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{{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music --><br />
| name = Automation Records<br />
| image =<br />
| founded = {{start date|2003}}<br />
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| distributor =<br />
| genre = [[Electronic music|Electronic]], [[Experimental music|experimental]], [[Intelligent dance music|IDM]], [[Glitch (music)|glitch]]/[[glitch hop]], [[hip hop music|hip hop]]<br />
| country = U.S.<br />
| location =Seattle, Washington<br />
| website = {{URL|www.automationrecords.com}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Automation Records''' is a [[Seattle]] based [[independent record label]]. The label's first release was in 2003 and as of 2013 the label has over fifty releases.<br />
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Automation Records roster of artists include Abiku, [[Cex (musician)|Cex]], Curse, DJ Strapon, Forest Kingdom, Gonken, Hopen, Kid Camaro, Mochipet, [[Mr. Messiah]], nonnon, Producer Snafu, Red Squirrels, Graz, and Uglyhead.<br />
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==History==<br />
From 2003 to 2005 Automation Records existed in relative obscurity releasing only a handful of CDs by local artists and only receiving write-ups in local papers.<br />
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In 2006 they released the album “Actual Fucking” by the artist [[Cex (musician)|Cex]]. This album received widespread print coverage and charted on the [[CMJ]] RPM charts for 6 weeks, peaking at #11.<ref>''CMJ New Music Report''. issue 966</ref> In addition to the Cex album they also released the albums “Location” by Abiku, and “From Time To Time” by Uglyhead which received additional reviews nationwide.<br />
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2007 saw the label releasing companion EPs to their 2006 albums. Cex released a remix EP titled “Exotical Privates” which contained four remixes from his album “Actual Fucking”, Uglyhead released two EPs for their tour titled “Inward” and “Outward”, Abiku released a 7” record and the label expanded their roster with another 7” from the artist Red Squirrels titled “Acicorn Twirl”. Both 7” were reviewed in [[the Wire (magazine)]].<ref>Jon Dale. ''The Wire''. issue 283, September 2007, p. 58</ref> The Cex EP received heavy rotation on [[KEXP]] was one of KEXP DJ Larry Metro’s “Top 10 of 2007”.<ref>{{cite web | author = Jim | title = Top Ten of 2007: The Overnight DJs | url = http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2007/12/24/top-ten-of-2007-the-overnight-djs/ | accessdate = 2009-10-14 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090113153605/http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2007/12/24/top-ten-of-2007-the-overnight-djs/ | archive-date = 2009-01-13 | url-status = dead }}</ref><br />
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==Notes and references==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.automationrecords.com/ Official site]<br />
* [http://www.discogs.com/label/Automation+Records Automation Records Discography @ Discogs.com]<br />
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