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{{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music -->
| image = [[Image:Retarddisco.png|141px]]
| name =Retard Disco
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| image =Retarddisco.png
| parent =
| founded = {{start date|2003}}
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| distributor =[[Southern Records]]
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| founded = 2003
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| genre = [[Indie rock]], [[electroclash]], [[queercore]], [[electropop]]
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| distributor = [[Southern Records]]
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| country = U.S.
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| genre = [[Indie rock]], [[electroclash]], [[queercore]], [[electropop]]
| country = [[United States|U.S.]]
| location = Los Angeles, California
| url = [http://www.retarddisco.com/ www.retarddisco.com]
| website = {{URL|www.retarddisco.com}}
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'''Retard Disco''' is a [[Los Angeles]]-based [[record label]] operated in the [[United States]]. The label first began with two debut releases by [[14 Year Old Girls]] and [[Hawnay Troof]] in [[2003]].


'''Retard Disco''' is an American, Los Angeles-based [[record label]]. The label launched with two debut releases by 14 Year Old Girls and [[Hawnay Troof]] in 2003. The label subsequently released over two dozen records by artists including Partyline, Epsilons, The Younger Lovers, [[Bark Bark Bark]] and more.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retarddisco.com/ |title=Home |website=Retarddisco.com}}</ref>
Many of the artists on the label have been associated with other notable, independent bands, including Manda Rin (from Bis), Younger Lovers (featuring Brontez Purnell from Gravy Train!!!!), Partyline (featuring Allison Wolfe, from Bratmobile), Hawnay Troof (featuring Vice Cooler, from xbxrx), and Signals (featuring Bill Gray and Jon Gray, from The Mae Shi). Before Ty Segall achieved success as a solo artist, Retard Disco released to albums by his first band, Epsilons.


Henry Rollins has been a vocal fan of the label, frequently playing Retard Disco releases on his radio show and citing the label, alongside Dischord, Ipecac, and Matador, as being current personal favorites.<ref>http://www.musicvice.com/interviews/henry-rollins-interview-180210</ref><ref>[http://retarddisco.com/?disco=about Retard Disco<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
[[Henry Rollins]] has been a vocal fan of the label, frequently playing Retard Disco releases on his radio show and citing the label, alongside Dischord, Ipecac, and Matador, as his favorites.<ref>[http://www.musicvice.com/interviews/henry-rollins-interview-180210] {{dead link|date=June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.retarddisco.com/?disco=about|title=Retard Disco|website=Retarddisco.com|access-date=7 June 2023}}</ref>


The label first gained attention when the band 14 Year Old Girls performed live on national TV, on Tech TV's [[X-Play]] and G4 TV's The Screen Savers and Players. The band was written up in ''[[GamePRO]]'', ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly|EGM]]'', ''[[GameNOW]]'' and more, played shows with [[Gravy Train!!!!]], Pansy Division and The Briggs. They once played at Magic Mountain and they have played at an Elks Lodge. Maximum Rock'n'Roll called them "Quite endearing" and Punknews.org declared them "the inventors of Nintendo punk."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://songmeanings.com/artist/view/songs/137438970509/ | title=14 Year Old Girls Lyrics, Songs, Albums and More at SongMeanings!|website=Songmeanings.com }}</ref>
==Retard Disco artists==

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* [[14 Year Old Girls]]
Epsilons band-members included then-teenagers [[Ty Segall]] and Charlie Mootheart.
* [http://www.baddudes.net/ Bad Dudes]

The label released the DVD ''Stame The Batch'' featuring the band [[Gravy Train!!!!]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.interpunk.com/item.cfm?Item=16353& | title=Gravy Train - Stame the Batch|website=Interpunk.com}}</ref>

Because the label was home to bands 14 Year Old Girls, Totally Radd!! and Bad Dudes, it became known as a hub for the genre known as "Nintendo Punk." Both 14 Year Old Girls and Totally Radd!! released exclusive songs on a CDRom that was paired with issues of gaming magazine EGM as a special promotion set by the label.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.furious.com/perfect/totallyradd.html|title=Perfect Sound Forever: Totally Radd!!|website=Furious.com|access-date=7 June 2023}}</ref>

[[Hawnay Troof]] released six albums on Retard Disco and many videos including "Connection" which charted #2 indie video of the year (MTV2, 2008) and #1 video on MTVU (MTVU, 2009)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://freshmen.mtvu.com/freshmen_winners/winning_freshmen_video_12.29.08_hawnay_troof_connection|title = Reality TV Shows, Celebrity News, Pop Culture & Music Videos|website=Freshmen.mtvu.com}}</ref>

