Resipiscent

rdf:langString Resipiscent

rdf:langString Resipiscent

rdf:langString Resipiscent

rdf:langString U.S.

rdf:langString Thomas Day

rdf:langString James Decker

rdf:langString Experimental, noise

rdf:langString San Francisco, California

rdf:langString Resipiscent is an independent record label based in San Francisco California. The label was founded in 2005 by James Decker and Thomas Day. The label publishes a wide range of experimental music and film. Most of its releases are extremely limited editions involving handcrafted package art. 's "Quarry Tones" release is packaged in heavy hand-sewn felt with flowers and shredded circuits scattered inside. Smegma's Live 91-93 relies on dumpster-dived mainstream CDs that the band then defaces to serve as packaging. The Tre Picoli release appears to be a 7-inch record but contains two mini-CDs and one mini-DVD. 's 22 Short Noise Videos comes in a four-color silkscreen package embellished with hand-carved relief prints by . The double CD compilation String of Artifacts requires listeners to solve a word jumble and then a crossword puzzle in order to decode the track listing, with some bands adding to the puzzle by imitating the style of other bands. The "Quaak Muttar" package is a crude but functional pinball machine for which track indexes serve as scoreboard. The label name revives a word that had fallen into disuse. "Resipiscent" means "a return to one's senses following a brutal experience". Its tagline is "Unburying the meanest in criminally obscure sound."