Cavity Search Records

Cavity Search Records is a record label in Portland, Oregon that was formed in 1992 by Christopher Cooper and Denny Swofford. Pete Krebs debuted solo on CSR in 1995.

Christopher Cooper died on September 24, 2018.

Artists
The following artists have released records on Cavity Search:


 * Atomic 61
 * Barra Brown
 * Control Freak
 * Danny Barnes
 * Devin Millar
 * dirtclodfight
 * Down Gown
 * Elliott Sharp
 * Elliott Smith
 * Film Star
 * Gentlemen of Leisure
 * Gern Blanston
 * Greg Gilmore/Doghead
 * Golden Delicious
 * Hazel
 * Heatmiser
 * The Helio Sequence
 * Jerry Joseph
 * Jesse Daniel Edwards
 * King Black Acid
 * Korgy & Bass
 * Lauren Lakis
 * Robert Wynia
 * Mike Scheer
 * Pete Krebs
 * Queen Chief
 * Rattlecake
 * Richmond Fontaine
 * Satan's Pilgrims
 * Saul Conrad
 * Snow Bud and the Flower People
 * Steve Drizos
 * Steve Lacy
 * Survival Skills
 * Thrillhammer
 * Trailer Queen
 * Travis Shallow
 * Wayne Horvitz
 * Will Hattman

Distribution
Early in its history, Cavity Search records were distributed by Alternative Distribution Alliance, an American company founded in 1993. In May 2012 Cavity Search was announced as one of the first nine labels to join the newly formed Frenchkiss Label Group. Frenchkiss Records, founded by Syd Butler, had started the distribution company earlier that year, which is "focused on growing visibility for indie labels in the spirit of communities such as Dischord, Rough Trade and Touch & Go." At that point, Frenchkiss had ceased its affiliation with RED and had begun working with The Orchard.