The title of the nearly half-an-hour-long track, referencing movement and journey, feels apt for music with such a potent sense of momentum. While only three tracks long, the opening “Where You Go I Go Too” is almost like an entire album. Lindstrøm’s 2008 debut album remains a milestone release for Smalltown Supersound. Pre-order buy pre-order buy you own this wishlist in wishlist go to album go to track go to album go to track Because of that, and the widespread coverage their excellent albums on this label have already had, this introductory guide to Smalltown Supersound deliberately sidesteps some of their most popular releases to focus on the breadth and depth of their output. Neneh Cherry and Kelly Lee Owens may be the label’s most successful and well-known artists. While much of the label’s output has leaned more toward underground sounds, it’s also been home to some big names. They got Todd Rundgren-initially asked to do his first-ever remix for the label in 2012-to make a collaborative record with Norwegian producers Emil Nikolaisen and Lindstrøm. They’ve put out records by the Norwegian dark ambient master Deathprod and one-off releases by Sonic Youth. Since then, Smalltown Supersound has been home to numerous artists from Norway, but the overall roster is international in scope.

punk label SST-it wasn’t until the 2000s that the label truly came alive, moving toward putting out electronic and experimental music.

While technically starting back in 1993 with more of a rock-leaning sound and a DIY ethos-the label’s catalog numbers starting with STS was a nod to influential U.S. From ambient to jazz, disco to noise, and drone to dub, the Norwegian label Smalltown Supersound has released a deeply eclectic selection of music over the last 20 years.

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