Deathbomb Arc

Deathbomb Arc is an independent record label based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US. It was started in 1998 by Brian Miller in Los Angeles, California, originally to release music by the band Turbine. Miller's cat Leroy Brown was the label's acting CEO until his death in 2014.

Miller has described the label's ethos as a "'fuck you' attitude towards a music industry that is afraid of new ideas" and as "a window into another universe... for those of us with an ear to new sounds, we're already in that other universe, but I want to reach people who normally have to wait years before an 'experimental' act is deemed normal enough for them." He characterises Deathbomb Arc as an "artist label" as well as a record label, treating record releases as just one part of an artistic spectrum. As an example, he cites Clipping as a Deathbomb Arc act, despite the group self-releasing their first album. According to Clipping's William Hutson, "The modus operandi of Deathbomb is punk as a way of being in… More