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Being music enthusiasts almost to the point of absurdity, Rune Grammofon don't want to limit themselves to certain genres, as long as there's real heart and personality. With an increasing number of indifferent records bombarding the market place, they modestly aim to recapture the magic connected to the discovery of new artists and buying their records. Their 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 young designer Kim Hiorthøy.

(Biography Last updated 3 March 2005)



Latest 20 releases by Rune Grammofon – Browse all 61 releases by Rune Grammofon

Broltby Scorch Trio

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Release date 12 May 2008
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Third album from a free spirited power trio that should need no long introduction by now.

The hand in glove rhythm section of Nilssen-Love and Håker Flaten has graced a large number of recordings over the years. Björkenheim has been around since recording with Edvard Vesala and Krakatau for ECM back ... [more]


Little Lucid Momentsby Motorpsycho

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Release date 7 April 2008
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Motorpsycho was founded in 1989 in Trondheim, Norway´s third biggest city, when mainstays Bent Sæther (bass, vocals) and Hans Magnus “Snah” Ryan (guitar, vocals) were joined by drummer Kjell Runar ”Killer” Jenssen. The first album, “Lobotomizer”, was released in 1991 after which Killer quit and Håkon Gebhardt took over the ... [more]


Avellanedaby Skyphone

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Release date 10 March 2008
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Skyphone belong to a new generation of Danish musicians that also include bands like Under Byen and Efterklang . Musically it´s possible to place them somewhere between Efterklang, Sigur Ros and Swedish group Tape. In the Rune Grammofon catalogue Skyphone is probably closest in spirit and musical ideology to ... [more]


Studio 1by Box

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Release date 4 February 2008
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Something of an international supergroup, the founding of this excellent ensemble is a touch of genius that remains something of a mystery. Hand-picked by writer and film-maker Philip Mullarkey to record and play live as part of the art/film project [box], the four musicians met for the first time in ... [more]


Ciaccona 3 / Perspective Perceptionsby Ole-Henrik Moe

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Release date 5 November 2007
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This is probably among the most extreme solo violin music ever written, performed and recorded. Two pieces lasting 40 and 43 minutes, both pushing the performer to the edge when it comes to endurance and concentration. Being one of the reasons why composer Ole-Henrik Moe, himself a more than capable ... [more]


8by Supersilent

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Release date 8 October 2007
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Supersilent celebrate 10 years as a groundbreaking quartet with their first studio album in almost 5 years. As with Supersilent 6 it was recorded during a 5 day studio session at Athletic Sound in Halden, Norway, the all analogue facility where other great sounding Rune Grammofon albums like ... [more]


Sonata Mix Dwarf Cosmosby Susanna

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Release date 20 August 2007
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Susanna Wallumrød is most known for two sublime albums and a number of quietly powerful concerts with Susanna and the Magical Orchestra . And not forgetting, for writing Believer , the song Mojo called ”one of the greatest break-up songs ever”. For her debut solo recording she has ... [more]


Norwegianismby MoHa!

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Release date 11 June 2007
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Out of Norway's super-fertile impro scene, MoHa! are boldly leading the way with a sound that encompasses the best of rock, free jazz and electronic music. Despite the enormity and broad spectrum of sounds that constitute their unique style, it is the work of just two talented young men, Anders ... [more]


Conditions For A Piece Of Musicby Ultralyd

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Release date 11 June 2007
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Ultralyd was formed in 2004 when legendary saxophonist Frode Gjerstad suggested that the trio Gjerstad/Olsen/Hana needed a distinct bass player. The very first rehearsal with Kjetil D Brandsdal (also of Noxagt) was released as the self titled album "Ultralyd" on the English label FMR in 2004. After a UK tour ... [more]


Commuter Anthemsby Opsvik & Jennings

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Release date 2 April 2007
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”Commuter Anthems” is the second album, and the first for Rune Grammofon, from Eivind Opsvik and Aaron Jennings. Eivind Opsvik is from Oslo, Norway, but has lived in New York since 1998. He started out playing the drums at a very early age, but gradually switched to bass in his ... [more]


Strjonby Arve Henriksen

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Release date 12 March 2007
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On his third album, ”Strjon”, Arve Henriksen is joined by his Supersilent colleagues Helge Sten and Ståle Storløkken. Sten has also produced the album.

