Silence (Silence Records AB), is a Swedish

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located outside Koppom,

Värmland Värmland () also known as Wermeland, is a '' landskap'' (historical province) in west-central Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Dalsland, Dalarna, Västmanland, and Närke, and is bounded by Norway in the west. Latin name versions are ''Va ...

in Sweden. Silence was started in 1970 in Stockholm and released records by, amongst others:

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, and other

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acts. In 1977, Silence moved to a new studio in Värmland, in a converted school, where artists and bands like Twice a Man,

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, Eldkvarn, and

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recorded several albums. Some notable artists currently signed to Silence are Bob Hund,

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, and Fint Tillsammans. Silence is also one of the larger record labels included in the Svenska oberoende musikproducenter (Swedish independent music producers).

External links

Silence official homepage
{{Authority control Swedish independent record labels Record labels established in 1970 Progressive rock record labels

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