Tonzone Records
| Tonzone Records | |
|---|---|
| Active years | since 2012 |
| Seat |
Krefeld ,
|
| Website | tonzone.de |
| Label code | LC 42615 |
| distribution | H´ART / Bertus; since February 2020: Soulfood |
| Genre (s) | Krautrock , Spacerock, Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock, Stoner Rock |
Tonzone Records is a German independent label from Krefeld founded in 2012 by Dirk Raupach . It specializes primarily in publications in the Krautrock , Stoner and Psychedelic Rock areas. At the same time as the label, Raupach runs an online shop of the same name which, in addition to its own program, initially also had records from other labels' assortments available.
The most important artists of the label include Knall , The Spacelords , Kalamata, Vespero and Les Lekin. Also Sampler with contributions from artists such as Electric Orange , Ax Genrich and Space Debris appeared on Tonzonen Records.
All publications appear mostly as colored vinyl and are, despite or perhaps because of the limited numbers, also noticed and reviewed internationally. The publications (records / CDs) are only pressed in Germany. Since 2017, the label has had a worldwide distribution with H'Art / Bertus. In February 2020 the label switched to the Hamburg-based distributor Soulfood. Founder Raupach himself is active in the space rock / neo-krautrock band Sounds Of New Soma , together with the musician Alexander Djelassi. Their album Beyond The Acid Dream was the label's first release. Sounds Of New Soma released six albums by 2020 via Ton Zonen Records.
The label has signed a band with the Cologne band Mouth , which became known in independent circles through the album "Vortex" released via Blunoise Records . The move to Ton Zonen Records took place after the death of Blunoise founder Guido Lucas . Mouth is also the first sound zone band to publish a contribution to the annual Record Store Day .
Publications (selection)
- 2014: New Way Of Krautrock Vol.1 ( compilation )
- 2015: Bang : Bang
- 2015: Vibravoid : Loudness For The Masses - Live In Concert 2015 ( Live album )
- 2016; Uluru: Imaginary Sun
- 2016: Love Machine: Circles
- 2017: Sounds Of New Soma : La Grande Bellezza
- 2017: Karakoram : Betelgeuse
- 2017: Vespero : Shum-Shir
- 2017: Bang: big cat at 12 o'clock
- 2017: The Spacelords : Water Planet
- 2018: Psychic Lemon: Frequency Rhythm Distortion Delay
- 2018: The Shadow Lizzards : The Shadow Lizzards
- 2018: Mouth : Floating
- 2018: Sounds Of New Soma: Live At The Green Mushroom Festival
- 2018: Dead Man's Eyes : Words Of Prey
- 2018: Moto Toscana : Moto Toscana
- 2018: Vespero : Hollow Moon
- 2018: Pavallion : Stratospheria
- 2018: Björn Gögge : Cracau
- 2019: The Spacelords: On Stage
- 2019: Psychic Lemon: Live at the Smokehouse
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Petra Diederichs: Krefeld: Ton Zonen Records celebrate the Krautrock. Retrieved November 28, 2017 .
- ↑ Interview with Ton Zonen Records - Hippiesland.de. Retrieved November 28, 2017 .
- ↑ New Way Of Krautrock Vol.1 | Real people. Retrieved November 28, 2017 .
- ↑ Carsten Thoben: Ton Zonen Records - vinyl label for KrautAvantPsychArtSpaceDroneMusic. In: vinylfantasymag.com. July 30, 2014, accessed January 3, 2018 .
- ↑ Diana Biernat: Meet The Label Review: Ton Zonen Records + Vinyl Giveaway! In: vinyloftheday.com. December 1, 2017, accessed January 3, 2018 .
- ↑ Dayz of Purple and Orange: Clay Zones. In: dayzofpurpleandorange.blogspot.de. Retrieved January 3, 2018 .
- ↑ Christian Hennecke: Labels in portrait: Ton Zonen Records. In: prettyinnoise.de. December 4, 2017, accessed January 3, 2018 .