Oaken Palace Records

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Oaken Palace Records
FoundedAugust 2012
FounderSven Lohrey
Distributor(s)The Business
Genre Drone, psychedelic
Country of originUK
Location Birmingham, West Midlands
Official website www.oakenpalace.com

Oaken Palace Records is an independent record label based in Birmingham, England. The label is a registered charity with 100% of the profits donated to organisations supporting endangered species. [1]

Contents

Each release is dedicated to an endangered species of the artist's choosing, and all the profits from the release are donated to an organisation dedicated to helping that species. [2] The records are produced as environmentally-friendly as possible: the sleeves are made of 100% recycled cardboard, printed with non-toxic inks, and with carbon neutral record pressing. [3] As of June 2016 they have raised over £5,200. [4]

Catalogue

YearCat. No.ArtistTitleAnimalOrganisation
2013OAK-001Parallel LinesWhite Fur /// Black Cathedral Polar bear Polar Bears International
2013OAK-002CaudalForever on Another World European ground squirrel Austrian Union for Nature Preservation
2013OAK-003 Nadja Flipper Whales and dolphins Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society
2014OAK-004PluralsBugenès Melissae Bumblebee Bumblebee Conservation Trust
2014OAK-005Eternal TapestryGuru Overload Orangutan Borneo Orangutan Survival
2015OAK-006thisquietarmyInsect Kingdom Insects Montreal Insectarium
2015OAK-007Blown OutPlanetary Engineering Aye-aye Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
2015OAK-008 Expo '70 Kinetic Tones Flores hawk-eagle EDGE of Existence programme
2016OAK-009Hellvete / Bear Bones, Lay LowSpliff Tape Radiated tortoise Turtle Survival Alliance
2016OAK-010 Merzbow Kākāpō Kākāpō Kakapo Recovery trust
2017OAK-011PhurpaSacred Sounds 18.12.16 Amur leopard Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance
2017OAK-012Sacred Sounds 22.1.17 Amur tiger
2018OAK-013Louise Landes LeviIKIRU or The Wanderer Monarch butterfly Monarch Butterfly Conservation Fund
2018OAK-014GOLDFaces I Don’t Recall – The Optimist Remixes White-backed vulture Raptor Conservation Program
2018OAK-015Woven SkullWoven Skull Red squirrel Red Squirrel Survival Trust
2019OAK-016 Vibracathedral Orchestra Squeeze the Lids Through Coming Window Pangolin Pangolin Conservation Fund
2020OAK-017CigvëWhat Makes Them Burn Blue-eyed ground dove
2020OAK-018Golden AshesIn the Lugubrious Silence of Eternal Night Hooded vulture
2020OAK-019Left Hand Cuts Off the RightI Can Wait Pied tamarin
2021OAK-020Bombay Lunatic AsylumMad Song Masai giraffe

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