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Vinter Records: New Norwegian Label Forms & Signs First Act MoE

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With ambition a-plenty and a varied background among its staff that includes label work, booking shows, curating a festival, playing in bands and all manner of promoting all of the above — up to and including sending out an announcement of the fact that they exist — Vinter Records is a new Oslo-based venture that brings together recognizable faces from the likes of HYMN, SÂVER, the Høstsabbat fest and Indie Recordings to explore and rightly put forth bands beginning by highlighting the aesthetically diverse and vibrant creative underground in their home country of Norway. The first act signed to the imprint is MoE, who are also from Oslo and not at all to be confused with the all-lowercase jam band, who are terrible.

In addition to that first pickup, Vinter Records also announces intentions toward creating a Høstsabbat Live Series, and jeez, if they have anything from the last five-plus years recorded, we’ll all be lucky. Even if not and it’s only something they do going forward, that will be a series to watch for. Whether it’s Slabdragger in the basement or The Devil and the Almighty Blues up on the altar, Høstsabbat gets great sound.

And just so everything’s clear, it’s Vinter Records staff above and MoE below. Lest we mix up our promo shots.

From the PR wire:

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Announcing VINTER RECORDS

New record label founded by Indie Recordings, Høstsabbat Festival professionals

Vinter Records is a tight-knit group of four, consisting of musicians, enthusiasts, a label-head and a festival organizer, booker and promoter — all closely connected to the heavy underground scene in Oslo, Norway.

“Our motivation is simple: We want to help highlight the scene and culture we love, and is a big part of ourselves. Our scene in Scandinavia, and in Oslo in particular, is thriving. We will offer new perspectives and showcase this special scene to a broader audience,” says Ole Helstad, co-founder of Høstsabbat, head of booking at Revolver Oslo, bassist in SÂVER and Kite and now co-founder of Vinter Records.

First Signing: MoE

Vinter Records announces the first band on its roster is Norwegian avantgarde sludgers MoE – one of the most prolific and interesting heavy bands Norway has to offer.

“We’ve been huge fans of MoE for a very long time, so we’re very honored by their trust in us. To have MoE as a Vinter Records debut release is a hell of a start,” says Markus Støle, drummer in SÂVER and HYMN and co-founder of Vinter Records.

MoE comments: “There’s a new kind of energy in the Oslo underground. There’s a sense of will, and the power to execute this very will. When we met up with Vinter there was a sense of immediate chemistry. They have a different background, other perspectives, different acquaintances and an energy matching our own. We look forward to moving forward with our most ambitious album to date in partnership with Vinter.”

Vinter Records Background:

Vinter Records consists of Ole Helstad, Christer Kaupang, Linda Melsom and Markus Støle, whose combined experience, years of touring and numerous album releases, have led to valuable understanding of the industry’s do’s and don’ts, in terms of what makes a fruitful label relation as well as how to pinpoint a band’s next logical step.

With various backgrounds from booking, as musicians, and as promoters, combined with Melsom’s decade-long involvement in the record industry; Vinter Records begins with an extensive international network.

“All of us have been active contributors in the underground for years. Vinter Records is a natural extension of this devotion. It feels great to start something new and fresh, grounded in and made for the scene we love and part take in,” comments Melsom.

Høstsabbat Live Series

Vinter is closely knit to the annual Høstsabbat Festival and will offer physical, exclusive live recordings from their promoted shows, titled Høstsabbat Live Series.

“It feels natural to work within our own scene, though we don’t seek to be a genre-specific label. We will take one step at a time. Our concept is organic growth,” says Melsom.

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MoE, La Bufa (2020)

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