The Younger Lovers is the musical project of acclaimed author [[Brontez Purnell]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://know-wave.com/the-younger-lovers/|title = The Younger Lovers|website=Know-wave.com|date = 18 January 2019}}</ref>

==Roster==
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* 14 Year Old Girls
* Bad Dudes
* [[Bark Bark Bark]]
* [[Bark Bark Bark]]
* Epsilons
* [http://www.myspace.com/epsilons Epsilons] ([http://www.myspace.com/tysegall Ty Segall])
* [http://www.myspace.com/genedefcon Gene Defcon]
* Gene Defcon
* [[Gravy Train!!!!]]
* [[Gravy Train!!!!]]
* [[Hawnay Troof]]
* [[Hawnay Troof]]
* [[Manda Rin]]
* [http://www.planetmanda.com/ Manda Rin] formerly of [[Bis_(band)|Bis]]
* [http://www.myspace.com/themunchers The Munchers]
* The Munchers
* [[Partyline]]
* [[Partyline]]
* [http://www.screamclub.com/ Scream Club]
* Scream Club
* [http://signalsla.com/ Signals]
* Signals
* [[The Show is the Rainbow]]
* [[The Show is the Rainbow]]
* Totally Radd!!
* Totally Radd!!
* [http://www.myspace.com/theyoungerlovers The Younger Lovers] (Brontez of Gravy Train!!!!)
* The Younger Lovers



==References==
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* [http://www.southern.com/southern/catalog/RDZ Southern Records: Retard Disco catalog]
* [http://www.southern.com/southern/catalog/RDZ Southern Records: Retard Disco catalog]


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[[Category:Record labels established in 2003]]

Latest revision as of 14:22, 7 June 2023

Retard Disco
Founded2003 (2003)
Distributor(s)Southern Records
GenreIndie rock, electroclash, queercore, electropop
Country of originU.S.
LocationLos Angeles, California
Official websitewww.retarddisco.com

Retard Disco is an American, Los Angeles-based record label. The label launched with two debut releases by 14 Year Old Girls and Hawnay Troof in 2003. The label subsequently released over two dozen records by artists including Partyline, Epsilons, The Younger Lovers, Bark Bark Bark and more.[1]

Henry Rollins has been a vocal fan of the label, frequently playing Retard Disco releases on his radio show and citing the label, alongside Dischord, Ipecac, and Matador, as his favorites.[2][3]

The label first gained attention when the band 14 Year Old Girls performed live on national TV, on Tech TV's X-Play and G4 TV's The Screen Savers and Players. The band was written up in GamePRO, EGM, GameNOW and more, played shows with Gravy Train!!!!, Pansy Division and The Briggs. They once played at Magic Mountain and they have played at an Elks Lodge. Maximum Rock'n'Roll called them "Quite endearing" and Punknews.org declared them "the inventors of Nintendo punk."[4]

Epsilons band-members included then-teenagers Ty Segall and Charlie Mootheart.

The label released the DVD Stame The Batch featuring the band Gravy Train!!!![5]

Because the label was home to bands 14 Year Old Girls, Totally Radd!! and Bad Dudes, it became known as a hub for the genre known as "Nintendo Punk." Both 14 Year Old Girls and Totally Radd!! released exclusive songs on a CDRom that was paired with issues of gaming magazine EGM as a special promotion set by the label.[6]

Hawnay Troof released six albums on Retard Disco and many videos including "Connection" which charted #2 indie video of the year (MTV2, 2008) and #1 video on MTVU (MTVU, 2009)[7]

The Younger Lovers is the musical project of acclaimed author Brontez Purnell.[8]

Roster

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References

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  1. ^ "Home". Retarddisco.com.
  2. ^ [1] [dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Retard Disco". Retarddisco.com. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  4. ^ "14 Year Old Girls Lyrics, Songs, Albums and More at SongMeanings!". Songmeanings.com.
  5. ^ "Gravy Train - Stame the Batch". Interpunk.com.
  6. ^ "Perfect Sound Forever: Totally Radd!!". Furious.com. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Reality TV Shows, Celebrity News, Pop Culture & Music Videos". Freshmen.mtvu.com.
  8. ^ "The Younger Lovers". Know-wave.com. 18 January 2019.
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