1. Discography

2. See also

3. References

4. External links

Criminal IQ Records is an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois that was founded by Jon Babbin (co-founder of Ruthless Records) and Darius Hurley to facilitate the releases from Chicago's no-wave/punk scene circa 2003 to present. Most notably, garage pop punk band M.O.T.O.'s LP Kill Moto the Functional Blackouts S/T LP and dark wave psyche punk band Vee Dee's Furthur LP.

These initial releases were met with acclaim from underground music zines such as Maximumrocknroll and Horizontal Action to more established glossies such as Arthur, Thrasher, Kerrang!, and Concussion, and the records received airplay and occasionally topped charts on college radio stations around the country as well as getting airplay on the BBC via the John Peel Show. Building on this success Criminal IQ signed The Krunchies, all-female band The Manhandlers to do LPs, and co-released the Maybe Chicago? compilation with Proto-mersh which featured original sound recordings by the Ponys, the Baseball Furys, the Tyrades, Twat Vibe, White Outs, Busy Kids, and the Hot Machines.

In 2006 Criminal IQ broke out of its Chicago-only policy and released singles by Army of Jesus, Bear Proof Suit, and Portuguese punk band the Youths.

Discography

• Phenoms/Mushuganas split 7" May 2003
• M.O.T.O. (aka Masters of the Obvious) Kill Moto CD/LP (LP co-released with Little Teddy Records of Germany) Jun 2003
• Digital Sampler 3" CD Comp
• Functional Blackouts S/T LP Oct 2003
• Functional Blackouts S/T CD Jan 2004
• Maybe Chicago? V/A Compilation CD Jan 2004
• The Krunchies Interrobang 7" EP Mar 2004
• Vee Dee Furthur (album)|Furthur LP/CD 2004
• The Manhandlers S/T LP/CD 2004
• M.O.T.O. Single File (Masters of the Obvious album)|Single File CD 2004
• The Krunchies In De Winkel CD/LP 2005
• Rotten Fruits A Bomb In The Nation 7" EP 2005
• M.O.T.O. Raw Power CD/LP 2005
• I Attack American Dream 7" EP 2005
• The Pedestrians Future Shock CD 2005
• The Functional Blackouts The Severed Tongue Speaks For Everyone LP 2006
• Army of Jesus Book Bomb 7" EP 2006
• Bear Proof Suit Science is Dead 7" EP 2006
• The Gravetones Dig It! CD 2006
• The Youths (Portuguese band)|The Youths 7" EP 2007
• Out With A Bang (band)|Out With A Bang Few Beers Left But Out of Drugs 7" EP 2007
• The Effigies Reside LP 2007
• Terrible Twos (band)|Terrible Twos S/T LP 2008
• The Runs 7"
• The Effigies "…on the move, or in danger (stop) This will have been my life (stop)" EP (digital release) 2009
• Useless Children 7" 2010
• Catburglars S/T LP 2010
• Claw Toe - Ingrown Ego 2009
• Claw Toe - S/T 12" EP 2012

See also

• List of record labels
• Chicago Record Labels

References

• Adair, David http://www.contactmusic.com/new/home.nsf/webpages/criminalx28x06x06

External links

• Official site

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