Efterklang
Encyclopedia
Efterklang is an indie rock
group from Copenhagen
, Denmark
, formed in December 2000. To date, the band has released three studio albums and are currently signed to the 4AD
label, as well as their own record label Rumraket.
word for "remembrance" or "reverberation." Formed in Copenhagen
, its four core members are Casper Clausen, Mads Brauer, 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 core four-piece band is complemented with the addition of three to four live band members.
Efterklang released their first album Tripper to warm critical acclaim in autumn 2004. Their second album Parades
, released in October 2007, received widespread critical acclaim, and was named the 38th best album released between April 2005 to April 2009 by Clash
in April 2009. In September 2008, Efterklang and The Danish National Chamber Orchestra
performed Parades in its entirety at the Copenhagen Concert Hall
; the performance was documented on a limited edition LP/DVD set entitled Performing Parades, which was released in October 2009.
In September 2009, Efterklang signed a new record deal with the British independent label 4AD. Their third full-length album Magic Chairs
was Efterklang's first on their new label, released on February 22, 2010. Magic Chairs won IMPALA's European Independent Album of the Year on February 28.
In August 2010, French filmmaker Vincent Moon and Efterklang's 8 piece-live band met up on an island off the Danish coast.
The objective was to shoot a film. A film with the same length as an album, and a film full of performances, experiments and collaborations. Over an intense period of 4 days Efterklang collaborated with more than 200 local musicians, kids and their own parents, creating new performances and interpretations of songs from their album Magic Chairs (4AD, Rumraket 2010).
It was all filmed by Vincent Moon
who same time conducted several filmic and musical experiments with Efterklang as his dedicated playmates.
The movie "An Island" premiered February 1, 2011 around the world through what the band and director called Private-Public Screenings. Anyone could host a Private-Public Screening and the rules were very simple. The screening needed to be public, have a minimum capacity of 5 people and free entrance.
, but have also released material on their own record label Rumraket (the Danish word for "space rocket"). So far, the Rumraket roster includes releases from Grizzly Bear
, Amiina
, Cacoy, Erik Levander, Kama Aina, Slaraffenland
, Taxi Taxi!, and Canon Blue.
Efterklang has a history of working with many guest musicians on their recordings. They have also produced a vast number of artistic music videos by filmmakers such as Karim Ghahwagi, Tobias Stretch, Anders Morgenthaler
, Carolina Melis, and Jeremiah Zagar. Nan Na Hvass from Hvass&Hannibal is the creator of the critically acclaimed artwork for Efterklang's One-Sided LP, Under Giant Trees, Parades, and the "Mirador" music video.
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
group from Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, formed in December 2000. To date, the band has released three studio albums and are currently signed to the 4AD
4AD
4AD is a British independent record label that was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent, funded by Beggars Banquet Records, and is still active today...
label, as well as their own record label Rumraket.
History
The name Efterklang comes from the DanishDanish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
word for "remembrance" or "reverberation." Formed in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, its four core members are Casper Clausen, Mads Brauer, 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 core four-piece band is complemented with the addition of three to four live band members.
Efterklang released their first album Tripper to warm critical acclaim in autumn 2004. Their second album Parades
Parades (Efterklang Album)
Parades is the second full-length album by the Danish group Efterklang. It marks the first time that the band work with an outside influence ; after eighteen months of recording, the band drafted in British producer/engineer Darren Allison to create the final mixes together with Efterklang's own...
, released in October 2007, received widespread critical acclaim, and was named the 38th best album released between April 2005 to April 2009 by Clash
Clash (magazine)
Clash is a popular music and fashion magazine based in the United Kingdom. Its magazine title is published 12 times a year. It has a circulation of around 40,000....
in April 2009. In September 2008, Efterklang and The Danish National Chamber Orchestra
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
The Danish National Symphony Orchestra , is a Danish orchestra based in Copenhagen. The DNSO is the principal orchestra of DR...
performed Parades in its entirety at the Copenhagen Concert Hall
Copenhagen Concert Hall
The Copenhagen Concert Hall by Jean Nouvel is a part of the new DR Byen , that houses the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, DR. The concert hall and the DR Town are located in the northern part of Ørestad - an ambitious development area in Copenhagen, Denmark...
; the performance was documented on a limited edition LP/DVD set entitled Performing Parades, which was released in October 2009.
In September 2009, Efterklang signed a new record deal with the British independent label 4AD. Their third full-length album Magic Chairs
Magic Chairs
Magic Chairs is the third studio album from Danish indie rock group Efterklang. The album is the band's first release on their new label 4AD, and was released on February 22, 2010 and a day later in North America. The album was also released on the band's own label, Rumraket, in Scandinavia...
was Efterklang's first on their new label, released on February 22, 2010. Magic Chairs won IMPALA's European Independent Album of the Year on February 28.