”Strjon” brings together the various sides of Henriksen, from the zen-like solo pieces of his debut album Sakuteiki to the open-ended melancholia of ... [more]


Grindstoneby Shining

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Release date 29 January 2007
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The press dropped many names when trying to place Shining´s previous album on the musical map, from The Mars Volta and Slayer via King Crimson and Mahavishnu Orchestra to Henry Cow , This Heat , Ornette Coleman , ... [more]


Losing Stones, Collecting Bonesby In The Country

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Release date 4 December 2006
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Morten Qvenild is probably best known for being the orchestra in Susanna and the Magical Orchestra . However he has many more keys to his harmonium. He has been a member of both Shining and Jaga Jazzist and is a longstanding member of Solveig Slettahjell´s ... [more]


For The Middle Classby Huntsville

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Release date 30 October 2006
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They have worked with Tonny Kluften since 1998, as the core of improvising ensemble No Spaghetti Edition and in the quartet HISS with British keyboardist Pat Thomas. The HISS CD from 2003, ”Zahir”, shows the group's intense, listening application of the strategies of so-called free improvisation.The ... [more]


Melody Mountainby Susanna And The Magical Orchestra

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Release date 11 September 2006
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Susanna Wallumrød has a unique way of making a song her own, and to fill the lyrics and melodies with the emotional content it requires. This was made crystal clear with her stunning interpretation of Dolly Parton´s classic "Jolene", recorded for the duo´s debut album " List Of Lights and ... [more]


Woodworkby Svalastog

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Release date 11 September 2006
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True story, as told by Per Henrik Svalastog himself: “I found an old Norwegian zither laying around my grandfather's barn in the mountains. It appeared that he had been a fiddler before he lost all his fingers at the sawmill and convertet to become a hardcore pietist setting down a ... [more]


Hornswoggleby Humcrush

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Release date 29 May 2006
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The second album from the duo that is Thomas Strønen ( Food ) and Ståle Storløkken ( Supersilent ), now simply calling themselves Humcrush, after the title of their debut from 2004. ”Hornswoggle” is an altogether more developed, varied and subtle collection of tracks, going from downright funky to abstract ... [more]


Phonophaniby Phonophani

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Release date 22 May 2006
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A breath of fresh air at the time, this excellent debut from Phonophani still stands as one of the very best electronica albums ever released in Norway. Well crafted and full of ideas and original turns, it has a rare timeless quality that makes it sound as fresh today as ... [more]


Raus Aus Stavangerby MoHa!

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Release date 6 February 2006
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MoHa! is the latest Rune Grammofon signing and the youngest artists on the label as well. Guitarist Anders Hana turned 23 the day before he and longtime friend Morten J. Olsen (24) went into Athletic Sound in August 2005 to record Raus Aus Stavanger, their first proper release as a ... [more]


Pohlitzby Thomas Strønen

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Release date 6 February 2006
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Thomas Strønen is founder and leader of the Norwegian/British band Food, whose base line-up is now Strønen and British sax player Iain Ballamy and, until recently, bassist Mats Eilertsen and prolific trumpeter Arve Henriksen. Food have released four albums, their selftitled debut and Organic and GM Food on Feral, as ... [more]


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Latest News

IN THE COUNTRY - UK Festival show

30 March 2007

Following the release of their second album, Losing Stones Collecting Bones In The Country will be playing at the Bath Festival.

Saturday 26th May Bath International Festival (Pavilion) £10 or admission by Jazz Pass 2pm 

www.bathmusicfest.org.uk


SUSANNA AND THE MAGICAL ORCHESTRA - UK festival appearance

23 March 2007

Still picking up praise for Melody Mountain , and its collection of cover versions, Susanna & The Magical Orchestra will be returning to the UK for a one off appearance  at the Women’s Arts International Festival in Kendal.

