Thirsty Ear

100 releases 5 sub-labels 1993–2015

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Established in the late 70s as an independent marketing company, Thirsty Ear pioneered the concept of specialized marketing to the yet-unnamed alternative music world in the U.S. As such, Thirsty Ear was hired to implement campaigns in this new area for virtually every major label, working with such now-legendary artists as David Bowie, The Talking Heads and The Police, among many others.

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Top Thirsty Ear Releases

Substrata
Substrata
Biosphere
1997
Halber Mensch
Einstürzende Neubauten
1985
Haus der Lüge
Einstürzende Neubauten
1989
Rock Bottom
Robert Wyatt
1974
Zeichnungen des Patienten O.T.
Einstürzende Neubauten
1983
Dreams Less Sweet
Dreams Less Sweet
Psychic TV
1983
Flow
Flow
Foetus
2001
The Drop
The Drop
Brian Eno
1997
Dub Housing
Pere Ubu
1978
Old Rottenhat
Robert Wyatt
1985
Shleep
Robert Wyatt
1997
Nail
Nail
Scraping Foetus Off the Wheel
1985
Mother Juno
The Gun Club
1987
Dysnomia
Dawn of Midi
2013
Hole
Hole
Scraping Foetus Off the Wheel
1984
Hee‐Haw
The Birthday Party
1988
Nothing Can Stop Us
Robert Wyatt
1986
Cubist Blues
Alan Vega · Alex Chilton · Ben Vaughn
1996
Hologram of Baal
The Church
1998
China Gate
Cul de Sac
1996
Sink
Sink
Foetus Inc.
1989
Slush
OP8
1997
An American Compilation
An American Compilation
Nils Petter Molvær
2006
Flesh Volcano / Slut
Flesh Volcano / Slut
Marc Almond & Foetus
1997
Thaw
Thaw
Foetus Interruptus
1988
Dirtdish
Dirtdish
Wiseblood
1987
Beating the Retreat
Test Dept.
1984
Mettle
Mettle
Hugo Largo
1989
The Ugly American
Mark Eitzel
2003
Beat
Beat
Chris Knox
2000
Glitters is Gold
Various Artists
1997
The Secret Song
DJ Spooky
2009
Junk Magic
Craig Taborn
2004
Salad Days
Adrian Belew
1999
Dondestan
Robert Wyatt
1991
High Water
High Water
El‐P feat. The Blue Series Continuum
2004
Home
Caspar Brötzmann Massaker
1994
The Shell Game
The Shell Game
Tim Berne, Craig Taborn & Tom Rainey
2001
AMaSSED
Spring Heel Jack
2002
The Conduct of Jazz
Matthew Shipp Trio
2015
Will I Ever Be Inside Of You
Paul Quinn & The Independent Group
1994
Optometry
Optometry
DJ Spooky & The Blue Series Continuum
2002
Equilibrium
Matthew Shipp
2003
Harmony and Abyss
Matthew Shipp
2004
At the Center
At the Center
Meat Beat Manifesto
2005
Tetrafied
Tetrafied
Bush Tetras
1996
Blow
Blow
Foetus
2001
Luc’s Lantern
William Parker
2005
New Picnic Time
Pere Ubu
1979
Legends Bleed
Marky Ramone and the Speed Kings
2002
Good Bread Alley
Carl Hancock Rux
2006
Drums of Death
DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid & Dave Lombardo
2005
The Tao of Yo
Yohimbe Brothers
2004
Immortal Rich
Immortal Rich
T.V. Smith
1996
Threads
David S. Ware String Ensemble
2003
Etudes 4 Violin & Electronix
Etudes 4 Violin & Electronix
Daniel Bernard Roumain
2007
Antipop Consortium vs. Matthew Shipp
Antipop Consortium vs. Matthew Shipp
2003
Weave
Weave
Queen Sarah Saturday
1993
Surf's Up!
David Thomas and Two Pale Boys
2001
Closer Colder
Faultline
1999
Pastoral Composure
Matthew Shipp Quartet
2000
Streamer
Nils Petter Molvær
2004
Art of the Improviser
Matthew Shipp
2011
The Creeping Unknown
Robert Scott
2000
Live in the World
The David S. Ware Quartets
2005
Nu Bop
Matthew Shipp
2002
DNA
Matthew Shipp Duo with William Parker
1999
Hello June Fool
Madder Rose
1999
Treader
Spring Heel Jack
1999
A Box of Birds
The Church
1999
The Epiphany of Glenn Jones
The Epiphany of Glenn Jones
John Fahey & Cul de Sac
1997
Parallel Universe
The Church
2002
I've Been To Many Places
Matthew Shipp
2014
Masses
Masses
Spring Heel Jack • The Blue Series Continuum
2001

Thirsty Ear Artist Roster

F
Foetus
10 releases
Group
Matthew Shipp
Matthew Shipp
10 releases
Person
Various Artists
Various Artists
8 releases
Other
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Spring Heel Jack
7 releases
Group
Robert Wyatt
Robert Wyatt
6 releases
Person
DJ Spooky
DJ Spooky
5 releases
Person
Pere Ubu
Pere Ubu
5 releases
Group
The Church
The Church
5 releases
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Marc Almond
Marc Almond
4 releases
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CD
Cul de Sac
4 releases
Group
Mary Halvorson
Mary Halvorson
4 releases
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William Parker
William Parker
4 releases
Person
Matthew Shipp Trio
Matthew Shipp Trio
4 releases
Group
Dave Lombardo
Dave Lombardo
3 releases
Person
G
Groundtruther
3 releases
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Craig Taborn
Craig Taborn
3 releases
Person
Adrian Belew
Adrian Belew
2 releases
Person
Ruby
Ruby
2 releases
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