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. 

 
Distribution and wholesale

Norway: Musikkoperatørene (www.musikkoperatorene.no)
Italy: Goodfellas (www.goodfellas.it)
Germany: Cargo (www.cargo-records.de)
France: Differ-ant (www.differ-ant.fr)
Poland: Multikulti (www.multikulti.com)
Sweden, Finland, Iceland and the Baltic States: Dotshop (http://www.dotshop.se)
Denmark: Sundance (http://www.sundance.dk)
Portugal: Ananana (http://www.ananana.pt)
UK and rest of Europe: Cargo (www.cargorecords.co.uk)
USA and Canada: Forced Exposure (www.forcedexposure.com)
Taiwan: Node (www.nodeculture.com)
Australia: Fuse (www.fusemusic.com.au)
Japan: Bomba Records (www.bomba-records.com)

Specialist shops and mailorders that are not served by a local distributor can contact Musikkoperatørene for wholesale terms.

 
Downloads

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)
www.musiconline.no (English)
www.thrilljockey.com

You may also listen to short audio samples at these sites.  

 
Communication

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.

Promotion

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.

Demo policy

We try to listen to all demos that are received, but can not guarantee it. Please note that we can not return them or even give comments unless we are interested in a further collaboration. Our capacity is very limited and our priority is Norwegian artists. CDs only.