You know how vinyl isn’t sustainable… I thought, “That’s brilliant, let’s do it.”īB: When I was living in New York I was reading about peak oil theory, which posits that society is based on infinite growth from a finite resource, petroleum. We connected and then Brion mentioned that he always had this idea for a label called Peak Oil. We started emailing after that and then finally met in person when I moved to Los Angeles.īF: Basically what happened was our partners at the time met and said “My man’s a nerd too… My man has cassettes! ” This was during the glory days of the synth scene cassette boom. I did a review of a fusion jazz band on Kranky, which Foote was in. Where did you guys first meet and how did the label come to be?īrion Brionson: I first corresponded with Foote when I wrote for XLR8R a long time ago. Hello Brian and Brion! How is everything going?īrian Foote: Things are fine, just sick of COVID like everyone else. We have a few final copies of Topdown Dialectic Vol 1-3 available now in the shop: ![]() The label has been on a hot streak recently with consecutive Philip Sherbourne-approved releases: the mysterious generative dub techno of Topdown Dialectic, followed by a gorgeous collection of ambient, IDM, and breaks by bubblin’ up Russian producer Hoavi.įor the latest edition of our “Labels We Love” series, In Sheep’s Clothing spoke to the two Brian’s about their early days raving, indie rock, faceless techno bollocks, and running a label. Launched in 2012, Peak Oil has steadily released a string of diverse electronic releases from producers in various post-rave cities across the United States and, more recently, the world. While their raving days are long behind them, they’ve continued to push the sounds via their label. After soaking in the jungle, drum & bass, acid, IDM, techno and house music of the ‘90s raves and working at various labels, publications, and on their own music, both Brians have an almost encyclopedic knowledge of electronic dance music. Self-proclaimed “old nerds” Brian Foote and Brion Brionson, founders of Los Angeles based electronic label Peak Oil, came up in these early American rave scenes. ![]() The music and parties spread via underground magazines, anonymous phone lines, and online message boards. Massive sound systems could be heard blasting electronic music on strobe-filled dance floors almost nightly across the country. Generator parties in the Midwest, Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, and Seattle pulled thousands of dancing youths out to warehouses, barns, fields, and rundown auto plants. In the early ‘90s, rave culture exploded across the United States. Peak Oil’s Brian Foote and Brion Brionson chat ’90s raves, indie rock, and faceless techno bollocks.
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