# Re-Constriction Records > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Re-Constriction_Records > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Re-Constriction_Records.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Re-Constriction_Records > Source revision: 1349818182 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) US record label Record label Re-Constriction Records Parent company Cargo Music Founded 1992 (1992) Founder Chase Status Defunct Distributor Cargo Music, Inc. Genre Electro-industrial, industrial rock Country of origin United States Location San Diego, California **Re-Constriction Records** was a division of [Cargo Music](/source/Cargo_Music) based in [California](/source/California). The label was founded in 1992 and headed by Chase, who previously was the music director at [KCR](/source/KCR_(San_Diego_State_University)), a student radio station on the campus of [San Diego State University](/source/San_Diego_State_University). They specialized in releasing bands belonging to the [industrial](/source/Industrial_music), [aggrotech](/source/Aggrotech), and [EBM](/source/Electronic_body_music) genres.[1] After the label folded, Chase worked for Access Communications for 14 years in video game-related public relations, including helping to launch [Twitch](/source/Twitch_(service)) in 2011. In May 2013, he took a staff job at Twitch overseeing all of their PR efforts.[2] In 2019, he left Twitch [3] and soon joined StreamElements.[4] After 6 years, he left StreamElements to work at videogame publisher Metatheory in 2025 to help launch Gido Gido: Kaiju Battle Party. ## History Chase contacted [Belgium](/source/Belgium)-based [industrial](/source/Industrial_music) label [KK Records](/source/List_of_industrial_music_labels), a division of Cargo Music, to arrange for product servicing for the station which led to him getting a job with Cargo. While doing promotional work for their KK label in [North America](/source/North_America), Chase convinced Cargo Music to allow him to start a new division called Re-Constriction Records. The first band signed to the label was [Diatribe](/source/Diatribe_(band)) and then [16volt](/source/16volt) and [The Clay People](/source/The_Clay_People). That helped define the "Re-Con" sound of heavy guitars over [electronics](/source/Electronic_music) with vocalists who did not overprocess their voices. Chase adhered to this blueprint throughout much of the label's existence. The label's debut release was the 1992 [EP](/source/Extended_play) *[Nothing](/source/Nothing_(EP))* by [Diatribe](/source/Diatribe_(band)).[5] The top selling release on his label was *[Shut Up Kitty](/source/Shut_Up_Kitty%3A_A_Cyber-Based_Covers_Compilation)*, the first domestic [industrial](/source/Industrial_music) dance [cover song](/source/Cover_song) compilation. It inspired other compilations notably [21st Circuitry's](/source/21st_Circuitry) *[Newer Wave](/source/Newer_Wave)* and *[Newer Wave 2.0](/source/Newer_Wave_2.0)* releases. Other unique industrial cover song releases which predated the popularity of this trend included *[Operation Beatbox](/source/Operation_Beatbox)* (covers of [Hip Hop](/source/Hip_hop) songs),[6] *[TV Terror](/source/TV_Terror%3A_Felching_a_Dead_Horse)* (a 2 CD compilation featuring covers of [Television](/source/List_of_TV_theme_songs) [theme songs](/source/Theme_music)),[7] *[Cyberpunk Fiction](/source/Cyberpunk_Fiction%3A_A_Synthcore_%22Soundtrack%22)* (A satirical spoof of the [Pulp Fiction soundtrack](/source/Pulp_Fiction_soundtrack))[8] and *[Nod's Tacklebox o' Fun](/source/Nod's_Tacklebox_o'_Fun)* (assorted [pop](/source/Pop_music) hits).[9] Re-Constriction Records folded in 1999 after releasing approximately 40 records.[10] While running Re-Constriction, Chase began, owned, and ran a compilation-only label called If It Moves... which featured *[Torture Tech Overdrive](/source/Torture_Tech_Overdrive)* (1991),[11] *[The Cyberflesh Conspiracy](/source/The_Cyberflesh_Conspiracy)* (1992),[12] *[Rivet Head Culture](/source/Rivet_Head_Culture)* (1993),[13] and *[Scavengers in the Matrix](/source/Scavengers_in_the_Matrix)* (1994).