Various Artists / Chompilation
AEMMP Records, 2009. aemmp.org/site
Columbia connection: AEMMP Records is Columbia College’s student-run record label, a project of the Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management department.
The sound: Just about everything under the sun
The word: Chompilation is a 22-song album featuring some of the best up-and-coming bands in Chicago, including Office, Maps and Atlases, and Owen. Highlights of the compilation include songs by the Dials, Netherfriends, Needers and Givers, and Office, who are probably one of the most underrated bands in the city. The compilation marks a turning point for AEMMP records, updating the approach of the label, which was launched in 1982.
—Brent White ('08)



