Fonal Records
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Fonal Records is an independent
record label
from Finland
. It was initially founded in the mid-1990s by Sami Sänpäkkilä to release his recordings under his recording name Es
.
Sänpäkkilä ran the label from his home in Ulvila
. A truly independent record label in every sense, his entire family even get involved, packaging records among other duties.
Despite this low key, DIY approach, or rather because of it, Fonal balances the artistic and creative elements of running a record label with the less glamorous problems associated with any other 'normal' business venture.
Fonal is well known world wide for championing the Finnish music scene.
A large number of Fonal releases were recorded, mixed and mastered at their own SS-Palace Studio. The studio reflects the same principles as the record label, with a creative atmosphere, allowing anything from demos to full length albums to be recorded. The studio boasts Digital 16-track simultaneous recording, or 8-track 1/4 inch reel-to-reel tape recording; also, importantly, lo-fi engineering, if required.
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
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Record label
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from Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. It was initially founded in the mid-1990s by Sami Sänpäkkilä to release his recordings under his recording name Es
Es (band)
Es is a recording project of Finnish musician Sami Sänpäkkilä. The project began around 1993 when Sänpäkkilä started experimenting with sound. Es' first album was released in 2000 on the K-RAA-K label...
.
Sänpäkkilä ran the label from his home in Ulvila
Ulvila
Ulvila is a town and municipality of Finland. It is one of the six medieval cities of Finland. Its position as city was taken over by Pori in the 16th century....
. A truly independent record label in every sense, his entire family even get involved, packaging records among other duties.
Despite this low key, DIY approach, or rather because of it, Fonal balances the artistic and creative elements of running a record label with the less glamorous problems associated with any other 'normal' business venture.
Fonal is well known world wide for championing the Finnish music scene.
A large number of Fonal releases were recorded, mixed and mastered at their own SS-Palace Studio. The studio reflects the same principles as the record label, with a creative atmosphere, allowing anything from demos to full length albums to be recorded. The studio boasts Digital 16-track simultaneous recording, or 8-track 1/4 inch reel-to-reel tape recording; also, importantly, lo-fi engineering, if required.
Artists
- EsEs (band)Es is a recording project of Finnish musician Sami Sänpäkkilä. The project began around 1993 when Sänpäkkilä started experimenting with sound. Es' first album was released in 2000 on the K-RAA-K label...
- TV-resistoriTV-resistori-Discography:*Tv-Resistori *Petit Pianista, 7" *Melodi Melodika, cassette *Melodi Melodika, 7"*Intiaanidisko *TV-resistori/Islaja Split, 7" *Serkut rakastaa paremmin -External links:***...
- PaavoharjuPaavoharjuPaavoharju is a Finnish musical collective of ascetic Christians formed around two brothers, Lauri and Olli Ainala. They came to attention in 2005 when their debut album was highlighted as "Album of the Week" by popular publication Stylus Magazine....
- Shogun Kunitoki
- IslajaIslajaIslaja or Merja Kokkonen is a singer-songwriter and musician from Helsinki, Finland. Besides her solo career, she is a member of free improv and psych folk bands Avarus, Kemialliset Ystävät, and the trio Hertta Lussu Ässä....
- Kiila
- Kemialliset YstävätKemialliset YstävätKemialliset Ystävät is the name of a recording project of musician Jan Anderzén of Tampere, Finland. Anderzén began recording under the name in 1995 and although he has enlisted numerous musicians over the years, most Kemialliset Ystävät recordings are solo productions...
- Risto
- Eleanoora Rosenholm