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Kung Fu Records
Type
Genre Punk, Hardcore
Founded 1996
Headquarters Flag of the United States Seal Beach, California, United States
Key people Joe Escalante
Warren Fitzgerald
Industry Music
Products CDs, LPs, other records, DVDs, band and label-related merchandise such as clothing, stickers, etc. A genre (ˈʒɑːnrə also /ˈdʒɑːnrə/ from French "kind" or "sort" from Latin: genus (stem gener-) is a loose set Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Seal Beach is a city in Orange County California. The population was 24157 at the 2000 census The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Joseph Patrick "Joe" Escalante Esq (born January 30, 1963) is an American Musician, record label owner, radio host Warren Fitzgerald (born September 15, 1968) is an American Punk rock Musician, Guitarist, Songwriter, and For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio Long play (LP record albums are 33⅓  Rpm vinyl Gramophone records (phonograph records generally either 10- or 12- Inches in diameter DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is
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Kung Fu Records is an American independent record label founded in 1996 by Joe Escalante and Warren Fitzgerald of the punk rock band The Vandals. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An independent record label (or indie record label) is a Record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the Major record labels Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Joseph Patrick "Joe" Escalante Esq (born January 30, 1963) is an American Musician, record label owner, radio host Warren Fitzgerald (born September 15, 1968) is an American Punk rock Musician, Guitarist, Songwriter, and The Vandals are an American Punk rock band formed in 1980 in Huntington Beach California and currently recording for Kung Fu Records. Founded in order to release a record by the Riverside, California band Assorted Jelly Beans, the label soon grew to include a roster of notable artists such as The Ataris, Ozma, Tsunami Bomb, and The Vandals themselves. Riverside is the County seat of Riverside County, California, United States. This page is about the US punk rock group For the Confectionery treat see Jelly bean. The Ataris are a Pop punk band originally hailing from Anderson, Indiana. Ozma is a Rock band from Pasadena California. The band's sound is a mix of new-wave –influenced Power pop and rock with Casiotone Tsunami Bomb was a Punk rock band from Petaluma California that formed in 1998 and broke up in October 2005. In 2000 Escalante started Kung Fu Films as a subsidiary of the music label in order to release DVDs of live concerts, music videos, band documentaries, and independent films. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics In 2005 Kung Fu also spawned the spinoff label Broken Sounds Records, focusing on hardcore releases. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s

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History

Kung Fu Records was founded by Vandals bassist Joe Escalante and guitarist Warren Fitzgerald in 1996. The Vandals are an American Punk rock band formed in 1980 in Huntington Beach California and currently recording for Kung Fu Records. A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind Joseph Patrick "Joe" Escalante Esq (born January 30, 1963) is an American Musician, record label owner, radio host A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres Warren Fitzgerald (born September 15, 1968) is an American Punk rock Musician, Guitarist, Songwriter, and Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Escalante had been urged by his wife to allow the Riverside, California band Assorted Jelly Beans to open for The Vandals, and he and Fitzgerald were so impressed by their performance that they decided to start a record label in order to release the band's debut album. Riverside is the County seat of Riverside County, California, United States. This page is about the US punk rock group For the Confectionery treat see Jelly bean. [1] Escalante named the label after his study of Kung Fu San Soo, and its first release was a split single featuring both The Vandals and Assorted Jelly Beans. The Vandals / Assorted Jelly Beans split 7" is a 7-inch record put out by Kung Fu Records in 1996 The Assorted Jelly Beans' debut self-titled album followed that same year, as did the soundtrack to the Ben Affleck movie Glory Daze, which featured The Vandals and Assorted Jelly Beans and a theme written by Fitzgerald. Track listing "No Time" - 224 "Plain Life" - 222 "Braindead" - 238 "8th Grade Nerd" - 233 "In Ben Affleck (born Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt; August 15 1972 is an American Film Screenwriter, director, actor and older brother of Glory Daze is an independent film starring Ben Affleck, Sam Rockwell, and French Stewart. At the end of the year the label also released a Vandals Christmas album entitled Oi to the World!

