Drum roll, please! Record Union are proud to present our very first video. It is intended to introduce new people to the service, and communicate what Record Union are all about. We would like to thank Jeremy Irons & The Ratgang Malibus for letting us use their music for the video. Enjoy!
We are pleased to inform you that today 32 new releases from Record Union were added to the Spotify service. We have been extremely impressed by the amount of plays Record Union artists have been pulling in, and we are sure this batch will contribute to these. To find out if your release has been included in this update, check out this spreadsheet. If your release was included, time to go out to your fans a tell them the good news!
Dear ladies, gentlemen, friends, comrades and fellow human beings. Yesterday, another 60 tracks from Record Union artists were added to Spotify. This was a small update compared to the thousands of tracks added last week, but as usual we have put them into a little spreadsheet for you. From all of us here at Record Union, including of course Hefner, have a great weekend!
We are proud to announce that Swedish folk legend Björn Rosenström has distributed his entire catalog via Record Union. A true troubadour, Björn has been entertaining Swedes for over 10 years with his humorous, witty guitar driven folk pop. Now his music has been thrust into the digital realm and is available right now exlusively on Spotify.
Björn first became renowned for his comical ballads performing in front of friends and at parties. His first album released in 1996 entitled “Låtar som är sådär” (which took only a day and half to record) was a huge success, selling 110,000 copies and reaching number #6 in the Swedish sales chart - without marketing. Since then he has released 6 albums and along with his band performed at venues and festivals across Sweden. All his music is released via his own label Rosenström Musik.
We caught up with Björn and asked him a few questions about going digital. We post the Q&A here for your reading pleasure.
How important is it for you to have your music on services like Spotify etc.?
In general, I think it´s important to make my music available to people. Spotify is one way. Me and my band “Det Jävla Bandet” have a lot of live gigs and if I can make people listen to my music, I might even see them at some of my concerts.
You are one of the most appreciated artists in Sweden, what are your expectations concerning releasing your music digitally?
I expect to make my music available to a larger amount of people. I hope that I will satisfy my old fans and maybe find some new ones. If then some of them would like to pay for my slight contribution to joy and happiness, I would, of course, be more than happy.
Why did you choose Record Union for your digital distribution?
I have heard of Record Union before and I also got a recommendation from a contact at Spotify. My contact at Record Union is easy to deal with, so simply it was not such a big deal.
Will you be gracing the Swedish people by releasing any new material any time soon?
I´ve promised myself to have a new album ready before summer 2010 and I don´t want to end up a liar. Even if I struggle a bit with my time schedules for the moment, I really think that the album will be released in time.
We are looking forward to it! What are your plans for the weekend? And where can your fans find you playing next?
On friday 6 we have a concert at the turistic metropol Tanumstrand (near the village Grebbestad in Bohuslän). Saturday 7 we make a trip to the city of Nässjö for another concert. Feel free to come and join the pleasure.
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.
Dear friends, we are pleased to inform that 184 Record Union releases have just now been added to the Spotify catalog (a total of over 1200 tracks). We know that many of you have been waiting for this update, and that some may be waiting still. We assure you that both Record Union and Spotify are doing our utmost to get your music on this popular service as efficiently as possible. We have put all the new releases into the following spreadsheet.
Among the many gems in the new release, here are few we have selected to highlight:
Babylon´s Burning by Babylon Bombs
Dark Dont Smile by The Swiines
Malmö Kallar by Trevolt
Powertrio Proudly Presents Ten Out Of Ten by Crescendolls
Moving on by Trippy Wicked and the Cosmic Children of the night
Many of us will have heard about the Twitter song, but the SEO song probably draws a blank. The “SEO song” is part of a campaign by the Creare Group to raise awareness about illegitimate and black hat Search Engine Optimisation techniques - and what better way to launch a campaign than with a little musical composition! Record Union is pleased to play our part in combating rogue SEO optimisers by distributing this song a few days ago, which will be available online in the coming weeks. The song is by Charlie & The Martyrs, and is accompanied by a rather fun video, which you can view below.
People are quite clearly nuts about Nomy. In the past few months he has been receiving serious playtime on Spotify, in total achieving over 100,000 listens. His hit “Cocaine” has more plays that Eric Clapton´s song of the same title.
So who is Nomy? some of you may ask. An impossible question to question to answer, clearly. But to give you some idea we can tell you that Nomy is an self producing musician from Sweden who has built his following from the grass roots up. He creates much of his music via his own computer, which gives him the artist freedom and control he requires for his creativity reach its musical potential. The feeling and meaning contained within his music is surely a testament to this. His songs change from moving ballads to awesome thrashing hard rock refrains. Within each one one can feel the underlying genius which one can identify as Nomy.
By his own volition, much of his music can be found on his website and floating the Internet for free. With such an interest in his music the availability on streaming services and music stores has made his music more omnipresent than ever. Keep on rockin, Nomy. The world is ready.
You can stream Nomy´s music here (Spotify, Deezer ) and find his music on iTunes, Amazon Mp3, Tunetribe and most other music stores. Otherwise head over to his official website.
Twaang metal is a Swedish experimental metal group led by Roland Billberg, an internationally renowned Swedish music maker and producer working in variety of genres. Roland won the The Effigy Award for best Electronica in 2008 and was nominated for “Songwriter of the year” in the US.
The direction of the Twaang metal project is an extravagant and violent brand of heavy metal designed to shock and awe. Drawing influences from Dance, ambient and Rock, Twang Metal creates an audio and stage show experience designed to shake the masses. The bands recent international success have enabled them to develop a more impressive, elaborate image and live performance, making them extremely popular at venues across the world. This raw and uncompromising metal sound is expressed in their recently release album “Dark Angel” which will soon be available online.
Check out the video for Deliverance below to hear a sample of what Dark Angel has to offer.
Another face of Roland can be seen in an independent solo project, in which Twaang takes on a slightly different sound - losing some of the violent thrash metal flourishes and embracing a more straightforward dance/ambient sound. Like Twaang Metal, this sound draws on a range of influences, including artist as diverse as Gary Moore, Steve Vai, Mike Oldfield, Enya and AC/DC. This sound exemplified in album “The Third Dimension” which is currently available on most online music stores, and can be streamed on Spotify here. To sample this side of Twaang, check out the video for “Moondance” below.
We thought we would try something new here on the blog today and post a Record Union Spotify playlist. Contained in the list is a selection of tracks from Record Union artists which we think captures the spirit of the weekend! Maybe something to put on before you head out and see you friends? or something to keep the festivities going and the end of the night? Well, you decide! You can find the playlist HERE. Let us know what you think!
Next week, we will post a playlist of music selected by our A&Rs, so watch out for this too. You can find all the playlist created by Record Union and rate them on Share My Playlists. From the all of the Record Union team, have a super weekend!
