Sonic Unyon
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| Founded | 1992 |
| Founder | Sandy McIntosh Mark Milne Tim Potocic |
| Genre | Alternative Indie |
| Country of origin |  Canada |
| Location | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Official Website | sonicunyon.com |
Sonic Unyon Recording Company is an independent record label based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The retail store is located on Wilson Street near James Street North). They have put out releases by bands including Tristan Psionic, Sianspheric, Shallow North Dakota, Eric's Trip, Hayden, Chore, Frank Black and the Catholics, A Northern Chorus, Raising the Fawn, Teenage Head and Voivod.
Founded in 1992 by Mark Milne, Sandy McIntosh and Tim Potocic of the band Tristan Psionic, Sonic Unyon is one of the largest independent labels in Canada. As of 2005, Sonic Unyon releases were distributed in the United States exclusively by Caroline Distribution.
Sonic Unyon Distribution is a branch of the record label and distributes releases in Canada from independent labels from around the world and select co-releases with other independent labels including Jagjaguwar, Nuclear Blast, WARP, Fearless and Plexifilm (including the Death Cab for Cutie tour DVD, Drive Well, Sleep Carefully).
[edit] Selected artists
The following artists have made at least one release through Sonic Unyon.
- A Northern Chorus
- Ad Astra Per Aspera
- Aereogramme
- Frank Black / Frank Black and the Catholics
- Chore
- Damon & Naomi
- Death Cab for Cutie
- Dinner Is Ruined / Dale Morningstar
- Danko Jones
- Elevator Through
- Eric's Trip
- Andre Ethier
- The Ghost Is Dancing
- Gorp
- Hayden
- The Kittens
- Jens Lekman
- The Jesus Lizard
- Mayor McCA
- The Nein
- The New Grand
- Paley & Francis (Reid Paley & Black Francis)
- Pixies
- Poledo
- Raising the Fawn
- Ringo Deathstarr
- Sacrifice
- Shallow North Dakota
- SIANspheric
- Simply Saucer
- Sleeper Set Sail
- Smoother
- Spookey Ruben
- Tangiers
- Teenage Head
- Thrush Hermit
- Treble Charger (under the name 'nc17')
- Tricky Woo
- Tristan Psionic
- Untimely Demise
- Voivod
- Wintersleep
- Wooden Stars
- Young Rival
[edit] See also
- Now We Are 5 (1998), Sonic Unyon's fifth anniversary compilation album
- List of record labels
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