Genjing Records

Genjing Records (simplified Chinese: 根茎唱片; traditional Chinese: 根莖唱片) is an independent record label that specializes in releasing vinyl recordings of Chinese musicians.
Launched in Beijing in March 2011, China's first vinyl-only record label was initially intended as a platform for founder Nevin Domer's hardcore band Fanzui Xiangfa (犯罪想法) to release and distribute their own recordings. After realizing the large potential for a new independent record label, Domer determined that he could also help like-minded independent Chinese musicians to release material on vinyl, a medium that had been rapidly gaining favor within the country's growing collector community throughout the mid-2010s.
Since then, Genjing Records has shifted its mission statement to focus primarily on creating connections between China's DIY independent music community and its international counterparts, a process that is primarily facilitated by the release of split 7" records in cooperation with...