Cavity Search Records is a record label in Portland, Oregon, which was formed in 1992 by Christopher Cooper and Denny Swofford. Pete Krebs' debut solo record "Brigadier" released on CSR in 1995. Elliott Smith's debut record "Roman Candle" released on CSR in 1995.
Cavity Search Records was inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame in 2023.
Christopher Cooper passed on February 12, 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
Discography + Cavity Search Records: albums and singles Cat # Title Artist YearCSR001 "J. Hell" b/w "Day-Glo"/"Joe Louis Punchout" Hazel 1992CSR002 "Stray" b/w "Can't Be Touched"/"Wake" Heatmiser 1993CSR003 "The Other White Meat" b/w "Salt Peter" Atomic 61 1993CSR004 "Heavy as a Chevy" b/w "Beware of the Camper Man" Trailer Queen 1993CSR005 "Emma's Thread" b/w "Sucker" Control Freak 1993CSR006 Live in Texas split Atomic 61 with dirtclodfight 1993CSR007 "Sleeping Pill b/w "Temper" Heatmiser 1993CSR008 "Kind of Dead" b/w "Pattern 56 Interlude" Wayne Horvitz with Pigpen 1994CSR009 "Headbag" b/w "Radon" Gern Blanston/Thirty Ought Six 1994CSR010 Satan's Pilgrims EP Satan's Pilgrims 1994CSR011 "Wintogreen" b/w "King Twist" Hazel 1994CSR012 Low Animal Cunning Control Freak 1994CSR013 Roman Candle Elliott Smith 1994CSR014 Gern Blanston Gern Blanston 1994CSR015 Doghead Greg Gilmore/Doghead 1996CSR016 Tinnitus in Extremis Atomic 61 1994CSR017 Hymnal dirtclodfight 1995CSR018 Boodlers Elliott Sharp with Boodlers 1995CSR019 Brigadier Pete Krebs 1995CSR020 Japanese split Control Freak with Stymie 1995CSR021 Purity of Essence Atomic 61 1995CSR022 Live in Poland Wayne Horvitz 1995CSR023 NO.1 (Various Artists) Smegma, Rectal Pizza, Matt Schulte, Hugh Swofford 1995CSR024 Actuality Steve Lacy 1995CSR025 "Everybody Has It" b/w "Dirty Dream" Heatmiser 1996CSR026 NO.2 (Various Artists) Sissyface/Hutch/Ten-Four/Vehicle 1996CSR027 Rattlecake Rattlecake 1995CSR028 Womb Star Session King Black Acid 1995CSR029 Wa Wa Wa Rattlecake 1996CSR030 Goodbye Blue Monday Atomic 61 1996CSR031 Western Electric Pete Krebs 1997CSR032 Cletus... Golden Delicious 1996CSR033 Monologue Wayne Horvitz 1997CSR034 Sunlit EP King Black Acid 1996CSR035 Mic City Sons Heatmiser 1996CSR036 Safety Richmond Fontaine 1996CSR037 Totally Without Products Rattlecake 1997CSR038 Royal Subjects King Black Acid 1997CSR039 Old School Golden Delicious 1997CSR040 "Happiness" b/w "Son of Sam" Elliott Smith 1999CSR041 Com Plex The Helio Sequence 2000CSR042 Miles From Richmond Fontaine 1997CSR043 Rwong Territory Elliott Sharp & DJ Soul Slinger 1998CSR044 The Rent Steve Lacy Trio 1999CSR045 Cavity Search Split EP Pete Krebs/Golden Delicious 1998CSR046 Sweet Ona Rose Pete Krebs and the Gossamer Wings 1999CSR047 Live at the Laurelthirst Golden Delicious 1999CSR048 Loves a Long Song King Black Acid 2000CSR049 Lost Son Richmond Fontaine 1999CSR050 Bittersweet Valentines EP Pete Krebs 1999CSR051 I Know It By Heart Pete Krebs and the Gossamer Wings 2002CSR052 Minor Dings Danny Barnes 2000CSR053 Duet for Clarinet and Goat Pete Krebs & Danny Barnes 2001CSR055 Cavity Search Audio Resumé Various 2000CSR056 Young Effectuals The Helio