in brief20.03.2025
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.
Archive
Use " " to search for an exact phrase. Use AND, OR, and NOT (in caps) to refine your search.
in brief14.03.2025
Community in Collapse
It is hard not to feel almost physically exhilarated by the album’s intense contrasts between presence and destruction.
in brief14.03.2025
Caught Between Too Much and Too Little
On half of the tracks Hammerstrøm demonstrates that he is capable of creating truly beautiful music.
in brief07.03.2025
A Daring Vision of Flute and Voice
This is an album as happy to shout as it is to slither.
in brief03.03.2025
Cosmic Resonance
»The small crackling beep-sounds from the satellites’ resonance also became music.«
in brief28.02.2025
A Clammy Kawaii Crescendo
There is something charmingly awkward about Shibuya’s pop-infused, overdramatic compositions and the android voice’s sticky kawaii factor.
in brief24.02.2025
Dido and Doom
Although the many contrasts made for a rather epic concert, they also left me feeling somewhat conflicted.
in brief13.02.2025
Jeppe's Soundtrack
If I woke up in a golden bed with a crowd of strangers around me, I would love to listen to the same soundtrack as Jeppe.
in brief07.02.2025
The Shadow of a Soundtrack
How much of the original purpose can – and should – be removed from the equation for a release in album format to make sense?
in brief07.02.2025
The Sinister Mastery of Shame
»A necessary album for anyone unafraid of the dark.«
in brief04.02.2025
The Deep Breath
»With a few simple means, Blaume’s debut emerges as a welcome harbinger of spring.«
in brief26.01.2025
She Makes the Music Vibrate Like a Living Organism
With repeated listens, everything begins to make sense. Sonne’s coolly understated voice is the glue that binds the entire soundscape together.
in brief08.01.2025
Love and Poetry under Black Streetlights
»'Dråberne 5, 7, 8, and 11' is a seductive, inspiring, and downright sumptuous experiment in which the love between the two artists can be felt in every tone.«
in brief16.12.2024
A Riddle I Am Not the Right One to Solve
»Nigma Enigma« will speak to those who can relate to the spiritual and philosophical questions Miniawy raises.
in brief14.12.2024
The Dust Would Not Settle on the Organs
The somewhat mixed experience of the evening’s program does not change the fact that Organ Sound Art Festival is an atmospheric, ambitious festival that dares to take risks.
in brief08.12.2024
The Perfect Conception of Perfect Love
»Liebe« is one of those performances one feels grateful to have experienced.
in brief12.10.2024
You Just Want to Disappear into These Cosmic Hordes of Sound
»'Myriads' is better – more enriching – than any club in Aarhus’ Latin Quarter.«
in brief09.09.2024
Every Ending Is Also a New Beginning
I was left with a somewhat flat feeling. The piece also ended so quietly that several people were unsure whether it had actually finished and whether we could applaud.
in brief31.08.2024
Fear and Heavy Curtains in Aarhus
»And that is how it sounded. Cold. Like the saddest Instagram filter imaginable – with sound.«
in brief26.08.2024
Hooray! The Big Questions Are Still Alive in Opera
»It was as much the enchantment of Rumi’s poetry as the myth of the poet himself that drove the work.«
in brief05.07.2024
A World of Contrasts – and a Touch of Smurf Vocals
Sensitive jazz guys? Nope – suddenly Marsalis hurled himself into the seated audience with a somersault – and a scream.
in brief04.07.2024
Shouldn’t Selvhenter be playing the Orange Stage next year?”
For about an hour we breathed together. And it is profoundly good to do something together at a festival.
in brief23.04.2024
What a Dial Tone Tells Us About Life
What a strange release, nostalgically so in its way. And how creative.
in brief09.04.2024
Ballet’s New Power Duo
It is saturated, direct, and seemingly made for a grippingly intense choreography. A powerful partnership on the grand stage.
in brief12.03.2024
Music for Lovers, but Not for Me
With »Music for Lovers«, the Swiss drummer and electronic musician Samuel Rohrer gets many things right. But the songwriting, unfortunately, falls short.