Decibel (record label)

American independent record label

Record label

Decibel

Founded| 1994 (1994)
Founder| Tom Muschitz
Defunct| 1998 (1998)
Genre| Industrial
Country of origin| United States
Location| Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Decibel is an independent record label based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin founded in 1994. It debuted with the industrial music album Abduction by Alien Faktor released the same year.

## History

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The Milwaukee based Decibel was founded in 1994 by composer Tom Muschitz.[1] The label was initially established to release the debut album by Muschitz's project Alien Faktor, but soon after focused on issuing records by artists who were influenced by industrial informed electronic music.[2] It served as an outlet for musical acts such as Morpheus Sister and Oneiroid Psychosis.[3][4] The label's final release was Luciferin by Machine That Flashes in 1998.[5]

## Discography

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Year  | Catalog  | Artist  | Album

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1994  | DEC001  | Alien Faktor | Abduction
1995  | DEC002  | Oneiroid Psychosis | Stillbirth
DEC003  | Morpheus Sister  | Morpheus Sister
1996  | DEC004  | Various artists | Complications
1996  | DEC005  | Alien Faktor | Desolate
DEC006  | Impact Test | Stanley BoDean
1995  | DEC007  | Severed Heads | Gigapus
DEC008  | No One | No One
DEC009  | Sirvix | Sirvix
DEC010  | Alien Faktor | Final Expenses
DEC011  | Alien Faktor | Listen!
DEC012  | Pain Station  | Anxiety
DEC013  | Oneiroid Psychosis | Assuage
1996  | DEC014  | Oneiroid Psychosis | Fantasies About Illness
1997  | DEC015  | Decree | Wake of Devastation
1998  | DEC016  | Machine That Flashes | Luciferin
1997  | DEC017  | Various artists | Resonance
DEC018  | Krop3rom | A9FF
DEC019  | Alien Faktor | Arterial Spray & Cattle Mutilations
1996  | DEC020  | Coklacoma | Coklopop

## References

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1. ^ Finkler, Ed (June 17, 1997). "Interview with Alien Faktor". Sonic Boom. 5 (6). Retrieved August 12, 2020.
2. ^ Waggoner, Andy, ed. (1996). "Alien Faktor". Interface Magazine. 3 (2). Steel Skin Media Group: 15. ISSN 1081-8065.
3. ^ Haslett, Tim (February 1998). "Dance Top 25". CMJ New Music Monthly. 54. CMJ Network, Inc.: 46. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
4. ^ Finkler, Ed (May 1997). "Interview with Oneiroid Psychosis". Sonic Boom. 5 (6). Retrieved August 12, 2020.
5. ^ Schulte, Tom. "Machine That Flashes: Luciferin > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 12, 2020.

## External links

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* Decibel discography at Discogs