Men Among Animals (band)
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Men Among Animals is an experimental/pop group from 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...

. They are signed to German record label Tapete Records
Tapete Records
Tapete Records is an independent record label from Hamburg, GermanyIt was founded in 2002 by Gunther Buskies and Dirk Darmstaedter and primarily focused on Deutschpop-bands such as Erdmöbel, Niels Frevert, Tele and Anajo...

 and known in Denmark for their energitic concerts. They have supported big acts like The Ruby Suns
The Ruby Suns
The Ruby Suns are an indie/pop group from New Zealand. They formed in 2004 when Californian Ryan McPhun moved to Auckland and started playing in several bands such as The Brunettes and The Tokey Tones.-Biography:...

, Of Montreal
Of Montreal
Of Montreal is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. It was founded by frontman Kevin Barnes in 1996, named after a failed romance with a woman "of Montreal." The band is one of the bands of the Elephant 6 collective...

, Dean & Britta and Apparat (musician)
Apparat (musician)
Apparat is a German electronic musician living in Berlin and was previously a co-owner of Shitkatapult records. Starting out with dance floor-oriented techno, he later started to create ambient music and more recently became "more interested in designing sounds than beats".In 2004, he appeared at...

.

Biography

The five piece took their name Men Among Animals in 2006 after having played in a zoo in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

 (Canada). Members of the band stated in an interview with Danish national paper 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 ....

 that the only audience present at their concert in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

 zoo was the animals living there. Afterwards they thought it natural to take the name Men Among Animals.
Men Among Animals released their debut album Bad Times, All Gone in autumn 2007 through Tapete Records
Tapete Records
Tapete Records is an independent record label from Hamburg, GermanyIt was founded in 2002 by Gunther Buskies and Dirk Darmstaedter and primarily focused on Deutschpop-bands such as Erdmöbel, Niels Frevert, Tele and Anajo...

.

The band has claimed in an interview with national radio that they want to change pop music in Denmark. They were number one on the national radio chart - Det Elektriske Barometer - for four weeks. And second most voted for in all of 2008
Men Among Animals' second album Run Ego was produced and mixed by band member Bo Christensen in collaboration with producer Quentin Stoltzfus of Philadelphia group Mazarin.

Men Among Animals' second album is titled Run Ego and is to be released March 12, 2010.

Albums

  • Bad Times, All Gone CD/Vinyl (2007) Tapete Records
    Tapete Records
    Tapete Records is an independent record label from Hamburg, GermanyIt was founded in 2002 by Gunther Buskies and Dirk Darmstaedter and primarily focused on Deutschpop-bands such as Erdmöbel, Niels Frevert, Tele and Anajo...

  • Run Ego CD/Vinyl (March 12, 2010) Tapete Records
    Tapete Records
    Tapete Records is an independent record label from Hamburg, GermanyIt was founded in 2002 by Gunther Buskies and Dirk Darmstaedter and primarily focused on Deutschpop-bands such as Erdmöbel, Niels Frevert, Tele and Anajo...


Singles

  • Cavaliers (a-side) / Waltzing with Luke (b-side) 7# single (2007) Tapete Records
    Tapete Records
    Tapete Records is an independent record label from Hamburg, GermanyIt was founded in 2002 by Gunther Buskies and Dirk Darmstaedter and primarily focused on Deutschpop-bands such as Erdmöbel, Niels Frevert, Tele and Anajo...


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