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The Biodro Records is one of the best known Polish indie labels. Founded in 1998 in Gdansk by Tymon Tymanski (Polish alternative scene’s major figure) and his two partners, Andrzej Maroszek and Darek Dikti, it was designed to deal with all sorts of „off-style“ records, be it alt jazz, yass or avant-rock crossovers - any interesting albums from various artists, who can’t ascribe themselves to a definitive style. Their debut production was KURY’s „P.O.L.O.V.I.R.U.S.“, the record put out in March of 1998, which sold over 25 000 copies. „P.O.L.O.V.I.R.U.S.“, the avant-rock band’s biting satire on Polish pretentious and plagiarist pop music, turned out to be one of the most important albums of the decade and was awarded with a Fryderyk and a Machiner ((Polish phonographic industry's and the biggest music magazine's awards). The second record produced by the Gdansk-based label was SCIANKA’s „Scianka The Spaceship“, another intriguing debut from a Sopot band, which (alonside with Lech Janerka, Voo Voo, Kazik, Homo Twist, Kury and Pogodno) was to become one of the Polish most influential alternative collectives.
Until June, 2001, Biodro managed to put out thirteen catalogue items. The most notorious among them were the debut albums of Pogodno and Scianka, the legendary Milosc jazz band’s last record with Lester Bowie (Milosc often collaborated with the late, outstanding American trumpet player, recording three records out of seven with Bowie), Swietlicki and Trzaska duet’s album (a Polish poet of the younger generation, backed up by Milosc’s former saxophonist), and last not least, supertrio KURY’s last album. The recession in the phonographic industry caused a long intermission in Biodro’s publishing activity. However, our Biodro Studios section was still active, producing album materials by Tymon & The Transistors, Tymanski Yass Ensemble and Kobiety.
After a five year long hibernation, in the fall of 2006 the Biodro Records made a succesful comeback, putting out an album by the Mazurian bard Marek Galazka and his band and a solo debut from an alternative bluesman Romek Puchowski. In 2007 Biodro issued the albums of Tymon & The Transistors, Kobiety, Graal, Tymanski Yass Ensemble and Bajzel. In the nearest future we are planning to put out a whole collection of interesting records, among them several strong debuts (Von Zeit, Pawilon, Tomasz Gwincinski, Sensorry, Przasniczki, Plyny) and a set of long awaited re-editions (Milosc, Kury and Tie-Break). We have become the company which mirrors the most important tendencies in the Polish alternative scene - if something's going on here music-wise, it's with us...
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