Rikks Rekkords Indie Comp. Record Label

Welcome to the newest addition to the Rikks Revues family. Rikks Rekkords is not so much an independent record label as it is an attempt to bring some of the noteworthy Indie music that has been reviewed at Rikks Revues. Over 125 artists/bands expressed interest in being included on the very first Rikks Rekkords compilation entitled "Rikks Pikks volume one". The boundary smashing new CD is now available and ready for shipment.

Squeezing 125 tunes into one CD was not possible, so I enlisted the help of some true music lovers that had not heard of any of the artists before to be a "Focus Group" , they voted and the final results are a Compilation Rikks Rekkords is honored to put out. The artists range in sound and style from true country to Straight forward Rock n' Roll. This is a first installation into what I hope will become a regular project to try and help artists get recognized on a broader scale.

Artists that want to be featured on upcoming compilations must be reviewed by Rikks Revues first, and not be associated with a major record label. I know you are thinking there are a lot of compilations out there, but I truly feel this comp. is an honest representation of some very noteworthy Indie Music. The other factor here is that a lot of the compilations offered to artists in the music world want the artists to PAY to be on their CD. Rikks Rekkords is taking an altogether different approach, not only is Rikks Rekkords going to PAY THE ARTISTS for each copy that will be sold as well as giving a share of the profits to the Children's Wish Foundation.

So if you want to help a child, or a starving artist, rest assured a lot of the money made by this project will be going to the folks responsible for making incredible Indie Music, but you will be helping children at the same time. Below is a list of the artists to be included on the first compilation and below that is a Listening Station where you can preview some lo-fi mp3 clips of the songs included, the clips are roughly 30 seconds long, under 300 Kb and used by permission of the artists, bands, and  management who own the material.

So listen away and when you're done I am confident you will want to hear the whole song and the compilation will be of great interest to you.

Track Listing in no particular order!!!

Laurie McClain - My Heaven  (Country/folk)
Billy Hurst - Pictures  (Country)
Aaron Watson – Shut Up And Dance (Country)
Thomas Patrick - I Believe  (Country)
The Swindles - 4th of July  (Texas Garage Rock)
Crimson Rain - You Never Closed Your Eyes (Pop Rock)
Rachel Sage - Bravedancing  (Pop )
Dean Strickland - I've Learned  (Power Pop)
Cesca - Islington Road  (Pop)
Luke Olson - Old Mines Road  (Country)
The Dharma Bomb -  No Roof But Heaven (Roots-Rock)
Ariel’s Worm - Waiting For The Sun   (Alt. Pop Rock)
Kate Campbell - Twang On A Wire (Roots-country)
(Bonus song) Gregg Gorman - Hemmingway's Own Gypsy (Country and dedication of the CD in part to him as well)

To listen to streaming audio clips in either RealAudio™ or the Windows Media Player™ simply click on the corresponding button beside the name. If they don't work for you, you can always download the clips by right clicking on your mouse and then click save link target as.

The sound quality is lo-fi, just to give you a taste. The full length tracks on the upcoming CD will be much higher quality.