Asian Man Records
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Asian Man Records is a DIY record label run by Mike Park in San Jose, California. Park started a record label and began releasing music in 1989 under the name Dill Records, with the Asian Man label established in May 1996.
History
Asian Man Records were distributed by Mordam Records.
Sublabels
In 2011, Park established the Fun Fun Records sublabel, which released children's music. As of 2015, artists on the Fun Fun label included Mike Park, Dan Potthast, Play Date, Kepi Ghoulie, Happy Wags, and Koo Koo Kanga Roo.
Artists
The label specializes in mostly ska and punk. The first proper release by the label was Link 80's 17 Reasons and the label has since gone on to release recordings by punk heavyweights such as Alkaline Trio and Less Than Jake. Other artists released include:
Current
| Agung Gede The Abruptors Akiakane The Apers The Atom Age Bagheera Buck-O-Nine Chotto Ghetto Classics Of Love Coquettish Dan Andriano in the Emergency Room Dan P & The Bricks Dogbreth Dog Party Dowsing Duvall Grant Olney Great Apes Grumpster Guerilla Poubelle Hard Girls The Hot Toddies | Kepi Ghoulie Kevin Seconds Lektron Matt Skiba Mike Park Monkey Murderburgers Nicotine Pacing The Queers Short Round Small Crush Smoking Popes Spraynard Sundowner Sweet Gloom Teens in Trouble The Smith Street Band The Taxpayers Unsteady The Wild Wild Moth Yoko Utsumi |
Former
Compilation CDs
| Year | Album | Notable Artists |
|---|---|---|
| 1997? | "Anti-Racist Action: Stop Racism" Benefit CD | Napalm Death, Less Than Jake, Alkaline Trio |
| 2001 | "Living Tomorrow Today: A Benefit for Ty Cambra" | Saves the Day, Alkaline Trio, New Found Glory |
| 1997 | "Misfits of Ska" | Less Than Jake, Reel Big Fish, Sublime |
| 1997 | "Misfits of Ska II" | Link 80, The Aquabats |
| 1998 | "Mailorder is Fun!" | Alkaline Trio, Less Than Jake, Mike Park |
| 1999 | "Mailorder is Still Fun!" | Alkaline Trio, Less Than Jake, Mike Park |
| 2000 | "Plea For Peace" | Link 80, Alkaline Trio, Mike Park |
| 2001 | "Plea For Peace / Take Action Tour I" | Alkaline Trio, Thrice, AFI, At the Drive-In |
| 2001? | "Plea For Peace / Take Action Tour II" | Anti Flag, Avenged Sevenfold, Taking Back Sunday, Yellowcard |
| 2001? | "Plea For Peace / Take Action Tour III" | Rise Against, Avenged Sevenfold, Yellowcard, Fall Out Boy |
| 2002 | "Mailorder for the Masses" | Alkaline Trio, Matt Skiba, Mike Park |
| 2003 | "Underground Screams" | (new artists) |
| 2003 | Version City Sessions" | Westbound Train |
| 2007 | "Plea For Peace Volume 2 " | Big D and the Kids Table, Cursive, Alkaline Trio. Throwdown, Rx Bandits |
| 2007 | "Ten Years of Blood, Sweat, and Tears" | Slapstick, The Queers, Screeching Weasel, The Broadways, The Bruce Lee Band, The Chinkees, Potshot, The Toasters, The Peacocks, The Rudiments |