American record label
Record label
Undecided Records Founded 1998 (1998 ) Founder Clifford Weiner Alexander Kenny Defunct 2006 (2006 ) Status Inactive Distributor(s) Genre Country of origin United States Location Lake Worth , Florida
Undecided Records was an Americanindependent record label established in 1998 by Clifford Wiener and Alexander Kenny.[ 1] The record company was founded inLoxahatchee , Florida but its headquarters moved around in various parts ofPalm Beach County , Florida; first toBoca Raton ,[ 2] then toParkland , and finally toLake Worth . The record label releasedhardcore ,metalcore ,noisecore ,post-hardcore , andemo music, with a principally North American roster of artists spanning from the late 1990s to the mid-2000s.[ 3] Undecided Records released music onvinyl records ,compact discs , anddigital audio formats , with distribution in the United States originally throughRevelation Records , then throughVictory Records , and finally throughSony/RED Music .[ 4] [ 3] [ 5] Wiener and Kenny were both closely associated withEulogy Recordings , where they worked in their free time.[ 6] [ 5]
Undecided Records put out such notable releases asPoison the Well 'sDistance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder ,[ 7] Every Time I Die 'sThe Burial Plot Bidding War ,[ 8] Supermachiner 'sRise of the Great Machine ,[ 9] Breaking Pangaea 'sTake Apart the Words andCannon to a Whisper ,[ 10] [ 11] andEiffel 'sAudiblenarcotic (also re-issued after the band's name was changed toVaux ).[ 2] [ 12] The record label was also responsible for producing a series ofMetallica tribute splits titledCrush 'Em All , which included covers byBoySetsFire ,[ 13] Converge ,[ 14] Countervail,[ 15] Disembodied ,[ 16] Indecision ,[ 17] Eighteen Visions ,[ 18] Poison the Well,[ 18] Shai Hulud ,[ 13] Supermachiner,[ 19] Today Is the Day ,[ 14] andWalls of Jericho .[ 17] Many of the splits fell apart during varying production stages but Undecided Records compiled the bulk of the recorded cover songs on the Various Artists compilationThe Old, The New, The Unreleased , released in January 2005.[ 20] [ 21] In September–October 2005, the record label organized The Undecided Records Tour, a two-month American tour featuring its signed bands Cru Jones, The Big Screen, Shindig, Hank Jones, Iscariot, and xRepresentx.[ 22] [ 23] [ 24]
In 2003, Wiener, Kenny, and Michael Broder formed the imprint company Undecided Films, with plans to release theatrical films anddigital video discs .[ 25] The company's inaugural project was to be a theatrical reissue ofF. W. Murnau 's 1922 filmNosferatu , featuring a new score composed byConverge vocalistJacob Bannon .[ 26] [ 27] Undecided Films' first DVD release later turned out to be the documentaryRockets Redglare! , dedicated to the memory of stand-up comedianRockets Redglare , featuring interviews withSteve Buscemi ,Jim Jarmusch ,Matt Dillon , andWillem Dafoe .[ 28] In June 2003, Undecided Records formed a partnership withFurther Seems Forever bassist Chad Neptune, financing his own imprint record label Pompano Basic.[ 29]
Undecided Records was dissolved in 2006 when Wiener and Kenny founded a series of new imprints. In May 2006, all of thestraight-edge bands previously signed to Undecided Records were transferred to the new record label x1981x Records, which had already been founded as anapparel company, x1981x Clothing, in 2004.[ 1] [ 30] [ 31] The remaining bands were transferred to a second new record label, 567 Records, includingFurther Seems Forever , which released the compilationThe Final Curtain , andJeremy Enigk , who releasedThe Missing Link , both originally scheduled for Undecided Records.[ 29] [ 32] Undecided Records began re-releasing its entire back-catalog digitally in early 2007. Wiener, Kenny, andJohn Wylie ofEulogy Recordings later formed theartist management firm Big Hit Management in 2010.[ 33] Wiener and Kenny also organized themusic festival Bringin' it Back for the Kids Fest, which took place in 2011 and 2012.[ 1] [ 34]
