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Beginning January 1st, 2002, Kill Rock Stars will end their relationship with Mordam Records and hand distribution duties over to Touch and Go. KRS joins such indie label luminaries as Atavistic, Drag City, Estrus, Merge, Thrill Jockey, Truckstop, Warm, Emperor Jones, Overcoat, and Trance in the Touch and Go stable. Why, you ask, are KRS, those scrappy Northwest upstarts joining forces with Touch and Go, that Chicago powerhouse of indie rock? Well, according to a statement the label recently made, KRS has "always had a high regard for Touch and Go and their entire family of distributed labels, and it seemed like a natural fit to join their cause." This will most likely ensure that KRS reaches a wider audience, as Touch and Go sells to other distributors such as ADA, Carrot Top, No Idea, Smash, and Revelation, as well as selling direct to 400 wholesale accounts. The first KRS records to go through this new distribution system will be the latest from Comet Gain and Quix*o*tic.