Korda 001 Typsy Panthre – Typsy Panthre
Korda 002 Jim Ruiz Set – Mount Curve Avenue
Korda 003 Korda Artists - Korda Kompilation
Korda 004 The Ocean Blue – Ultramarine
Korda 005 The Starfolk – The Starfolk
Korda 001 Typsy Panthre - Typsy Panthre
Release date: October 23 2012
The recording duo Allison LaBonne and John Crozier’s self-titled debut is “a sumptuous album filled with clever/cool euro songwriting, coy breakbeats and super-cool electronic textures…It’s great stuff, and if you’re so inclined, you’ll be quite damn captivated.”
–Jon Hunt l’étoile
Korda 002 Jim Ruiz Set - Mount Curve Avenue
Release date: October 25 2012
The first release in 14 years by The Legendary Jim Ruiz (now operating under the name Jim Ruiz Set). This poignant, witty, devastating, and loving collection of jazz infused pop songs will melt your neo-acoustic heart.
Korda 003 Korda Records – Korda Kompilation
Release date: November 27 2012
This 8 song sampler features new album cuts and rare unreleased tracks from Jim Ruiz Set and Typsy Panthre; plus exclusive sneak previews from long awaited forthcoming albums by The Ocean Blue and The Starfolk. Presenting exciting new work from every Korda artist, Korda Kompilation is the perfect introduction to Korda Records!
Korda 004 The Ocean Blue – Ultramarine
Release date: March 19 2013
The Ocean Blue’s records on the famed Sire Records label in the late 80s achieved widespread acclaim and radio & MTV airplay. Their follow up records on Sire and Mercury are staples of the jangly, atmospheric pop genre. The band’s first full length in fourteen years; Ultramarine, “isn’t just a return to form,” says Matt Collar in Allmusic’s 4 star review, “it’s one of The Ocean Blue’s best albums.”
Korda 005 The Starfolk – The Starfolk
Release date: July 23 2013
Featuring members of indie pop darlings The Hang Ups and The Owls; The Starfolk’s debut LP is a melody rich, urgently ethereal chamber pop record that will haunt and transport you; with no shortage of pop hooks to launch you into the stratosphere.
A history of releases from the music makers who started Korda Records.
The Ocean Blue
THE OCEAN BLUE (1989) Sire Records 12 Song Debut Recorded in London and New York Produced by John Porter and Mark Opitz
The Ocean Blue
CERULEAN (1991) Sire Records 12 Songs Recorded in Massachusetts and New York Produced by Pat McCarthy, Rob Minnig and David Schelzel
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The Ocean Blue
INTRODUCING THE OCEAN BLUE (1992) WEA Japan 12 Song Import various tracks from the first two LPs
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The Hang Ups
Comin’ Through (1993) Clean Records
The Ocean Blue
BENEATH THE RHTHYM AND SOUND (1993) Sire Records 11 Songs Recorded in Nassau, Bahamas Produced by The Ocean Blue
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The Hang Ups
He’s After Me (1993) Clean Records
The Ocean Blue
PEACE AND LIGHT (1994) Sire Records 4 song EP Recorded live in Salt Lake City and Chicago Studio recordings in Pennsylvania Produced by The Ocean Blue
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The Legendary Jim Ruiz Group
Oh Brother Where Art Thou? (1995) Minty Fresh
The Legendary Jim Ruiz Group
Mij Amsterdam/Minneapolis 7″ (1995) Minty Fresh
The Ocean Blue
SEE THE OCEAN BLUE (1996) Mercury Records 13 Songs Recorded in Nashville, Oxford, MS, and London Produced by Dennis Herring
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The Hang Ups
So We Go (1997) Clean Records
The Legendary Jim Ruiz Group
Sniff (1998) Minty Fresh
The Ocean Blue
DENMARK (1999) March Records 4 song EP Recorded in Pennsylvania Produced by The Ocean Blue
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The Hang Ups
Second Story (1999) Restless Records
The Ocean Blue
DAVY JONES LOCKER (2000) March Records 13 Songs Recorded in Pennsylvania Produced by The Ocean Blue
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The Ocean Blue
AYN (2001) March Records 4 song EP Recorded in Pennsylvania and Minneapolis Produced by The Ocean Blue
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The Hang Ups
The Hang Ups (2003) Trampoline Records
The Owls
Our Hopes and Dreams (2004) Magic Marker
The Ocean Blue
WATERWORKS (2004) 6 song EP Recorded in Pennsylvania and Minneapolis Produced by The Ocean Blue
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The Owls
Daughters and Suns (2007) Magic Marker
The Starfolk/Typsy Panthre
Split 7″ EP (2009) mpls ltd
[...] two of the record’s tracks next week when they appear on a new compilation being released by Korda Records, the new label launched by the band’s David Schelzel and three fellow [...]