Fonal Records is an
independent
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record label
"Big Three" music labels
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from
Finland
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. It was initially founded in the mid-1990s by
Sami Sänpäkkilä to release his
recordings
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under his recording name
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Sänpäkkilä initially ran the label from his childhood home in
Ulvila
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and had his parents help package records.
Fonal is well known worldwide for championing the Finnish music scene. It is one of the labels associated with the Finnish psych-folk scene.
A large number of Fonal releases were recorded, mixed and mastered at their own SS-Palace Studio. The studio reflects the same principles as the record label, with a creative atmosphere, allowing anything from demos to full-length albums to be recorded. The studio boasts Digital 16-track simultaneous recording, or 8-track 1/4 inch reel-to-reel tape recording; also, importantly, lo-fi engineering, if required.
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Kemialliset Ystävät
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List of record labels
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