This is an archival list of artists who have worked withUndecided Records .[ 35] [ 36] [ 37]
^a b c Preira, Matt (May 3, 2011)."Bringing It Back for the Kids Fest With Shai Hulud and Terror May 13 and 14" .Miami New Times .Archived from the original on July 5, 2015. RetrievedMarch 29, 2021 . ^a b "High Times, rare finds all" .The Palm Beach Post . July 29, 2001. RetrievedJune 15, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^a b c d Morris, Chris (April 24, 2004).Deciding on Victory .Billboard .^ "Victory To Distribute Undecided" .Billboard . April 8, 2004.Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. RetrievedMarch 29, 2021 .^a b "Undecided Records Signs A New Distribution Deal" .Undecided Records . April 13, 2004. Archived fromthe original on August 4, 2004. RetrievedMarch 9, 2021 .^ "Undecided and Eulogy Recordings collaborate on new magazine and CD sampler" .Undecided Records . January 2, 2001. Archived fromthe original on March 5, 2001. RetrievedMarch 29, 2021 .^ Gramlich, Chris (July 1, 2001)."Poison The Well Distance Makes The Heart Grow Fonder" .Exclaim! .Archived from the original on 2021-03-29. Retrieved2021-03-29 . ^ Theakston, Rob."The Burial Plot Bidding War" .AllMusic .Archived from the original on March 29, 2021. RetrievedMarch 29, 2021 . ^ Gramlich, Chris (April 1, 2001)."Supermachiner Rise Of The Great Machine" .Exclaim! .Archived from the original on 2021-03-29. Retrieved2021-03-29 . ^ "Breaking Pangaea reviews, music, news - sputnikmusic" .Sputnikmusic . Retrieved2021-03-29 .^ Taylor, Jason D."Cannon to a Whisper" .AllMusic .Archived from the original on March 29, 2021. RetrievedMarch 29, 2021 . ^ EIFFEL Audiblenarcotic (Undecided) (PDF) .CMJ . October 16, 2000.^a b Deller, Alex (June 13, 2007)."Boy Sets Fire Shai Hulud - Crush 'Em All Vol. 1 Review" .Collective Zine .Archived from the original on 2021-03-29. Retrieved2021-03-29 . ^a b "A brief interview with Steve Austin from Today Is the Day" .Revpermint . May 13, 2002.Archived from the original on December 31, 2014. Retrieved2021-03-29 .^ "Countervail writing material for split | Comments | Lambgoat" .Lambgoat . July 24, 2001.Archived from the original on 2021-03-29. Retrieved2021-03-29 .^ "Crush Em All Tribute update" .Undecided Records . 2002. Archived fromthe original on December 9, 2002. RetrievedMarch 29, 2021 .^a b "News" .Undecided Records . February 2, 2001. Archived fromthe original on March 5, 2001. RetrievedFebruary 21, 2021 .^a b "Poison The Well & their splits" .Lambgoat . November 12, 2000.Archived from the original on 2021-03-29. Retrieved2021-02-21 .^ "News" .Undecided Records . April 25, 2001. Archived fromthe original on May 1, 2001. Retrieved2021-02-21 .^ "The Old, The New, The Unreleased: Undecided Records Sampler" .Discogs . 26 January 2005.Archived from the original on March 29, 2021. RetrievedMarch 29, 2021 .^ "News" .Undecided Records . January 26, 2005. Archived fromthe original on February 6, 2005. RetrievedMarch 29, 2021 .^ "Spots" .Tampa Bay Times . September 8, 2005. RetrievedJune 15, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Music Menu" .Creative Loafing Tampa Bay . October 4, 2005. RetrievedJune 15, 2024 .^ Arnold, Alex (August 13, 2005)."Cru Jones, The Big Screen, Shindig tour" .Lambgoat . RetrievedJune 15, 2024 . ^ "About" .Undecided Films . March 7, 2005. Archived fromthe original on March 7, 2005. RetrievedMarch 29, 2021 .