About
Megan Hamilton and I started OxBlood after commiserating over our experiences in the music industry. She is a former member of Frogpond, who did time on a major label, while I worked for indie and major labels in Los Angeles in the late 80’s. Soured by the treatment of bands by record labels, we vowed OxBlood would be artist-friendly. With the scene in Kansas City (and Lawrence, Kansas) burgeoning, there is no better time than now. We want to showcase the diverse talent of our scene and what better way than compiling some of the scene’s stars for our initial release? The compilation has an old-school approach…all new and exclusive tracks recorded at the same studio by one producer — Mr. Paul Malinowski (Season To Risk, Shiner).First Blood includes a mix of new projects from Kansas City area veterans featuring former members of Season To Risk, Shiner, The Pedaljets, The Get Up Kids, Boys Life, Dirtnap, The Gadjits, and Butterglory and from the young lions –the likes of The Republic Tigers, Softee, Ghosty, and more. A heartfelt thank you to the musicians, artists, and friends who made this recording possible.Our first signing is the formidable American Catastrophe. Their brand of dark Americana has been likened to Nick Cave fronting Sixteen Horsepower. The debut ep Excerpts From The Broken Bone Choir has received a ton of press including reviews from Pitchfork, Paste Magazine, Americana UK, popmatters, Large-Hearted Boy, No Depression and many more. Ghosty’s Answers received widespread airplay at college and non-commercial radio as well as rave reviews from and being featured on Daytrotter and XM Radio. The remastered Pedaljets brought the band back together after a nearly 20-year hiatus. They are now recording a new record to be released in 2010. Look for our singles collection debuting in spring 2010 with Roman Numerals.Thanks for checking us out,Robert MooreOxBlood Records