Ras Dva

Ras Dva is a record label that focuses on industrial music.[1]

The label was founded by Ric Laciak, a disc jockey for WMSE in Milwaukee and writer for Industrial Nation magazine. It was originally started as "GAWMUS," a fan club for members of the band Leæther Strip.[2] The name "Ras Dva" was chosen by Laciak in honor of his ethnic roots; the term literally means "One Two" in Slovak.[1]

Its first release was 1994's Sensory Deprivation by Mentallo and the Fixer side project Benestrophe.[3]

In 1995, Ras Dva released There Is No Time, a compilation of the industrial music scene. This inspired Jim Semonik to produce his own compilation series, Electronic Saviors: Industrial Music to Cure Cancer beginning in 2010.[4]

References
  1. "RAS DVA". Music Eternal. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  2. "Ras Dva Records". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  3. "RAS DVA Records founder Ric Laciak has died". ReGen Magazine. 2014-11-19. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  4. "Preview: Cancer survivor, Jim Semonik, reinforces industrial music revival". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
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