Damnably
Damnably is a small, independent record label and music publisher[1] based in London, which also organises live events and tours for its roster of acts.
Created by George Gargan of Former Utopia and later Janice Li joined from a film background.
Its constituency is associated with the cultural legacy of the late John Peel. The organisation initially acquired its name and impetus through promotion of a fundraising (World International) 'John Peel Day,' in 2006. This event has grown to the extent that the 2010 event involved 30 acts and 20 promoters.[2]
Artists
The musicians that Damnably has worked with include many international artists whose work was featured on Peel's radio programmes (e.g. Shonen Knife, Codeine, Bitch Magnet, Chris Brokaw, Geoff Farina, Jason Molina, Shannon Wright, Julie Doiron, Dick Dale, David Grubbs, Scrawl, Uzeda, PW Long, Damo Suzuki) but Damnably has also championed the work of relatively unknown British, European, North American, Chinese, Singaporean, South Korean and Japanese musicians (e.g. Otoboke Beaver, Say Sue Me, Drinking Boys and Girls Choir, Leggy, Kath Bloom, Wussy, American Werewolf Academy, Thee More Shallows, Plaided, Bottomless Pit, Joel RL Phelps and the Downer Trio, Moon Mama, Versus, Stinking Lizaveta, Bellini, Construction and Destruction, OMO, smallgang, Crumbling Ghost, Former Utopia, Monster Island, Cosmic Shenngy, No Cars, Umez, We Vs Death, Spraydog, Bored Spies, Lonelady, MJ Hibbett and the Validators, Lazarus Clamp, Slowgun, Calvin Party, Benjamin Shaw, Womps and Jugo Plastika).
Releases
- DAMNABLY001 : Former Utopia x Michael L. Clamp = The Philanthropists 7"[3]
- DAMNABLY002 : Shonen Knife - Super Group[4]
- DAMNABLY003 : Chris Brokaw & Geoff Farina - The Angel's Message To Me[5]
- DAMNABLY004 : Chris Brokaw & Geoff Farina - The Boarder's Door[6]
- DAMNABLY005 : Shonen Knife - Free Time[7]
- DAMNABLY006 : smallgang - Trespasses[8]
- DAMNABLY007 : American Werewolf academy - The Hop / The Kid Stays In The Picture 7"[9]
- DAMNABLY008 : American Werewolf academy - Everything Is Alright So Far[10]
- DAMNABLY009 : Forgetful Florence - Forgetful Florence[11]
- DAMNABLY0010 : Shonen Knife - Osaka Ramones[12]
- DAMNABLY0011 : Lazarus Clamp - Such As You Are And Still Not Seeming To Mind (Digital Re-Release)
- DAMNABLY0012 : Lazarus Clamp - The More We Are The Funnier It Is (Digital Re-Release)
- DAMNABLY0013 : Lazarus Clamp - It Ain't What You Do, It's What It Does To You (Digital Re-Release)
- DAMNABLY0014 : Lazarus Clamp - Death To Technicians! (Digital Re-Release)
- DAMNABLY0015 : Geoff Farina – The Wishes Of The Dead[13]
- DAMNABLY0016 : Shonen Knife - Sweet Christmas (7")[14]
- DAMNABLY0017 : Geoff Farina - Hammer and Spade (Digital Single)[15]
- DAMNABLY0018 : Wussy - Buckeye[16]
- DAMNABLY0019 : Shonen Knife - Pop Tune[17]
- DAMNABLY0020 : Chris Brokaw- Gambler's Ecstasy[18]
- DAMNABLY0021 : Former Utopia - Collapsar[19]
- DAMNABLY0022 : Golden Gurls - Typo Magic[20]
- DAMNABLY0023 : Bored Spies - Summer 720[21]
- DAMNABLY0024 : Glorytellers - Current Resident[22]
- DAMNABLY0025 : smallgang - No Pain Whatsoever
- DAMNABLY0026 : American Werewolf Academy - Out Of Place All The Time[23]
- DAMNABLY0027 : American Werewolf Academy - Edge Of The Bed / Pray A Lie[24]
- DAMNABLY0028 : Joel RL Phelps and the Downer Trio - Gala
- DAMNABLY0030 : Shonen Knife - Overdrive[25]
- DAMNABLY0031 : Wussy - Attica![26]
- DAMNABLY0032 : smallgang - san (三)[27]
- DAMNABLY0033 : Exit Verse - Exit Verse[28]
- DAMNABLY0034 : American Werewolf Academy - I Can't Lose[29]
- DAMNABLY0035 : WOMPS - Live A Little Less / Dreams On Demand[30]
- DAMNABLY0036 : Capt.lovelace - /* Preview Pane */[31]
- DAMNABLY0038 : Wussy - Forever Sounds[32]
- DAMNABLY0039 : Otoboke Beaver - Okoshiyasu!! Otoboke Beaver[33]
- DAMNABLY0040 : Shonen Knife - Adventure[34][35][36]
- DAMNABLY0043 : Bruja - Tori/Sculie[37]
- DAMNABLY0044 : Leggy - Leggy[38][39]
