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deadAir Records
Founded2021 (2021)
FounderBillie Bugara
Jesse Taconelli
StatusActive
Distributors
Genre
Country of originUnited States
Official websitedeadairrecords.com

deadAir Records, stylized as deadAir, is an American independent record label co-founded in November of 2021 by Jesse Taconelli and Billie Bugara. PAPER identified Bugara as a co-founder, while Hypebeast and music-industry publication RAMP identified Taconelli as a co-founder. In a 2022 first-person retrospective, Bugara wrote that an earlier label experiment led Bugara and Taconelli to start their own label.[1][2][3][4]

In addition to physical releases of their music, deadAir also designs and sells merchandise for its artists.[5]

History

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Bugara's background included writing for the online publication Underground Vampire Club and serving as its editor-in-chief. In the retrospective, Bugara described how that publication's short-lived label experiment preceded the formation of deadAir.[6] No Bells credited Bugara's SoundCloud Digicore playlist with helping codify the emerging digicore scene. [7]

deadAir's first numbered catalog release was Jane Remover's 2021 album Frailty.[8] Pitchfork described the record as an ambitious expansion of digicore and later ranked it number 33 on its list of the 100 best albums of the 2020s through 2024. [9] [10] In 2022, Bugara co-presented a showcase at Baby's All Right in Brooklyn; PAPER described deadAir at the time as an independent label associated with influential digicore acts.[1]

Other independently reviewed deadAir releases included Jane Remover's Census Designated in 2023, Kuru's re:wired in 2024, Venturing's Ghostholding in 2025, and By Storm's My Ghosts Go Ghost in 2026.[11][12][13][14] In a 2024 profile, Alternative Press described deadAir as a young label that foregrounded inventive, boundary-pushing acts.[15]

Activities

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The label describes itself as multidisciplinary.[16] Its official website maintains separate pages for its numbered release catalog, management clients, and publishing clients. [8][17][18] Since 2025, NTS Radio has hosted deadAir – Transmissions, a monthly program featuring label-associated musicians and guests. [19]

Artists released

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Current

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Act Years on
the label		 Releases
under the label
Jane Remover 2021-present[a] 7[b]
Dazegxd 2022–present 5
Kuru 2024-present 3
Operelly 2025-present 2
Lucy Bedroque 2025-present[c] 3
Photographic Memory 2025-present 1
Kmoe 2025-present 1
By Storm 2026-present 1

Former

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Act Years on
the label		 Releases
under the label
Osquinn[d] 2021-2023 3
Quadeca 2022–2024[e] 3
Quannnic[f] 2023–2026[g] 3
Underscores[h] 2025 1
Prostitute[i] 2025 1
Ninajirachi[j] 2025 1
Racing Mount Pleasant[k] 2025 1

Discography

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Studio albums

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Year Title Artist(s) Formats and notes Ref(s).
2021 Drive-By Lullabies Quinn Digital re-release
2022 Frailty Jane Remover Digital, CD, cassette, vinyl[l] [23]
vKiSS Dazegxd Digital, CD [24]
Quinn Quinn [25]
I Didn't Mean to Haunt You[m] Quadeca Digital, CD, cassette, vinyl [26]
2023 Kenopsia Quannnic Digital re-release, CD, vinyl[n] [28]
Census Designated Jane Remover Digital, CD, vinyl [29][30]
Stepdream Quannnic Digital, vinyl [31]
2024 Exhibition Mode Dazegxd Digital, CD [32]
Re:Wired Kuru [33]
From Me to You Quadeca CD, cassette[o] [34]
2025 Fishmonger Underscores CD & vinyl reissue (deadAir Legacy Edition) [35]
Ghostholding Venturing Digital, CD, vinyl [36]
Attempted Martyr Prostitute Vinyl[p] [39]
Revengeseekerz Jane Remover Digital, CD, vinyl [40]
I Look at Her and Light Goes All Through Me Photographic Memory Digital [41]
K1 Kmoe Digital, CD, vinyl [42]
Warbrained[q] Quannnic [43]
I Love My Computer Ninajirachi Vinyl[r] [44]
Grip Your Fist, I'm Heaven Bound Racing Mount Pleasant Vinyl[s]
2026 My Ghosts Go Ghost By Storm Digital, CD, vinyl [45]
Backstage Hologram Kuru [46]
C[t] Lucy Bedroque Digital

