Legendary punk label, Dischord Records, puts entire catalog online for free

Punk rock label of note, Dischord, has made their entire 40-year catalog of music available on Bandcamp for free. While free, they're hoping listeners will chip in to support the artists. Bandcamp has waived their sales fees for three months so that all of the money will go to the artists.

From the piece on Farout Magazine:

While the foundations of punk music have multiple different influencers, seminal Washington DC punk label Dischord have always had their say. The independent label, co-owned by Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, founded the company in 1980 in order to release Minor Disturbance by The Teen Idles. From there, Dischord focused on a nationwide network of underground bands and continued to spearhead the punk movement with their uncompromising approach to the music industry.

We dont use contracts, lawyers, any of those kinds of things, MacKaye once commented on the ethos of Dischord Records. We are partnersthey make the music, and we make the records.

Nelson, echoing MacKayes sentiment, added: From the beginning of this label, people have said that the way we do things is unsustainable, unrealistic, idealistic, and we were just dreaming, he said. Well, the dream is now 35 years old, so they can go fuck themselves.

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