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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OFFICIAL SITEhttp://www.efterklang.net NEWS
- Oh No Ono Dream Up New Video
- Wildbirds & Peacedrums Special London Show Ticket Bundle
- Efterklang Reissues And North American Tour
- Oh No Ono And Efterklang Remix Swap
- New Leaf Shop Opens Virtual Doors
- Efterklang To Perform Parades Twice This Summer
- Efterklang Perform Parades In Amsterdam
- Efterklang Scoop Gaffa's Music DVD Of The Year Award
- New Vladislav Delay Video
- Efterklang Announce Further European Shows
- Efterklang Join 'Temporary Copenhagen' AV Project
- Preview Efterklang's Performing Parades DVD
- Goodbye Efterklang!
- Nancy Elizabeth Confirms European Shows
- Efterklang Announce New CD/DVD And European Tour Dates
- Free Leaf Sampler Available For Download Now
- Efterklang Performing Parades In London + Live CD/DVD
- In A Dream Gets Theatrical Screening In The USA
- A Hawk And A Hacksaw Support Andrew Bird & Wilco In North America
- AHAAH, Efterklang and Wildbirds & Peacedrums at SXSW
- Leaf Bonanza At fuseleeds09
- 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
- fuseleeds09 Starts This Week
- Efterklang's favourite records of 2008
- In A Dream
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Tue 7 Sep 2010: La Sala Rossa, Montreal, CANADA
Wed 8 Sep 2010: Lee's Palace, Toronto, CANADA
Thu 9 Sep 2010: Beachland Tavern, Cleveland, OH, USA
Fri 10 Sep 2010: Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL, USA
Sat 11 Sep 2010: Walker Arts, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Sun 12 Sep 2010: Crosstown Station, Kansas City, Missouri, MO, USA
Mon 13 Sep 2010: Hi Dive, Denver, CO, USA
Tue 14 Sep 2010: Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Thu 16 Sep 2010: Media Club, Vancouver, Ontario, CANADA
Fri 17 Sep 2010: Chop Suey, Seattle, WA, USA
Sat 18 Sep 2010: Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR, USA
Mon 20 Sep 2010: Bottom of The Hill, San Francisco, CA, USA
Tue 21 Sep 2010: Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Fri 24 Sep 2010: Mohawk, Austin, TX, USA
Sat 25 Sep 2010: Oysterfest, Frisco, TX, USA
Sun 26 Sep 2010: Hi Tone, Memphis, TN, USA
Mon 27 Sep 2010: Earl, Atlanta, GA, USA
Wed 29 Sep 2010: DC9, Washington, DC, USA
Thu 30 Sep 2010: Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Fri 1 Oct 2010: Santo's, Manhattan, New York, NY, USA
Sat 2 Oct 2010: Glasslands, Brooklyn, New York, NY, USA
Thu 14 Oct 2010: Iceland Airwaves, Reykjavik, ICELAND
Thu 4 Nov 2010: Voxhall, Århus, DENMARK
Fri 5 Nov 2010: Ungdommens Hus, Fredericia, DENMARK
Sat 6 Nov 2010: Godset, Kolding, DENMARK
Sun 7 Nov 2010: Liverpool Music Week, Academy, Liverpool, UK
Thu 11 Nov 2010: Fermaten, Herning, DENMARK
Fri 12 Nov 2010: Paletten, Viborg, DENMARK
Sat 13 Nov 2010: Forbrændingen, Albertslund, DENMARK
Wed 17 Nov 2010: Teatro Lara, Madrid, SPAIN
Thu 18 Nov 2010: Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo, Sevilla, SPAIN
Fri 19 Nov 2010: MusicBox, Lisbon, PORTUGAL
Wed 24 Nov 2010: AB Club, Brussels, BELGIUM
Thu 25 Nov 2010: Cultuurcentrum Hasselt, Hasselt, BELGIUM
Fri 26 Nov 2010: Cultuurcentrum De Spil , Roeselare, BELGIUM
Sat 4 Dec 2010: Uppsala Konsert Kongress, Uppsala, SWEDEN
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