[14] *The Cyberflesh Conspiracy* featured the only song which [Stabbing Westward](/source/Stabbing_Westward) released on CD prior to being signed to a major label, while *Rivet Head Culture* was notable for popularizing the term "rivet head" (a descriptor for fans of industrial dance music) and featuring a song by [Raw Dog](/source/Raw_Dog_(band)), an unreleased side project by [Nivek Ogre](/source/Nivek_Ogre) and [Dave Ogilvie](/source/Dave_Ogilvie) of [Skinny Puppy](/source/Skinny_Puppy). ## Discography - [Re-Constriction Records discography](/source/Re-Constriction_Records_discography) ## Notable artists - [16volt](/source/16volt) - [Apparatus](/source/Apparatus_(band)) - [Christ Analogue](/source/Christ_Analogue) - [The Clay People](/source/The_Clay_People) - [Collide](/source/Collide_(band)) - [Diatribe](/source/Diatribe_(band)) - [H3llb3nt](/source/H3llb3nt) - [Hexedene](/source/Hexedene) - [Iron Lung Corp](/source/Iron_Lung_Corp) - [Killing Floor](/source/Killing_Floor_(American_band)) - [Leæther Strip](/source/Le%C3%A6ther_Strip) - [Non-Aggression Pact](/source/Non-Aggression_Pact_(band)) - [Numb](/source/Numb_(band)) - [Purr Machine](/source/Purr_Machine) - [SMP](/source/SMP_(band)) - [Society Burning](/source/Society_Burning) - [Swamp Terrorists](/source/Swamp_Terrorists) - [Tinfed](/source/Tinfed) - [Vampire Rodents](/source/Vampire_Rodents) - [Waiting for God](/source/Waiting_for_God_(band)) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-cmjsep_1-0)** ["Back to School Dialogue"](https://books.google.com/books?id=LhGxd6mX1UUC). *[CMJ New Music Monthly](/source/CMJ_New_Music_Monthly)*. **51** (537). CMJ Network, Inc.: 44 September 8, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-cmjnov_2-0)** Moose (November 10, 1997). ["Dialogue"](https://books.google.com/books?id=oVDTEZdWha0C). *[CMJ New Music Report](/source/CMJ_New_Music_Report)*. **52** (545). CMJ Network, Inc.: 47–48. Retrieved July 19, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Longtime PR director Chase leaves Twitch"](https://www.prweek.com/article/1525756/longtime-pr-director-chase-leaves-twitch). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Twitch PR Guru Named Head of Communications at StreamElements"](https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/twitch-pr-chase-streamelements-1203177838/). April 2, 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sonicboomdiatribeint_5-0)** Christian, Chris (May 7, 1997). ["Interview with Diatribe"](https://sonic-boom.com/interview/diatribe.interview.html). *Sonic Boom*. **5** (4). Retrieved June 26, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-altpressoperation_6-0)** columnist (February 1997). "Various Artists: *Operation Beatbox*". *[Alternative Press](/source/Alternative_Press_(music_magazine))*: 66. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sfweeklytv_7-0)** Stark, Jeff (December 24, 1997). ["Various Artists: TV Terror"](https://www.sfweekly.com/music/reviews-66/). *[SF Weekly](/source/SF_Weekly)*. Retrieved July 26, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-lollipopmagazinecyberpunk_8-0)** Best, Chris (April 1, 1999). ["*Cyberpunk Fiction*"](https://lollipopmagazine.com/1999/04/cyberpunk-fiction-review/). *Lollipop Magazine*. Retrieved July 26, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ink19nods_9-0)** Soni, Nirav (August 26, 1999). ["Nod's Tacklebox o' Fun: A Collection of Synthcore Cover Songs"](https://ink19.com/1999/08/magazine/music-reviews/nods-tacklebox-o-fun). *Ink 19*. Retrieved July 26, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-cmjapril_10-0)** ["RM News"](https://books.google.com/books?id=8t1nP58JaSgC). *[CMJ New Music Monthly](/source/CMJ_New_Music_Monthly)*. **58** (615). CMJ Network, Inc.: 41 April 26, 1999. Retrieved July 23, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-schwannspectrum_11-0)** Barnhart, Becky (1996). ["Schwann Spectrum"](https://books.google.com/books?id=OOwZAQAAIAAJ). *[Schwann Spectrum](/source/Schwann_Catalog)*. Winter 1996-1997. Stereophile, Incorporated: 255. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781575980386](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781575980386). Retrieved July 27, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sonicboomcyberflesh_12-0)** Christian, Chris (October 1995). ["Various Artists: *The Cyberflesh Conspiracy*"](https://sonic-boom.com/review/cyberflesh.conspiracy.html). *Sonic Boom*. **3** (8). Retrieved July 27, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-allmusicrivet_13-0)** ["Various Artists: *Rivet Head Culture* > Overview"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000102115). Allmusic. Retrieved July 27, 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-a&areviewsscavengers_14-0)** Worley, Jon (May 31, 1994). ["Various Artists: *Scavengers in the Matrix*"](http://www.aidabet.com/archives/archV.html#SCAVENGERS). *Aiding & Abetting* (55). Retrieved July 27, 2020. ## External links - [Re-Constriction Records](https://www.discogs.com/label/Re-constriction+Records) discography at [Discogs](/source/Discogs) - [Re-Constriction Records](https://musicbrainz.org/label/6c03254e-75b5-4e8b-9f1e-d16c527a57ee) publishing catalog at [MusicBrainz](/source/MusicBrainz) Authority control databases MusicBrainz label --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Re-Constriction Records](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Re-Constriction_Records) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Re-Constriction_Records?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.