WhoMadeWho‘s new album, Brighter, is currently making quite a splash on the indie dance/nu-disco scene, and it couldn’t be more deserving. This is the Danish trio’s second album in less than 12 months (their mini-album Knee Deep came out in April 2011) and it shows their evolution towards a darker sound, increasingly influenced by techno …
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VIDEO : OH LAND + YUKSEK – SON OF A GUN (ElectroPop/Club – Denmark)
From Denmark by way of Brooklyn, electropop sensation Oh Land wowed us last year with her single “Son of a Gun” and its subsequent remix by DJ/producer Yuksek. Oh Land – Son Of A Gun (Yuksek Remix) The French beatmaker gave the song his own spin, turning it into a real dancefloor anthem. Such a …
WHO MADE WHO – INSIDE WORLD (Alternative/Electronica – Denmark)
On the heels of their mini-album Knee Deep, released last April, Copenhagen’s WhoMadeWho recently announced the imminent release of their third LP, called Brighter. The trio originally planned to put out this new album at the end of 2011 but it has been re-scheduled for February 27th 2012. The amazing first single “Inside World” will …
MONDAY MIXER #12 [SCANDINAVIAN HOLIDAY]
Anyone who has ever read this blog knows that umstrum goes all out for Scandinavian music, so it is only natural that when asked to pick this week’s theme for the already classic interblog Monday Mixer, it had to be about Scandinavia. Despite its fairly small population, this region has managed to put itself on …
WHO MADE WHO – KNEE DEEP (Dark/Electro – Denmark)
Having parted ways with long-time label Gomma Records, Danish trio WhoMadeWho make their Kompakt debut with Knee Deep, a sombre inward-looking record that slides toward chillier, moodier dance rock. At eight songs (plus a bonus track), Knee Deep is being billed as a mini-album, which should be followed later this year by a brand new …
OH LAND – SUN OF A GUN (ElectroPop – Denmark)
Discovered by Epic Records at 2009’s SXSW, Danish popstress Nanna Øland Fabricius (aka Oh Land) has a long history in music and performing arts. Indeed, performance has always been a part of her personal expression as nurtured by those closest to her: with an opera singer for a mother and a theater organist for a …
KASPER BJORKE – YOUNG AGAIN (Electro/Club – Denmark)
Danish electro DJ and producer Kasper Bjørke comes from the heart of the thriving Copenhagen electronic scene. He started spinning records in Denmark in the 90s and is well known for his banging DJ-sets, in which he draws from genres ranging from disco, electro, rock to techno and even minimal… He is also one half …
EFTERKLANG – MODERN DRIFT (Folk/Indie – Denmark)
Formed in 2000 in Copenhagen, indie rock band Efterklang consists of four core members: Mads Brauer, Casper Clausen, Thomas Husmer and Rasmus Stolberg. The original lineup also included Rune Mølgaard, but he has taken a more secluded role since 2007. When performing live, the four-piece band is regularly complemented by three or more members for …







