Microearth Records

Microearth Records was a record label founded in the fall of 1999 in Winston-Salem, NC. Its original catalog comprised a re-release of North Carolina based Rompecabeza's 1997 "Ball Peen Companion" and Boston based Bitter Honey's 1998 "Chipwich Rolling EP". Microearth, LLC was incorporated in the state of Wyoming in 2002 by Morgan Kraft and Kris Harris. Recording studios were built in Lawrence, KS (Microearth Cornfed) and Easthampton, MA (King Chicken). A compilation titled "Best Music Ever" was released in 2002, and included such artists as Cyclub, Mobius Band and The Particles. 2002 also produced an album by Cyclub "Cyclub Cyclub" co-released with Prescription Rails. In 2003 Josh Crane's "Barebones" was released to Critical Acclaim, produced and recorded by Kris Harris at Microearth Cornfed. In 2004 the King Chicken studio was moved to downtown Marshall, NC were it was merged with Erich Hubner's (of Man or Astro-man?) GreenStar Recordings. 2005 saw The Release of two albums, The Enrichment Center Percussion Ensemble "Three Pieces" and Morgan Kraft's self-titled EP. Kraft's "Don't FADE Away" was released in November 2006.

Discography

Singles

  • Spiderbaby "How To Jump From A Car To A Motorcycle" 2001
  • The Particles "The Man Who Makes No Sense" 2002
  • Cyclub "Don't Panic" 2002
  • Freddy and the Landlords "Pay The Rent" 2002
  • The Days of Perky Pat "Ice the Ape, Boys . . ." 2002
  • Morgan Kraft "Peggy Sue Ain't Got Nothing On You" 2003

Full Length Albums

  • Various Artists "Best Music Ever" 2002
  • Cyclub "Cyclub Cyclub" (PRAILS02) 2002
  • Josh Crane "Barebones" 2003
  • Enrichment Center Percussion Ensemble 2005
  • Morgan Kraft's self-titled EP 2005
  • Erich Hubner "Did You Ever . . ." 2006
  • Morgan Kraft "Don't Fade Away" 2006

See also

  • List of record labels