- DAMNABLY0045 : Wussy - Ceremony[40]
- DAMNABLY0046 : Otoboke Beaver - Bakuro Book[41]
- DAMNABLY0048: Say Sue Me - Say Sue Me [42]
- DAMANBLY0049: Say Sue Me - Semin [43]
- DAMNABLY0050: Otoboke Beaver - Love Is Short!![44][45][46]
- DMNBLYS01 : smallgang - Wrong Side
- DMNBLYS02 : Shonen Knife - Perfect Freedom/P.Y.O
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- "Vinyl, CD and tapes by at Norman Records". Normanrecords.com. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- Shonen Knife (2010). Super Group. ASIN B003E24CFU. Retrieved 23 January 2022 – via Amazon.
- Brokaw, Chris; Farina, Geoff (2010). The Angel's Message To Me. Retrieved 23 January 2022 – via Amazon.
- Gardner, Noel (30 December 2010). "Chris Brokaw & Geoff Farina: The Boarder's Door". The Quietus. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- "Kill The Outlaws". Retrieved 2011-06-01.
- "Smallgang Trespasses". Any Decent Music. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- "Exclusive Products - Record Store Day 2011, UK". Recordstoreday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- Paciuszko, Owain (5 November 2011). "American Werewolf Academy – Everything Is Alright So Far (Damnably)". Godisinthetvzine.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- "Amazon". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
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- "Album: Shonen Knife, Pop Tune (Damnably)". The Independent. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
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- "NEW MUSIC: Former Utopia 'Collapsar' EP, and launch night preview". Slow Thrills. Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
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- "SHONEN KNIFE - announce new (20th) album - Overdrive - out 14 April 2014". Withguitars.com. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- "Attica! by Wussy". iTunes. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
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- "Listen to a song from Exit Verse, the new band from Karate's Geoff Farina". The A.V. Club.
- "Louder Than War Premiere: American Werewolf Academy. The Texan alt-powerpop types have a new single out on Damnably". Louderthanwar.com. 27 May 2015.
- "WOMPS share new song "Live a Little Less" -- listen". Consequenceofsound.net. 13 July 2015.
- "ARCHIVES ON PUREMZINE : CAPT.LOVELACE: PREVIEW PANE (EP REVIEW)". Puremzine.com. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- "Wussy – "Dropping Houses" Video". Stereogum.com. 25 February 2016.
- "Dani Charlton". Amazing Radio. Archived from the original on 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
- "Shonen Knife announce new LP Adventure, share first single "Jump into the New World"". The Line of Best Fit.
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- "Bruja - Tori/Sculie". Imposemagazine.com. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- "Leggy – "Kick the Habit"". Stereogum.com. 5 April 2016.
- "Leggy - "Leggy" | Album Review". Post-trash.com. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- "Wussy – "Ceremony" (New Order Cover)". Stereogum.com. 6 April 2016.
- "The Music Fix Premiere: Otoboke Beaver - 'Bakuro Book'". 2016-04-05. Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
- "Say Sue Me - Say Sue Me | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- Coughlan, Jamie (2017-04-21). "Say Sue Me - 'Semin' EP | Overblown Record Store Day Premiere". Overblown.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- ""Love Is Short" Review | Pitchfork". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- "Japanese Punks Otoboke Beaver Take Revenge In A Grindhouse-Inspired Video". Npr.org. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- "Watch Outrageously Cool Japanese Band Otoboke Beaver Rock Your Socks Off". Thefader.com. Retrieved 2017-07-15.