Red Bull Explores The Histories of IPR and Savage Republic

Red Bull Music Academy writes, “Inspired by equal parts Los Angeles punk energy, visual artistic experimentation encouraged via study at UCLA and his own individual passions, Bruce Licher founded Independent Project Records (known as IPR for short) in 1980 as both a record label and a fine arts experiment, with his releases packaged in unique combinations of letterpress design and rough chipboard paper… Licher soon made just as strong a mark with the label’s flagship band Savage Republic, building off post-punk and industrial inspirations crossed with music from around the world to create one of Los Angeles’s most powerful, unique bands, with Licher’s guitar touching on everything from Dick Dale’s fiery surf/Middle Eastern fusions to Bernard Sumner’s reinventions of heavy metal riffing to create his own distinct musical voice.”

Visit the site, here, for an interview with Licher about the label and the band.