CIA Records Houston / Starvation Dance Productions

CIA Records Houston / Starvation Dance Productions 4 decades of transgressive art and music from Houston and beyond. C.I.A.

Records is an independent label originally founded in 1978 by members of the Houston, Texas punk band Really Red. It emerged organically from sounds performed and recorded in people’s garages, back yards and warehouses, nurtured by strong friendships, a vibrant underground music scene, single-room strip mall record stores and a handful of non-commercial radio stations. In the late 70’s and early 8

0’s, the label filled an urgent need to confront institutional violence perpetuating a culture of fear that dominated Houston at the time. Over four decades it's grown into a platform for musical experimentation and risk-taking that continues to uphold a broad range of ideas, experiences and perspectives today. It has been, is now, and always will be a vanguard for transgressive music from Houston and beyond.

If you're in, or happen to be passing through West Texas this weekend - a festival of sound art called Sonic Rodeo will ...
09/09/2025

If you're in, or happen to be passing through West Texas this weekend - a festival of sound art called Sonic Rodeo will be happening in venues all over town. CIA is a proud sponsor! And the folks responsible for our latest release - Air Field - are on the schedule for Saturday (September 13).

Go, take in the music & art, and say hi to Bob!

https://www.cia-records.com/news/air-field-at-sonic-rodeo-in-marfa-tx

Way to Go Tim Muddiman!! So well deserved.
09/09/2025

Way to Go Tim Muddiman!! So well deserved.

Shaking - Review in Blitzed Magazine
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Air Field Vol. 2 is out! We have it on Houston-pressed vinyl; and since it's Bandcamp Friday, we're giving away copies o...
09/05/2025

Air Field Vol. 2 is out! We have it on Houston-pressed vinyl; and since it's Bandcamp Friday, we're giving away copies of Scott Ayers' "Geltab" with every purchase, till midnight.

Have a listen & enjoy:
https://ciarecords2.bandcamp.com/album/air-field-vol-2

Hey Folks,We’re dropping a new album tomorrow - coinciding with Bandcamp Friday - that’s been in the works for several m...
09/04/2025

Hey Folks,

We’re dropping a new album tomorrow - coinciding with Bandcamp Friday - that’s been in the works for several months now. , a collaboration between Marfa, TX artists Phil Boyd and Nick Terry, has recorded their second collection of sonic meditations on the deserts of West Texas, which CIA has the privilege of releasing. It’s coming out on 12” vinyl, exquisitely pressed by Houston’s own .

Tomorrow (12am - 11:59pm Friday, September 5th) we’re giving away a copy of Scott Ayers’ “Geltab” - also on vinyl - with every physical purchase of Air Field Vol. 2. Each incoming dollar helps ensure our ability to keep publishing boundary-pushing music such as these projects. We appreciate your support!

Look for the new release as dawn breaks in the wee hours.

Love y’all
CIA Records

ciarecords2.bandcamp.com/

THIS FRIDAY 9/5/25 - we are honored to release AIR FIELD, Vol. 2, that will be available through CIA's Bandcamp page on ...
09/03/2025

THIS FRIDAY 9/5/25 - we are honored to release AIR FIELD, Vol. 2, that will be available through CIA's Bandcamp page on vinyl. We'll be running a special for Bandcamp Friday...so watch this space. Also, if you happen to be in Marfa, TX, Air Field will be performing at Sonic Rodeo on Saturday, September 13!

Air Field's sounds are minimal, ambient odes to the vast land and sky-scapes of far West Texas. They are Phil Boyd, of Modey Lemon (modeylemon.bandcamp.com) and Hidden Twin (hiddentwin.bandcamp.com), and Nick Terry (kimazuichinmoku.bandcamp.com / c6fe2rn6.bandcamp.com). After meeting in Marfa in 2021, Phil and Nick collaborated to create Air Field. They released Air Field Vol. 1 in 2022 (airfield1.bandcamp.com/album/vol-1), and worked with Rob Mazurek to create the soundtrack for David Fenster’s Neuro Osmosis film (airfield1.bandcamp.com/album/neuro-osmosis-soundtrack) in 2023. Air Field Vol. 2 is their third album, and the first to be released by CIA.

Yes... including Houston!! (FFS) 💘
08/26/2025

Yes... including Houston!! (FFS) 💘

The beginning of Texas punk rock, and it's players, venues, and culture, is recalled fondly in new oral history.

Today (8/13/25) at noon CST REAL PUNK RADIO will play some CIA Records material, and this coming Friday night they'll sp...
08/13/2025

Today (8/13/25) at noon CST REAL PUNK RADIO will play some CIA Records material, and this coming Friday night they'll spin some Mydolls Music on their IKE MUSIC HOUR show.

Stream it at

REAL PUNK RADIO

Tomorrow - for real this time! Bob spins CIA punk rock with Sergio Garabal from Radio Horrible / NoFM-Radio in Mexico Ci...
08/11/2025

Tomorrow - for real this time! Bob spins CIA punk rock with Sergio Garabal from Radio Horrible / NoFM-Radio in Mexico City!
Tuesday 8/12/25 @7:30pm CST

Check it
https://nofm-radio.com/?programas=radio-horrible

Bob Weber Interview with Sergio on "Posesion Horrible" radio No_FM

Hey Friends - throwing a plug out there for CIA's website, which has grown into quite a beast over these last few years....
05/13/2025

Hey Friends - throwing a plug out there for CIA's website, which has grown into quite a beast over these last few years. There's a satisfyingly long list of bands and projects, each with its own page, releases, etc. The newest addition is a brand new video page with highlights from collaborators; it's not comprehensive, but if you there's stuff you like, head to CIA's YouTube page and consider subscribing. Because more is on the way :)

Cheers everybody!

VIDEO & VIDEO & TREASURED MOMENTS FROM CIA RECORDS’ YOUTUBE PAGE Vulturcide ThemeMusic and video by Vulturcide, May 2025 Sea Shells Music and video by Tim Muddiman, April 2025 Ink by Popeboy CollectiveVideo by Kristin Harris, March 2025 Psychosis by Can’t Take a PictureVideo by Heather L. Johnso...

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