In August 2010, French filmmaker Vincent Moon and Efterklang's 8 piece-live band met up on an island off the Danish coast.
The objective was to shoot a film. A film with the same length as an album, and a film full of performances, experiments and collaborations. Over an intense period of 4 days Efterklang collaborated with more than 200 local musicians, kids and their own parents, creating new performances and interpretations of songs from their album Magic Chairs (4AD, Rumraket 2010).
It was all filmed by Vincent Moon
Vincent Moon
Vincent Moon is an independent filmmaker from Paris mainly known for his field work music videos of indie rock related musicians as well as some notable mainstream artists like Tom Jones, R.E.M. or Arcade Fire. Besides making music videos he also makes experimental films and documentaries...
who same time conducted several filmic and musical experiments with Efterklang as his dedicated playmates.
The movie "An Island" premiered February 1, 2011 around the world through what the band and director called Private-Public Screenings. Anyone could host a Private-Public Screening and the rules were very simple. The screening needed to be public, have a minimum capacity of 5 people and free entrance.
Rumraket
Efterklang has released albums on the British/American record label The Leaf LabelThe Leaf Label
The Leaf Label is an independent record label based in Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Initially known as an electronic music label, releasing mainly instrumental music, the company's approach has broadened over the last few years and now features an eclectic range of artists, with a focus on strong...
, but have also released material on their own record label Rumraket (the Danish word for "space rocket"). So far, the Rumraket roster includes releases from Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear (band)
Grizzly Bear is a Brooklyn-based indie rock band, composed of Edward Droste , Daniel Rossen , Chris Taylor and Christopher Bear . The band employs traditional and electronic instruments...
, Amiina
Amiina
Amiina is an Icelandic band composed of Hildur Ársælsdóttir , Edda Rún Ólafsdóttir , Maria Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir , and Sólrún Sumarliðadóttir . They frequently perform live and in the studio along with Sigur Rós...
, Cacoy, Erik Levander, Kama Aina, Slaraffenland
Slaraffenland
Slaraffenland is an experimental pop music band from Copenhagen, Denmark. Their sound is a mixture of many different styles, including post-rock, experimental rock, noise pop, and freeform jazz. They self-released an album and an EP under their own label, "Honningmand Records". Their second album...
, Taxi Taxi!, and Canon Blue.
Efterklang has a history of working with many guest musicians on their recordings. They have also produced a vast number of artistic music videos by filmmakers such as Karim Ghahwagi, Tobias Stretch, Anders Morgenthaler
Anders Morgenthaler
Anders Morgenthaler is a Danish comics artist, children's book author, and film director.-Biography:Morgenthaler is a graduate of Designskolen Kolding and the National Film School of Denmark...
, Carolina Melis, and Jeremiah Zagar. Nan Na Hvass from Hvass&Hannibal is the creator of the critically acclaimed artwork for Efterklang's One-Sided LP, Under Giant Trees, Parades, and the "Mirador" music video.
Studio albums
- Tripper (The Leaf Label – October 25, 2004)
- ParadesParades (Efterklang Album)Parades is the second full-length album by the Danish group Efterklang. It marks the first time that the band work with an outside influence ; after eighteen months of recording, the band drafted in British producer/engineer Darren Allison to create the final mixes together with Efterklang's own...
(The Leaf Label – October 15, 2007) - Magic ChairsMagic ChairsMagic Chairs is the third studio album from Danish indie rock group Efterklang. The album is the band's first release on their new label 4AD, and was released on February 22, 2010 and a day later in North America. The album was also released on the band's own label, Rumraket, in Scandinavia...
(4AD – February 22, 2010)
Singles & EPs
- Springer (EP)Springer (EP)Springer is the 2003 debut EP by the Danish group Efterklang. They self-released it on their Rumraket label in 2003, employing the do-it-yourself aesthetic by making 500 copies packaged in fake white fur...
(self-released in 2003; re-released on The Leaf Label in 2005) - "Swarming" single (The Leaf Label – February 7, 2005)
- One-Sided LP mini-album (Burnt Toast VinylBurnt Toast VinylBurnt Toast Vinyl is an independent record label based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-History:Burnt Toast Vinyl was founded by a Drexel University student who had initially been involved with concert promotion at the school...
– January 22, 2007) - Under Giant TreesUnder Giant TreesUnder Giant Trees is a five-track EP by the Danish band Efterklang. It was released in limited and numbered editions of 4500 copies on CD and 1200 copies on white 12" vinyl records.-Track listing:# "Falling Horses" – 7:12...
mini-album (The Leaf Label – April 2, 2007) - "Mirador" / "Cutting Ice to Snow" promo-only single (October 8, 2007)
- "Caravan" single (The Leaf Label – April 7, 2008)
- "Modern Drift" promo-only single (4AD – January 25, 2010)
- "I Was Playing Drums" single (4AD – April 19, 2010)
- "Raincoats" download-only single (4AD – August 23, 2010)