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Bloodgroup – Expecting Iceland
Like many other bands from the North Atlantic volcano island, Icelandic Bloodgroup place within the slipstream of the nation’s greats. The band formed in 2006 and has toured extensively in Europe, but doesn’t feel the pressure of expectation from the (IS) suffix of their name. And large crowd welcomed the band and their dark, electronic [...]
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Aarhus City Hall, MXD and SPOT Festival welcomes the visiting music industry representatives
Friday morning, Aarhus City Hall, MXD – Music Export Denmark and SPOT Festival hosted a welcome reception for the visiting representatives from the music industry. About 350 music business representatives from 20 different countries were welcomed by Gunnar Madsen from the SPOT Festival and the mayor of Aarhus, Jakob Bundsgaard. The air was thick with expectation [...]
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When Saints Go Machine: “We liked the irony of humans trying to create something that imitates nature…”
Electro-pop pioneers When Saints Go Machine need no introductions. With Infinity Pool, the much-awaited follow-up to their highly-successful album Konkylie, being released on 20 May, they will indulge all SPOT-attendants with a special performance at “Scc That” stage. We recently caught up with singer Nikolaj Manuel Vonsild. Here’s the lowdown: How does ‘Infinity Pool’ differ from your previous work?It’s [...]
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Broken Twin: beauty tinged with sadness
Broken Twin is the stage moniker of Copenhagen songstress Majke Voss Romme. This 24-year-old Dane creates sonic sensations that move the listener by taking them through a maze of emotion and nostalgia. Her 2012 EP “Hold on to Nothing” and recent performances at international showcases such as Eurosonic Noorderslag yielded enthusiastic press reviews. Gearing up to [...]
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Natalia Lafourcade: “I think of my music as magic coming out from my heart.”
With platinum sales, Latin Grammy nominations and millions of YouTube hits, pop songstress Natalia Lafourcade has in recent years become a household name in her native country, Mexico. Meanwhile she has been gathering a lot of attention from international media and has been touring on both sides of the Atlantic. Lafourcade is now set to come to [...]
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MØ: tornadoes, love and restlessness
MØ’s reputation has seen a meteoric rise in the last few months. With the likes of Pitchfork and The Guardian coining her as the next big thing, Karen Marie Ørsted seems to be having a busy year ahead of her. We caught up with her and asked a few questions, among others on her upcoming [...]
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We Were Born Canaries: “We are most comfortable working in bed…”
We Were Born Canaries is a dreampop duo from Copenhagen consisting of Stine Grøn and Jakob Steen. Earlier this year they released their self-tilted debut to great reviews. In the light of their SPOT performance we took the opportunity and asked them a few questions. How did you guys meet up and when did you [...]
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