Particular Recordings
An independent, co-operatively run Norwegian record label based in Trondheim, releasing jazz, classical, improv and contemporary music.
Last updated September 27, 2026
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Overview
Particular Recordings (also styled Particular Recordings Collective) is an independent Norwegian record label based in Trondheim. According to its own about page, it is organised as a co-operative by a community of professional musicians, with affiliations to jazz, classical, improvisational and contemporary music. The label states that it operates without genre restrictions and aims to release recordings of high artistic quality, encouraging and promoting the particular ideas of each individual artist. The label's catalogue, as shown on its official webshop, includes releases by artists such as Ståle Storløkken & Eirik Hegdal, Stemmeklang + Parallax, Parallax, Hegge, Eirik Hegdal, Daniel Formo, Heidi Skjerve, Eirik Hegdal / Følk and Team Hegdal. Products are sold directly through the label's website, with physical formats offered in multiple variants and price ranges in Norwegian kroner, including VAT. The webshop lists dozens of items, sorted by latest. As an artist-run co-operative, Particular Recordings is part of the broader Norwegian independent music ecosystem centred on Trondheim, a city with a strong jazz and improvised music scene. The label's output spans solo and ensemble projects, and its roster reflects the collaborative networks of its musician members. It maintains an online presence through its website and social media channels such as Soundcloud and Facebook. Because the label is independently organised and does not appear to be part of a larger corporate group, it operates outside the major-label system. Its business model combines direct-to-consumer sales via its own webshop with the artistic direction set by its member musicians. The label's stated emphasis on artistic quality over genre classification positions it as a niche, curator-driven imprint within the Norwegian and international experimental music landscape.
History
Particular Recordings is an independent Norwegian record label based in Trondheim. Its own about page describes it as a co-operative organised by a community of professional musicians, with affiliations to jazz, classical, improvisational and contemporary music. The label states that it operates without genre restrictions and aims to release recordings of high artistic quality, encouraging and promoting the particular ideas of each individual artist. The label's catalogue, as presented on its official webshop, includes releases by artists such as Ståle Storløkken & Eirik Hegdal, Stemmeklang + Parallax, Parallax, Hegge, Eirik Hegdal, Daniel Formo, Heidi Skjerve, Eirik Hegdal / Følk and Team Hegdal. The webshop lists dozens of items sorted by latest, with physical formats offered in multiple variants and prices in Norwegian kroner including VAT. As an artist-run co-operative, Particular Recordings operates outside the major-label system and is part of the independent music ecosystem centred on Trondheim, a Norwegian city known for its jazz and improvised music scene. The label maintains an online presence through its website and social media channels including Soundcloud and Facebook. Specific founding dates, founders and corporate ownership details are not provided in the available evidence.
Products and positioning
Independent, artist-run co-operative label focused on high artistic quality across jazz, classical, improv and contemporary music, without genre restrictions.
Ståle Storløkken & Eirik Hegdal – From the Sandbox
Stemmeklang + Parallax – OSEAN
Parallax – BIOMIMESIS
Hegge – Ja det var bättre förr
Eirik Hegdal EKLEKTISK SAMBAND – turnchest
Daniel Formo – Orchestra of Speech
Heidi Skjerve – Songs From Thoreau’s Journals
Eirik Hegdal / Følk – Samlede Vandrehistorier
Team Hegdal – Vol 5
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