April Records
Encyclopedia
April Records is a Danish record label
(based in Copenhagen
, Denmark
) specialized on Scandinavian electronica music: from ambient
to techno and trip hop
.
List of musicians recorded on this label includes: Underworld
, DJ 360°, Biosphere
, Blue Foundation
, Lindberg Hemmer Foundation, Thomas Knak
aka Opiate, Jesper Skaaning
aka Acustic, Anders Remmer
aka Jet, Future 3
.
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
(based in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
) specialized on Scandinavian electronica music: from ambient
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
to techno and trip hop
Trip hop
Trip hop is a music genre consisting of downtempo electronic music which originated in the early 1990s in England, especially Bristol. Deriving from "post"-acid house, the term was first used by the British music media and press as a way to describe the more experimental variant of breakbeat which...
.
List of musicians recorded on this label includes: Underworld
Underworld (band)
Underworld are a British electronic group, and principal name under which duo Karl Hyde and Rick Smith have recorded together since 1980.- Early years: 1979–1986 :...
, DJ 360°, Biosphere
Biosphere (musician)
Biosphere is the main recording name of Geir Jenssen , a Norwegian musician who has released a notable catalogue of ambient electronic music. He is well known for his "ambient techno" and "arctic ambient" styles, his use of music loops, and peculiar samples from sci-fi sources. His track "Novelty...
, Blue Foundation
Blue Foundation
-History:Blue Foundation started out in 2000 based on Tobias Wilner, aka Bichi's cooperation with various artists and musicians; his work with Kirstine Stubbe Teglbjærg and Bo Rande has been especially characteristic for the Blue Foundation sound. The music can be described as a mix of melodic...
, Lindberg Hemmer Foundation, Thomas Knak
Thomas Knak
Thomas Knak is a Danish electronic musician, producer, film composer and DJ. He lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark. Jack of all trades, he makes music for commercial , for various radio and TV programmes, for theatre plays, for choreography and films.He started in 1999 under the name Opiate...
aka Opiate, Jesper Skaaning
Jesper Skaaning
Jesper Skaaning is a Danish electronic musician, producer and film composer.He started his career as a guitarist in various experimental punk bands in the early 1980s and was inspired by European electropop and early electronic Music, especially by Kraftwerk...
aka Acustic, Anders Remmer
Anders Remmer
Anders Remmer is a Danish electronic musician, producer and film composer. He was born and raised in Denmark.Now he is one of the key figures in the electronic community of Copenhagen...
aka Jet, Future 3
Future 3
Future 3 is a Danish ambient music trio, consisting of Anders Remmer, Thomas Knak and Jesper Skaaning. Their music is, like many other Scandinavian ambient artists such as Biosphere, characterized by a cold and bright sound...
.
Releases
Discography:- A-1000-A1 Matt Covington Baby I'm For Real (12", Promo)
- APR 001 Boredom Is Deep And Mysterious (CD, Comp) 1994
- APR 002 UnderworldUnderworld (band)Underworld are a British electronic group, and principal name under which duo Karl Hyde and Rick Smith have recorded together since 1980.- Early years: 1979–1986 :...
Dark & Long (CD, EP) 1994 - APR 004 Double Muffled Dolphin My Left Side Is Out Of Sync (CD) 1994
- APR 010 Future 3Future 3Future 3 is a Danish ambient music trio, consisting of Anders Remmer, Thomas Knak and Jesper Skaaning. Their music is, like many other Scandinavian ambient artists such as Biosphere, characterized by a cold and bright sound...
We Are The Future 3 (CD, Album) 1995 - APR 011 Double Muffled Dolphin The Lions Are Growing (CD) 1996
- APR 012 AcusticJesper SkaaningJesper Skaaning is a Danish electronic musician, producer and film composer.He started his career as a guitarist in various experimental punk bands in the early 1980s and was inspired by European electropop and early electronic Music, especially by Kraftwerk...
No 1 (CD, Album) 1996 - APR 014 Future 3Future 3Future 3 is a Danish ambient music trio, consisting of Anders Remmer, Thomas Knak and Jesper Skaaning. Their music is, like many other Scandinavian ambient artists such as Biosphere, characterized by a cold and bright sound...
The Boy From West Bronx (12") 1996 - APR 015 Bjørn Svin Mer Strøm #2 (12") 1997
- APR 016 JetAnders RemmerAnders Remmer is a Danish electronic musician, producer and film composer. He was born and raised in Denmark.Now he is one of the key figures in the electronic community of Copenhagen...
