Crunchy Frog is an

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, established in 1994 in

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. The label is owned by the four members of Thau. The daily operations are handled by Jesper "Yebo" Reginal Petersen, drummer of Thau (later: Tothe International,) The Tremolo Beer Gut, Psyched Up Janis, Trains and Boats and Planes, Heavy Trash and Junior Senior. The label also owns and operates Vibrashop, an online mail order record store. Among the bands that have released albums on Crunchy Frog are: Thau, Tothe International, Learning from Las Vegas, The Naked, Superheroes, Düreforsög, The Mopeds, The Raveonettes, Junior Senior, PowerSolo, Heavy Trash, Wolfkin, Sterling, epo-555, Beta Satan, 18th Dye, Lars and The Hands of Light, Thee Attacks, Apparat Organ Quartet, Shiny Darkly, The Malpractice, Snake & Jet's Amazing Bullit Band, Oliver North Boy Choir, ONBC, Kim and the Cinders, D/troit, The Tremolo Beer Gut, Late Runner, Yune, The Entrepreneurs, Luster, Ki!, Jenny Wilson and First Floor Power. The name of the record company is taken from a Monty Python sketch about a pair of policemen who question the head of a confectioners about his new product, "The Whizzo Quality Assortment," which includes "Crunchy Frog."

Bands signed to Crunchy Frog

epo-555
..is a Danish indie pop band (2002-2009). They managed to release two albums and an EP during their existence. Albums '' Dexter Fox'' (2004) and ''

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'' (2006) as well as the EP '' Mafia Fallout'' were released on Crunchy Frog. *

Heavy Trash Heavy Trash is an American rockabilly band based in New York City, formed by Jon Spencer of The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and Matt Verta-Ray (formerly of New York bands Madder Rose and Speedball Baby). The band's music draws from an eclectic m ...

Junior Senior Junior Senior were a Danish pop duo. The duo consisted of Jesper "Junior" Mortensen (vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, drums, percussion) (born 7 February 1977) and Jeppe "Senior" Laursen (vocals, programming) (born 25 December 1975). T ...

Learning From Las Vegas
..is an indie rock band formed in the early 1990s by Klaus Mandal Hansen. After some demos, touring in Germany and a release of the single ''Ten Thousand Songs'', Learning From Las Vegas released their debut album '' Memory Babe'' on Crunchy Frog in 1996. Their second album ''

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'', recorded in

Tambourine Studios Tambourine Studios is a recording studio in the centre of Malmö, Sweden. It was set up by members of the Swedish band Eggstone and has been running since 1991. The studio is best known for The Cardigans albums, which were almost all recorded th ...

in Sweden, was released in 1999. In 2003, Learning From Las Vegas released their latest album '' Richard and Liz'', recorded and produced by

Thomas Troelsen Thomas Troelsen (born 6 October 1981) is a Danish singer, songwriter, and producer from Skive. Troelsen has written and produced songs for Pitbull, Flo Rida, Justin Bieber, David Guetta, Lil Wayne, Drengene fra Angora, Nile Rodgers, Jason Derulo ...

at his Delta Lab Studio. In 2004 Learning From Las Vegas supported The Raveonettes as well as playing By:Larm in

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, Norway and

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in Austin, TX. *

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Beta Satan
..is a band from the Danish town of

Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...

. Playing an uncompromising variety of rock n' roll with hints of electro, heavy and noise the five piece was signed to Crunchy Frog upon releasing a split 7-inch on Play/Rec with

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. In 2008 Beta Satan released their debut album ''Girls''. Since releasing ''

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'' (2009), the band has dropped their latest hint of their continued existence by contributing to Apparat Organ Quartet's ''Pólýfónía Remixes''.
Powersolo
..is an indie rock duo started in 1996 in Arhus, Denmark. Powersolo plays trashy, noisy,

psychobilly Psychobilly is a rock music fusion genre that fuses elements of rockabilly and punk rock. It's been defined as "loud frantic rockabilly music", it has also been said that it "takes the traditional countrified rock style known as rockabilly, ram ...

rock inspired by

Hasil Adkins Hasil Adkins (April 29, 1937 – April 26, 2005) was an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His genres include rock and roll, country, blues and more commonly rockabilly, and because of his unusual playing and singing style, ...

