The Statens Kunstråd/Danish Arts Council has announced the recipients of their grant money for 2011: http://www.kunst.dk/musik/omtilskud/hvemharfaaettilskud/
Bands receiving funds include Powersolo, Cody, Slaraffenland, Murder, Marybell Katastrophy, Efterklang, Afenginn, WhoMadeWho, The Tremolo Beer Gut, When Saints Go Machine and Turboweekend, among many others.
The excellent Danish electro/pop act Turboweekend have a new 5-song EP called "Bound" that they are giving out for free/donation: http://www.turboweekendbound.com/
There's a lot of guests on said EP, including Casper Clausen from Efterklang, Jeppe Skjold and Niklas Antonson of Slaraffenland plus a whole lot more. They're also looking to fans to help out with making a video for the track "Into the pavement" -- more details on that here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0AZZVp_5dg
Danish act Efterklang and French director Vincent Moon have collaborated on an album-length film project entitled "An island" and this is the first preview clip. Look for it to premiere in February 2011. Direct link: http://vimeo.com/16564996
is hyping the new solo release from Frederik Teige of Efterklang: http://papergardenrecords.com/lovelyheartsclub/lovely-hearts-club-presents-frederik-teige-lhc-7/
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Håkan Hellström
02. The Concretes
03. The Bear Quartet
04. Kent
05. Säkert!
06. Familjen
07. Junip
08. MF/MB/
09. Efterklang
10. Robyn
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Danish act Efterklang has launched a new project called "Efterkids" to promote music education in public schools: http://www.efterkids.com/
Head to the site to see the band "performing" with six students from New York's Special Music School and to download materials to recreate the experience yourself (in your own classroom).
Efterklang will tour Holland in February as part of the Cross-Linx Festival where they will be backed by a 16-person orchestra (conducted by Daniel Bjarnaso of Iceland):
02/17 - Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht
02/18 - Muziekcentrum Frits Philips, Eindhoven
02/19 - De Oosterpoort, Groningen
02/20 - De Doelen, Rotterdam
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Familjen
02. Robyn
03. Säkert!
04. Håkan Hellström
05. Moneybrother
06. First Aid Kit
07. Kent
08. The Tough Alliance
09. Efterklang
10. Broder Daniel
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Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Säkert!
02. Jens Lekman
03. Robyn
04. Håkan Hellström
05. Shout Out Louds
06. Kent
07. The Concretes
08. Best Coast
09. Efterklang
10. The Radio Dept.
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Efterklang has reissued their first two albums "Tripper" and "Parades" in new, expanded 2CD versions via their own label : http://rumraket.tumblr.com/post/1002675899/three-new-efterklang-releases-out-now
The band's new single "Raincoats" b/w "Harmonics" has just been released digitally as well.
Efterklang multi-instrumentalist Frederik Teige is releasing a solo album to be called "Body god". Check out the first single for free download via : http://badpandarecords.wordpress.com/2010/08/01/badpanda041/
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Robyn
02. Familjen
03. Oskar Linnros
04. The Drums
05. Jens Lekman
06. Efterklang
07. The National
08. Shout Out Louds
09. Dungen
10. Bob Hund
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Efterklang has done yet another remix swap, this time with Oh No Ono: http://efterklang.net/home/2010/06/10/efterklang-oh-no-ono-remix-swap-and-summer-greeting-video/
Danish acts Efterklang and Turboweekend did a remix swap and the results are now posted for free download: http://efterklang.net/home/2010/06/04/efterkang-turboweekend-remix-swap/
Generally speaking I don't usually care about these sorts of things, but the results actually came out quite well.
Slaraffenklang, the mutant collaboration between Danish acts Efterklang and Slaraffenland, are giving away the new live EP "Prinser & vikinger" as a free download: http://rumraket.tumblr.com/post/634329465/new-free-slaraffenklang-ep
Five tracks, including two where the bands cover eachother and three mashups.