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Finnish independent publisher of industrial noise and related releases, also active through sub-imprints and a record store in Lahti.

Last updated September 16, 2026

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Overview

Freak Animal is mostly known as a publisher of releases that fall loosely under the term industrial noise, including harsh noise, power electronics and experimental music. It operates independently from the general music industry and music media, and besides its main catalogue it publishes works under names such as Industrial Recollections, Emergentism and Institute Of Paraphilia Studies. It is also strongly present at Sarvilevyt record store located in Lahti, Finland.

History

Freak Animal is mostly known as publisher of releases that fall loosely under the term industrial noise, be it harsh noise, power electronics, experimental, etc. It operates independent from the general music industry and music media. Freak Animal doesn't have strict rules of what type of non-sound content releases must have, and despite being mostly known for its provocative releases, in c. 200 releases it fits a wide variety of approaches. Its main guideline has always been to publish material that is meaningful, highly personal, obsessive and/or manifest and awakes strong emotions, applying to both sound and content. Besides the main catalogue, Freak Animal also publishes works under names Industrial Recollections, Emergentism, Institute Of Paraphilia Studies, etc. After discontinued Freak Animal and Degenerate! magazines, currently active is Special Interest magazine, forum and online media. Freak Animal is also strongly present at Sarvilevyt record store located in Lahti, Finland.

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Independent publisher of industrial noise and related material, with a guideline of publishing material that is meaningful, highly personal, obsessive and/or manifest and awakes strong emotions.

Product categories. CDs · vinyl LPs · tapes · magazines

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