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Ripple Music

Ripple Music is a US independent record label founded in 2010 by Todd Severin and John Rancik, based in the San Francisco Bay Area, that grew out of their earlier heavy-music blog The Ripple Effect. It focuses on heavy psych, stoner rock, doom and proto-metal/fuzz rock, and its current roster runs to well over 100 acts, from 1970s-rooted proto-metal names like JPT Scare Band and Poobah to long-running underground figures such as Wino and a large slate of active contemporary bands.

Quick Facts

Country
United States
Founded
2010
Label size
mid-sized independent label with an unusually large roster (well over 100 acts), positioning it as one of the larger dedicated players in the heavy psych/stoner/doom underground
Activity
consistently active, with multiple new album releases through 2026 and further titles scheduled into the fall
Genres
stoner rock/doom, heavy psych, proto-metal, sludge/heavy blues

What Does Ripple Music Release?

Representative artists: Wino / The Obsessed, Mos Generator, Yawning Man, Fatso Jetson, JPT Scare Band, Wo Fat, Mothership, Freedom Hawk, The Necromancers, High Priestess

genre-focused roster centered on heavy psych, stoner rock, doom and proto-metal/fuzz rock, mixing archival reissue-type material from 1970s-rooted acts with a large slate of active contemporary bands

Who Is This Label Likely to Fit?

Ripple Music is a long-running (est. 2010), currently active US independent label with one of the larger rosters in the heavy psych/stoner/doom space, releasing new material on an ongoing basis through 2026. It looks like a natural target for bands squarely in stoner rock, heavy psych, doom or proto-metal/fuzz rock, but this research pass could not confirm its demo submission process, any submission URL, or geographic restrictions, so direct contact via the label's official site is needed before submitting.

This is Metal-Labels' analysis based on available roster and activity data, not a claim made by the label itself.

Demo & Submission Information

This research pass found no demo submission policy, submission destination, or geographic restriction stated anywhere on Ripple Music's official website, Bandcamp page, or in the press coverage reviewed - the site's Contact page offers a general contact form plus separate press/PR and Spotify-inquiry emails, but nothing specific to unsolicited music submissions. Anyone considering submitting should use the official contact form on ripple-music.com to ask directly about current submission status, format, and any regional limits before sending anything.

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