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Emergent Music
»A poetic and precise sonic laboratory, where music emerges in hesitation and grows like a living creature.«
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»Is He Going to Play Three Pianos?«
When there are two grand pianos for a concert, one of them is usually prepared. Rosenbaum had three (!) without using a single screw, coin, or ping-pong ball.
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Bumblebees Come With Punk
Smag På Dig Selv convincingly illustrates the age-old punk dictum that you can be angry and still have fun at the same time.
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Feel Yourself Becoming Nature Again
»I love being part of the ritual that heals our forgotten connection to nature, which is the very foundation of our lives.«
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Beneath the Restless Canopies
»When the gloom returned with renewed force, it was Kjærgaard who, with a roaring guitar, sprawled across the emotional abyss. It was beautiful and brutal.«
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Explosive Jazz Builds Up and Burns Down
As a listener, there is nothing to do but surrender to Amalie Dahl and the group’s convincing display of strength.
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Mathias Reumert Group Masters the Art of Playing with Sound
»Enchanting. One left KoncertKirken a little taller, happier, and more playful.«
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The Cello Within the Comfort Zone
»Cohesive, yet lacking challenges for the listener – such is the impression left by Josefine Opsahl’s new work.«
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New Central American Tales
The surprises keep lining up in your ears with Xenia Xamanek’s new hybrid work on repeat.
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In Complete Silence, We Listened to the Sounds of Outer Space
Sól Ey and Ryosuke Kiyasu both confronted the boundaries of sound with uncompromising dedication, demonstrating that sound art is not just about playing – but about transformation.
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The Power of Trance: A Journey from Indonesia to Roskilde
A world so distant from the inferno of Roskilde that one can hardly see where the ends meet. But they do, that night at Roskilde.
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Community in Collapse
It is hard not to feel almost physically exhilarated by the album’s intense contrasts between presence and destruction.