How and why we’re here

Laterax Recordings was founded in 2001, in the burgeoning era of web-based music access and distribution, grasping possibilities to bring music to the world-wide public. We seem to be drawn to music that would, in an earlier time and place, never have been able to make it through the maelstrom of distributors, publishers, middle men, and profit margins, but that represents an undercurrent well worth exploring. Never afraid to make things difficult, we decided to combine this with the paradoxical and somewhat quixotic mission to salvage the inherent beauty of the touchable artifact; i.e. the actual shining silver disc or plate of wax with their accompanying covers, sleeves, booklets, stickers, and so on. On a minimal budget, we began by releasing limited numbers of handmade CD-Rs. By the end of 2004 we apparently began to make a name, attracting the attention of a unique an varied collection of ambitious musicians and bands. Staying true to our original vision, through perseverance and stubbornness, both Gonzo (circus) and OOR - undercurrent as well as mainstream - now call us a quality label, of which we’re incredibly proud. We like to call ourselves a boutique label, not consistently releasing, but releasing something consistent, whenever there’s something worthwhile exploring. Thank you for visiting our site.