In 2001, Cherub Records was founded in Lynchburg, Virginia with one simple goal: to release the first Kids Techno album. Twenty-five years later, we're still here, still documenting, still releasing, still celebrating obscurity.

What started as an outlet for music by close friends has become something we never could have imagined: a living archive of a quarter century of uncompromising sound. From A New Dawn Fades to Hoax Hunters, from The Colloquial Orchestra to The Snowy Owls, from Timothy Bailey & The Humans to WBR, Catacomb Summer, Angels VS Aliens, Baby Help Me Forget, Paratextures, and so many more. Cherub has documented the music that mattered to us, whether anyone else was paying attention or not.

We've kept everything we could get our hands on. Every flyer. Every photo. Every video. Every moment. Because if we don't tell these stories, who will?

In 2026, we're celebrating 25 years the only way we know how: by opening the archive. We're remastering the albums that started it all. We're releasing recordings that have been waiting decades to be heard. We're sharing rare items from the vault. And we're doing it all with the same DIY philosophy we've had since day one: just get it out, art for art's sake, no apologies.

Thank you for listening. Thank you for showing up. Thank you for caring about music that exists outside the algorithm, beyond the mainstream, in the spaces where real creativity happens.

Here's to 25 years of being obscure, with no signs of stopping.

- Cherub

NEW RELEASES 2026

Kids Techno - "Greatest Hits" (25th Anniversary Remaster)

Release Date: February 6, 2026 | Cherub Records CH001

The album that started it all returns. Recorded from January to April 2001 on four-track and eight-track cassette recorders in Lynchburg, VA, Kids Techno's Greatest Hits is the reason Cherub Records exists. Twenty-five years later, it's been transferred and remastered from the original mixdown master by PJ Sykes at Cherub Hill in Richmond, VA. The mystery of Kids Techno persists, but the music speaks for itself.

25th Anniversary Archive Sale includes:

• An original Record Exchange promo copy (at the store from 2001-2009)

• One 2001 second pressing red variant CDr

Kids Techno - "4-Track Years (1996–2001)"

Release Date: February 6, 2026 | Cherub Records

Before Greatest Hits, Kids Techno got started by experimenting with a Fostex X-15 Analog 4-Track Recorder. Several of these ideas and samples were explored and recycled during this period and are used again for the Greatest Hits sessions. Transferred from the original cassettes and remastered in January 2026 by PJ Sykes, 4-Track Years offers a glimpse into the creative laboratory where it all began. Twelve tracks spanning five years of experimentation, from "Five" to "Never In The History of Appliance Merchandising."

Kids Techno - "Cowboy EP" (25th Anniversary Edition)

Release Date: March 6, 2026 | Cherub Records CH004

Recorded in August 2001 on a cassette four-track recorder in Lynchburg, VA, the Cowboy EP was originally intended to mock the "maxi singles" of the day: one hot single backed by two b-sides, a song featuring an "up-and-coming artist" on the same label, and some remixes. Twenty-five years later, the 25th Anniversary Edition features brand new mixes by PJ Sykes from the original 4-track stems. The artwork has been recreated using the original photo (taken in Richmond, VA at Misplaced Monument Production studios) and painted transparency, with added texture of a dinner napkin to give it that sepia color and feel.

25th Anniversary Archive Sale:

• A rare original pressing of Kids Techno Cowboy EP

NEW RELEASES 2025

Kids Techno responds to AI ‘bands’ with new single “The AI Generation”

After the mystifying Shorts, reclusive musician Kids Techno pushes back against the AI music movement with “The AI Generation,” a bold new single that is a direct response to AI bands like The Velvet Sundown. The AI Generation confronts the rising tide of machine-made music and is a rejection of automation’s encroachment on the creative process. The song and artwork were crafted entirely without artificial intelligence.

Kids Techno Returns with Shorts, a New Sonic Enigma Releasing April 1 on Cherub Records

After a five-year hiatus, the elusive electronic artist Kids Techno re-emerges with Shorts, a collection of twenty enigmatic, hyper-condensed tracks that challenge, perplex, and enthrall in equal measure. Set for release on Tuesday, April 1, via Cherub Records, Shorts embodies KT’s signature approach—sampling, splicing, and deconstructing sound to create fleeting moments of musical surrealism.

Clocking in at just under fifteen minutes, Shorts unfolds like an unmarked archive of lost transmissions, fractured sound collages, and cryptic vignettes. Listeners will navigate through fragmented expressions such as "World Wide Recognition," "Makes My Blood Boil," and "The Transformation To Metal Begins," each piece offering a fleeting yet impactful glimpse into the mind of an artist who has long resisted easy classification. The album lures audiences in with recognizable touchstones—echoes of archival recordings, eerie post-punk undertones, and distorted fragments of pop culture—only to subvert expectations at every turn.

Doug Nunnally of The Auricular describes Shorts as “a paradoxical puzzle, turning the familiar into the uncanny, embracing both chaos and control.” Tracks like “Alone With Your Own Thoughts” incorporate found recordings from the 1939 World’s Fair, casting the listener into an eerie, introspective journey. Meanwhile, the glitchy pulses of “Experimental Computer Made Movie” and the surrealist absurdity of “Putting Gulf Breeze On The Map” push the album into playful, unsettling terrain.

Throughout Shorts, Kids Techno once again thrives in the liminal space between meaning and meaninglessness, presenting an auditory riddle that is as jarring as it is captivating. Is there a hidden code buried within these tracks? A deeper commentary lurking beneath the static? Or is Shorts merely an invitation to experience sound in its purest, most untethered form?

The answer, as always with KT, remains open to interpretation.

PJ Sykes announces new project: Paratextures

A Multimedia Exploration of Sound and Vision

Richmond, VA – PJ Sykes, the renowned musician, photographer, and creative force behind projects like Hoax Hunters and A New Dawn Fades, is thrilled to announce Paratextures, a multimedia project that melds music, photography, video, painting, and more. The project’s first release, A Sign of an Approaching Occluded Front, is now available digitally on all major streaming platforms.

Paratextures marks an evolution in Sykes’ artistic journey, blending his fearless enthusiasm for experimentation with his keen eye for visual storytelling. The project’s interdisciplinary approach seeks to create immersive experiences through layered textures of sound and imagery. While Paratextures is launching with audio recordings, plans for incorporating live performances are also on the horizon.

Stream A Sign of an Approaching Occluded Front now and stay tuned for future installments of Paratextures.