====== Shork Group Music ======

===== Welcome to Shork Group Music =====

**Welcome to the musical side of the Shork Group!**

From cheerful dance anthems and nostalgic 90s Eurodance to traditional brass music, cinematic soundscapes and completely unexpected musical experiments — Shork Group Music is where the fins start to groove.

Music produced under the Shork Group umbrella is created for entertainment, storytelling and the sheer joy of combining things that probably should never have been combined.

> **Think global. Act local. Dance everywhere.**

===== Shork Group Records =====

**Shork Group Records** is the fictional music label of the Shork Group and serves as the home for our musical productions.

The label is not restricted to one particular genre. Quite the opposite: Shork Group Records celebrates musical diversity, experimentation and humorous genre collisions.

Our catalogue may include:

* :music:90s_eurodance: energetic Eurodance and Happy Hardcore
* :music:rock: Rock and Heavy Metal inspired productions
* :music:folk: Traditional and folk-inspired music
* :music:classical: Choral and orchestral compositions
* :music:ambient: Atmospheric and cinematic music
* :music:experimental: Musical experiments that defy categorisation

===== Featured Releases =====

^ Title ^ Genre ^ Release ^ Description ^
| [[music:shadow_fire|SHADOW FIRE]] | 90s Eurodance / Happy Hardcore | Shork Group Records | Euphoric dance music meets dark heavy-metal imagery. |
| [[music:das_gift_der_nacht|Das Gift der Nacht]] | Egerländer / Bohemian Polka | Shork Group Records | A cheerful brass-band polka about poison, demons and hellfire. |

===== SHADOW FIRE =====

{{ :music:shadow_fire.jpg?nolink&600 |SHADOW FIRE}}

**SHADOW FIRE** is a deliberately outrageous collision of dark heavy-metal themes and late-1990s German Eurodance.

Bright synthesizers, energetic dance beats and an exuberant female vocal contrast with lyrics about darkness, loneliness, demons and the struggle to find happiness.

**Genre:** 90s Eurodance / Happy Hardcore
**Vocals:** Female lead
**Tempo:** 165 BPM
**Key:** F♯ minor
**Label:** Shork Group Records

[[music:shadow_fire|Read more about SHADOW FIRE →]]

===== Das Gift der Nacht =====

{{ :music:das_gift_der_nacht.jpg?nolink&600 |Das Gift der Nacht}}

What happens when the darkness of extreme heavy metal meets a cheerful Central European brass-band festival?

You get **Das Gift der Nacht**.

Traditional Egerländer-style instrumentation, a lively polka rhythm and jovial German male vocals tell a story of demons, poison, hellfire and the apocalypse — while the entire band sounds as though it is having the best evening of its life.

**Genre:** Egerländer / Bohemian Brass Polka
**Vocals:** German male lead + men's chorus
**Tempo:** 124 BPM
**Key:** F major
**Label:** Shork Group Records

[[music:das_gift_der_nacht|Read more about Das Gift der Nacht →]]

===== The Shork Group Sound =====

There is no single "Shork Group sound".

That is precisely the point.

Shork Group Music is built around **musical contrast**. A serious subject may be presented in a cheerful arrangement. A dark story may receive an irresistibly catchy melody. A traditional genre may suddenly collide with something completely unexpected.

The result should be:

* memorable
* entertaining
* slightly absurd
* musically coherent
* unmistakably Shork

===== Music & Stories =====

Many Shork Group productions are more than individual songs. They are part of the wider [[shork_group:start|Shork Group universe]].

Songs can accompany characters, companies, events, stories or fictional productions within the Shork universe.

Some songs are deliberately written as if they were genuine commercial releases from another era — complete with imaginary record labels, album artwork, radio edits, club mixes and maxi-single editions.

===== Music Catalogue =====

^ Year ^ Title ^ Artist / Project ^ Genre ^
| 1997 | [[music:shadow_fire|SHADOW FIRE]] | Shork Group Music | Eurodance / Happy Hardcore |
| 1997 | [[music:das_gift_der_nacht|Das Gift der Nacht]] | Shork Group Music | Egerländer / Polka |
| — | [[music:catalogue|More releases]] | Shork Group Music | Various |

===== Cover Art =====

The visual identity of Shork Group Music is just as important as the music itself.

Album and single covers may feature members of the Shork Group's extensive cast of anthropomorphic characters, transforming them into singers, musicians, performers and fictional pop stars.

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===== Listen =====

Audio releases are available through the Shork Group's music archive.

{{ :music:audio:shadow_fire.mp3 |SHADOW FIRE}}
{{ :music:audio:das_gift_der_nacht.mp3 |Das Gift der Nacht}}

===== Disclaimer =====

Shork Group Music is part of the fictional and creative Shork Group universe.

Musical productions may deliberately reference recognizable genres, eras and musical traditions. Individual releases are original creative works and are not intended to reproduce existing recordings.

===== Navigation =====

* [[shork_group:start|Shork Group]]
* [[shork_industries:start|Shork Industries]]
* [[shork_cafe:start|Shork Cafe]]
* [[shork_lifestyle:start|Shork Lifestyle]]
* [[music:catalogue|Music Catalogue]]
* [[music:artists|Artists & Characters]]
* [[music:covers|Album & Single Covers]]
* [[music:about|About Shork Group Music]]