Stickfigure Records

Stickfigure Records is an American independent record label founded by Gavin Frederick in the winter of 1992. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, the label was created to serve the underground independent-music scene rather than the mainstream commercial market. Its catalog reflects the breadth of American underground music during the 1990s and 2000s, spanning experimental rock, indie rock, punk, noise, electronic music, industrial and dark alternative styles, and other difficult-to-classify projects. The label’s documented releases include albums, extended plays, singles, seven-inch records, compact discs, long-playing records, picture discs, remix projects, split releases, and compilations. Artists associated with the catalog include Deerhunter, Milemarker, The Party of Helicopters, The Paper Chase, Xiu Xiu, Feeding Fingers, Femme Fatality, Warning Light, I Would Set Myself on Fire for You, Coulier, Blame Game, and numerous smaller or highly specialized acts. This range indicates a curatorial model centered on artist-driven releases and underground networks rather than a narrow genre identity. Among the catalog’s notable entries are Deerhunter’s “Turn It Up Faggot,” Milemarker’s “Changing Caring Humans” and “Futurisms,” The Paper Chase and Xiu Xiu’s split release “cover nick cave,” and releases by Feeding Fingers, Warning Light, and I Would Set Myself on Fire for You. The catalog also contains anthology, remix, self-titled, and limited-format releases, suggesting that Stickfigure Records functioned as both a launch platform for emerging artists and an outlet for collaborative or collectible projects. Publicly available reference material provides limited information about the label’s corporate structure, later ownership, current operations, financial performance, distribution arrangements, and present-day activity. No parent company, public listing, ticker symbol, or confirmed current executive team is identified in the supplied sources. The label’s historical identity is nevertheless clear: it was an Atlanta independent imprint established during the early-1990s underground-music period and known for a diverse catalog of experimental and alternative releases.

Stickfigure Records was established in Atlanta, Georgia, by Gavin Frederick during the winter of 1992. Its stated purpose was to cater to the underground scene of independent music, placing the label within the network of small, artist-oriented imprints that supported alternative music outside the major-label system. The label’s catalog developed across a broad range of formats. Releases documented in reference material include compact discs, seven-inch singles, long-playing records, picture discs, split releases, anthologies, and remix projects. Rather than presenting a single tightly defined genre, the catalog brings together acts associated with experimental rock, indie rock, punk, electronic music, industrial and dark alternative music, noise, and adjacent underground scenes. The recorded catalog includes releases by Airoes, Blame Game, The Blessed, Camaro Crotch, Coulier, Dawnbreed, Death Of Marat, Deerhunter, Electrosleep International, eNTERTAINME.nt, Feeding Fingers, Femme Fatality, Graboids, I Would Set Myself on Fire for You, Me and him call it us, Milemarker, nerdkween, One Hand Loves The Other, The Paper Chase, Xiu Xiu, The Party of Helicopters, Thoroughbred, Portrait, Retconned, Spiritworld, Snowden, Warning Light, and .you. Several entries are notable for their collaborative or specialized formats, including a split release by The Paper Chase and Xiu Xiu, remix and anthology titles, and limited seven-inch and picture-disc editions. The label’s documented output shows a role beyond conventional album publishing. It supported full-length records, short-form singles, compilation-style anthologies, remix editions, self-titled projects, and releases by acts operating in distinct local and national underground communities. Works such as Deerhunter’s “Turn It Up Faggot,” Milemarker’s “Futurisms,” and releases by Feeding Fingers and Warning Light represent the more visible portions of the catalog, while many other entries document the breadth of the independent scene the label was created to serve. Available reference material does not establish the label’s later ownership, distribution partners, financial position, current release schedule, or whether it remains active. It also does not provide a detailed account of its internal organization or commercial milestones. Stickfigure Records is therefore best characterized on the available evidence as an Atlanta-founded independent imprint with a historically documented, multi-genre underground catalog.

• 1992

  Label founded in Atlanta

  [1]Stickfigure Recordsen.wikipedia.org

  Gavin Frederick founded Stickfigure Records in the winter of 1992 to support the underground independent-music scene.

An Atlanta independent label focused on underground, experimental, alternative, and artist-led music releases across multiple physical formats.

• Album

  Deerhunter — Turn It Up Faggot

  A documented Stickfigure Records release by Deerhunter in album formats. It is one of the label’s identified releases associated with the Atlanta-centered independent and experimental music network.

• Album

  Milemarker — Futurisms

  A documented Milemarker release issued by Stickfigure Records in LP and CD formats. Its inclusion illustrates the label’s support for full-length releases from underground alternative acts.

• Album

  Milemarker — Changing Caring Humans

  A compact-disc release by Milemarker listed in the Stickfigure Records catalog. It forms part of the label’s documented relationship with the band.

• Split seven-inch

  The Paper Chase and Xiu Xiu — cover nick cave

  A collaborative split seven-inch credited to The Paper Chase and Xiu Xiu. The release demonstrates Stickfigure’s use of limited physical formats and artist collaborations.

• Albums and singles

  Feeding Fingers catalog

  The documented catalog includes Feeding Fingers releases titled “Wound in Wall” and “Baby Teeth.” The entries contribute to the label’s dark, experimental, and alternative-leaning catalog profile.

• Albums

  Warning Light catalog

  Stickfigure Records lists Warning Light releases titled “Further On” and “Wild Silver,” both issued as compact discs. These releases represent the label’s support for independent full-length projects.

• Albums

  I Would Set Myself on Fire for You catalog

  The catalog includes a self-titled release and “...Believes In Patterns” by I Would Set Myself on Fire for You. Both are documented as compact-disc releases.

• Albums and anthology

  Blame Game catalog

  Documented Blame Game releases include “anthology” and “Honey & Salt.” The entries show the label’s interest in both retrospective or compilation-style material and standard album releases.

• Albums and seven-inch releases

  Femme Fatality catalog

  The label’s Femme Fatality listings include “One’s Not Enough,” “Pretty Mess,” and “That’s It, That’s It,” covering compact-disc and seven-inch formats.

• Independent music releases

  Other documented Stickfigure releases

  The wider catalog includes releases by Airoes, The Blessed, Camaro Crotch, Coulier, Dawnbreed, Death Of Marat, Electrosleep International, eNTERTAINME.nt, Graboids, Me and him call it us, nerdkween, One Hand Loves The Other, The Party of Helicopters, Thoroughbred, Portrait, Retconned, Spiritworld, Snowden, and .you.

1. 1Stickfigure Recordsen.wikipedia.org