KMFDM, Wax Trax Records, Warpd

Wax Trax Records is an American independent record label based in Chicago. It began as a record shop in Denver, Colorado, opened by life partners Jim Nash and Dannie Flesher, who sold the store in 1978 and moved to Chicago. In November of that year, they opened a store under the same name in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. During the 1980s and 1990s, the accompanying record label became a presence on the new wave and punk rock scenes in the city, and an outlet for European bands. The label was purchased in 1992 by TVT Records and was discontinued in 2001. In 2014, it was reestablished by Julia Nash, daughter of cofounder Jim Nash. Richard Giraldi of the Chicago SunTimes wrote, As important as Chess Records was to blues and soul music, Chicago s Wax Trax imprint was just as significant to the punk rock, new wave and industrial According to critic Greg Kot, the legacy of Wax Trax is trusting the artist.