Efterklang announce "Efterkids" initiative + DiS show

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by Luke Slater [Edit this content] ▾ 2 comments 11:51 October 13th, 2010

Ho ho ho! The Nordic Series is off and running and the related news stories just keep rolling in! Well, to some degree anyway. This time it's that Danish lot Efterklang who have announced a new project, entitled 'Efterkids'. They explain it in more detail on their website but below it's described in a nutshell. Or paragraph.

Efterkids is an attempt to raise awareness of the need for music education in public schools and same time collaborate with talented kids across the globe. We are also hoping to raise some money for the cause and maybe you would consider donating? It would make us and a lot of kids very happy.

You could call it an "initiative" - as I have - but that sounds very American. It is, whatever way you look at it, a very worthy cause and the official website for Efterkids can be found here. On that website you can watch a performance of 'Full Moon' and 'Natural Tune' by the students of the Special Music School in New York City, along with Efterklang. It's quite neat and is 100% the sort of thing the project is trying to achieve.

The good news if you happen to be involved in education and were, say, a teacher or something, is that you can do the very same thing as the Special Music School did, because the materials to create your very own Efterkids performance are available from here and here. Nice work guys!

Plus, in other Efterklang-related news, we're really excited to announce that they'll be playing a very special DiS show in Sheffield on February 23 at the Queen's Social Club. Super! More details here.

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...with regards to the show.

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still_here | 13 Oct '10, 19:52 | X | Reply

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DrownedinSound presents: Efterklang
Wednesday 23 February

Efterklang
http://www.myspace.com/efterklang

Efterklang make music for the inspired. But don’t feel left out, for Efterklang inspire all. Otherworldly pop songs, both magnificently ambitious and engagingly intimate. Breathtaking panoramas of sound with few clear antecedents. This is music with no boundaries.

Childhood friends Casper Clausen, Mads Brauer and Rasmus Stolberg grew up on the small Danish island of Als, close to the German border. Fuelled by youthful ambition, the trio moved to Copenhagen where they were joined by Rune Mølgaard and Thomas Husmer, forming Efterklang in December 2000.

Early on, the band instituted a self-sufficient working method that they still apply to everything they do: writing, recording, producing and organizing every element of their music and performance from their Copenhagen bunker.

In 2004 Efterklang signed to The Leaf Label, and their first album Tripper (2004) still stands as the fastest selling debut album in the label’s 15-year history. Their second full-length album, Parades (2007), pushed things to another level. The recordings involved more than 30 guest musicians, including a string quartet, a brass quintet and three separate choirs. The video for the album’s lead single ‘Mirador’ has now racked up over a million (1,000,000!) views on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSKIl-NeZeE

Parades received generous critical acclaim in Denmark and abroad. According to Mojo and Drowned in Sound the album was among the 25 best records released in 2007, while Clash magazine acclaimed it as one of the Top 40 albums in their five-year history. In their native Denmark, Efterklang have been awarded five important music prizes (three Steppeulven in 2007 and two Danish Music Awards in 2008) and topped several album of the year lists.

Efterklang are well-known for their stunning live shows. Following the release of Parades the band took their eight-piece live band on the road for 15 months, playing more than 130 concerts across North America, Asia and Europe. The tour established Efterklang as one of the most fascinating and uplifting live acts in the world.

@ Queens Social Club, 4 Queens Road, Sheffield, S2 4DG

Doors: 7.30pm
Age restrictions: 18+
Price: £11.50 Adv / MOTD
Telephone: 0114 272 5544

**TICKET OUTLETS**

Online:

SeeTickets - http://www.seetickets.com/Tour/DROWNED-IN-SOUND-PRESENTS-EFTERKLANG
WeGotTickets - http://www.wegottickets.com/event/96770

In person:

Arcade - Division Street, Sheffield
The Harley - Glossop Road, Sheffield
The Wick At Both Ends - West Street, Sheffield

dionisio | 15 Oct '10, 12:27 | X | Reply