Silent Records

Silent Records was an American experimental/ambient record label. Its story begins in 1985 when Kim Cascone released the first PGR LP titled "Silence"; the label did not officially start until the following year with the Haters' "In the Shade of Fire." The label folded in 1996. An archival website devoted to the label states it is not associated with anyone involved with the label.

The story of Silent Records begins in 1985 when Kim Cascone released the first PGR LP titled "Silence." Although this is included in Silent discographies as the first Silent Records release, the label did not officially start until the following year when the Haters' "In the Shade of Fire" was released. Music of this nature was immediately absorbed by the industrial scene, but Kim did not want Silent to be labeled an industrial label, or himself labeled an industrial artist. In an interview with Mark Riva for FAD Magazine, Kim stated, "I wanted to convey something of beauty, of more subtlety, something more eternal. That is why I called the first record 'Silence'." In 1987 the Organum/Eddie Prevost split LP was released when Kim traveled to England to meet with David Jackman concerning the record and hand carried the master tapes back to the US for release. That same year, Kim was on tour with Thessalonians and was influenced by the noise and musique concrete musicians active in the Denver/Boulder Colorado area. Architects Office LP was released as well as a few Thessalonians tapes. In 1988 Kim put the label on hold to pursue an interest in filmsound, during which time he worked with David Lynch on the Twin Peaks soundtrack. It was during this time that Kim met a sound editor named Jay Boekelheide, whose ability to build ambience for film would lay the groundwork for what Kim would later envision for Silent. The label folded in 1996. An archival website devoted to the label states that it is not associated with anyone involved with the label.

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