Mads Brauer (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Casper Clausen (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Thomas Husmer (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Rasmus Stolberg (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Efterklang make music for the inspired. But don’t feel left out, for Efterklang inspire all. Otherworldly pop songs, both magnificently ambitious and engagingly intimate. Breathtaking panoramas of sound with few clear antecedents. This is music with no boundaries.
Childhood friends Casper Clausen, Mads Brauer and Rasmus Stolberg grew up on the small Danish island of Als, close to the German border. Fuelled by youthful ambition, the trio moved to Copenhagen where they were joined by Rune Mølgaard and Thomas Husmer, forming Efterklang in December 2000.
Early on, the band instituted a self-sufficient working method that they still apply to everything they do: writing, recording, producing and organizing every element of their music and performance from their Copenhagen bunker.
In 2004 Efterklang signed to The Leaf Label, and their first album Tripper (2004) still stands as the fastest selling debut album in the label’s 15-year history. Their second full-length album, Parades (2007), pushed things to another level. The recordings involved more than 30 guest musicians, including a string quartet, a brass quintet and three separate choirs. The video for the album’s lead single ‘Mirador’ has now racked up over a million (1,000,000!) views on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSKIl-NeZeE
Parades received generous critical acclaim in Denmark and abroad. According to Mojo and Drowned in Sound the album was among the 25 best records released in 2007, while Clash magazine acclaimed it as one of the Top 40 albums in their five-year history. In their native Denmark, Efterklang have been awarded five important music prizes (three Steppeulven in 2007 and two Danish Music Awards in 2008) and topped several album of the year lists.
Efterklang are well-known for their stunning live shows. Following the release of Parades the band took their eight-piece live band on the road for 15 months, playing more than 130 concerts across North America, Asia and Europe. The tour established Efterklang as one of the most fascinating and uplifting live acts in the world.
Their most significant performance to date took place at the brand new Koncerthuset in Copenhagen in September 2008. Together with The Danish National Chamber Orchestra they performed the newly orchestrated Parades from start to finish. This special show was a breathtaking, majestic affair and was recorded for posterity in sound and pictures. The recordings will be released in October 2009 as Performing Parades.
Efterklang have already begun work on their third full-length album, with a release expected in the spring of 2010.
[last updated July 2009]
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- All New Leaf Website Launches
- Efterklang Announces North American Tour
- Free live download EP from Efterklang's mutant band
- Parades Performed
- Efterklang's 'Mirador' Video Reaches One Million Views!
- Watch SXSW Live Videos Of A Hawk And A Hacksaw And Efterklang
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- In A Dream
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Sat 13 Mar 2010: Doug Fir, Portland, OR, USA
Mon 15 Mar 2010: Bottom Of The Hill, San Francisco, CA, USA
Tue 16 Mar 2010: Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Tue 20 Apr 2010: Concorde 2, Brighton, UK
Wed 21 Apr 2010: Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, UK
Thu 22 Apr 2010: Academy, Oxford, UK
Fri 23 Apr 2010: Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, UK
Sat 24 Apr 2010: Black Box, Belfast, UK
Sun 25 Apr 2010: Whelan's, Dublin, IRELAND
Tue 27 Apr 2010: Metropolis, Bristol, UK
Wed 28 Apr 2010: Nouveau Casino, Paris, FRANCE
Thu 29 Apr 2010: Grand Mix, Tourcoing, Lille, FRANCE
Fri 30 Apr 2010: VIP, Saint Nazaire, FRANCE
Sat 1 May 2010: La Centrifugeuse, Pau, FRANCE
Sun 2 May 2010: Apolo, Barcelona, SPAIN
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