Compilation albums

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Year Title Artist(s) Formats and notes Ref(s).
2025 Sororite[u] Lucy Bedroque CD, vinyl

Mixtapes

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Year Title Artist(s) Formats and notes Ref(s).
2024 Scrapyard Quadeca Digital, CD, cassette, vinyl [47]
2025 Unmusique Lucy Bedroque Digital, CD, vinyl [48]
Stay True Forever Kuru Digital, CD [49]
Daze's Game 3! Dazegxd Digital re-release[v]

EPs

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Year Title Artist(s) Formats and notes Ref(s).
2022 Teen Week Jane Remover Digital re-release (abridged version)[w] [53]
2023 dSX.fm Dazegxd & Quinn Digital, CD [54]
Scrapyard I Quadeca Digital [55]
Scrapyard II
Scrapyard III
2025 Handwriting Practice No. 1 Operelly [56]
TellMeWhatToSwallow Photographic Memory
Heart Jane Remover Digital, CD, vinyl [57]
2026 *Flutters Away* Operelly [58]
Nowhere EP Venturing Digital, vinyl

Singles

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The following list excludes singles which are released in the rollout of and included on an album or mixtape for legibility.

Year Title Artist(s) Formats and notes Ref(s).
2022 "Royal Blue Walls" Jane Remover Digital
2023 "Vete" Kuru
2024 "Flash in the Pan" Jane Remover [59]
"Magic I Want U" [60]
2025 "Supernova" (featuring Funeral) [61]
"Dreamflasher" [62]
"Audio Diary" Kuru
2026 "And I Dance" By Storm [45]
"Speed Demon" Lucy Bedroque
"Whitehorsemannequin"

Notes

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  1. ↑ As of 2026 with the release of the single Beauty Sleep, Jane Remover's releases are co-distributed with Atlantic Records.
  2. ↑ Includes two releases under the Venturing alias.
  3. ↑ As of 2026 with the release of the album C, Lucy Bedroque's releases are co-distributed with Atlantic Records.
  4. ↑ As Quinn; cofounder
  5. ↑ Exclusively in 2022 with the release of the album I Didn't Mean to Haunt You, Quadeca's releases were co-distributed with AWAL.
  6. ↑ As of 2026, Quannnic is signed with Santa Anna Label Group.[20]
  7. ↑ The release of the album Warbrained was co-distributed with Sony Music.
  8. ↑ Underscores is signed to Mom + Pop, but partnered with deadAir for a physical release of Fishmonger.
  9. ↑ Prostitute partnered with deadAir for a physical release of Attempted Martyr, and later signed to Mute Records.
  10. ↑ Ninajirachi is signed to NLV Music, which partnered with deadAir for a physical release of I Love My Computer.
  11. ↑ Racing Mount Pleasant is signed to R&R, but partnered with deadAir for a physical release of Grip Your Fist, I'm Heaven Bound.
  12. ↑ Following Jane Remover's name change, the album was first re-issued in 2022,[21] while 2023 saw the release of Frailty on vinyl.[22]
  13. ↑ Released alongside AWAL.
  14. ↑ Kenopsia was originally self-released in 2022. In early 2023, it was announced that Quannnic had been signed to deadAir, and the album was re-released digitally and later issued on vinyl for the first time through deadAir.[27]
  15. ↑ From Me to You was originally released under AWAL in 2021. In 2024, deadAir issued the album on CD and cassette alongside I Didn't Mean to Haunt You and Scrapyard.
  16. ↑ Attempted Martyr was originally self-released in 2024.[37] In 2025, deadAir announced that they worked together with Prostitute to sell merch from the band and release the album on vinyl.[38]
  17. ↑ Released alongside Sony Music.
  18. ↑ deadAir partnered with NLV Records for this release.
  19. ↑ Grip Your Fist, I'm Heaven Bound was originally self-released in 2022, while the band was still going by the name Kingfisher. In 2025, the album was reissued on vinyl under the name Racing Mount Pleasant by deadAir.
  20. ↑ Released alongside Atlantic Records.
  21. ↑ Sororite is a compilation of Lucy Bedroque's debut album Sisterhood, as well as the EPs Féte de la Vanille and Amy, all of which were originally self-released on digital platforms by Bedroque themself under Autosarco Musique.
  22. ↑ Daze's Game 3! was originally released in 2021. After briefly being taken off streaming platforms for unknown reasons in May 2025, it was re-released digitally via deadAir later that same month.[citation needed]
  23. ↑ Teen Week was originally self-released as an 8-track EP in 2021.[50] Following Jane Remover's name change in 2022, an abridged 4-track version of the EP was released digitally via deadAir.[51][52]