The label began to grow quickly, releasing The Ataris' debut album Anywhere But Here in 1997, as well as releasing a debut album by Bigwig and signing Longfellow. Oi to the World! is a Christmas album by the southern California Punk rock band The Vandals. The Ataris are a Pop punk band originally hailing from Anderson, Indiana. Anywhere but Here is the first full release on Kung Fu Records by The Ataris. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Bigwig is a Hardcore punk band from New Jersey, formed in 1995 The Vandals also re-released some of their more obscure records through the label, including their live album Sweatin' to the Oldies and their country-themed album Slippery When Ill (re-released as The Vandals Play Really Bad Original Country Tunes). Sweatin' to the Oldies is a live album and video by the southern California Punk rock band The Vandals, originally released in 1991 by Slippery When Ill is the second album by the Huntington Beach Punk rock band The Vandals, released jointly in 1989 by Restless Records The Vandals Play Really Bad Original Country Tunes is an album by the southern California Punk rock band The Vandals, released in 1999 by By 2000 the label had added Apocalypse Hoboken, Antifreeze, and Useless ID to its roster, and released a solo album by Vandals drummer and renowned studio musician Josh Freese. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Useless ID is a four-piece Punk rock band formed in Haifa, Israel in 1994. Josh Freese (born December 25, 1972) is an American session drummer and songwriter It was at this time that Escalante launched the subsidiary label Kung Fu Films (see below). With their contractual obligations to their longtime label Nitro Records complete, The Vandals also moved their operations fully over to Kung Fu, re-releasing Oi to the World! and an "Anniversary Edition" of their 1990 album Fear of a Punk Planet. Nitro Records is an Independent record label created and owned by Dexter Holland (lead singer and founder of The Offspring) and Greg Kriesel Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Fear of a Punk Planet is the third album by the southern California Punk rock band The Vandals, originally released in 1990 by Triple Their first new studio album for Kung Fu was Internet Dating Superstuds in 2002, by which time more bands had signed to the label including Audio Karate, Ozma, Tsunami Bomb, and Mi6. Internet Dating Superstuds is the ninth studio album by the southern California Punk rock band The Vandals, released in 2002 by Kung See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Audio Karate is a pop punk band from Rosemead California Members Art Barrios - vocals guitar Jason Camacho - guitar backing vocals Ozma is a Rock band from Pasadena California. The band's sound is a mix of new-wave –influenced Power pop and rock with Casiotone Tsunami Bomb was a Punk rock band from Petaluma California that formed in 1998 and broke up in October 2005. In the next few years the label added The God Awfuls, Underminded, and Versus the World, and launched the hardcore spinoff label Broken Sounds Records. The God Awfuls are a Punk rock / Street punk / LA Punk band from Los Angeles and are currently signed to Kung-Fu Records. Versus the World could refer to Versus the World (album, an album by Amon Amarth Versus the World (band, a pop-punk band Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s

In recent years there has been less activity from the Kung Fu Records label, as Escalante has focused his attention on Kung Fu Films releases and on his new career as a morning radio show host. A number of the label's past acts have either broken up (such as Tsunami Bomb), moved to other independent labels (as in the cases of Ozma and Bigwig), or signed to major labels (most notably The Ataris). However the label is still active and maintains a steady roster of roughly a half dozen bands, and continues to be the home of The Vandals.

Music

The majority of Kung Fu's releases are categorized as pop punk, blending the rebellious and independent attitude of early punk rock with more pop-based melodies and song structures. Pop punk (also known as punk pop and other names is a Fusion genre that combines elements of Punk rock with Pop music, to varying Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Musically Kung Fu shares aesthetics with other southern California record labels such as Epitaph Records, Nitro Records, and Fat Wreck Chords, all of which have rosters rooted in the 1990s punk rock revival, particularly emphasizing bands that originated in southern California. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Epitaph Records is a Hollywood California based Record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. Nitro Records is an Independent record label created and owned by Dexter Holland (lead singer and founder of The Offspring) and Greg Kriesel Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based Independent record label, focused on Punk rock, which was started by Fat Mike As the label has grown it has branched out, and in 2005 spawned the spinoff imprint Broken Sounds Records to focus on more hardcore acts (see below). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s

Offshoots and subsidiary labels

Kung Fu records has also spawned several subsidiary imprints specializing in particular types of releases. In 2000 Escalante started Kung Fu Films as an offshoot of the label with the release of the independent film That Darn Punk, in which he starred. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The label also released the internet television series Fear of a Punk Planet, which was later released on DVD. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Over the years Kung Fu Films has released more independent films, such as 2005's Cake Boy starring Fitzgerald, and several video compilations showcasing bands from the Kung Fu labels. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The film imprint is best known, however, for its series of live concert DVDs grouped under the title The Show Must Go Off! To date there have been 19 "episodes" of the series released. The Show Must Go Off! is a live concert DVD series produced by Kung Fu Films, an offshoot of the Kung Fu Records label run by Vandals These have included bands signed to Kung Fu Records such as The Vandals and Tsunami Bomb, but more often have branched outside the label to include groups such as Alkaline Trio, Guttermouth, Reel Big Fish, the Circle Jerks, and The Bouncing Souls. Alkaline Trio is a Punk rock band from Chicago, consisting of Matt Skiba on Guitar / Vocals, Dan Andriano on bass Guttermouth is an American Punk rock band formed in 1988 in Huntington Beach California and currently recording for Volcom Entertainment Reel Big Fish is an American Ska punk band from Huntington Beach California, best known for the 1997 hit " Sell Out. The Circle Jerks are a Hardcore punk band formed circa 1979 in Hermosa Beach California. The Bouncing Souls are a Punk rock band from New Brunswick New Jersey formed in 1987.

