Rune Grammofon
Rune Grammofon is a record label dedicated to releasing work by the most adventurous and creative Norwegian artists and composers. Being music enthusiasts almost to the point of absurdity, we don't want to limit ourselves to certain genres, as long as there's real heart and personality. With an increasing number of indifferent records bombarding the market place, we modestly aim to recapture the magic connected to the discovery of new artists and buying their records. Our aim is to put love and care into each release, giving it the best possible design and packaging. No plastic, ever. All releases come in the digipak format with exclusive design by brilliant designer Kim Hiorthøy. Norway: Musikkoperatørene (www.musikkoperatorene.no) Retailers that are not served by a local distributor can contact Musikkoperatørene for wholesale terms. We have an ambiguous view on the matter of downloading. As much as we love the physical products and will continue to concentrate our efforts on making them as treasureable as possible, we don´t want to entirely exclude people who want to obtain the music as digital downloads. We have two main outlets for this which we want to promote, Phonofile in Norway and Thrill Jockey in USA: www.musikkonline.no (Norwegian) You may also listen to short audio samples at these sites. Other than these, most of our catalogue is available in digital form at over 200 outlets including iTunes and Amazon. Contrary to popular belief, Rune Grammofon is practically a one man operation, meaning that ”we” have a very limited capacity. We have in the past tried to reply to most emails, but will not be able to continue doing that. Our demo and promo policies are as explained below.
We have limited resources when it comes to serving international media directly. Please contact your local distributor to establish a relation regarding Rune Grammofon. This is simply because it´s most practical and they know the local media situation. If this is a problem, please contact us and explain the situation. But please understand that we simply can´t afford to serve every site and publication in the world.
We are receiving more demo cds than we can possibly listen to. Our capacity is very limited and our priority is still Norwegian artists. If you want us to consider your music, please email us a link to your myspace site or a similar site with easy access streaming. If you want to send a cd, please send an email to rune@grappa.no first and try to explain in a couple of sentences what music you do (yes, this can be difficult, but it can save you a cd and postage). Same goes with mp3´s, never send us files unless we have asked for them. If we like what we hear, we will be in touch. We have no capacity to "review" your music or to give you any advise. |
