Denmark's Beta Satan are releasing a 5-track digital EP on May 11 called "Girls mistreated and remixed" featuring remixes by various fellow Danes, including The Tremolo Beer Gut, Marybell Katastrophy, Supertroels, Druggy Viggo Sommer and Oliver North Boy Choir. Full details and sample links: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=49769601&blogId=487918230
Danish techno artist Supertroels is giving away an album's worth of odds n' ends from electro house sideproject alias Mockin' Bird: http://supertroels.dk/wp/?p=397
Danish artist/producer Troels Abrahamsen is retiring his many aliases such as SuperTroels and Mockin' Bird and will henceforth work using his given nomenclature: http://supertroels.dk/wp/?p=369
I don't post a lot of remix stuff on here because, generally speaking, I find the whole scene to be boring. Not only are they often totally unnecessary, the sheer numbers are so damn overwhelming that even when they are good, it's still incredibly hard to keep track of 'em. Unfortunately, as with today's track, I'm stymied by what I've been given so that's all I have to work with. On the other hand, this isn't always such a terrible burden as the mp3 I'm posting is actually quite good, it's more that it goes against my natural preference for album material. Anyhow, As In RebekkaMaria is the solo act of Lampshade frontwoman RebekkaMaria Andersson, a band that I'm quite fond of and have posted about often. Her debut album "Queen of France" finally comes out on March 17 and I believe that "She lion" is her latest single and that's where our song selection comes from. Despite the presence of big-name remix talents like SuperTroels and Kasper Bjørke, the best b-side on this single comes courtesy of yet another Dane, a gentleman by the name of Pato. He's the only one who bothers to take the material in a different direction, giving it a skittery synth hook and a fun polka beat. As for the other guys' unimaginative MOR electro tedium, why bother? That shit is dime-a-dozen. It's better to try and fail than not try at all.
RebekkaMaria - She lion (Pato sick hangover remix)
SuperTroels has posted his new TurboWeekend remix for free download: http://supertroels.dk/wp/?p=320
Here are the winners of this year's Steppeulven, aka the Danish critic awards:
Best music: Peder
Best producer: SuperTroels
Best band: Efterklang
Best vocalist: Ane Trolle
Best lyrics: Natasja
Best hope/newcomer: Choir Of Young Believers
Best song: Natasja - Giv Mig Danmark Tilbage
Best composer: Efterklang
Best live act: Trentemøller
Best album: Efterklang - Parades
Pioneer prize: Sebastian
Go here to download the new SuperTroels remix of "Zeitgeist" by I Am Bones: http://supertroels.dk/wp/?p=272
Lampshade frontwoman RebekkaMaria will release her debut 12" solo single "Part of the game" using the moniker As In RebekkaMaria on June 2 via Attack Music to coincide with her performance at the Spot Festival. B-sides include the track "Cowboy song" as well as remixes from SuperTroels, Kernefamilien and Varano. Listen here: http://www.myspace.com/asinrebekkamaria
Speaker Bite Me is adding daily remixes to their site for free download: http://www.speakerbiteme.com/remix/
Contributors posted so far include Lasse Lyngbo, SuperTroels and Junior Senior.
Supertroels has posted the video for "You need paths to draw maps": http://supertroels.dk/wp/?p=186
Supertroels has posted a remix of As in RebekkaMaria, the solo project of Lampshade's frontwoman: http://supertroels.dk/wp/?p=170