Sequence 2001CSR057 Hot Ginger and Dynamite Pete Krebs and the Kung Pao Chickens 2001CSR059 Gentlemen of Leisure Gentlemen of Leisure 2001CSR062 Flashback Snow Bud and the Flower People 2012CSR063 Everything That Isn't dirtclodfight 1991CSR064 Hunting Lesson dirtclodfight 1993CSR065 Suffering the Aftertaste dirtclodfight 1994CSR066 Counter Fit Elliott Sharp with Boodlers 1997CSR067 Slide Away King Black Acid 2011CSR068 Let's Burn Those Stars King Black Acid 2012CSR069 Giftless Thrillhammer 1992CSR070 Always Crashing the Same Car King Black Acid 2013CSR071 Behind Blue Eyes King Black Acid 2012CSR072 Poison Packets Saul Conrad 2012CSR073 The Main Sequence dirtclodfight 2014CSR074 The Fancy LP Saul Conrad 2013CSR075 The Fancy (single and video) Saul Conrad 2013CSR076 I'm Rolling Under King Black Acid 2014CSR077 I Was Talking (single and video) Saul Conrad 2014CSR078 A Tyrant and Lamb Saul Conrad 2014CSR079 Queen Chief EP Queen Chief 2014CSR080 EPcoh EP Barra Brown and the Wishermen 2014CSR081 Curves Survival Skills 2015CSR082 Sea of Unrest (single) King Black Acid 2015CSR083 Film Star Film Star 1997CSR084 Tranquil Eyes Film Star 1998CSR085 Deep Space Survival Skills 2015CSR086 Halfrack Wayne Horvitz & Pigpen 1993CSR087 Miss Ann Wayne Horvitz & Pigpen 1994CSR088 Daylight Wayne Horvitz & Pigpen 1997CSR089 EP Vol. 1 Korgy & Bass 2016CSR090 Live in Portland Hazel 2016CSR091 Down Gown Down Gown 2017CSR092 Hey Pete Krebs! Pete Krebs 2016CSR093 Adolescence (single) Devin Millar 2016CSR094 The Reckoning EP dirtclodfight 2016CSR095 Bitter Horizon (single) Korgy & Bass 2017CSR096 Twin Flames EP King Black Acid 2017CSR097 Poem Project Barra Brown 2017CSR098 Brave the Strange Robert Wynia 2017CSR099 Super Beautiful Magic King Black Acid 2017CSR100 Brother Saul Conrad 2018CSR101 Oceanus Procellarum Ensemble Resonanz, Elliott Sharp & Gareth Davis 2017CSR102 EP Vol. 2 Korgy & Bass 2017CSR103 Weird Blood Jerry Joseph 2017CSR104 Sunlit (Deluxe Edition) King Black Acid 2018CSR105 Full Metal Burqa Jerry Joseph 2018CSR106 Edge of Summer Survival Skills 2018CSR107 "I'm in Love With a Girl" b/w "Superstar" King Black Acid 2018CSR108 Animal Stories Queen Chief 2019CSR109 Lead Us On (single) Lauren Lakis 2018CSR110 Ferocious Lauren Lakis 2018CSR111 Calling All Earthlings Elliott Sharp 2018CSR112 26000:4=2500 Korgy & Bass 2018CSR113 Grand and Humble (single) Devin Millar 2019CSR114 Raverborg (single) Barra Brown 2019CSR115 Blues, Hues, & Views William Schimmel & Elliott Sharp 2019CSR116 2500=4:26000 Korgy & Bass 2019CSR119 Right Now (single) Lauren Lakis 2019CSR120 Sad Girl Breakfast Lauren Lakis 2019CSR121 Remote Korgy & Bass & Cyrus Nabipoor 2019CSR122 All My Friends Are Ghosts Pete Krebs & The Gossamer Wings 2020CSR123 Elk Park EP Michael Elkins & Shawn Parke 2020CSR124 HZL Hazel 2025CSR125 Agrocrag Korgy & Bass 2020CSR126 Bosozoku Thirty Ought Six 2020CSR127 Next Bus (single) Korgy & Bass 2020CSR128 Half a Tick (single) Korgy & Bass 2020CSR129 Sorry in the Summer Impulsive Hearts 2016CSR130 Cry All the Time Impulsive Hearts 2020CSR131 On the Farm Saul Conrad 2020CSR132 Speak With Your Heart (single) André Paraguassu 