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    Thea Colding

    Album i proces og koncerter i August

    8 months ago
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    Så har sommerferien ramt de fleste, men for mig byder den på ekstra tid i studiet og ekstra timer i øvelokalet.

    Jeg er kommet langt i min proces med albummet. Jeg begyndte at indspille den første sang for et år siden og lige nu er jeg igang med at indspille de sidste tre sange der skal være med.

    Inden jeg gik i gang, havde jeg ikke forestillet mig, hvor stor og omfattende en rejse det ville blive. Jeg har også valgt at lave så meget som muligt selv: skrive, arrangere, producere og mixe. Det kan være hårdt og til tider uoverskueligt , men det er også sjovt, lærerigt og fuld af overraskelser. Mange gange har jeg troet, jeg skulle gøre noget på én måde, for så at opdage, at det skulle gøres helt anderledes.

    Jeg glæder mig til at dele mere med jer! Jeg tager lidt billeder, når jeg har folk med i studiet, og dem vil jeg dele løbende sammen med små fortællinger om sangene og processen. For selvom jeg laver meget selv, har jeg også mange dejlige mennesker med, som bidrager med alt fra musikalske idéer til stemmer og nærvær – og det passer perfekt til albummets tema: livet og fællesskabet. ❤️

    Sidste weekend var jeg i studiet og optage kor til min sang Dæmoner. Det er en af de mest musikalsk mærkelige og udfordrende sange jeg har skrevet. Den skifter både taktarter og toneart midt i det hele og på nogle skøre tidspunkter. Men da jeg skrev sangen på min guitar føltes det naturligt at spille den sådan.

    Da jeg så skulle til at indspille den, måtte jeg først sidde og “regne” på, hvad der egentlig foregik. Man skulle næsten tro, at dæmonerne selv havde skrevet den – for hold op, hvor har det været en kamp at få den til at hænge sammen!

    Jeg har haft Anton Tonsberg i studiet og indspille kontrabas, og så samlede jeg et kor bestående af 6 mennesker (inkl. mig selv). Og ja... den dag var jeg både sanger, producer og studietekniker, når vi indspillede. Lidt af en opgave, men det blev godt.

    Se lige de dejlige mennesker:

    Anton på Kontrabas og "DÆMON"koret

    Den klassiske komponist Jonas Færgeman har skrevet korsatsen, som lyder brand godt. Koret endte med at lyde sådan her:

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    Dæmoner kor-indspilning juli 17.5

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    Og så er jeg hoppet i øvelokalet for at øve en masse, fordi nu har jeg hele fire koncerter i kalenderen! Og tre allerede i August! Vi får travlt, men jeg glæder mig allerede helt vildt til at stå foran jer igen. Det er jo dér jeg mærker hele magien og dér hvor sangene får sin rette plads.

    Jeg spiller den:

    • 9/8 - kl 14 til Køge Nord byfest (duo - og ganske gratis)
    • 26/8 - kl 19 til Køge Festuge (hele bandet - og det er gratis at komme ind den dag!)
    • 29/8 - kl 20 en Intim (release)-koncert hos Comicgaarden (duo)
    • 9/10 - kl 20 på Drop Inn i KBH (hele bandet kommer)

    Og ja, du læser rigtigt, release af min første single er lige på trapperne. Mere om det i et indlæg lige om lidt.

    Jeg håber meget på at se dig og til at få luftet både de nye og gamle sange.

    Kram og glade hilsner,

    Thea Colding

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    Randi Pontoppidan

    Magnets, Wells, and Voices

    8 months ago

    Summer was for family. For slowness.
    Now I’m easing back into sound.

    This October, Christian Rønn and I are releasing a new album. You might know our earlier project, Headspace.
    For this one, Christian’s been preparing a grand piano with magnets and metal balls—turning it into something strange and alive. Mechanical. Percussive. Melodic.
    Our friend George, a musician from England, has been listening to it in the mornings. Just to feel what it does in that kind of quiet.
    I’m happy to share something with you soon.

    I’m also working on a new piece called Genius Loci II—Latin for the spirit of the place.
    It’s a term from architecture: does something belong where it’s placed? Does it respond to the space, to nature?
    That’s how I think about music too—how it breathes with a place.

    Genius Loci II premieres August 31st, early afternoon, at Solbjerg Plads.
    After that, it will surface at set times—woven into the rhythm of the day.

    And then there’s IKI.

    We’ve been experimenting a lot.
    Our new album, The Body, comes out in October too.
    It’s somehow become a meeting of Kraftwerk and Meredith Monk.
    Still secret for a little bit.

    Thanks for reading, and please leave a comment and say hi or ask a question?

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    Jullie Hjetland

    Here’s a little podcast for you

    8 months ago

    https://radiofolk.dk/captivate-podcast/folk-hjrnet-lyden-af-skinkongen-og-jels-vikingespil/

    In this podcast, you’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes on in the creative process when musician and singer Jullie Hjetland creates atmospheric soundscapes and background music for the play “Skindkongen”, which is the title of this year’s Viking play in Jels.
    So what does Viking music sound like — and does it even matter?
    And how do you create an evil theme that reflects and supports the darkness of one of the main characters in Skindkongen?
    How do you compose sonic textures for scenes of battle, love, and dance?

    Jullie Hjetland performs on various stages both in Denmark and abroad, but she also often composes music for theatre productions and podcasts from her small studio on her farm.
    In this podcast, you’ll be taken through some of the reflections and challenges involved in creating this work.

    I denne podcast vil du få et indblik i hvordan der ser ud i maskinrummet når musiker og sanger Jullie Hjetland skaber stemmenings flader og underlæggenings musikken til stykket “Skindkongen", som er titlen på dette års Vikingespil i Jels.Så hvordan lyder vikingemusik, og er det overhovedet vigtigt?Og hvordan skaber man et ondt tema som afspejler og understøtter ondskaben i en af hovedfiguerne i skindkongen?Hvordan skaber man sceniske klangflader til kamp, kærlighed og dans. 
    Jullie Hjetland kan opleves på div scener rundt om i ind og udland, men hun komponere også ofte musik til teaterstykker og podcasts fra sit lille studie hjemme på gården. Og du vil i denne podcast bliv ført igennem en del overvejelser og forhindringer i processen med at skabe dette.

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    Eddie Schwartz

    The self promotion quandary . . .

    8 months ago

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    Taktstok
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    Taktstok is a bold, danceable instrumental from Afenginn’s eighth album, Movements I. Driven by clarinet, violin, brass, and heavy drums, it carries strong pathos and klezmer-inspired melodies, fusing Eastern European dance traditions with bombastic Nordic flair.

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    Second single: Taktstok

    8 months ago

    The second single from the “Movements I” album is out now!

    It’s called Taktstok, and it’s the final track on the B-side on the album. This single version comes in a slightly edited form, though, to better work as a standalone track.

    From the beginning, I knew that the album would be split into two distinct parts with their own modes and their own clear purpose. On vinyl they obviously will become the A-side and the B-side, and I composed them with quite different energies in mind.

    The A-side is intentionally softer and often operates in cyclical and round patterns that return to themselves, with a nurturing quality that stays close to the ground. I wanted the music there to be rooted, patient and connected to the feet/grounding.

    The B-side, on the other hand, was written to be sharper and more outward. It’s fire, expression, hips instead, sex and passion. It’s more angular and commanding and more “masculine” somehow, with energy that pushes forward rather than spirals inward.

    Taktstok was always meant to live fully in this B-side space. It’s bombastic and pathos-driven, with a Eastern European/klezmer-infused vibe at its core. There are big brass moments, heavy drums, and a physicality that unapologetically carries the piece with its momentum.

    This was one (alongside Aelva, the first single, which you can read about here) of the earliest compositions for the album. For quite a long time it was having a drawer-life and was a track that I kept returning to once in while, before settling on the main theme. The riff circles around the dominant chord: D major in the harmonic minor mode of G minor, and I knew from the start that I wanted a second theme where that constant dominant tension would finally resolve.

    To fuel the drive, there’s also a 3-against-4 feel happening between the Ewe drums and the mandolin in the accompanying layer, so when the resolving B-part lands in G minor, that rhythmic ambiguity dissolves into heavy, angular hits. Every beat in the bar is punctuated. It gives that part an extra push, almost like releasing a spring with your rhythm stick.

    Right up until the recording sessions, the final form was still evolving, and I hadn’t decided exactly where it would sit on the B-side. But as the pieces fell into place, it was clear this would end the album.

    The C-part - the solo/choir-sing-along - came late in the writing process. And when it became clear that it will end the album, the very last addition was came into being: the accelerando section leading into the slightly chaotic 7/8 outburst. That moment became the bridge into the beginning of the second part of the Movements trilogy, which will most likely kick off in a hectic chaos mode. But more about that later.

    For now, Taktstok is out. It has muscle, dance, pathos, and bombast, with Nordic flair - a bit like salmiak-infused salty liquorice on a bed of raspberry ice cream.

    You’re welcome.

    Listen to it here:

    Or on your preferred streaming platform: https://bfan.link/taktstok

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    Ishøj Afro - An old demo from 2017

    8 months ago
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    Hey,

    We hope you're enjoying the summer!

    We just found some old demos and wanted to share one that never got on an album. This one was inspired by the vibe in Ishøj, a suburb to Copenhagen where Henrik taught young people to play saxophone and clarinet. And thus, it was named Ishøj Afro.

    On another note, remember to buy your tickets for our show at VEGA performing our latest work, CARRIER, together with Århus Sinfonietta and Maya SB on visuals

    Tickets!

    Enjoy!

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    Afro Blue 2017

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    SVIN & Århus Sinfonietta • CARRIER

    9 months ago

    On September 14th, SVIN & Århus Sinfonietta will perform SVINs latest work, CARRIER.
    Maya SB will create visuals and light design for the 60 minutes long performance featuring a 19 people orchestra.

    Carrier is about what we can’t always put into words, about those transitional periods in life where love becomes both a burden and a power.

    With improvisation as its focal point and a visual universe that reflects the movements of the music, SVIN, Århus Sinfonietta and visual artist Maya SB create a work where the boundaries between genres, emotions and form dissolve. A concert that is not only to be heard, but felt in the body, in the heart and in the darkness behind the eyes.

    Come see and hear for yourself.

    Store VEGA • September 14th.

    Get your tix now!

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    Eddie Schwartz

    and then what happened . . .

    9 months ago

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    BISSESVINET at Roskilde Festival

    9 months ago

    What an experience it was playing at Roskilde Festival two weeks ago.

    We were asked to come play at Roskilde two days in advance, because of an unfortunate canecllatin by another band.

    Pictures by Jens Raadal.

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