In 2005 Kung Fu Records launched the spinoff imprint Broken Sounds Records to focus on releases by hardcore acts such as the Righteous Jams, The Getaway, xdeathstarx, Suffocate Faster, and H2O. Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s Righteous Jams, which was formed by Joey Cardona and Jesse Standhard in 2002 as Invasion, is a Boston Massachusetts -based xDEATHSTARx is a Christian Metalcore band from Redlands, CA. All of the members are Straight edge and they incorporate both Christian H2O is a Punk rock band formed in New York in 1995 after singer Toby Morse got tired of touring as a roadie for hardcore act To date, however, the only album to be released under the Broken Sounds imprint has been the Righteous Jams' Rage of Discipline.

Artists

Current artists

Past artists

Notable one-time releases

International distribution

Kung Fu records has notably expanded to include distribution and promotion deals in Europe and Japan. Audio Karate is a pop punk band from Rosemead California Members Art Barrios - vocals guitar Jason Camacho - guitar backing vocals The God Awfuls are a Punk rock / Street punk / LA Punk band from Los Angeles and are currently signed to Kung-Fu Records. Useless ID is a four-piece Punk rock band formed in Haifa, Israel in 1994. The Vandals are an American Punk rock band formed in 1980 in Huntington Beach California and currently recording for Kung Fu Records. Versus the World is a Pop-punk band from Santa Barbara CA on Kung-Fu Records. This page is about the US punk rock group For the Confectionery treat see Jelly bean. The Ataris are a Pop punk band originally hailing from Anderson, Indiana. Bigwig is a Hardcore punk band from New Jersey, formed in 1995 Josh Freese (born December 25, 1972) is an American session drummer and songwriter The Wack Pack is the name given to a wide assortment of regular guests of The Howard Stern Show. Ozma is a Rock band from Pasadena California. The band's sound is a mix of new-wave –influenced Power pop and rock with Casiotone Tsunami Bomb was a Punk rock band from Petaluma California that formed in 1998 and broke up in October 2005. Blink-182 was an American Pop MxPx is a punk band that officially formed on July 6 1992 in Bremerton, Washington, United States as teenagers The Chinkees were an American Ska punk band fronted by Mike Park (formerly of Skankin' Pickle) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Such international distribution is not common for American independent record labels, and has allowed Kung Fu to put its stamp on albums by notable artists who are not signed to the label. For example, in 2004 Kung Fu served as both the European distributor for Social Distortion's album Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll and as the American distributor for the UK band Stiff Little Fingers' album Guitar and Drum. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Social Distortion (sometimes referred to simply as Social D) is an American Punk rock band formed in 1978 Sex Love and Rock 'n' Roll is the sixth album by American Punk rock band Social Distortion. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Stiff Little Fingers are a punk band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 1977 Guitar and Drum is the ninth studo album recorded by Stiff Little Fingers, released in 2004.

Label compilations

Much like other independent record labels, Kung Fu has released a series of low-priced compilation samplers designed to draw attention to the label. Originally these compilations did not have a unifying title similar to Epitaph's Punk-O-Rama or Fat's Fat Music series. Epitaph Records is a Hollywood California based Record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. Punk-O-Rama is a series of compilations by Epitaph Records featuring bands from Epitaph and its sub-labels Hellcat Records and Burning Heart Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based Independent record label, focused on Punk rock, which was started by Fat Mike However the third sampler was titled Punk Rock is Your Friend, and this became the series' overall name. Future compilations were released as Punk Rock is Your Friend: Kung Fu Records Sampler #_, the first such release being #4 even though the first two did not carry the Punk Rock is Your Friend title.

CD samplers

Album Cover Year Title Other information
1999 No Stars, Just Talent
2000 The "Gone With the Wind" of Punk Rock Samplers
2002 Punk Rock is Your Friend First in the series to carry the Punk Rock is Your Friend title. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) No Stars Just Talent is a Compilation album by the Seal Beach California record label Kung Fu Records, released in 1999. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The "Gone With the Wind" of Punk Rock Samplers is a Compilation album by the Seal Beach California record label Kung Fu Records See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Punk Rock is Your Friend is the third Compilation album by the Seal Beach California record label Kung Fu Records, released in 2002
2003 Punk Rock is Your Friend: Kung Fu Records Sampler #4
2004 Punk Rock is Your Friend: Kung Fu Records Sampler #5
2005 Punk Rock is Your Friend: Kung Fu Records Sampler No. 6 Subtitled Hardcore is Your Friend, Too as it contains several tracks intended for the label's hardcore imprint Broken Sounds Records. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Punk Rock is Your Friend Kung Fu Records Sampler #4 is the fourth Compilation album by the Seal Beach California record label Kung Fu Records "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Punk Rock is Your Friend Kung Fu Records Sampler #5 is the fifth Compilation album by the Seal Beach California record label Kung Fu Records Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Punk Rock is Your Friend Kung Fu Records Sampler No 6 is the sixth Compilation album by the Seal Beach California record label Kung Fu Records Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s

Video samplers

Cover Year Title Format Other information
2002 Secret Weapons of Kung Fu DVD
2004 Secret Weapons of Kung Fu 2 DVD
2005 Secret Weapons of Kung Fu 3 DVD

References

  1. ^ Assorted Jelly Beans artist page at Kung Fu Records. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

See also

External links

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