Misantrof ANTIRecords
Misantrof ANTIRecords is a non-profit label founded by Daniel Vrangsinn of Carpathian Forest in January 2007. Originally it was started as a web site to host Hatepulse music, but during the summer of 2007 Eirik Skrangle and A Waste of Talent was added to the roster. Misantrof also started building an archive which contains metal albums and demos which are considered important. Many of the demos and albums were collected by Dirge Rep (Orcustus, Gehenna)
In mid-2007 Vrangsinn was joined by Harry Stapleton, and Misantrof was born. The philosophy behind Misantrof ANTIRecords is that all their artists' music is available for free download. Fans are encouraged to share the music among their friends. In the future the label will release some of these albums in vinyl format with thought being put into artwork and other extras in order to make the album special. The long-term intent of Misantrof is to be a place where all art forms come together, and create a massive display, each piece enhancing the other, a place where creative people are free to express themselves is any art form free from any notion of commercialisation.
Misantrof is currently run by a board consisting of musicians and music fans. Other musicians which have joined Vrangsinn on the board are Pål Robert Sæther(chairman), Øystein Ariansen(artist relations).
Misantrof is unusual in that all artists keep the rights to their music: It's intended as a way to show the music industry how a label should operate and to demonstrate that artists can receive a much fairer percentage of the profits. Misantrof releases music without any commercial consideration, and looks for quality music but more importantly originality in its artists.
Misantrof Artists
ANTIRecord Artists
- A Waste of Talent
- Eirik Skrangle
- Töxic Death
- Machine Insufficiency
- Vrangsinn
- DOS HELLHypnosis
- Plaag
- The Small Penis Syndromes
- Avstand
- Beyond The Morninglight
- Episode 13
- Glomb
- Memoria
- Nierty
- Profane Prayer
Archive Artists
- Amok
- Bloodline
- Deathcult
- Dispatched
- Hatepulse
- Lidskjalv
- Los Bongos
- Nidingr
- Orcustus
- Slavia
External links
- Misantrof ANTIRecords webpage
- Misantrof ANTIRecords on Facebook
- Misantrof Studio on Facebook
- - Current Misantrof History and Board
- - Article about Misantrof ANTIrecords in Antenna Magazine (DK)
- - Article about Misantrof ANTIrecords in Heavy Metal (NO) in Norwegian
- - The future record business - a second article about Misantrof ANTIrecords in Antenna Magazine (DK)
- Nocturnal Cult - Article about Misantrof ANTIrecords in Nocturnal cult (UK)
- - Misantrof ANTIrecords was awarded the best free music site for the musical style Heavy metal in Australian NEWS.COM.AU
- Hierophant Nox - Interview with Vrangsinn in Hierophant Nox