Unspoiled Monsters is the seventh album from Danish alternative rock act Sort Sol

Sort Sol

Sort Sol is a pioneer rock band from Copenhagen, Denmark. The band was formed in 1977 as a punk rock outfit, originally under the name Sods. Despite drastic changes in the group's line-up, their current name, which translates to English as black sun, has remained with them since the early 1980s...

. It is the first not to feature original member Peter Peter Schneidermann, as he left the band before pre-production of the album. The album is a departure from Sort Sol earlier albums, as it is less aggressive and much more experimental, incorporating programmed beats and greater amount of keyboards. The songs are less melodic and more based on atmosphere.

Track listing

1. Untitled - 5:05
2. Sharks Capital - 5:02
3. My Stars - 4:46
4. Anything That Moves - 4:09
5. Kiss The Streets - 4:41
6. Sol 66 - 4:17
7. The Painter - 4:35
8. Tall Ships - 5:56
9. Mystery Summer - 4:50
10. Erlkönig - 6:37

Personnel

Sort Sol

• Lars Top-Galia – guitar
  Lead guitar
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• Knud Odde – bass
  Bass guitar
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• Steen Jørgensen – vocals
  Singing
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• Tomas Ortved – drums
  Drum kit
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Additional musicians and production

• Wili Jønsson – additional bass
  Bass guitar
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  , backing vocals
  Vocal harmony
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   and mellotron
  Mellotron
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• Natalia Feinberg – on "Untitled" and "Sharks Capital"
• Henrik Liebgott – on "My Stars"
• Louisiana Museum Art Ensemble – strings
  String section
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   on "Sol 66" and "My Stars"
• Rosie Lindsell – arranging
  Arrangement
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   and conducting
  Conducting
  Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
  
   on "Sol 66" and "My Stars"
• Ian Caple – production
  Record producer
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  , mixing
  Audio mixing
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   and engineering
  Audio engineering
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• Tim Young – mastering
  Audio mastering
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• Flemming "Doom" Rasmussen – assisting engineering
  Audio engineering
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