The best of anti-rock since 1997
Hush Records is a small,
independent record label based out of the
Pacific Northwest, specifically
Portland, Oregon.
Primarily releasing
neo-folk and home-spun
electronica acts, the label was started in 1998 on the strength of founder Chad Crouch's home recordings with his band
Blanket Music.
The label was originally produced entirely on Chad's
Mac,
recorded and
mastered in his home and released on the still-
nascent technology of
CD-R, all using his
Apple. Currently, Hush Records hosts 15 bands on it's roster, most prominently
The Decemberists. Many of the label's releases are still produced in Chad's basement studio, though many others are now recorded in a professional studio.
Hush's Roster is:
Amy Annelle
Blanket Music
Bobby Birdman
The Decemberists
Fancie
Graves
Jeff London
Kind of Like Spitting
Kaitlyn Ni Donovan
Noise for Pretend
Norfolk and Western
The Operacycle
The Places
Reclinerland
Corrina Repp
The quickest way to
experience the
Hush Records "sound" is to
obtain a copy of
Flag or
Mute, both of which are samplers released by Hush, and both of which are very representative of the
label.