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{{Short description|American independent record label}} {{Multiple issues| {{More citations needed|date=September 2019}}{{Notability|Companies|date=March 2020}} {{Third-party|date=March 2020}} }} '''Erstwhile Records''' is an [[independent record label]] devoted to [[free improvisation]], particularly the [[electroacoustic improvisation|electroacoustic]] variety, contemporary, experimental composed music, and combinations of both. Erstwhile was founded by Jon Abbey in 1999, whose personality and tastes are closely identified with the label. Characteristic label artists include guitarist [[Keith Rowe]], percussionist [[Günter Müller]], guitarist / turntablist [[Otomo Yoshihide]], homemade electronics group [[Voice Crack]], sine wave improviser [[Sachiko M]], [[musique concrète|concrete]] artist Jason Lescalleet, guitarist / laptop composer [[Fennesz]], guitarist [[Burkhard Stangl]] and synthesizer player [[Thomas Lehn]], as well as younger musicians such as clarinetist [[Kai Fagaschinski]]. In recent years, also artists connected to the [[Wandelweiser]] group started releasing albums on the label, such as American composer [[Michael Pisaro]].
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