Stomp Records

it seems highly unlikely that a small independent record label like stomp could survive for six months, let alone for two decades. founded in montreal in 1994 with the goal of releasing, supporting and uniting canadian ska bands, the odds were fully stacked against them. luckily stomp records didn't, and still doesn't give one single fuck about odds. those early years saw some pivotal releases from gangster politics, the kingpins, flashlight, the undercovers, subb and of course label founders, punk-ska superheroes the planet smashers. learning as they went along, the label blundered boldly ahead adding international bands like new york ska jazz ensemble, nicotine, the toasters and big d & the kids table to the ever-growing roster. right around this time, the entire music industry decided to shit the bed with the advent of napster and file sharing. luckily again, stomp was one of the first indie labels to embrace early drm-free digital technologies and managed to get the music to the fa