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Frengers
''Frengers'', alternatively titled as ''Frengers: Not Quite Friends, But Not Quite Strangers'', is the third album by Danish band Mew, originally released on 7 April 2003. The title is a portmanteau of the words "friend" and "stranger". A frenger is a person who is "not quite a friend but not quite a stranger" according to the album's accompanying booklet. Six of the album's ten tracks were previously included on Mew's first two albums ''A Triumph for Man'' and ''Half the World Is Watching Me'', both of which saw only limited release until they were subsequently rereleased internationally, but were rerecorded for ''Frengers''. The other four are original recordings. The song "Her Voice Is Beyond Her Years" features vocals from Swedish singer Stina Nordenstam and "Symmetry" features vocals from 14-year-old Becky Jarrett from Georgia, US. The Japanese version of ''Frengers'' also includes the re-recordings of two more earlier songs, "I Should Have Been a Tsin-Tsi (For You)" and "W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mew (band)
Mew are a Danish alternative rock band, consisting of Jonas Bjerre (lead vocals), Johan Wohlert (bass) and Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen (drums). Johan Wohlert left the band in 2006 before the birth of his first child, but made a return in 2013 while the band were in the studio, before making his first live appearances since his departure in 2014. Guitarist Bo Madsen left the band in June 2015. This was confirmed in a statement on the band's official website on 1 July of the same year. Whilst their music may be classified as indie and on occasion progressive rock, former guitarist Bo Madsen said "I usually say we are 'indie stadium.' A mix between 'feelings' and 'thinking' is usually good." History Origins (1995–2003) Formed in 1995 in Hellerup, an upper-class suburb of Copenhagen, they had a profound impact on the Danish indie scene, emerging alongside the likes of Carpark North, Swan Lee and Saybia, amongst others, in 2003. They released their debut album ''A Triumph for Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She Came Home For Christmas
She Came Home for Christmas is the second single by Danish alternative rock band Mew. The song was released after "I Should Have Been a Tsin-Tsi (For You)". The song originally appeared on the band's debut album ''A Triumph for Man'' in 1997, and was later included on Frengers, a compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ... of sorts, in 2003. The song was released as a single in both Denmark and the United Kingdom multiple times between 1997 and 2003. Music video The video was filmed in 2002.Archived aGhostarchiveand thWayback Machine In the beginning we see the scene, and "good" fairy, which appeared on it. Then appears a man in a suit of a bear, which starts dancing with the fairy. In the middle of the video there is "evil" fairy with the magic ball in he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stina Nordenstam
Kristina Ulrika Nordenstam (born 4 March 1969), better known by her stage name Stina Nordenstam, is a Swedish singer-songwriter and producer. Life and career Nordenstam was born in Stockholm on 4 March 1969. As a child, she was highly influenced by her father's classical and jazz music collection. Her debut album, '' Memories of a Color'', was released in 1991. Her album ''And She Closed Her Eyes'' was released in 1994, and was named the best Swedish album of all time by ''Sonic'' on their 2013 list of the 100 best Swedish albums. 1997's ''Dynamite'' began a more experimental path—most of the album was filled with distorted guitars and unusual beats. A 1998 cover album, ''People Are Strange'', followed in the same vein. In 2001, Nordenstam went with a more pop-influenced sound on ''This Is Stina Nordenstam'', which features guest vocals from Brett Anderson. Nordenstam's 2004 album '' The World Is Saved'' continued the path set on ''This Is...'', and is her last album . Her la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonas Bjerre
Jonas Bjerre Terkelsbøl (born 21 September 1976) is a musician and visual artist from Copenhagen, Denmark, best known as the lead singer of Danish rock band Mew. Bjerre creates animated videos for Mew's live shows. He has an uncommon vocal range, above the average pitch, which has helped contribute to Mew's unique sound, and earned him a Danish Music Award for Danish Male Singer in 2006. He went to school at the international school of Bernadotteskolen''Hvem vil ikke gerne være kat? Interview: Jonas Bjerre, Mew'' Politiken , 22.03.2003 , Kultur , Side 1 , and was a student of Aurehøj Amtsgymnasium. Bjerre is also in a band called Apparatjik consisting of himself, Guy Berryman of Coldplay, Magne Furuholmen of A-ha and Martin Terefe. Apparatjik was originally formed to write and record a song for a charity album called ''Songs for Survival'' linked with the BBC Documentary called '' Amazon with Bruce Parry''. Their contribution to the album became the main theme for the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Half The World Is Watching Me
''Half the World Is Watching Me'' is the second album by Danish alternative rock band Mew, released on their own record label Evil Office in 2000. The album was originally printed in about only 5,000 copies, but has been reissued twice for wider distribution. The reissued version released 4 September 2007 includes a nine-track bonus disc. The original release and the 2007 reissue include a hidden track, "Ending". The final 11 seconds of "Ending" are in fact the first 11 seconds at the start of "Am I Wry? No" before the drums kick in. Track listing Original release # "Ending" – 2:01 # "Am I Wry? No" – 4:53 # "Mica" – 2:58 # "Saliva" – 4:08 # "King Christian" – 4:24 # "Her Voice Is Beyond Her Years" – 4:24 # "156" – 4:46 # "Symmetry" – 5:18 # "Comforting Sounds" – 8:44 To find the hidden track "Ending", which is identified by the purple circle at the center of the disc, start the opening track "Am I Wry? No" and rewind past ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
And The Glass Handed Kites