Jet #1 (12") 1997 - APR 018 Bjørn Svin Mer Strøm (CD) 1997
- APR 019 XJacks Double Xposure (CD, Album) 1997
- APR 020 Future 3Future 3Future 3 is a Danish ambient music trio, consisting of Anders Remmer, Thomas Knak and Jesper Skaaning. Their music is, like many other Scandinavian ambient artists such as Biosphere, characterized by a cold and bright sound...
Stay With... (2xLP) 1998 - APR 021 AcusticJesper SkaaningJesper Skaaning is a Danish electronic musician, producer and film composer.He started his career as a guitarist in various experimental punk bands in the early 1980s and was inspired by European electropop and early electronic Music, especially by Kraftwerk...
No 2 (12") 1997 - APR 022 OpiateThomas KnakThomas Knak is a Danish electronic musician, producer, film composer and DJ. He lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark. Jack of all trades, he makes music for commercial , for various radio and TV programmes, for theatre plays, for choreography and films.He started in 1999 under the name Opiate...
1/3 & 1/2 EP (12", EP) 1997 - APR 023 Boredom Is Deep And Mysterious 3 (CD) 1997
- APR 024 DJ 360° And Her Tears Dropped Like Beats (12") 1997
- APR 025 JetAnders RemmerAnders Remmer is a Danish electronic musician, producer and film composer. He was born and raised in Denmark.Now he is one of the key figures in the electronic community of Copenhagen...
Jet #2 (12") 1997 - APR 027 Magick A Lemon, Saab 96 And A Book (CD) 1997
- APR 030 DJ 360° 33 Revolutions Per Minute (CD) 1999
- APR 042 Future 3Future 3Future 3 is a Danish ambient music trio, consisting of Anders Remmer, Thomas Knak and Jesper Skaaning. Their music is, like many other Scandinavian ambient artists such as Biosphere, characterized by a cold and bright sound...
Reverberate EP (12", EP) 2001 - APR 046 Time Of Madness Lust Fading (CD, Maxi) 1999
- APR 047 Time Of Madness Patterns (CD) 1999
- APR 048 Lindberg Hemmer Foundation Brazilian Architecture (LP, Album) 2001
- APR 048 Lindberg Hemmer Foundation Brazilian Architecture (CD, Album) 2001
- APR 049 Håkan Lidbo After The End (CD) 2000
- APR 050 Future 3Future 3Future 3 is a Danish ambient music trio, consisting of Anders Remmer, Thomas Knak and Jesper Skaaning. Their music is, like many other Scandinavian ambient artists such as Biosphere, characterized by a cold and bright sound...
Like... (LP) 2001 - APR 051 Blue FoundationBlue Foundation-History:Blue Foundation started out in 2000 based on Tobias Wilner, aka Bichi's cooperation with various artists and musicians; his work with Kirstine Stubbe Teglbjærg and Bo Rande has been especially characteristic for the Blue Foundation sound. The music can be described as a mix of melodic...
Wiseguy & Hollywood (CD, Maxi) 2000 - APR 054 Blue FoundationBlue Foundation-History:Blue Foundation started out in 2000 based on Tobias Wilner, aka Bichi's cooperation with various artists and musicians; his work with Kirstine Stubbe Teglbjærg and Bo Rande has been especially characteristic for the Blue Foundation sound. The music can be described as a mix of melodic...
Blue Foundation (CD) 2001 - APR 055 DJ 360° Tag Along (Come On) (12") 2000
- APR 056 BiosphereBiosphere (musician)Biosphere is the main recording name of Geir Jenssen , a Norwegian musician who has released a notable catalogue of ambient electronic music. He is well known for his "ambient techno" and "arctic ambient" styles, his use of music loops, and peculiar samples from sci-fi sources. His track "Novelty...
Cirque (CD) 2000 - APR 057 Universal Funk One (2xLP) 2001
- APR 057 Universal Funk One (CD) 2001
- APR 059 OpiateThomas KnakThomas Knak is a Danish electronic musician, producer, film composer and DJ. He lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark. Jack of all trades, he makes music for commercial , for various radio and TV programmes, for theatre plays, for choreography and films.He started in 1999 under the name Opiate...
While You Were Sleeping (CD, Album, Dig) 2002 - APR 062 Universal Funk Re:Done (CD) 2003
- APR 071 Alex Puddu And The Butterfly Collectors Chasing The Scorpion's Tail (CD) 2004