Sonic Unyon Recording Company is a Hamilton, Ontario-based record label, (Wilson Street near James Street North), that has 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 and Raising the Fawn. Founded in 1992 by Mark Milne, Sandy McIntosh and Tim Potocic (of 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, Out of this Spark, Epitaph, SpinArt and Plexifilm (including the Death Cab for Cutie tour DVD, Drive Well, Sleep Carefully).

Selected artists

• 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
• Dog Day
• 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
• Pixies
• Poledo
• Raising the Fawn
• Shallow North Dakota

• SIANspheric
• Simply Saucer
• Smoother
• Tangiers
• Teenage Head
• Thrush Hermit
• Treble Charger (under the name 'nc17')
• Tricky Woo
• Tristan Psionic
• The Wooden Stars
• Wintersleep

See also

• Now We Are 5 (1998), Sonic Unyon's fifth anniversary compilation album
• List of record labels

External links

• Official site