Lasse Vestergaard - Bedraget (video)

Waltz a little with Danish artist Lasse Vestergaard.

MP3: Route of the Belated - Dog at your feet

Route of the Belated is the name of the new project from Danish artist Lasse Vestergaard, someone we've touched on before, albeit very briefly. This new project does well to defy expectations though - he's still got a strong rootsy vibe in his songwriting, but the music is much more atmospheric. Think Daniel Lanois, heck even Talk Talk comes to mind. Or for a more contemporary comparison, think The Grand Opening. The sounds are soaked in reverb, the bass is deep and booming and the recording is layered with all sorts of goodies, from subtle percussion on down to clever manipulations of background noise. "Dog at your feet" is the best example of playing up the Talk Talk/Mark Hollis vibes -- the track is based on a bluesy acoustic guitar riff, but the full spectrum of sound is other-worldly. Just listen to the separation in those drums. And the horns that sound like they're in a different dimension. Oh, and I also happen to really like songs that use dog metaphors. No surprise there.

Route of the Belated - Dog at your feet

Danish singer/songwriter Lasse Vestergaard has a new dreamy country/pop act called Route of the Belated. Listen here: http://myspace.com/routeofthebelated

Danish singer/songwriter Lasse Vestergaard has posted some brand new demo tracks on his myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/lassevestergaard

Lasse Vestergaard
Viva! And then some
self-released

Various influences make their way into Vesergaard's music. From country to folk and rock and blues, he presents varied instrumentation for similar effects. To be completely frank, this is way overproduced, and some of the arrangements are baffling (for example: timpani mallets on drum cymbals on "Weary eyes" are very out of place.) That said, the song writing is pretty good, if very middle of the road, and sometimes reminiscent of John Mellencamp. A more intimate recording would have been a lot better.
- Simon Thibaudeau