Feeltrip Records
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UnclaimedFeeltrip Records is a Chicago-based independent record label and artist collective specializing in DIY music, screen-printed apparel, zines, and posters.
Last updated September 26, 2026
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Overview
Feeltrip Records is an independent record label and artist collective based in Chicago, Illinois. According to its official About page, the label specializes in independent music, screen-printed apparel, zines, posters, and "anything DIY." It holds monthly events throughout Chicago and works and collaborates within the city's vast DIY scene. The label's catalog includes releases such as FT-27, the "Greyarea" EP by Chicago electronic duo Wingtips, and vinyl LPs by artists including Paul Cherry and Ronnie Stone. Beyond music, Feeltrip operates a merchandise line that includes T-shirts, sweatshirts, and longsleeves, many of which are printed by hand on 100% cotton garments. Its best-known apparel item, the "DIY And Then You Die" tee, is described as the third Feeltrip shirt ever designed and its most popular; it originated as the official tee from the label's unofficial 2015 SXSW showcase, where acts including Twin Peaks, Meat Bodies, and Phedre performed. The label also released a documentary visual album, "Amen, Anito!" by Filipino-American artist Anito Soul (Michael Balangue), which explores Filipino culture through an experimental documentary film shot on digicam with an electronic music soundtrack. In 2019, Feeltrip opened a record store selling new and used vinyl, art, apparel, and more. The label is active in Chicago's DIY community and continues to release music and merchandise through its online store.
History
Feeltrip Records is an independent record label and artist collective based in Chicago, Illinois. The label describes itself as specializing in independent music, screen-printed apparel, zines, posters, and "anything DIY," and it holds monthly events throughout Chicago while collaborating within the city's DIY scene. One of the label's early defining moments was an unofficial 2015 SXSW showcase, where acts including Twin Peaks, Meat Bodies, and Phedre performed. The official tee from that showcase, "DIY And Then You Die," became the third Feeltrip shirt ever designed and the label's most popular apparel item. The label's catalog includes releases such as FT-27, the "Greyarea" EP by Chicago electronic duo Wingtips (Vincent Segretario and Hannah Avalon), as well as vinyl LPs by artists including Paul Cherry and Ronnie Stone. Feeltrip also released "Amen, Anito!," a documentary visual album by Filipino-American artist Anito Soul (Michael Balangue) that explores Filipino culture through an experimental documentary film shot on digicam with an electronic music soundtrack. In 2019, Feeltrip opened a record store selling new and used vinyl, art, apparel, and more. The label remains active in Chicago's DIY community, releasing music and merchandise through its online store.
Feeltrip holds an unofficial SXSW showcase featuring Twin Peaks, Meat Bodies, Phedre, and others.
Feeltrip opens a record store selling new and used vinyl, art, apparel, and more.
Products and positioning
Independent, DIY-focused record label and artist collective rooted in Chicago's local music and art scene.
FT-27: WINGTIPS - Greyarea
"DIY And Then You Die" Tee
Paul Cherry - "Flavour" Vinyl LP (Turquoise Splatter, 3rd Pressing)
Ronnie Stone - Ride Again Vinyl LP
Anito Soul - Amen, Anito! documentary visual album
FEELTRIP Logo Sweatshirt
Cubs Sweatshirt
The Silk Road Longsleeve T-shirt
Paul Cherry "Neon Cherry" Longsleeve
House Music Is Here To Stay Tee
Bernie Sanders and AOC "Socialist Youth" Tee
Airiel - Winks & Kisses: 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition CD Box Set
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