Crunchy Frog is a Danish

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, established in 1994 in

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. The idea for Crunchy Frog came from the four members of the band Thau. The daily operations are handled by Jesper "Yebo" Reginal Petersen, drummer of Thau. From the beginning, Crunchy Frog has signed bands on a 50/50 basis. The company also operates a publishing and syncing company, a booking agency, and is partners in two of Copenhagen’s drinking establishments, The Mudhoney and Whammy Bar. The name of the record company is taken from a Monty Python sketch.

Bands signed or formerly signed

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 ...

* Apparat Organ Quartet *Beta Satan *Düreforsög *EPO-555 * First Floor Power *

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 eclect ...

*I Am Bones *

Junior Senior Junior Senior was a Danish pop duo. The duo consisted of Jesper "Junior" Mortensen (vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, drums, percussion) (born 7 February 1979) and Jeppe "Senior" Laursen (vocals, programming) (born 25 December 1977). T ...

*Learning From Las Vegas * The Malpractice * Mew * The Mopeds *Powersolo *

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 B ...

Shiny Darkly Shiny may refer to gloss (optics), the ability of a surface to reflect light in a specular way. Film and television * "Shiny", an episode of the TV series ''The Pinky and Perky Show'' * Shiny, a character in the TV series ''Dinosaur Train'' * Sh ...

*Sista Bossen *

Superheroes A superhero or superheroine is a fictional character who typically possesses ''superpowers'' or abilities beyond those of ordinary people, is frequently costumed concealing their identity, and fits the role of the hero, typically using their ...

*THAU *Tothe International * The Tremolo Beer Gut

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External links

Crunchy Frog Records
official website
Ten Minutes with Crunchy Frog
at ''The Daily Rind'' {{Authority control Danish independent record labels Record labels established in 1994 1994 establishments in Denmark IFPI members

Bands signed or formerly signed

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