Rekords Rekords

Rekords Rekords is an American independent record label associated with musician Josh Homme, best known as the frontman of Queens of the Stone Age and a central figure in the Palm Desert, California, rock scene. The label emerged after the collapse of Man's Ruin Records, the imprint that had previously issued releases connected with Homme's experimental collaborative project The Desert Sessions. Rekords Rekords provided a home for subsequent Desert Sessions volumes and for recordings by artists linked to Homme's musical network. The label's catalog and artist associations reflect a deliberately interconnected alternative-rock community rather than the broad commercial scope of a major record company. Its documented roster includes The Desert Sessions, Eagles of Death Metal, Fatso Jetson, Mondo Generator, Likehell, Alain Johannes, Mini Mansions, and Queens of the Stone Age. These acts span desert rock, stoner rock, hard rock, alternative rock, and experimental or collaborative projects. The roster also illustrates Homme's role as a producer, collaborator, label figure, and curator within a wider circle of musicians. The Desert Sessions is the label's clearest recurring offering. The project consists of collaborative recording sessions released in volumes, bringing together musicians from Homme's circle and other guests. After Man's Ruin Records ceased operations, later installments were issued through Rekords Rekords, giving the label a continuing association with the project's informal, collaborative format. The label's identity is therefore closely tied to artist-driven releases and to the circulation of music among related bands and side projects. Available reference material also documents a 2010 announcement that Rekords Rekords intended to release three titles during the autumn. The announcement indicates that the label remained active in release planning at that point, although the available material does not establish a complete later operating history, ownership structure, distribution arrangement, or current status. No reliable public information in the supplied sources identifies a formal headquarters, parent company, public listing, financial results, or current executive team beyond the label's association with its founder. Rekords Rekords is best understood as a boutique or artist-centered rock label whose importance lies in its connections to Homme's creative ecosystem and in its role following the demise of Man's Ruin Records. Its documented output is narrower than that of a conventional multinational label, but its releases and roster connect several influential alternative-rock projects and preserve the collaborative lineage of The Desert Sessions.

Rekords Rekords was formed by Josh Homme in the period following the downfall of Man's Ruin Records. Man's Ruin had been involved in releasing material associated with Homme's project The Desert Sessions, an experimental recording series built around improvised or semi-improvised collaborations among musicians. When that earlier label was no longer available as an outlet, Rekords Rekords became the subsequent label associated with the project. The label's emergence was connected to the broader Palm Desert and alternative-rock community surrounding Homme. Rather than presenting itself as a large, genre-diverse commercial company, Rekords Rekords functioned as an outlet for projects tied to a particular network of musicians and collaborators. Its documented associations include Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal, Fatso Jetson, Mondo Generator, Likehell, Alain Johannes, and Mini Mansions, in addition to The Desert Sessions. The roster reflects overlapping memberships, collaborations, side projects, and production relationships within alternative and hard rock. The Desert Sessions became the label's most distinctive recurring property. Released in numbered or grouped volumes, the series documents collaborative sessions involving Homme and other musicians. Subsequent volumes were released under Rekords Rekords after the earlier Man's Ruin connection ended. This gave the label a recognizable catalog anchor and linked it to an ongoing experimental tradition rather than to a single conventional band project. Reference material from the early 2000s includes a Kerrang! magazine interview concerning Rekords Rekords. A later label press release, dated 2010, stated that the company planned to release three titles during that year's autumn season. That announcement provides evidence of active release planning, but the available sources do not supply a full discography, detailed distribution history, corporate filings, financial information, or a verified account of the label's operations after that period. The label's documented historical significance comes primarily from its role in maintaining a release platform for Homme's projects and affiliated artists after Man's Ruin's collapse. Its identity is closely tied to artist curation, collaborative rock recording, and a network-based approach to independent label activity. The supplied material does not establish whether Rekords Rekords remains active today, has been formally closed, or continues in a limited or informal capacity.

• 2010

  Three-title autumn release plan announced

  [1]Rekords Rekordsen.wikipedia.org

  A Rekords Rekords press release announced plans to issue three titles during the autumn release season.

• Formation of Rekords Rekords

  [1]Rekords Rekordsen.wikipedia.org

  Josh Homme formed Rekords Rekords after the downfall of Man's Ruin Records, creating a subsequent label outlet for projects including The Desert Sessions.

• The Desert Sessions moved to Rekords Rekords

  [1]Rekords Rekordsen.wikipedia.org

  Later volumes of The Desert Sessions were released through Rekords Rekords following the end of the project's association with Man's Ruin Records.

An artist-centered independent rock label focused on collaborative, alternative, desert, and hard-rock music connected to Josh Homme's creative network.

• Collaborative rock recordings

  The Desert Sessions

  A continuing series of collaborative recordings organized around Josh Homme and invited musicians. The project is released in volumes and is associated with improvisational, experimental, desert-rock, and hard-rock performance. After the downfall of Man's Ruin Records, later installments were issued under Rekords Rekords, making the series the label's most clearly documented recurring release property.

• Independent rock releases

  Rekords Rekords artist catalog

  The label's documented artist network includes Alain Johannes, Eagles of Death Metal, Fatso Jetson, Likehell, Mondo Generator, Mini Mansions, and Queens of the Stone Age. The catalog is associated with alternative rock, hard rock, desert rock, and related collaborative projects, although the supplied sources do not provide a complete title-by-title discography.

• 2010Three-title autumn release program

  Rekords Rekords issued a press announcement describing plans to release three titles during the autumn of 2010. The announcement functioned as a catalog and release-scheduling initiative rather than a documented mass-market advertising campaign.

  Outcome. The supplied sources confirm the announcement but do not document the complete titles released or the commercial results.

  Source

• 2010

  Planned autumn release slateProduct launch

  Background

  The label announced a release schedule for the autumn 2010 season.

  Action taken

  Rekords Rekords stated that it intended to release three titles.

  Aftermath

  The available reference material confirms the planned slate but does not establish the full release outcome.

  Source

• Establishing a successor outlet after Man's Ruin RecordsStrategy

  Background

  Man's Ruin Records, which had previously released material connected with The Desert Sessions, had fallen from operation.

  Action taken

  Josh Homme formed Rekords Rekords and used it as the subsequent label associated with later Desert Sessions releases and related artists.

  Aftermath

  The label became linked to Homme's collaborative recording network and to a continuing series of Desert Sessions volumes.

  Source

1. 1Rekords Rekordsen.wikipedia.org