References

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  1. 1 2 "angelus Is Watching Digicore Come to Life - PAPER Magazine". www.papermag.com. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
  2. ↑ "Danny Brown Has Found His Purpose". Hypebeast. 2025-11-11. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
  3. ↑ kevincarter (2022-05-03). "The Syndicate Expands Again". RAMP - Radio and Music Pros. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
  4. ↑ BillieBugara (2022-08-30). "Get Refreshed: August '22". Lyrical Lemonade. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
  5. ↑ "Store". deadAir. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
  6. ↑ BillieBugara (2022-08-30). "Get Refreshed: August '22". Lyrical Lemonade. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
  7. ↑ Sundaresan, Mano; Noel, Jude; Noel, Mano Sundaresan and Jude (2021-12-10). "eoy_2021: Digicore takes shape". No Bells. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
  8. 1 2 "deadAir — Catalog". deadairrecords.com. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
  9. ↑ Sundaresan, Mano. "Jane Remover: Frailty". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
  10. ↑ Pitchfork (2024-10-01). "The 100 Best Albums of the 2020s So Far". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
  11. ↑ Press-Reynolds, Kieran. "Jane Remover: Census Designated". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
  12. ↑ Press-Reynolds, Kieran. "kuru: re:wired". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
  13. ↑ Geffen, Sasha. "venturing: Ghostholding". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
  14. ↑ Sun, Benny. "By Storm: My Ghosts Go Ghost". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
  15. ↑ Hyland, Samuel. "Kevin Abstract's SoCal Network". Alternative Press Magazine. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
  16. ↑ "deadAir". deadairrecords.com. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
  17. ↑ "deadAir Management". deadairrecords.com. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
  18. ↑ "deadAir Publishing". deadairrecords.com. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
  19. ↑ Radio, N. T. S. "deadAir - Transmissions". NTS Radio. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
  20. ↑ "Korg - Single by quannnic". Apple Music. September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
  21. ↑ Helfand, Raphael (17 November 2022). "Song You Need: Jane Remover's soaring shoegaze sadness". The Fader. Archived from the original on 25 April 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  22. ↑ "[ dA - 001 ] Jane Remover - Frailty 2XLP (VINYL PRE-ORDER)". Archived from the original on 2023-05-04. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  23. ↑ Sundaresan, Mano (23 November 2021). "Frailty". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  24. ↑ Callender, Brandon (23 March 2022). "Song You Need: Dazegxd's "Idk What Love Is" chases after a fleeting high". The Fader. Archived from the original on 9 June 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  25. ↑ Darville, Jordan (29 June 2022). "quinn announces self-titled sophomore album". The Fader. Archived from the original on 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  26. ↑ Gomez, Jade (30 December 2022). "For Quadeca, Home Is the Afterlife". Paper. Archived from the original on 30 April 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  27. ↑ "deadAir on X". X. 3 February 2023. Archived from the original on 16 October 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  28. ↑ Kep (21 June 2023). "Exhumed, Reviewed, Renewed: quannnic's kenopsia". Noob Heavy. Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  29. ↑ Press-Reynolds, Kieran (20 October 2023). "Census Designated". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  30. ↑ Cohen, Ian (16 October 2023). "Jane Remover Can't Stop Transforming". Stereogum. Archived from the original on 17 February 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  31. ↑ Galil, Leor (5 February 2024). "Quannnic gives alt-rock an emotional force that makes it feel huge". Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  32. ↑ Roque, Janice (24 June 2024). "dazegxd Stuns on Sophomore Album, 'Exhibition Mode'". EDM Identity. Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  33. ↑ Press-Reynolds, Kieran (14 December 2024). "re:wired". