Dismiss Yourself
American netlabel
Dismiss Yourself is an American California-based independent netlabel founded by music archivist and curator Sticki in 2020. The label began as an Internet music-based YouTube channel in 2017. It has been described as a "hub for Internet weirdness", while Pitchfork credited the label with helping to "kickstart the hexD scene".
In 2020, Dismiss Yourself published its first official release, Surge Compilation Vol. 1, on Bandcamp. The compilation's success helped develop the surge microgenre and encourage artists to release their work under the imprint. The label has released material for artists such as Yabujin, Hi-C, Fax Gang, Islurwhenitalk, SpaceGhostPurrp, Viper, D0llywood1, MajinBlxxdy, Osquinn, Dealers of God, and Club Casualties.
History
In 2017, Sticki (then known as Whimee) created the YouTube channel Dismiss Yourself. According to music journalist Kieran Press-Reynolds, writing for Bandcamp Daily, he would "Find a treasure trove of radiant weirdness, and post it". Releases included the video game Sploder (2007)'s official soundtrack, 100 gecs' album Square Garden, and Boards of Canada's Live Tunes Bootleg.
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