The Cramps The Cramps were an American rock band formed in 1976 and active until 2006. Their lineup rotated frequently during their existence, with the husband-and-wife duo of singer Lux Interior and guitarist Poison Ivy the only ever-present members. T ...

and

Southern Culture on the Skids Southern Culture on the Skids, also sometimes known as SCOTS, is an American rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Originally a straightforward roots rock band, they became known as a tongue-in-cheek "party band" with an exaggerated "white ...

. At one point a trio, Powersolo is now constituted as a duo of Kim Kix and Atomic Child after drummer J. C. Benz has left the outfit. Their debut album ''Lemon Half Moon'' was released on the Danish label Kick Music in 2001. Since 2004, they have been on the books at Crunchy Frog and have released four albums, while also doing movie soundtracks, Christmas specials and working several side projects.
Snake & Jet's Amazing Bullit Band
is an indie rock band from Copenhagen, Denmark consisting of Thor Rasmussen and Thomas Frederiksen. Snake & Jet's Amazing Bullit Band play a distinct retro inspired rock with influences from genres such as punk, blues, synth pop and psychedelic rock. Since they started playing in 2003, Snake & Jet have released several CD-Rs complete with homemade artwork. However, they have been under contract with Crunchy Frog since 2007. In 2007 they released their debut album ''X-Ray Spirit'' and along with critical acclaim, the song ''Favourite'' was a...favourite with

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's ''Det Elektriske Barometer''. While ''X-Ray Spirit'' was built on

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s and drums, Snake & Jet's Amazing Bullit Band's second album ''Peace Boat'' (2009) took a turn towards a darker more psychedelic shade of rock. Snake & Jet were able to present that evolution at

, where they performed at the
Danish Dynamite Day Party
' along with Powersolo,

Efterklang Efterklang () is a Danish indie rock group from Copenhagen, formed in December 2000. The band has recorded five studio albums and are currently signed to the 4AD label, as well as their own record label Rumraket. In 2012, they released their f ...

and

Choir of Young Believers Choir of Young Believers was the musical project of singer, writer and guitarist Jannis Noya Makrigiannis from Copenhagen, Denmark. The band, which consisted of Makrigiannis along with a rotating cast of supporting players, has had multiple No 1 ...

. In 2012, Snake & Jet's Amazing Bullit Band released their latest album ''Stuff That Rotates''. The album, which picked up on the evolution made clear by ''Peace Boat'', received lukewarm reviews in Denmark. It did, however, face admirable recognition in UK magazine
ArtrockerClash
an
Line of Best Fit
Since the release of ''Stuff That Rotates'', Snake & Jet's Amazing Bullit Band's live ensemble has included bass player Laura Ratschau. *

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*THAU...is an indie rock group consisting of Ulrik Petersen, Jesper Reginal Petersen, Jesper Rofelt and Jesper Sand, also the founders of Crunchy Frog Records. THAU has released three albums and an EP, the latest being the album ''All It Takes Is Everything'' (2001). *Tothe International * The Tremolo Beer Gut
Wolfkin
.. is a Danish rock duo consisting of Christian Gotfredsen and Lars Vognstrup. In 2006, Wolfkin released their only album so far. '' Brand New Pants'' takes sleazy country, electronic shenanigans and lounge to a rock base.
Kim and the Cinders
..is a side project of Powersolo front man Kim 'Kix' Jeppesen. The other members are Kim's brother Bo Jeppesen and Horatio Lindéz. Kim and the Cinders have released a self-titled album (2008) which draws indspiration from American roots, blues, country, folk and psychedelic traditions. The album has special guest appearances by Marybell Katastrophy's Maria Timm and

Giant Sand Giant Sand is an American musical group from Tucson, Arizona, United States. Its most constant member is singer-songwriter Howe Gelb. The group started as Giant Sandworms in the late 1970s post-punk and paisley underground scenes. They later s ...

Howe Gelb Howe Gelb (born October 22, 1956, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer based in Tucson, Arizona. Projects Gelb's approach to music is collaborative and he has recorded with a number of s ...

.
Oliver North Boy Choir
..is a Danish indie pop/electronica act of 2006. The band consist of Mikkel Max Hansen, Camilla Florentz and Ivan Petersen. Oliver North Boy Choir's releases are solely available digitally and they do not play live shows. Since 2007, they have released nine singles and two full-length albums, the latest being the single ''Shadows'' *

First Floor Power First Floor Power is an indie rock band from Sweden. FFP recorded and released their debut EP ''We Are the People'' in 2000 on the Swedish label Silence Records. In 2001 their debut album ''There is Hope'' was released. Swedish National TV produce ...

