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N2O Records (Nitrous Oxide Entertainment) was founded in 1997 with the first DJ compilation ''Home Invasion Vol. 1'' CD/LP 〔(Discogs.com ) Retrieved on December 10, 2009.〕 of Los Angeles DJ's that produce harder sounding electronic, drum and bass, breakbeat and hardcore techno.〔(LAJunglist.com ) (Japanese language) Retrieved on December 10, 2009.〕 The label has managed to re-invent itself from a jungle/drum and bass/turntablism focused label into a rock and remix label. Among the highlighted releases of N2O Records is the debut solo album of Sid Wilson (Slipknot), #0, DJ Starscream's ''The New Leader'' CD/LP and Omar Rodríguez-López's solo album ''Calibration'' (lead guitarist of The Mars Volta, At The Drive In, De Facto).〔(ArtistDirect.com ) Retrieved on December 10, 2009.〕〔(AllMusicGuide.com ) Retrieved on December 10, 2009.〕 ''Calibration'' was Omar's second album to chart on a Billboard music chart and his highest charting yet, peaking at #29 on the Top Heatseekers chart.〔(AllMusic.com ) Retrieved on December 10, 2009.〕 The label updated their name to Charged N2O Records in 2006 and has become the U.S. promotional arm of the Japanese band The Boom Boom Satellites of Sony Music/gr8 Records.〔(Myspace.com ) Retrieved on December 10, 2009.〕 N2O has become the label of release for experimental indie side projects and solo endeavors for some major label mainstream musicians, producers, and individual band members. As of December 2009 the label catalog has reached over 250 titles〔(Discogs.com ) Retrieved on December 10, 2009.〕 in 12 years for U.S. and Japan-only releases of 12" vinyl, 7" vinyl, 10" vinyl, cassette, CD and digital formats. N2O Records are exclusively distributed by E1 Entertainment〔(KochDistribution.com ) Retrieved on December 10, 2009.〕 in the United States and Canada, UV in Japan, and Cargo in the United Kingdom and Europe.〔(CargoRecords.co.uk ) Retrieved on December 10, 2009.〕 N2O Record's recent releases are focused on Japanese hip hop pioneer DJ Baku and loud rock veterans Uzumaki, Future Dub, General Malice, and Bomb Factory.〔(AnimeNewsNetwork.com ) Retrieved on December 10, 2009.〕 == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「N2O Records」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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