Tambourhinoceros is a

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and

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Background

The label was created by two members of the band

Oh No Ono Oh No Ono was a musical quintet from Aalborg, Denmark. The band was formed in 2003 by Kristoffer Rom (drums), Kristian Olsen (keyboards, etc.), Malthe Fischer (vocals, guitar and samples) and Aske Zidore (guitar, vocals, samples). History Oh No O ...

in 2009 as a way for the founders to show the "burning love we have for music (our releases as well as art and music)". Its first release was Kristen and Marie's debut EP in May 2010. Tambourhinoceros became internationally known for its production of Danish

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band Treefight for Sunlight, which received positive ratings in both the US and the UK. On that band's debut album, ''

A Collection of Vibrations for Your Skull ''A Collection of Vibrations for Your Skull'' is the first full-length album released by Danish indie pop band Treefight for Sunlight. It was originally released in Denmark, on 4 October 2010, by independent label Tambourhinoceros. It was releas ...

'', a song entitled "Tambourhinoceros Jam" was included, which is assumed to be a tribute to the record label. Since then the label has released internationally successful artists like

Iceage Iceage is a Danish punk rock band from Copenhagen. The band was formed in 2008 and has released the albums ''New Brigade'' (2011), ''You're Nothing'' (2013), ''Plowing Into the Field of Love'' (2014), ''Beyondless'' (2018), and ''Seek Shelte ...

, Palace Winter and

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 ...

among others. In 2011, Tambourhinoceros was awarded with a Gaffa Award for its contribution to the Danish music scene. Whilst it is primarily a record label, Tambourhinoceros is also doing publishing, management, graphic design and web design for their artists. Aske Zidore left the label in 2012, and since early 2013 Tue Kjerstein & Kristoffer Rom have been the managing directors. In 2016 Tambourhinoceros was recognised as one of Europe's most inspiring young label and was selected by

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and The Independent Echo for th
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campaign.

Artists

* 4 Guys from the Future * Andrea Welz * Annsofie Salomon *

August Rosenbaum August Rosenbaum (born 1987 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish composer, record producer and jazz pianist. Biography Composer August Rosenbaum has won two Danish Music Awards, performed at the acclaimed Sónar Festival, and has been shortlist ...

* Birthgiving Toad * Blondage * Cancer * Communions * Chorus Grant * Crush * CTM ( Cæcilie Trier) *

* FCAN * Grønflammeskoven *

Hooray for Earth Hooray for Earth is an American band and recording project founded by composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist Noel Heroux. While the first Hooray for Earth live show occurred in 2005, self-released home recordings date back to 2003. The group ...

* Inner Garden vs Celeste * Intet Altid * IRAH * Kala-OK * Kirsten & Marie * Molina *

* Palace Winter * Pardans * PRE-Be-UN * Rangleklods * Shout Wellington Air Force * School of X * Skammens vogn * The Entrepreneurs * The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen * The New Spring * Thulebasen * Treefight for Sunlight

References

External links

Tambourhinoceros - Website
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