I’m in a strange musical frame of mind lately, growing more and more interested in things I find north of the Tropic of Cancer….don’t know if this is in subliminal response to my growing distaste for heat of any kind, but anyway: These two bands (can you call them bands?) are something I’ve found interesting.
How typical of me. Royksopp (without its appropriate umlaut over the first o there) has been around for almost 10 years now and somehow I never bumped into these two guys until a stupid Geico ad played them in the background. Electronic music from Norway I’d been around was usually deep dark death metal, nothing light and poppy — and while Royksopp’s tunes are somewhat light and poppy, they hold on to the poetic mood-ly-ness of the northern things I’ve heard. Yes, I can say moodlyness if they can say Royskopp, which is a jargonistic pronunciation of their word for a puffball mushroom. Am I getting obscure? Yes, they are. Can you tell I’m bored with conventional music? Of course. But HEY. Besides their flowing electronic pulse, their videos have been winning huge awards for years. Just go to YouTube and pull up “Remind Me” or “Eple” to check out their little visual journeys. Well worth looking.
Then across a mere ridge or two is the Swedish band (you can call percussionists that, yes) who is relatively new, Detektivbyran
Detektivbyran
(without its necessary circular dot over the a) who are three guys in great debt of Yann Tiersen, the French (Oh ya, that name sounds very Breton, don’tcha think, oh ya), guy who did the music for the movie Amelie. If you loved the music from Amelie, and/or have a pentient for dark waltzes like I do, these guys are for you. I like both their albums - there are only two plus a couple EPs that I know about so far. Besides, how can you resist guys who bounce around tapping neatly on vibraphones and glockenspiels while wearing hightops, or have a lead accordionist with a name like Anders Flanders. BIG wins all around. Go buy some.
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Very interesting recommendations. Of course Norwegians are always a safe bet! On a more somber Norwegian note, you might find the Sinikka Langeland Ensemble’s “Starflowers” interesting, particularly the track “Den lille fløyten” Also enjoyed a few Youtube performances of Detekivbyran very much; particularly liked the white butterflies and red toy piano. a. bonwitt
Agnet Bonwitt, how nice to hear your voice! Will definitely check it out. Do give us a write.
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