Benten Label is an independent record label based in Japan. Founded by Audrey Kimura (who would go on to co-found Japan Nite) in 1994, it focuses on female bands of various genres and music that is "fun, energetic, and exciting".
History
While working for a bank in Tokyo, Audrey (Shisaka) Kimura was helping Hiroshi Asada She named it Benten Label after the only female deity of the Seven Lucky Gods, and goddess of the arts, Benzaiten. Kimura later opined that "female bands are more free" and are "less uptight about musical categories." The label started with licensing works by American band Lunachicks as well as The Flamenco A Go Go. TsuShiMaMiRe's Pregnant Fantasy was the first album to be released through this arrangement, with Red Bacteria Vaccum's Roller Coaster, Amppez's The Irony of a Fruit and Petty Booka's Dancing with Petty Booka following afterwards.
Roster
- Petty Booka
- Hang On The Box
- Titan Go King's
- Nonstop Body
- Last Target
- Brain Failure
- Lolita No. 18
- Mummy the Peepshow
- Soap Land Momiyama
- Candy Eyeslugger
- Bu*Li
- O*N*T*J
- TsuShiMaMiRe
- Red Bacteria Vacuum
The label sponsors the Wild Wacky Party punk rock concert series.
See also
- List of record labels