Avant

Avant Records was a record label based in Japan specializing in avant-garde and experimental music.
The label was started by composer and saxophonist John Zorn in 1992 with Kazunori Sugiyama, as an offshoot of the DIW Records.
80 albums were released on Avant before Zorn started Tzadik Records in 1995.

Full discography
Avan 001: Naked City - Heretic
Avan 002: Naked City - Grand Guignol
Avan 003: Naked City - Radio
Avan 004: Naked City - Absinthe
Avan 005: Various Artists - In His Own Sweet Way: A Tribute to Dave Brubeck
Avan 006: DNA - Last Live A CBGB's
Avan 007: Buckethead - Bucketheadland
Avan 008: Fushitsusha - Allegorical Misunderstanding
Avan 009: Anton Fier - Dreamspeed
Avan 010: Blind Idiot God - Cyclotron
Avan 011: Anthony Coleman - Disco By Night
Avan 012: Peter Garland - Nana & Victorio
Avan 013: David Shea - Shock Corridor
Avan 014: George Lewis - Voyager
Avan 015: Lee Hyla - In Double Light
Avan 016: John Oswald - Plexure
Avan 017: Rough Assemblage - Construction And Demolition
Avan 018: Zeena Parkins - Isabelle
Avan 019: Dave Soldier - SMUT
Avan 020: David Weinstein - Perfume
Avan 021: Min Xiao-Fen - With Six Composers
Avan 022: Stephen Drury - Faith, The Loss Of Faith, And The Return Of Faith
Avan 023: Romero Lubambo - Lubambo
Avan 024: John French - O Solo Drumbo
Avan 025: Naked City - Radio, Vol. 2 (Never Recorded)
Avan 026: Boredoms - Wow 2
Avan 027: Pigpen - V as in Victim
Avan 028: James Plotkin - The Joy Of Disease
Avan 029: Cake Like - Delicious
Avan 030: Ikue Mori - Painted Desert
Avan 031: Various - Disco Bhangra: Wedding Bands From Rajasthan
Avan 032: God Is my Co-Pilot - Mir Shlufn Nisht
Avan 033: Marc Ribot - Shrek
Avan 034: Z'EV - Heads & Tales
Avan 035: Ben Goldberg - Twelve Minor
Avan 036: Bobby Previte's Empty Suits - Slay The Suitors
Avan 037: Philip Johnston's Big Trouble - The Unknown
Avan 038: Misha Mengelberg Trio - Who's BridgeAvan 039: Steve Beresford - Signals For TeaAvan 040: Duck Baker - Spinning SongAvan 041: Bob Ostertag - Fear No LoveAvan 042: Chris Cochrane - BathAvan 043: Weird Little Boy - Weird Little BoyAvan 044: Eugene Chadbourne - Pain PenAvan 045: Jenny Scheinman Quartet - Live At Yoshi'sAvan 046: Sola & Wu Man - China CollageAvan 047: Smarnamisa! - Resia Valley MusicAvan 048: Andy Haas - Anthem LandAvan 049: Makigami Koichi - John Zorn's Cobra: Tokyo Operations '94Avan 050: Derek Bailey & Min Xiao-Fen - ViperAvan 051: Dim Sum Clip Job - Harmolodic JeopardyAvan 052: Jad Fair & The Shapir-O'Rama - We Are The RageAvan 053: Prelapse - PrelapseAvan 054: Pieces - I Need 5 Minutes AloneAvan 055: Larval - LarvalAvan 056: Derek Bailey/John Zorn/William Parker - HarrasAvan 057: Erik Friedlander - ChimeraAvan 058: Arcado String Trio - Live In EuropeAvan 059: Joey Baron & Barondown - CrackshotAvan 060: Derek Bailey - Guitar, Drums N BassAvan 061: Cyro Baptista - Vira LoucosAvan 062: Drums Of DeathAvan 063: Bernard Woma - Live At The Pito BarAvan 064: Abdulai Bangoura - SigiriAvan 065: Mark Feldman & Sylvie Courvoisier - Music for Violin and PianoAvan 066: Dave Douglas - SanctuaryAvan 067: Joe Maneri - Paniots NineAvan 068: Jamie Saft/Cuong Vu - Ragged JackAvan 069: Bruce Ackley - The HearingAvan 070: Marie McAuliffe - Plays The Music Of Burt BacharachAvan 071: Whistling Hangmen - BarhoppingAvan 072: Alva - Fair-Haired GuilletineAvan 073: EasSide Percussion - ESPAvan 074: Haino Keiji - An Unclear Trial: More Than ThisAvan 075: Dragon Blue - Hades ParkAvan 076: Dying Ground - Dying GroundAvan 077: David Watson - SkirlAvan 078: Harriet Tubman - PrototypeAvan 079: Vivian Sisters - Vivian SistersAvan 080: Wayne Horvitz Four Plus One Ensemble - From a WindowAvan 081: Bill Laswell vs. Submerged - Brutal Calling