Malk de Koijn
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Malk de Koijn is a Danish
rap group formed in 1993, known for their innovative use of the Danish language. The group has 3 members, Tue Track (rap
, keyboard
& turntables
), Blæs Bukki (rap & keyboards) and Geolo G (rap).
In 1998 their first album Smash Hit in Aberdeen was launched. The style was different from the usual rap songs at that time - the group rapped about their imaginary universes in Aberdeen (not to be confused with the city in Scotland) and Langestrand, and the (often bizarre) humor was the most essential part of their songs. The critics liked the album and it was nominated for a Grammy
- in 1999 the group also won Maarums Lyrikpris, a lyric prize.
Their second album Sneglzilla came in 2002 and once again the album was very well received among fans and critics. The Danish music magazine Gaffa
and two national papers, Politiken
and Ekstra Bladet
, wrote that Sneglzilla was the best album of 2002, and it won two Danish Music Awards, two Steppeulve and six prizes at the Danish Hiphop Awards.
The band members often have "alter-egos" when performing, often wearing creative costumes at their sold-out concerts.
Between 2002 and 2011 the 3 members worked on other projects in the meantime. Blæs Bukki, especially, has made a breakthrough with the Dancehall/ragga group Bikstok Røgsystem. Tue Track is working as producer under the name Track 72, and has released the album titled Rockin'
. He's also a part of the band Booty Cologne. Blæs Bukki and Geolo G also was a part of the play Peer Gynt
in the Copenhagen Betty Nansen Theatre.
In 2006 Geolo G announced that he would retire completely from the music industry, thereby rendering a new album from the original Malk de Koijn-crew impossible. This later turned out to be untrue, as Malk de Koijn released a new album in 2011, "Toback to the Fromtime" (described later).
Malk de Koijn was booked for the 2009 Roskilde Festival
, much to the surprise of thousands of fans.
Malk de Koijn played at the Arena Stage at the Roskilde Festival 2009, the night between Saturday and Sunday. The band stated in the Festival Newspaper that they preferred to play at the smaller Arena instead of Orange stage, this meaning an absolutely packed area in front of Arena, already 2 hours before the concert, when Fever Ray went on stage. Thousands of fans were gathered at the entrances to the pits. Some were in queue from 6PM and the field outside the tent was packed when the 3 rappers went on stage. During the concert, Geolo G started rumors that a new album was on the way by saying "I think that was a new song we played there, I wonder if that means a new album" .
Many years passed since the release of "Sneglzilla", and in 2010-11 the 3 guys started getting together again for some jamsessions and through this work-in-progress they realized they had to release another album, a decision that was hugely praised by fans.
The album became the latest masterpiece in hip hop, "Toback to the Fromtime", released Sept. 19th 2011.
It went straight to #1 on the Danish record sales chart.
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...
rap group formed in 1993, known for their innovative use of the Danish language. The group has 3 members, Tue Track (rap
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
, keyboard
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
& turntables
Phonograph
The phonograph record player, or gramophone is a device introduced in 1877 that has had continued common use for reproducing sound recordings, although when first developed, the phonograph was used to both record and reproduce sounds...
), Blæs Bukki (rap & keyboards) and Geolo G (rap).
Biography
Malk de Koijn was formed on New Year's Eve 1993, when Geolo G proposed that they should make a band who should become the best in the world. At that time, Tue Track and Geolo G already had worked together on several occasions. Blæs Bukki used to be producer in the Danish producer team Madness 4 Real. In the group's first years they became popular among the underground scene with their prods (songs copied on cassette tapes) with songs like "Lortesangen" and "Livet På Langestrand".In 1998 their first album Smash Hit in Aberdeen was launched. The style was different from the usual rap songs at that time - the group rapped about their imaginary universes in Aberdeen (not to be confused with the city in Scotland) and Langestrand, and the (often bizarre) humor was the most essential part of their songs. The critics liked the album and it was nominated for a Grammy
Danish Music Awards
The Danish Music Awards is a Danish award show. The show has been arranged by IFPI since 1989, and was originally called IFPI-prisen until 1991, when it changed its name to Dansk Grammy . The current name was given in 2001, after the American Grammy Awards took copyright on the name Grammy....
- in 1999 the group also won Maarums Lyrikpris, a lyric prize.