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 7 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  34. ↑ @deadAirrecords (29 November 2024). "Quadeca physical media capsule is now available via deadAir. These are currently a limited pre-order, please note turnaround times corresponding to each release" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 June 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  35. ↑ "[ dA - 011 ] underscores - fishmonger (deadAir Legacy Edition) Includes music of fishmonger, boneyard aka fearmonger and more. Tomorrow 10 AM EST, on the deadAir store". Twitter. 16 January 2025. Archived from the original on 16 October 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  36. ↑ Geffen, Sasha (14 February 2025). "Ghostholding". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 24 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  37. ↑ Corcoran, Nina (3 January 2025). "Attempted Martyr". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 7 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  38. ↑ deadairrecords (11 March 2025). "[ dA - 013 ] Prostitute - "Attempted Martyr"". Instagram. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  39. ↑ "[ dA - 013 ] Prostitute - 'Attempted Martyr' Gatefold LP - Solid Green". deadAir Store. Archived from the original on 7 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  40. ↑ Press-Reynolds, Kieran (7 April 2025). "Revengeseekerz". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  41. ↑ Hyland, Samuel (30 May 2025). "I look at her and light goes all through me". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  42. ↑ Alexander, Samuel (17 June 2025). "kmoe Is a Modern Day Romantic Channeling Shoegaze on K1". Ringtone. Archived from the original on 13 October 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  43. ↑ Hardman, Neville (June 23, 2025). "Quannnic announces new album Warbrained". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on June 23, 2025. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
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  45. 1 2 Schube, Will (15 January 2026). "By Storm Announce Debut Album My Ghosts Go Ghost, Share "And I Dance"". Flood Magazine. Archived from the original on 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  46. ↑ Lindert, Hattie (2026-03-20). "Kuru Taps Xaviersobased, Lucy Bedroque for New Album". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2026-04-19. Retrieved 2026-04-12.
  47. ↑ Conic, Matija (2024-03-13). "Quadeca's SCRAPYARD: A Colourful Collage of Genre-Bending Experiments". Strand Magazine. Archived from the original on 2025-03-19. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
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  49. ↑ Green, Walden (9 May 2025). "Kuru Announces New Mixtape Stay True Forever, Shares "2Door" Video: Watch". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 21 June 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  50. ↑ Sundaresan, Mano (11 March 2021). "Teen Week". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
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  56. ↑ @deadAirrecords (9 May 2025). "this May, at deadAir📻 5.15.2025 Operelly - "Handwriting Practice No. 1" (debut EP) 5.16.2025 Lucy Bedroque - "Unmusique" (first mixtape) 5.23.2025 kuru - "Stay true forever" (first mixtape) 5.30.2025 Photographic Memory - "I look at her and light goes all through me" (debut LP)" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 June 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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  58. ↑ Chelosky, Danielle (14 March 2026). "Stream Operelly's Cool New EP *FLUTTERS AWAY*". Stereogum. Archived from the original on 27 May 2026. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  59. ↑ Breihan, Tom (31 July 2024). "Jane Remover – "Flash In The Pan" & "Dream Sequence"". Stereogum. Archived from the original on 15 November 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
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  62. ↑ Strauss, Matthew (12 September 2025). "Jane Remover Shares "Dreamflasher" Video and New Song Featuring Lucy Bedroque: Watch". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 10 October 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
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