We are happy to inform you that yesterday there were two separate Record Union releases on Spotify, which means that an addition to the last post, 172 release have now made their way onto this fantastic service! In this last flurry of updates a total of 356 Record Union releases were added to the Spotify catalog, making a total of 2,300 independent tracks now available for streaming. You can find a list of the new release on the following spreadsheet.

Hello friends, hope you are well. Just a quick post to let you know that earlier today Spotify added a further 52 Record Union releases to their catalogue. Thats 400 tracks! This batch inlcludes Manon Dave´s remix of Nelly Furtado “Say it Right”. For a full list of the releases which were added, you can check out this spreadsheet. Needless to say, we have more releases than any other european indpendent distributor. Happy time!

Mother Popcorn makes you wiggle, it is true. Their infectious upbeat 70s funk Motown influenced pop is just too much for your body to handle. It is party music, through and through.

But it´s not necessarily the kind of party music which has people jumping around banging their heads, more a lounged back, sophisticated party music – imagine a party of well dressed people drinking refined cocktails celebrating life and having a good time. Live, however, im sure its a completely different story. However, regardless of what setting one plays Mother Popcorn, alone in your room, or at a party, the effect of their music is undoubtedly uplfiting.

So what of Mother Popcorn themselves? Well, they are based in Swedish coastal city of Gothenburg, there are 6 members and they are all skiled musicians. The music is well thought out, technically precise and superbly executed - the elements of Vocals, Trumpet, Saxophone, Guitar, Bass and Drums coming together to produce a clean, seamless concoction of musical goodness.

Mother Popcorn have released a self entitled debut EP on Record Union. The 4 songs it contains are just enough to satisfy, but like their growing fan base, we are looking forward to hearing more!

Why not head over to Spotify and give them a listen? If you get really hooked, you will find their music on most online stores, such as Amazon MP3, iTunes and emusic.

Dear friends. We pleased to inform you that Spotify updated their catalogue again yesterday with 184,795 tracks. This time 124 Record Union releases were added to the Spotify catalogue, a total of 962 tracks! We had reports that some releases were missing from in Spotify´s official list of Saturdays releases, and we think that these are now included todays delivery. You will find all the new releases in the following spreadsheet! Again, we have delivered more music than any other European independent digital distributor! Happy time!

Just a quick post to let you know that selection of Record Union releases made their onto Spotify when they updated their catalogue yesterday. Among these was the much anticipated release by Hajen! We have added all the releases on Spotify´s offical list on the following spreadsheet. However, please note that we have recieved reports of new releases not listed on the spreadsheet actually being included in the last update, so you might want to double check whether your release is live!

The Phoenix Rose is a band on a mission.  The goal of their debut release “Sick and tired” on Record Union is not just to provide their growing fan base with some great new music, but part of a larger scale campaign to raise awareness about how the music industry can too become more environmentally aware.

To assist them on their noble mission is the pioneering label Archangel^Green, the first Record Label 100% committed to a green agenda.  When the band signed to the label they both agreed to numerous clauses aimed at making the production, performance and distribution of their music as environmentally friendly as possible. The release will also be 100% digital, which is far more eco-friendly as it requires no physical transportation or manufactured raw materials!

The official release of “Sick and Tired” (featuring Flo) on the 9/9/9 is set to cause quite a stir. Their massive media campaign has received  support from all corners, especially organisations working to promote a greener future. As for the song itself, well, it is extremely catchy and will definitely have you coming back for more. Head over to their MySpace page to give it a listen and check out their video.

For the full single, including 5 great remixes from the likes of Pete Hammond and Freshold, you will have to wait until the 9th when it will be available first on TuneTribe!

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As we mentioned last week, Spotify has added another whopping 24,907 albums to their catalogue - thats 229,221 tracks! Within this upload were 87 Record Union releases, which means we contributed 660 tracks to this particular upload, giving us a grand total of over nearly 2000 tracks on the service! We also seem to be the most popular upload-based distributor in Europe delivering to Spotify, with far more releases than competing services. You can now see a full list of the new releases by checking out this spreadsheet. Otherwise please see below to see a list of the artists whose music was included in this release!

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Dear Friends, today Spotify added another 219,665 releases to their rapidly expanding library. Among these were over 130 Record Union releases. As you can imagine, Record Union are extremely pleased that so many releases from our library were included, and have already started creating awesome playslists from the many talented artists who have uploaded music on Record Union. You can check out a full list of the releases by viewing this google doc. Have a great weekend!