April Records is a Danish

record label A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the produ ...

(based in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establish ...

) specialized on

Scandinavia Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Swe ...

electronica music Electronica is both a broad group of electronic music, electronic-based music styles intended for listening rather than strictly for dance, dancing and a music scene that started in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom. In the United States, the ...

: from ambient to

techno Techno is a Music genre, genre of electronic dance music (EDM) which is generally music production, produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempo often varying between 120 and 150 beats per minute (bpm). The central Drum beat, rhythm is typ ...

and

trip hop Trip hop (sometimes used synonymously with " downtempo") is a musical genre that originated in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom, especially Bristol. It has been described as a psychedelic fusion of hip hop and electronica with slow tem ...

. List of musicians recorded on this label includes:

Underworld The underworld, also known as the netherworld or hell, is the supernatural world of the dead in various religious traditions and myths, located below the world of the living. Chthonic is the technical adjective for things of the underwor ...

, DJ 360°,

Biosphere The biosphere (from Greek βίος ''bíos'' "life" and σφαῖρα ''sphaira'' "sphere"), also known as the ecosphere (from Greek οἶκος ''oîkos'' "environment" and σφαῖρα), is the worldwide sum of all ecosystems. It can also ...

Blue Foundation Blue Foundation is a Danish band. Their cinematic dream pop, shoegaze and electronics inspired compositions are known for being featured in films such as ''Twilight'', ''Miami Vice'' and on TV shows including '' CSI: Miami'' and '' The Vampire ...

, Lindberg Hemmer Foundation,

Thomas Knak Thomas Knak is a Danish electronic musician who has also produced work under the name Opiate. He worked with Björk on her ''Vespertine'' album and has produced remixes for Bomb the Bass and Coldcut. He also produced original music for the 20 ...

aka Opiate, Jesper Skaaning aka Acustic,

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. Working together with Thomas Knak a.k.a. Opiate and Jesper ...

aka Jet,

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. Except for their l ...

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

Dark & Long (CD, EP) 1994 * APR 004 Double Muffled Dolphin My Left Side Is Out Of Sync (CD) 1994 * APR 010

We Are The Future 3 (CD, Album) 1995 * APR 011 Double Muffled Dolphin The Lions Are Growing (CD) 1996 * APR 012 Acustic No 1 (CD, Album) 1996 * APR 014

The Boy From West Bronx (12") 1996 * APR 015 Bjørn Svin Mer Strøm #2 (12") 1997 * APR 016 Jet Jet #1 (12") 1997 * APR 018 Bjørn Svin Mer Strøm (CD) 1997 * APR 019 XJacks Double Xposure (CD, Album) 1997 * APR 020

Stay With... (2xLP) 1998 * APR 021 Acustic No 2 (12") 1997 * APR 022 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 Jet 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

Reverberate EP (12", EP) 2001 * APR 043 B9 ''Don't Worry It's B9'' (CD) 1998 * 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 Håkan Lidbo (born 20 July 1965) is a Swedish music producer, primarily active in electronica, but also other genres. He has published over 350 records on a variety of record labels, is the editor of the radio show Power and operates Volt Festiva ...

After The End (CD) 2000 * APR 050

Like... (LP) 2001 * APR 051

Wiseguy & Hollywood (CD, Maxi) 2000 * APR 054

Blue Foundation (CD) 2001 * APR 055 DJ 360° Tag Along (Come On) (12") 2000 * APR 056

Cirque (CD) 2000 * APR 057 Universal Funk One (2xLP) 2001 * APR 057 Universal Funk One (CD) 2001 * APR 059 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

External links

Official site

April Records at Discogs
{{Authority control Danish record labels Record labels based in Copenhagen Record labels established in 1991 1991 establishments in Denmark Companies based in Copenhagen Municipality

Releases

See also

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