21st Circuitry

{{Short description|American record label}} {{More citations needed|date=September 2018}} {{Infobox record label | name = 21st Circuitry | image = | parent = | founded = {{start date|1991}} | founder = | defunct = {{end date|1999}} | distributor = | genre = [[Industrial rock]] | country = U.S. | location = San Francisco, California }}

'''21st Circuitry''' was a [[record label]] based in [[San Francisco]], California, that was founded in early 1991. The label released music from genres, such as [[electro-industrial]], [[industrial rock]], and other similar styles of music. The label signed a number of artists, including, [[Covenant (band)|Covenant]], [[Unit:187]], and [[Xorcist]], as well as releasing a number of compilation albums targeted at the industrial scene. Some releases were distributed via other labels, including [[Caroline Records]] and [[Metropolis Records]].<ref>Back cover, Meat.your.maker by Hate Dept.</ref> In 1999, 21st Circuitry shut its doors and its remaining stock was purchased by [[Metropolis Records]].

==Notable artists== * [[Covenant (band)|Covenant]] * [[Hate Dept.]] * [[Luxt]] * [[Mute Angst Envy (band)|Mute Angst Envy]] * [[New Mind (band)|New Mind]] * [[Scar Tissue (band)|Scar Tissue]] * [[Templebeat]]

==Compilations== * [[Death Rave 2000 (compilation)|Death Rave 2000]] (1993) * [[Death Rave 2010]] (1994) * [[Coldwave Breaks]] (1995) * [[21st Circuitry Shox]] (1996) * The Remix Wars: Strike 1 - [[Wumpscut|:Wumpscut:]] Vs. [[Haujobb]] * [[The Remix Wars: Strike 3 – 16 Volt vs. Hate Dept|The Remix Wars: Strike 3]] - [[16 Volt]] Vs. [[Hate Dept.]] * [[Newer Wave]] (1997) * [[Coldwave Breaks II]] (1997) * [[Newer Wave 2.0]] (1998) * [[21st Circuitry Shox 2]] (1998)

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://www.discogs.com/label/8277-21st-Circuitry Discogs] *[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/21st-circuitry-mn0000816313 Allmusic]

==See also== * [[List of record labels]] * [[Metropolis Records]]

[[Category:American record labels]] [[Category:Record labels established in 1991]] [[Category:Record labels disestablished in 1999]] [[Category:Industrial record labels]] [[Category:1991 establishments in California]]