2020CSR133 Let It Pass (single) Travis Shallow 2020CSR134 Color Safe (single) Steve Drizos 2020CSR135 Secret of You (single) Jesse Daniel Edwards 2020CSR136 Wolves (single) Kimberly Henninger & Shawn Parke 2020CSR137 No More Vodka (single) Mary Ryan 2020 CSR138 Dearie (single) Danielle Sines 2020CSR139 Flowers on My Feet (single) Hannah Zhalih Mickunas 2020CSR140 Cavity Search 2020 Various Artists 2020CSR141 Permanent Solution Survival Skills 2020CSR142 Don't Wake Me (single) Barra Brown 2020CSR143 These Souls Barra Brown 2020CSR144 Live at Presonus Korgy & Bass & Cyrus Nabipoor 2020CSR145 Axiom Steve Drizos 2021CSR146 Static (single) Steve Drizos 2020CSR147 Agrocrag (remixes} Korgy & Bass 2020CSR148 Ride (single) Barra Brown 2021CSR149 Whoa Hey! (single) Barra Brown 2021CSR150 Noah (single) Barra Brown 2021CSR151 LFT:RT Barra Brown 2021CSR152 Caterpillar Blood (single) King Black Acid 2021CSR153 Somebody: They Want to Fuck You (single) King Black Acid & The Rainbow Lodge 2021CSR154 Kaw-Liga (single) Queen Chief 2021CSR155 Don't Want My Life to be Like That (single) King Black Acid & The Rainbow Lodge 2021CSR156 In My Eyes (single) Queen Chief 2021CSR157 Never Alone (feat. Robert Wynia) (single) King Black Acid 2021CSR158 In the Video (single) Survival Skills 2021CSR159 I Wanna Get You High (single) King Black Acid 2021CSR160 Move Along (single) King Black Acid 2021CSR161 We, The Product Jesse Daniel Edwards 2022CSR162 One of My Favorite Things (single) King Black Acid & The Rainbow Lodge 2021CSR163 Brooklyn 97202 (single) Steve Drizos 2023CSR164 The Rainbow Lodge King Black Acid 2023CSR165 Fit 4 the Apocalypse Impulsive Hearts 2024CSR166 American Dreaming Jesse Daniel Edwards 2023CSR167 It Gets Worse Every Year Will Hattman 2020CSR168 Pete Krebs Trio Pete Krebs 2008CSR169 Belief Is What Will Bring Us Down Will Hattman 2022CSR170 I'm So Happy (I Think I Might Cry) (single) Jesse Daniel Edwards 2023CSR171 Violensia Jesse Daniel Edwards 2023CSR172 Act I;Circle Turning Round Upon Itself Indigo Zeros 2025CSR173 Katie (single) Steve Drizos 2023CSR174 Shadow Life (single) Steve Drizos 2024CSR175 I Love You Now Leave Me Alone Steve Drizos 2024CSR176 The Fox (single) Jesse Daniel Edwards 2024CSR177 Clap Trap Venus Jesse Daniel Edwards 2024CSR178 I'm So Happy (I Think I Might Cry) (Piano Version, Memphis) (single) Jesse Daniel Edwards 2025CSR179 Victory For Mad Love King Black Acid 2024CSR180 Jesse Daniel Edwards Jesse Daniel Edwards 2025CSR181 Treading Water (single) Steve Drizos 2025CSR182 Loneliness Finds Her Own Way (single) Steve Drizos 2025CSR183 Dream School Dropout Birdie Swann Sisters & King Black Acid 2025CSR184 YKILY (2.0 Version) (single) Impulsive Hearts 2025CSR185 Sve Yrself (single) Impulsive Hearts 2025CSR186 WASP (single) Impulsive Hearts 2025CSR187 Requiem Mass/Catechism En Masse Jesse Daniel Edwards 2025
Bibliography + Cavity Search Publishing Cat. # Title Author(s) ISBN Year CSP1 LaundromatsmellMike Scheer1997 CSP3 Songs For Hungry GhostsPhil Merwin2026
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.
See also List of record labels
References
External links Cavity Search Records