Spool (record label)
| Spool | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| Founder | Vern Weber Daniel Kernohan |
| Defunct | 2008 |
| Genre | Jazz, experimental |
| Country of origin | Canada |
Spool was a record label from 1998–2008 started by Vern Weber and Daniel Kernohan. During its life it put out 41 CDs primarily of improvised music, but also electroacoustic music, experimental music, and avant-rock.
The label divided its releases into four series, Line, Field, Point, and Arc. Line was mainly the improviser series, Point the composer series, Field the electro-acoustic series, and Arc the avant-rock series.
Spool featured such prominent jazz artists as Anthony Braxton, Dewey Redman, George Lewis, Paul Rutherford, Ken Vandermark, and Mats Gustafsson.
A particular feature of the label was the documentation of the Vancouver scene, covering up and coming musicians and veterans alike including Paul Plimley, François Houle, Peggy Lee, Dylan van der Schyff, Tony Wilson, and NOW Orchestra.
Toronto and Montreal scene were also covered with artists such as Allison Cameron, François Carrier, Lori Freedman, Marilyn Lerner, Brett Larner, Sarah Peebles, Gayle Young, John Oswald & AIMToronto Orchestra.
European performers of note were Fred Frith, John Butcher, Joëlle Léandre, Michael Moore, and Tobias Delius.
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