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Phratry Records

About Me

Phratry Records - Cincinnati, OH - is a small, underground label founded in 2004 with primary distribution by Stickfigure Distribution & Mailorder (Atlanta, GA). Phratry Records was created for the sake of art and for the sake of community. It is eager to share music with anyone who is willing to actively take part and listen.

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Member Since: 25/10/2005
Band Website: www.phratryrecords.com
Band Members: AMPLINE (Cincinnati, Ohio), ARMS EXPLODING (Cincinnati, Ohio), AUTUMN RISING (Cincinnati, Ohio/Louisville, Kentucky), BLUE VELVET (New York City, New York), CATERPILLAR TRACKS (Cincinnati, Ohio), COVINGTON (Northern Kentucky), FEATST OF MERIT (Covington, Kentucky/Louisville, Kentucky), HOVER (Louisville, Kentucky), HUMANS BOW DOWN (Cincinnati, Ohio), KNIFE THE SYMPHONY (Cincinnati, Ohio), LKN (Portland, Oregon), MAD ANTHONY (Cincinnati, Ohio), THE READ (Cincinnati, Ohio), SAH (Ann Arbor/Marquette, Michigan), THE STRONGEST PROOF (Covington, Kentucky), SWEAR JAR (Cincinnati, OH), THE TERMINAL ORCHESTRA (Marquette, MI), THERAPHOSA (Cincinnati, Ohio), THISTLE (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Influences: SST, Dischord, GSL, AmRep, Gravity, Asian Man Records
Sounds Like: Ampline, Arms Exploding, Autumn Rising, Blue Velvet, Caterpillar Tracks, Covington, Feasts Of Merit, Hover, Humans Bow Down, Knife The Symphony, LKN, Mad Anthony, The Read, Sah, Swear Jar, The Strongest Proof, Terminal Orchestra, Theraphosa, Thistle
Record Label: Phratry Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

PHRATRY PROFILE/INTERVIEW ON FAT ROBOT RADIO

There is an audio interview with Phratry label-owner Jerry Dirr on Episode 53 of Fat Robot Radio (Champaign, IL). You can listen to Fat Robot Radio as a Podcast through iTunes or you can go to the FRR...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:21:00 GMT

UPCOMING SHOWS & NEWS

Phratry Records is excited to announce the release of a series of 7" vinyl / digital download combo's starting this June! And to celebrate, there will be back-to-back release shows in Cincinnati and N...
Posted by on Thu, 28 May 2009 10:41:00 GMT

SPRING NEWS 2009

As always, the last few months have been extremely busy. A few new bands have been added to the roster and several new releases are in the works. Here's what's up:Phratry is excited to announce the ad...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:26:00 GMT

THE READ 7" vinyl/digital download combo PRE-ORDER

The debut by Cincinnati's THE READ (read, like red) is now available for pre-order through the Phratry Records website. The record is scheduled for a late-Spring release but will ship in early April t...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:16:00 GMT

THISTLE "The Small Hours" vinyl LP/CD combo NOW AVAILABLE

Phratry Records and Tiberius Records have teamed up to release the new album by Cincinnati's THISTLE entitled "The Small Hours." The album is available on CD thru the band's own TIBERIUS RECORDS. The ...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:41:00 GMT

LKN "Postulate II" / "Phratry EP" vinyl LP/CD combo NOW AVAILABLE

LKN "Postulate II" / "Phratry EP" vinyl LP / exclusive CD combo NOW AVAILABLEThe 2007 full-length "Postulate II" by LKN (Portland, OR) has just been re-released on vinyl thru Phratry. The LP comes wit...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:40:00 GMT

KNIFE THE SYMPHONY "Crawler" CD/vinyl LP Now Available

KNIFE THE SYMPHONY "Crawler" now available at Phratry Records online and locally at SHAKE IT RECORDS in Northside. Look for the record in more stores soon as well as Amazon.com, etc. via STICKFIGURE D...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:31:00 GMT