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Post Present Medium

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Post Present Medium (or PPM) is an Independent Record Label [1]l[2] started and run by Dean Allen Spunt, also from the band No Age.

Spunt started the label in 2001 with the release of a 7" by Portland/Olympia post punk band The Intima.[3] Initial funding came from a settlement Spunt received as a teenager, when he got into a car accident with a member of the Backstreet Boys.[4] PPM has released records from artists that include Mika Miko, Abe Vigoda, Barr, Best Coast, No Age, Gun Outfit, Silk Flowers, John Wiese, Eric Copeland, Infinite Body, and SFV Acid.[4] PPM has at least 75 releases to date.[4] Releases typically get 500 to 1000 pressings.[5]

Currently the roster includes Behavior, Syko Friend, Otis Houston Jr., P22, Gen Pop, Mayako XO, Brontez Purnell, Chronophage.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Independent record label", Wikipedia, 2021-01-23, retrieved 2021-02-12
  2. ^ "Independent record label", Wikipedia, 2021-01-23, retrieved 2021-02-12
  3. ^ Slater, Luke (5 August 2009). "Label Focus 28: Post Present Medium". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d "Press Play: Post Present Medium". Pioneer Works. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  5. ^ Bown, August (2011-11-04). "Post Present Medium turns 10 at the Smell this weekend". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-08-23.