Grönland Records is a British–German

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founded in

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, England; the company relocated to

Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...

in 2009. "Grönland" (German for

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) refers both to the country, the label's founder, Herbert Grönemeyer and the eponymous piece on his 1993 album ''Chaos''.

Origin

The label was founded by German actor and singer Herbert Grönemeyer in connection with an eight-CD box set called ''Pop 2000.'' The CD box set and its companion TV series were designed to document music culture in Germany over the course of the 20th century and featured artists such as Neu!, Faust,

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, The Notwist, DAF, and Mouse on Mars. Grönland only signs a maximum of six to eight bands and projects per year.

Artists on Grönland's roster

The list below consists of artists listed on the "Artists" and "Alumni" sections of Grönland's web site.

Current roster

* Boy * Broadcast 2000 * Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft * William Fitzsimmons * Fujiya & Miyagi * Gang of Four * Nina Hagen * Emily Haines *

Harmonia In Greek mythology, Harmonia (; /Ancient Greek phonology, harmoˈnia/, "harmony", "agreement") is the goddess of harmony and concord. Her Greek opposite is Eris (mythology), Eris and her Roman mythology, Roman counterpart is Concordia (mythol ...

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'76: '' Tracks and Traces'' (remastered reissue with bonus material) * Harrisons * Merz * Metric * Neu! (a major reissue project, the first official CD issues) *

Conny Plank Konrad "Conny" Plank (3 May 1940 – 5 December 1987) was a German record producer and musician. He is known for his innovative work as a sound engineer and producer in Germany's krautrock and kosmische music scene in the 1970s. Plank was involv ...

* Roedelius * Christoph H. Müller & Roedelius (Mueller_Roedelius) * Roedelius / Story (Lunz) * Sol Seppy * Susanne Sundfør * Emiliana Torrini * Windmill

Former roster (selection)

* AK4711 * Bombay1
Dextro
* Freeland (released on continental Europe in collaboration with Marine Parade) * Half Cousin * Kira * Lockdown Project * Machine * Pet * Petra Jean Phillipson * Psapp (Grönland continues to market their album ''Tiger My Friend'' despite the band now being on Domino Records) * Sondre Lerche * The Earlies (released in continental Europe in collaboration with 679 Recordings)

References

External links

Grönland's web site (in English and German)
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Grönland’s last.fm entry
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