22nd May Kendal Brewery Arts Centre
www.womensartsinternational.co.uk


SUSANNA AND THE MAGICAL ORCHESTRA session on Gilles Peterson

26 January 2007

Prior to Christmas, Susanna & The Magical Orchestra took time out to record a session for BBC 1FM's Gilles Peterson show.

Finally broadcast this week (25th Jan) the show includes two tracks taken from the Melody Mountain album; Joy Division's 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' and Depeche Mode's 'Enjoy The Silence'.

You can listen to the show again for one week only, by going here .


SUSANNA & THE MAGICAL ORCHESTRA - Love Will Tear Us Apart - video

28 November 2006

Susanna And The Magical Orchestra have made a video for their cover of Joy Division's 'Love Will Tear Us Apart'. Taken from the recent album Melody Mountain the video is directed by Kim Hiorthøy the Norwegian electronic musician, graphic designer, illustrator, filmmaker and writer. Hiorthøy has provided graphic design work for the Rune Grammofon label.

To see the video go here .


RUNE GRAMMOFON Night @ The London Jazz Festival

13 October 2006

In the year that saw it celebrate its 50th release it is fitting that Rune Grammofon should be returning to London with three of it’s acclaimed groups.

date:  Wednesday 15th November
doors:  tba
headline:  Supersilent
support: Susanna & The Magical Orchestra + In The Country
night:  Rune Grammofon at The London Jazz Festival
admission:  £12.50
venue:  Cargo, 83 Rivington Street, Kingsland Viaduct, Shoreditch, LONDON, EC2A 3AY 
phone: 020 7739 3440
transport:  Old Street tube

... [read full article]


SUSANNA & THE MAGICAL ORCHESTRA on TV

2 October 2006

You can see Susanna & The Magical Orchestra perform Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah live on Norwegian TV here . It’s on the final section. So once the show (Store Studio 25.09.06) starts playing move to about the final sixth and you should find it.


SUSANNA & THE MAGICAL ORCHESTRA UK Tour: 3rd - 9th  October 

2 October 2006

SOUND Presents 
SOUND TRANSMITTER:
SUSANNA & THE MAGICAL ORCHESTRA  / TYS TYS
UK Tour - 3rd - 9th  October 

Sound Transmitter
The first in a series of double bills featuring the most exciting musicians from the outer reaches of jazz and new music. A Nordic double bill featuring two magical singers who capture the elusive beauty of the north.

Susanna and The Magical Orchestra
Susanna Wallumrød – voice; Morten Qvenild – Fender Rhodes & electronics

Susanna and The Magical Orchestra’s debut ... [read full article]


RUNE GRAMMOFON news

21 June 2006

Rune Grammofon are extremely happy to announce the forthcoming release of Melody Mountain , the new album from Susanna and the Magical Orchestra , on August 14th. This time the duo have chosen to record ten interpretations of, mostly, well-known songs by artists including Prince , AC/DC , Scott Walker and Leonard Cohen , some of which have been a part of their live set for a long ... [read full article]


MOHA! live UK dates

1 June 2006

MoHa! follow the release of their debut album, Raus Aus Stavanger , with a handful of UK shows:  

05.06 Bar Santiago, Leeds
06.06 Barden's Budoir, London
07.06 Hanbury Ballroom, Brighton
08.06 The Rose Of England, Nottingham
09.06 Klondyke Club, Manchester
10.06 The Tunnels, Aberdeen


RUNE GRAMMOFON new release and live dates

9 November 2005

MOHA

Saturday 12th November
(with Terry Edwards and Robotobibok)
London Jazz Festival
The Spitz
London
E1

MoHa is the latest signing to Rune Grammofon, a young duo consisting of guitarist Anders Hana (23) and drummer Morten Olsen (24). Having played together in different constellations for 8 years, their forthcoming album "Raus Aus Stavanger", to be released in January, will be their first proper release as a duo. The album is an analogue recording from Atlethic ... [read full article]


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