The Collective

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The Collective 〰️

Consonant is an arts collective based in Philadelphia that runs a record label and a micro-press. Its founding members are Katie and Joe, a married couple, and we frequently collaborate with friends and co-conspirators in the U.S. and abroad. We aim to put out high-quality DIY releases that maintain a feeling of fun and whimsy.

Our publications are designed and printed in our home studio using a large format inkjet printer and a risograph machine.

We release albums on vinyl by a small roster of artists, as well as a rotating cast of new artists we like. Our releases have featured music, poetry and other literary readings, field recordings, and bootleg VHS soundtracks (and other obscurities that were never intended to be on a record). We cut the records ourselves at home using two vintage record lathes. For more about that process, please see our Record Cutting page.

We make noise music with our friend Chris Baldys under the name assholeknife.

Katie Haegele

Katie is a writer, artist, and longtime zine maker from Philadelphia. Her most recent book is Spiritbox, a collection of visual poems that look like memes.

Joe Carlough

Joe is a DIY enthusiast who enjoys finding new ways to use creative technology. To date, he’s created ~36,000 copies of his zines & books and ~5,000 records & tapes. His book Queer Horror: New Perspectives on the Chilling and Macabre, co-authored with Gina Brandolino, is out via Microcosm Publishing in August 2025.

*Photo by Craig Wenner