''And the Glass Handed Kites'' is the fourth studio album by Danish band Mew, released in the United Kingdom on 19 September 2005, and in the United States on 25 July 2006.Mew – And The Glass Handed Kites: Mew: Amazon.co.uk . Retrieved 3 August 2011. Overview ''And the Glass Handed Kites'' was composed as a single continuous suite. Critics have likened the album to one long song due to the tracks' unnoticed transitions. ''And the Glass Handed Kites sound has been compared to[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark
) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark , established_title = History of Denmark#Middle ages, Consolidation , established_date = 8th century , established_title2 = Christianization , established_date2 = 965 , established_title3 = , established_date3 = 5 June 1849 , established_title4 = Faroese home rule , established_date4 = 24 March 1948 , established_title5 = European Economic Community, EEC 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, accession , established_date5 = 1 January 1973 , established_title6 = Greenlandic home rule , established_date6 = 1 May 1979 , official_languages = Danish language, Danish , languages_type = Regional languages , languages_sub = yes , languages = German language, GermanGerman is recognised as a protected minority language in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaffa (magazine)
''Gaffa'' (stylized as ''GAFFA'') is a free Nordic music magazine with local editions in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''Gaffa'' is Denmark's largest and oldest music magazine. It has been published since 1983 and has 320,000 print readers and 750,000 online readers each month. The name ''gaffa'' comes from gaffer tape, with the magazine's stated intention of "binding the different parts of the music community together". History and profile ''Gaffa'' has been published on a monthly basis since 1983. The magazine is distributed to places such as educational institutions, record shops, libraries and cafés, as well as a small number to paying subscribers. It features music news and notes, interviews, album reviews and upcoming concert schedules. ''Gaffa'''s website, GAFFA.dk, was established in 1996. Since December 2008 all back issues of the magazine are accessible online free of charge. In 2008 ''Gaffa'' launched GAFFA live, a concert overview for Denmark, Sweden and Norway. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piano
The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboard, which is a row of keys (small levers) that the performer presses down or strikes with the fingers and thumbs of both hands to cause the hammers to strike the strings. It was invented in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700. Description The word "piano" is a shortened form of ''pianoforte'', the Italian term for the early 1700s versions of the instrument, which in turn derives from ''clavicembalo col piano e forte'' (key cimbalom with quiet and loud)Pollens (1995, 238) and ''fortepiano''. The Italian musical terms ''piano'' and ''forte'' indicate "soft" and "loud" respectively, in this context referring to the variations in volume (i.e., loudness) produced in response to a pianist's touch or pressure on the keys: the grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acoustic Guitar
An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, resonating through the air in the body, and producing sound from the sound hole. The original, general term for this stringed instrument is ''guitar'', and the retronym 'acoustic guitar' distinguishes it from an electric guitar, which relies on electronic amplification. Typically, a guitar's body is a sound box, of which the top side serves as a sound board that enhances the vibration sounds of the strings. In standard tuning the guitar's six strings are tuned (low to high) E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4. Guitar strings may be plucked individually with a pick (plectrum) or fingertip, or strummed to play chords. Plucking a string causes it to vibrate at a fundamental pitch determined by the string's length, mass, and tension. (Overtones are also pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electric Guitars
An electric guitar is a guitar that requires external amplification in order to be heard at typical performance volumes, unlike a standard acoustic guitar (however combinations of the two - a semi-acoustic guitar and an electric acoustic guitar exist). It uses one or more pickups to convert the vibration of its strings into electrical signals, which ultimately are reproduced as sound by loudspeakers. The sound is sometimes shaped or electronically altered to achieve different timbres or tonal qualities on the amplifier settings or the knobs on the guitar from that of an acoustic guitar. Often, this is done through the use of effects such as reverb, distortion and "overdrive"; the latter is considered to be a key element of electric blues guitar music and jazz and rock guitar playing. Invented in 1932, the electric guitar was adopted by jazz guitar players, who wanted to play single-note guitar solos in large big band ensembles. Early proponents of the electric guitar o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Triumph For Man
''A Triumph for Man'' is the first album by Danish band Mew, released in April 1997 by the Danish record label Exlibris Musik. Only 2,000 copies of the album were printed initially and prices for an original copy have reached upwards of US$200 on auction site eBay. On 18 September 2006 ''A Triumph for Man'' was re-released along with a CD with bonus material, including demos and acoustic versions of songs. Track listing # "Wheels over Me" – 2:33 # "Beautiful Balloon" – 4:27 # "Wherever" – 5:56 # "Panda" – 4:11 # "Then I Run" – 3:53 # "Life Is Not Distant" – 1:08 # "No Shadow Kick" – 3:06 # "Snowflake" – 3:30 # "She Came Home for Christmas" – 4:54 # "Pink Monster" – 0:46 # "I Should Have Been a Tsin-Tsi (for You)" – 2:19 # "How Things Turn out to Be" – 0:44 # "Web" – 4:34 # "Coffee Break" – 4:37 2006 reissue bonus disc # "Studio Snippet #1" – 0:31 # "Say You're Sorry" (ATFM Session) &ndash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