Their second album Sneglzilla came in 2002 and once again the album was very well received among fans and critics. The Danish music magazine Gaffa
Gaffa (magazine)
Gaffa is a free Danish music magazine, published on a monthly basis since 1983. The magazine is distributed to places such as educational institutions, record shops, libraries and cafés, as well as a small number to paying subscribers...
and two national papers, Politiken
Politiken
Politiken is a Danish daily broadsheet newspaper, published by JP/Politikens Hus.The newspaper comes third among Danish newspapers in terms of both number of readers and circulated copies ....
and Ekstra Bladet
Ekstra Bladet
Ekstra Bladet is a Danish tabloid newspaper focusing on sensationalist stories. It gets a share of its income from sex ads. Since 1979 it has always had a partly or completely naked woman on page nine which is referred to as Side 9 Pigen , a Danish equivalent of the English Page Three girl...
, wrote that Sneglzilla was the best album of 2002, and it won two Danish Music Awards, two Steppeulve and six prizes at the Danish Hiphop Awards.
The band members often have "alter-egos" when performing, often wearing creative costumes at their sold-out concerts.
Between 2002 and 2011 the 3 members worked on other projects in the meantime. Blæs Bukki, especially, has made a breakthrough with the Dancehall/ragga group Bikstok Røgsystem. Tue Track is working as producer under the name Track 72, and has released the album titled Rockin'
Rockin'
Rockin' is an album released in 1972 by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who. Two charting singles were released from the album. "Heartbroken Bopper" spent seven weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number 47, and "Guns, Guns, Guns" spent six weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number...
. He's also a part of the band Booty Cologne. Blæs Bukki and Geolo G also was a part of the play Peer Gynt
Peer Gynt
Peer Gynt is a five-act play in verse by the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen, loosely based on the fairy tale Per Gynt. It is the most widely performed Norwegian play. According to Klaus Van Den Berg, the "cinematic script blends poetry with social satire and realistic scenes with surreal ones"...
in the Copenhagen Betty Nansen Theatre.
In 2006 Geolo G announced that he would retire completely from the music industry, thereby rendering a new album from the original Malk de Koijn-crew impossible. This later turned out to be untrue, as Malk de Koijn released a new album in 2011, "Toback to the Fromtime" (described later).
Malk de Koijn was booked for the 2009 Roskilde Festival
Roskilde Festival
Roskilde Festival is a festival held south of Roskilde in Denmark and is one of the six biggest annual music festivals in Europe . It was created in 1971 by two high school students, Mogens Sandfær and Jesper Switzer Møller, and promoter Carl Fischer...
, much to the surprise of thousands of fans.
Malk de Koijn played at the Arena Stage at the Roskilde Festival 2009, the night between Saturday and Sunday. The band stated in the Festival Newspaper that they preferred to play at the smaller Arena instead of Orange stage, this meaning an absolutely packed area in front of Arena, already 2 hours before the concert, when Fever Ray went on stage. Thousands of fans were gathered at the entrances to the pits. Some were in queue from 6PM and the field outside the tent was packed when the 3 rappers went on stage. During the concert, Geolo G started rumors that a new album was on the way by saying "I think that was a new song we played there, I wonder if that means a new album" .
Many years passed since the release of "Sneglzilla", and in 2010-11 the 3 guys started getting together again for some jamsessions and through this work-in-progress they realized they had to release another album, a decision that was hugely praised by fans.
The album became the latest masterpiece in hip hop, "Toback to the Fromtime", released Sept. 19th 2011.
It went straight to #1 on the Danish record sales chart.
Albums
- Smash Hit in Aberdeen - (1998)
- Sneglzilla - (2002)
- Toback to the fromtime - (2011)
Singles
- Vi Tager Fuglen På Dig (Vinyl) - (2002)
- Vi Tager Fuglen På Dig EP - (2002)
- Rocstar (Vinyl) - (2002)
- Rocstar EP - (2002)
- Los Salvajes (Caracoles Marinos)/Gusto (7" Vinyl) - (2002)
- Kosmisk Kaos/P.I.G.E. (10" Vinyl) - (1999)
- Ørkenstorm i Aberdeen EP - (1998)
- Jagt (Vinyl) - (1998)
- Jagt EP - (1998)
- Å ÅÅ Mæio/Jim Daggert Huggert EP - (1998)
- Å ÅÅ Mæio/Jim Daggert Huggert (Vinyl) - (1998)
Other Appearances
- Til De Folk - Various Artists (De Grimme Ællinger - Rappen Fra Undergrunden - Track 9) (1996)
- Vi Stikker Ikke Op For Bollemælk - Various Artists (Rap'O'Mania vol. 1 - Track 10) (1996)
- Hvem Er Det Der Banker? - Hvid Sjokolade (Så'n Er Vi - Track 12)