Marriage Records | |
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Founded | 2001 |
Founder | Curtis Knapp Adrian Orange |
Distributor(s) | Nail, Southern Records, Chicago Independent, Revolver, The Business |
Genre | Indie, experimental, electronic, freak folk, alt folk |
Country of origin | U.S. |
Location | Portland, Oregon, Los Angeles, CA |
Official website | www |
Marriage Records is a small, independent record label based in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 2001 by Curtis Knapp and Adrian Orange. The label has released a number of albums by musicians such as Adam Forkner, Dirty Projectors, Little Wings, Lucky Dragons, Tune-Yards, Yacht, and Karl Blau. Artists on the label frequently collaborate and swap members.
Marriage releases vinyl, CDs, CD-Rs, tapes, skateboards, books, posters and apparel. The label has been distributed by Nail Distribution, Southern Records, Chicago Independent, Revolver, and The Business. In 2006 the label began publishing "experimental literature" under the imprint Marriage Publishing House, including Veneer Magazine.
Since 2015, Marriage Records has been based primarily in Los Angeles, CA under the management of Jimmy Leslie of White Fang, a longtime Marriage collaborator.
Marriage Records was co-founded in Portland, Oregon in 2001 by musical collaborators Adrian Orange and Curtis Knapp, with Knapp as "Chief" of the label. Musician and producer Adam Forkner joined as counsel.