Self Immolation is a
record label and publishing company run by
J. G. Thirlwell. Originally an actual label for Thirlwell's self-released early
FoetusEPs and
albums, Self Immolation became more akin to a
vanity label for Thirlwell's releases on
Some Bizzare Records and
Wax Trax! Records. Most Self Immolation releases are identified by a call number beginning with a Foetal-inspired "WOMB" designator.
Beginning in the early 1990s, Thirlwell began a second personal label, Ectopic Entertainment (often shortened to Ectopic Ents). Its exact relation to Self Immolation is unclear: initially called a "subsidiary" of Self Immolation, it appears to have later wholly replaced Self Immolation. Coming full circle, Thirlwell's self-released
Manorexia project is released on Ectopic Ents.
ECT ENTS 031 : The Venture Bros.: The Music of JG Thirlwell (released by
Williams Street Records, designation used for sale at Ectopic's online shop[1])
ECT ENTS 032 : v/a – Bait (
Other Music Digital exclusive compilation featuring previously released Foetus, Steroid Maximus, and Manorexia tracks)