18th Dye 18th Dye was a Berlin-based German/Danish noise rock band formed in 1992 by Sebastian Büttrich (vocals, guitar), Heike Rädeker (vocals, bass) and Piet Breinholm-Bendtsen (drums). They broke up in 1999 after two albums and an EP, but reformed i ...

Lars and The Hands of Light
..is an indie rock band consisting of Lars Vognstrup, his sister Line Vognstrup as well as Peter Leth and Thomas Stück. Lars and The Hands of Light released their debut album ''The Looking Glas'' in 2010 on Crunchy Frog. The week following its release, the album was selected as The Album of the Week on

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, while the singles ''Me Me Me'', ''Hey My Love, Hey Love'' and ''Multicolored'' saw considerable air time on Danish Public Radio (DR). The first single ''Me Me Me'' has been remixed by

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Laid Back Laid Back is a Danish electronic music duo group from Copenhagen, formed in 1979. The duo consists of John Guldberg (vocals, guitar, bass) and Tim Stahl (vocals, keyboards, drums, bass). They are best known for the hits " Sunshine Reggae" and ...

and Money Your Love. The second single ''Hey My Love, Hey Love'' was ''Ugens Uundgåelige'' on

. Lars and The Hands of Light are currently working on their second album. * Thee Attacks
The Malpractice
is an alias of Johannes Gammelby, formerly of I Am Bones and co-founder of Beta Satan. The Malpractice released a debut album called ''Tectonics'' in 2010 on Crunchy Frog. ''Tectonics'' mixes grunge influences and aggressive rock with catchy pop hooks and noisy synths. The Malpractice has also released a remix album called ''Tectonic Repercussions'' (2011). *

Apparat Organ Quartet Apparat Organ Quartet was founded in 1999 in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is a band that originally included the musicians Hörður Bragason, Músikvatur, Úlfur Eldjárn and Jóhann Jóhannsson. They were soon joined by drummer Þorvaldur Gröndal, ...

* Shiny Darkly

Bands formerly signed to Crunchy Frog

Düreforsög
..was an experimental rock band formed in Copenhagen in 1994. Their debut ''Knee'' (Mega Records, 1995) was an experimental metal album. In 1999 they released the EP ''Beauty'' and the album ''Exploring Beauty'' on Crunchy Frog. Since then, Düreforsøg released an additional album; (''Engine Machine'', 2002). * The Naked *

The Raveonettes The Raveonettes are a Danish indie rock duo, consisting of Sune Rose Wagner on guitar, instruments and vocals, and Sharin Foo on bass, guitar and vocals. Their music is characterized by close two-part vocal harmonies inspired by The Everly Bro ...

Sterling
..is a Danish pop rock band initially formed under the name Novopop by Mads Nygaard and Jonas Linnet. After failing to move beyond underground recognition they disbanded in 1999. In 2000 however, Mads, Jonas and since 1997 Ole Jeppesen (drums) resurfaced under the new name; Sterling inspired by

Stirling Moss Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss (17 September 1929 – 12 April 2020) was a British Formula One racing driver. An inductee into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, he won 212 of the 529 races he entered across several categories of comp ...

and Sterling Morrisson, a guitarist with

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. They invited bass player Rasmus Bjerre to join and moved to Copenhagen. In 2002 Sterling had a semi-breakthrough when being selected for

's first edition of ''Karrierekanonen'' a concept promoting Danish up-and-coming artists. While also playing

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in Aarhus they are signed to release their debut album ''Solo danser mama sjus'' in 2004 on the label Bird Hits Plane. While getting plenty of airtime on DR P3 and achieving several top spots on ''Det Elektriske Barometer'', Bird Hits Plane bankrupts later that year and Sterling are left to promote their album on their own. In 2005, Sterling starts recording what is to become their EP ''Estadio Camp-Let'' released on Crunchy Frog. In 2006, Sterling released their second album ''Yndigt Land'' also on Crunchy Frog. In 2007 Rasmus Bjerre leaves the band. In November 2008, Sterling released their first album with English lyrics called ''Celebrations'' under the moniker ''Sterling International''. In 2010, Sterling signed with Speed of Sound and has since released the album ''Tonemaskinen'' (2010).

External links

Crunchy Frog Records
official website
Vibrashop
online store {{Authority control Danish independent record labels Record labels established in 1994 1994 establishments in Denmark IFPI members

Bands signed to Crunchy Frog

Bands formerly signed to Crunchy Frog

See also

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