The label is named after the mythological flower that grows along the banks of the River Styx in Hades.
[1] Asphodel has a diverse catalog of releases with a prominent experimental thread in the genres of turntablism, electronica, ambient, illbient, electroacoustic, trip hop, spoken word, noise, techno, and lounge.
The label's first release was the self-titled debut by Johnson's band, Blue Rubies.
Erik Gilbert, once served as the label's General Manager,[3] before becoming the Vice President of Content at the Independent Online Distribution Alliance before Sony restructured to become The Orchard.
Asphodel was named as one of the "top 10 independent labels in the world" by Rolling Stone magazine in 1998.