Popfrenzy
| Popfrenzy | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| Founder | Chris Wu |
| Distributor(s) | Inertia |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Location | Surry Hills, New South Wales |
| Official website |
www |
Popfrenzy is an independent record label and touring-events agency created by Chris Wu based in Sydney, Australia.
They began in the late 1990s, putting on various underground parties/nights. Between 2000 and 2006, they booked such Sydney clubs and venues as the Spanish, Mandarin, Taxi and Teachers Clubs.
Around 2003, Popfrenzy started to bring overseas acts to Australia as well establishing their own record label. The first two releases were from Camera Obscura and Les Savy Fav.
They also started and ran an independent record store between mid-2005 and mid-2006 in Surry Hills, Sydney, called Gifted Records.
Notable artists
- Best Coast
- Deerhunter
- Neon Indian
- Metronomy
- Ty Segall
- Blonde Redhead
- HEALTH
- Electrelane
- Matt & Kim
- Wire
- High Places
- Times New Viking
- Marnie Stern
- Broadcast
- The Drums
- Gruff Rhys
- Camera Obscura
- The Clientele
- Slow Club
- Even As We Speak
- Xiu Xiu
- Patrick Wolf
- Institut Polaire
- Les Savy Fav
- The Rogers Sisters
- Saturday Looks Good To Me
- The Organ
- Q and Not U
- Jeff Hanson
- Crooked Fingers
- Smoosh
- Need New Body
- Calvin Johnson
- The Blow
- The Gossip
- The Robot Ate Me
- Day Ravies
See also
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