 1990s. ... Unwound was a band based in Olympia, Washington. ...

See also

• List of record labels

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External links

• Gravity Records website
• Matt Anderson/Gravity records Interview