Birdnest Records is a Swedish
record company mainly dealing in
punk music.
History
It was founded by
Per Granberg who also plays in
Charta 77
Charter 77 (''Charta 77'' in Czech and Slovak) was an informal civic initiative in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic from 1976 to 1992, named after the document Charter 77 from January 1977. Founding members and architects were Jiří Něm ...
. The company was founded as a DIY company with the intention of only publishing Granberg's own records in 1982, under the name ''Birdskit''. After a while Birnest also took on other bands, mostly in the
trallpunk
Trallpunk (Swedish; roughly translates to 'melodious punk' — see the Wiktionary entry) is a subgenre of punk music developed in Sweden. It is known for its two-beat, fast drum tempos, a melodic sound with harmonized vocals, and politically ori ...
genre, and in 1988 they changed the name to Birdnest. When trallpunk became popular in the early 1990s the company grew. Notable bands are
Dia Psalma
Dia Psalma was a self-described punk/folk rock/metal fusion band, from Strängnäs, Sweden. It was formed by former members of Strebers that started in 1985 (and played as Sixguns for a while).
Dia Psalma was formed shortly after Johnny, drum ...
and
De lyckliga kompisarna
De Lyckliga Kompisarna (Swedish language, Swedish for ’The Happy Friends’), DLK, is a Sweden, Swedish trallpunk, melodious punk band. The band was formed in 1989, split up in 1997, and re-united in 2008. They are probably best known for their ...
.
During the same period several smaller record companies were distributed by Birdnest (among them ''
Desperate Fight Records
Desperate Fight Records was an independent record label in existence between 1993 and 2000 in Umeå, Sweden, owned and operated by Dennis Lyxzén and Jose Saxlund. It released records by most of the bands in the huge local Straight edge hardcore ...
'' from
Umeå
Umeå ( , , , locally ; South Westrobothnian: ;). fi, Uumaja; sju, Ubmeje; sma, Upmeje; se, Ubmi) is a city in northeast Sweden. It is the seat of Umeå Municipality and the capital of Västerbotten County.
Situated on the Ume River, Ume� ...
). In the late 1990s the company suffered from restructurings at
MNW who they had shared distribution with. Birdnest managed to straighten out the finances thanks to a support gala for the company. However the activity of the company has gone down and it now mostly publish records by Granberg's own bands and his friends. As a complement to the record company they also run Birdnest Mailorder that sells records online and at concerts.
The 12th september 2022 the studio with master tapes archive was destroyed in a fire.
Timeline
*1983 - released the first EP with two lokal bands, Zynthslakt & the Past
*1984 - released the first album with Charta 77
*1987 - formed "Sinderella" together with other small Swedish labels, a sort of network for contacts and ideas regarding small labels.
*1988 - changed the name from "Birdskit" into "Birdnest"
*1989 - started up the mailorder.
*1992 - started up the label Kamel.
*1995 - adopted the two labels
Desperate Fight Records
Desperate Fight Records was an independent record label in existence between 1993 and 2000 in Umeå, Sweden, owned and operated by Dennis Lyxzén and Jose Saxlund. It released records by most of the bands in the huge local Straight edge hardcore ...
and Ampersand and opened up the German and Norwegian offices..
*1996 - started up the labels Strange Edge
and Melon. Also made the movie "the Return of Jesús part II".
Band signed to Birdnest
*
Asta Kask
Asta Kask is a Swedish punk band from Töreboda, Sweden. It was founded as "X-tas" in 1978, but changed to ''Asta Kask'' in 1980. In 1984 the band started working with Rosa Honung Records. After the 1986 release of the "Aldrig en LP" the band spl ...
*
Charta 77
Charter 77 (''Charta 77'' in Czech and Slovak) was an informal civic initiative in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic from 1976 to 1992, named after the document Charter 77 from January 1977. Founding members and architects were Jiří Něm ...
*
De Lyckliga Kompisarna
De Lyckliga Kompisarna (Swedish language, Swedish for ’The Happy Friends’), DLK, is a Sweden, Swedish trallpunk, melodious punk band. The band was formed in 1989, split up in 1997, and re-united in 2008. They are probably best known for their ...
*
Dia Psalma
Dia Psalma was a self-described punk/folk rock/metal fusion band, from Strängnäs, Sweden. It was formed by former members of Strebers that started in 1985 (and played as Sixguns for a while).
Dia Psalma was formed shortly after Johnny, drum ...
*
Finkel Rokkers
*
Hydrogenium
*
Him Kerosene
Him Kerosene was a Swedish 1990s alternative rock band founded in Luleå.
History
Him Kerosene started in 1991, at first playing pop music inspired by The Beatles and The Smiths, although the band would later be known for a harder and more dy ...
*
Johan Johansson
*
Mimikry
*Skumdum
*
Slutstation Tjernobyl
*
Strebers
*
Stukas
*
The Guineapigs
*
Troublemakers
*
UBBA
Labels/Distribution
* Strange Edge
*
Desperate Fight Records
Desperate Fight Records was an independent record label in existence between 1993 and 2000 in Umeå, Sweden, owned and operated by Dennis Lyxzén and Jose Saxlund. It released records by most of the bands in the huge local Straight edge hardcore ...
* Ampersand Records
References
External links
Birdnest RecordsBirdnest Mailorder
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Swedish record labels