^a b c d e Loud Rock Industry News (PDF) .CMJ . May 19, 2003. p. 27.^ "Undecided Films Plans First Release" .Undecided Films . 2003. Archived fromthe original on June 22, 2003. RetrievedMarch 29, 2021 .^ "Rockets RedGlare! DVD to be released On NOV 16TH" .Undecided Films . October 18, 2004. Archived fromthe original on December 4, 2004. RetrievedMarch 29, 2021 .^a b "Undecided Records hooks up w/ Pompano Basic" .Lambgoat . June 29, 2003.Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. RetrievedMarch 29, 2021 .^ "x1981x Clothing" .x1981x Clothing . December 13, 2004. Archived fromthe original on December 13, 2004. RetrievedMarch 29, 2021 .^ "News" .x1981x Records . May 23, 2006. Archived fromthe original on July 4, 2007. RetrievedMarch 29, 2021 .^ "Further Seems Forever retrospective due out soon" .Punk News . 4 July 2003.Archived from the original on 2021-03-29. Retrieved2021-03-29 .^ "Big Hit Management launched" .Lambgoat . April 15, 2015.Archived from the original on May 27, 2013. RetrievedMarch 29, 2021 .^ Kamiński, Karol (October 15, 2012)."Bringin' It Back For The Kids Fest 2 videos (feat. REMEMBERING NEVER, MORNING AGAIN and more!)" .Idioteq .Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. RetrievedMarch 29, 2021 . ^ "Undecided Records" .AllMusic .Archived from the original on 2021-03-29. Retrieved2021-03-29 .^ "Undecided Records" .Discogs .Archived from the original on 2021-03-29. Retrieved2021-03-29 .^ "Undecided Records" .MusicBrainz . Retrieved2021-03-29 .^ Arnold, Alex (August 21, 2003)."As Hope Dies calling it quits" .Lambgoat . RetrievedJune 15, 2024 . ^ Arnold, Alex (August 7, 2002)."As Hope Dies news and notes" .Lambgoat . RetrievedJune 15, 2024 . ^ "Undecided Records v3.0 |l| undecidedrecords.com" . February 1, 2003. Archived fromthe original on February 1, 2003. RetrievedMarch 29, 2021 .^ "Bars offer Halloween bashes; WDOX plans original rockfest" .Press of Atlantic City . October 29, 2004. RetrievedJune 15, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Undecided Records v3.0 |l| undecidedrecords.com" . June 22, 2003. Archived fromthe original on June 22, 2003. RetrievedMarch 29, 2021 .^ "Passion players" .The News Journal . June 13, 2005. RetrievedJune 15, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ Arnold, Alex (March 10, 2005)."Undecided Records signs Hank Jones" .Lambgoat . RetrievedJune 15, 2024 . ^ McFeters, Rob (May 22, 2005)."Hank Jones 'Saturdays of Thunder' Album Review" .Lambgoat . RetrievedJune 15, 2024 . ^ Arnold, Alex (June 28, 2005)."Undecided Records signs House of Atreus" .Lambgoat . RetrievedJune 15, 2024 . ^ Arnold, Alex (July 18, 2005)."Iscariot sign w/ Undecided Records" .Lambgoat . RetrievedJune 15, 2024 . ^ "Now and the good bands visit" .South Florida Sun Sentinel . November 28, 2003. RetrievedJune 15, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Jupiter Sunrise is at The Limelight" .The Sun-News . March 5, 2004. RetrievedJune 15, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ Arnold, Alex (August 25, 2002)."Miasis and Sean Ingram complete new EP" .Lambgoat . RetrievedJune 15, 2024 . ^ Arnold, Alex (July 7, 2005)."xRepresentx sign w/ Undecided Records" .Lambgoat . RetrievedJune 15, 2024 . ^ Arnold, Alex (April 27, 2001)."Converge frontman's new project" .Lambgoat . RetrievedJune 15, 2024 . ^ "UNDECIDED RECORDS NEWS" . August 14, 2001. Archived fromthe original on August 14, 2001. RetrievedMarch 29, 2021 .^ Thomas, David (June 14, 2002)."Vero's Venisian Skyline can be seen across Florida" .The Palm Beach Post . RetrievedJune 15, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ "Into the Groove" .The Palm Beach Post . September 27, 2002. RetrievedJune 15, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .