Copenhagen Records will be releasing a new compilation of Danish electro titled, appropriately enough, "The sound Of Copenhagen". It comes out June 23 and here's the tracklist:

01. The Copenhagen Experience - Copenhagen
02. Alphabeat - Fantastic 6 (Muzzle Flash Remix)
03. Aura - You Are The Reason (DJ Disse Raiser Remix)
04. When Saints Go Machine - You Should Be Someone Else
05. The Floor Is Made of Lava - Ho (Tomboy Remix)
06. Simon Brenting - Fake Money
07. Booty Cologne - Shake Wut Ya Mama Gave Ya (Don't Feed The Monkey Remix)
08. Wong Boys feat. Anna - Wurld Peace
09. Klovn - I Want You
10. Trentemøller - Weit (Andi Müller Fuck Up)
11. As in Rebeka Maria - She Lion (Kasper Bjørkes Blush Remix)
12. Fagget Fairys - Uzela
13. Figurines - Silver Ponds (Ben Watt Remix)
14. SuperTroels MishMash af Suspekt & Mikael Simpson - Jeg sidder Kinky Faster

The Guardian gives Alphabeat a 5-star review: http://music.guardian.co.uk/omm/story/0,,2279917,00.html

Stereogum has an mp3 of Danish popsters Alphabeat doing an acoustic Daft Punk cover: http://stereogum.com/archives/mp3/alphabeat-cover-daft-punk_009812.html

Let's get meta: Idolator reports on the Guardian's report on the Wonky Pop tour featuring Denmark's Alphabeat: http://idolator.com/386564/alphabeat-and-the-rest-of-the-wonky-pop-brigade-are-here-to-save-the-day

There's a high-profile feature on Danish pop act Alphabeat over at MSN UK: http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/first-look/article.aspx?cp-documentid=8063927

Fluxblog has a track from Danish pop act Alphabeat today: http://www.fluxblog.org/2008/03/word-is-on-your-lipssay-word.html

Here are the winners in the Danish categories for this year's Danish Music Awards:

Album: Natasja - I Danmark Er Jeg Født
Group: Dúné - We Are In There You Are Out Here
Female Artist: Natasja - Natasja
Male Artist: Thomas Troelsen - Private
Newcomer: Dúné
Hit: Alphabeat - 10.000 Nights Of Thunder
Rock: Dúné - We Are In There You Are Out Here
Pop: Alphabeat - Alphabeat
Electronica: Efterklang - Parades
Hip-Hop: Suspekt - Prima Nocte
Hard Rock: Hatesphere - Serpent Smiles And Killer Eyes
Songwriter: Natasja
Producer: Private - My Secret Lover (Thomas Troelsen)
Music Video: JaConfetti - Step Up (Mary Mary)
Artwork: Efterklang - Parades (Hvass, Hannibal & Ufex)
IFPIs Ærespris: Anne Linnet

Danish act Alphabeat will be taking part in Popjustice's "The Wonky Pop Tour" which will hit te UK in April. Dates and details: http://www.popjustice.com/wonkypop/

The nominations for the Danish Music Awards (the Danish Grammy) have been announced. Here are the nominees in most of the Danish categories:

Album:
Efterklang - Parades
Natasja - I Danmark Er Jeg Født
The Raveonettes - Lust Lust Lust
Tina Dickow - Count To Ten
Volbeat - Rock The Rebel/Metal The Devil

Group:
Alphabeat - Alphabeat
Dúné - We Are In There You Are Out Here
Efterklang - Parades
The Raveonettes - Lust Lust Lust
Volbeat - Rock The Rebel/Metal The Devil

Female Artist:
Anne Linnet - Anne Linnet
Ane Trolle - JaConfetti
Natasja - Natasja
Annisette - Savage Rose
Tina Dickow - Tina Dickow

Male Artist:
Isam Bachiri - Isam B
Jens Unmack - Jens Unmack
Thomas Troelsen - Private
Sune Wagner - The Raveonettes
Michael Poulsen - Volbeat

Newcomer:
Alphabeat
BliGlad
Dúné
JaConfetti
The Kissaway Trail

Hit:
Alphabeat - 10.000 Nights Of Thunder
Infernal - I Won't Be Crying
KNA - Connected Fibs (Løgn & Latin)
Private - My Secret lover
TV-2 - S.O.M.M.E.R

Rock:
Dúné - We Are In There You Are Out Here
Figurines - When The Deer Wore Blue
The Kissaway Trail - The Kissaway Trail
The Raveonettes - Lust Lust Lust
Volbeat - Rock The Rebel/Metal The Devil

Pop:
Alphabeat - Alphabeat
Isam B. - Institution
Private - My Secret Lover
Tina Dickow - Count To Ten
TV-2 - For Dig Ku' Jeg Gøre Alting

Electronica:
Efterklang - Parades
JaConfetti - The Rainbow Express
People Press Play - People Press Play

Hip-Hop:
Booty Cologne - BC
Marwan - P.E.R.K.E.R.
Suspekt - Prima Nocte

Hard Rock:
Hatesphere - Serpent Smiles And Killer Eyes
Mnemic - Passenger
The Psyke Project - Apnea

Songwriter:
Jens Unmack
Natasja
Thomas Troelsen (Private)
Sune Wagner (The Raveonettes)
Tina Dickow

Producer:
Natasja - I Danmark Er Jeg Født (Pharfar)
Private - My Secret Lover (Thomas Troelsen)
Suspekt - Prima Nocte (Rune Rask & Troo.L.S)

Music Video:
Efterklang - Mirador (Hvass, Hannibal & Ufex)
I Know That You Know - You Need Paths To Draw Maps (Fabulab)
JaConfetti - Step Up (Mary Mary)

Artwork:
Efterklang - Parades (Hvass, Hannibal & Ufex)
Savage Rose - Universal Daughter (Nego & Brando)
TV-2 - For Dig Ku' Jeg Gøre Alting (Jo Dam Kærgaard)

Read more: http://www.dma08.dk/

The folks behind UK act The Pipettes have created a zine in which they interview Scandinavian pop artists Marit Bergman and Alphabeat. Click here to download.

Danish pop act Alphabeat has signed an international contract with EMI.

Alphabeat
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The opener "10,000 nights of thunder" is the kind of music that seems effortlessly conjured up. It's a healthy dose of ABBA, a touch of Scissor Sisters, some 60s pop and lots of enthusiasm mixed together while drenched in sass and fun. Add some delightful dueting between singers Anders and Stine, hooks that could capture a great white shark and we're looking at an instant spreader of joy, not to mention a song impossible to sit still to! But there is a problem. The album never again reaches the same dazzling heights. Instead of uplifting retropop, it sometimes loses its way with prolonged songs about rubber boots and Macintoshes. Or songs lacking energy and spark, songs that merely become hollow shells of retro fascination. However, when it works (and to be honest it work more than it doesn't), like the fabulously bouncy "Fascination", or the Stine-lead anthem "Boyfriend", then Alphabeat is an instant sunny cure to icy spring chills. A giddy party cocktail from the best of the 60s and 70s that may not change your world, but at least brighten it.
- Hanzan