Fabrica Records released in 2010 in an edition of one hundred copies, with hand-painted labels, most of which were traded over the mail with other noise musicians. In the next two years, Fabrica Records released cassettes for local Brooklyn artists STRNGLV, Adrian Varallyay, Earthmasters, Factions, Lazurite and others. In 2012, Fabrica Records began release vinyl records, the first two being Insect Factory's "Melodies From A Dead Radio" and a reissue on vinyl of Robert Turman's "Beyond Painting" album which had previously only been available on a limited edition CD-R. In 2013, "Beyond Painting" was included in many year end lists as one
Important Records Important released "A Is for Accident", the debut album of The Dresden Dolls. Important also operates two sublabels: Cassauna, started in 2011, which releases cassettes in letterpress packaging; and Saltern, started in September 2014, curated by Tashi Wada. Important Records Important Records is an American independent record label based in Groveland, Massachusetts. The idea behind the label is to be like a good record store, with releases from diverse artists and genres. John Brien started Important Records in 2001 out of his Newbury, Massachusetts apartment, initially as an online store. Brien had been the assistant manager of a record shop