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Nordic Music Prize
The Nordic Music Prize is an annual award for the Best Nordic Album Of The Year, inspired by the Mercury Prize and introduced in 2010. The prize was initiated by the by:Larm conference in Norway. The first Nordic Music Prize was presented by the Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, Prince Of Norway during by:Larm in Oslo in February 2011. The prize was created to create a stronger unity across the Nordic countries industry, to increase international interest and awareness of what the region has to offer musically and, to refocus on the full-length album as an art form. The winner is decided by a selection involving each Nordic country's domestic recording industry, that lead to representatives converging on Oslo with a list of ten albums from their nation, and these are then whittled down to 12 final nominations. The final choice is made by a jury composed of international journalists and label people. Jury *Jude Rogers – Journalist/music critic of The Guardian *Stuart Maconie – R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercury Prize
The Mercury Prize, formerly called the Mercury Music Prize, is an annual music prize awarded for the best album released in the United Kingdom by a British or Irish act. It was created by Jon Webster and Robert Chandler in association with the British Phonographic Industry and British Association of Record Dealers in 1992 as an alternative to the Brit Awards. The prize was originally sponsored by Mercury Communications, a brand owned by Cable & Wireless, from which the prize gets its name. It was later sponsored by Technics (1998 to 2001), Panasonic formerly between 1935 and 2008 and the first incarnation of between 2008 and 2022, is a major Japanese multinational corporation, multinational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate corporation, headquartered in Kadoma, Osaka, Kadoma, Osaka P ... (2002 and 2003), Nationwide Building Society (2004 to 2008) and Barclaycard (2009–14). The 2015 prize was sponsored by the BBC, while in 2016 it was announced that a three-year deal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockettothesky @ Øya Festival 2008
Jenny Hval (born 11 July 1980) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and novelist. She has released eight solo albums, two under the alias Rockettothesky and six under her own name. In 2015, Hval released her fifth studio album, '' Apocalypse, Girl'', to widespread critical acclaim. The following year, she released '' Blood Bitch'', a concept album influenced by vampires, menstruation and 1970s horror films. Music career Until 1999, Hval was the vocalist of a gothic metal band called Shellyz Raven. She studied at the University of Melbourne, Australia, specializing in creative writing and performance. While studying, she was vocalist in Australian bands ''iPanic'' and ''Folding For Air'' with Thomas McGowan releasing an EP "Are you afraid of heights?" in 2004. Moving back to Norway, she released her debut EP ''Cigars'' in 2006, and was nominated for a Spellemannprisen (the Norwegian equivalent of Grammy awards) in the "best newcomer" category. Adopting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magic Chairs
''Magic Chairs'' is the third studio album from Danish indie rock group Efterklang. The album is the band's first release on their new label 4AD, and was released on February 22, 2010 and a day later in North America. The album was also released on the band's own label, Rumraket, in Scandinavia. The band began recording the album in January 2009 in studios across Copenhagen and Århus, 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 ..., and mixed the album with producer Gareth Jones. The first single "Modern Drift" was released as a free MP3 track on 4AD's website on November 19, 2009, and the music video for the song premiered on January 25, 2010link. Track listing # "Modern Drift" – 4:53 # "Alike" – 4:11 # "I Was Playing Drums" – 5:13 # "Raincoats" – 4:20 # " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Efterklang
Efterklang () is a Danish indie rock group from Copenhagen, formed in December 2000. The band has recorded five studio albums and are currently signed to the 4AD label, as well as their own record label Rumraket. In 2012, they released their fourth album '' Piramida'' to good reviews. History 2001–2011 The name ''Efterklang'' comes from the Danish word for "remembrance" or "reverberation." Formed in Copenhagen, its three core members are Casper Clausen, Mads Brauer and Rasmus Stolberg. The original lineup also included Rune Mølgaard, but he has taken a more secluded role since 2007. Drummer Thomas Husmer left the band 2011. When performing live, the core three-piece band is complemented with the addition of live band members. Efterklang released their first album ''Tripper'' to warm critical acclaim in autumn 2004. Their second album ''Parades'' saw the band working with British producer Darren Allison (Spiritualized), and was released in October 2007, receiving widespread ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robyn
Robin Miriam Carlsson (born 12 June 1979), known as Robyn (), is a Swedish pop singer, songwriter, record producer, and DJ. She arrived on the music scene with her 1995 debut album, ''Robyn Is Here'', which produced two Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top 10 singles: "Do You Know (What It Takes)" and "Show Me Love (Robyn song), Show Me Love". Her second and third albums, ''My Truth'' (1999) and ''Don't Stop the Music (Robyn album), Don't Stop the Music'' (2002), were released in Sweden. Robyn returned to international success with her fourth album, ''Robyn (album), Robyn'' (2005), which brought a Grammy Award nomination. The album spawned the singles "Be Mine! (Robyn song), Be Mine!" and the UK singles chart, UK number one "With Every Heartbeat". Robyn released a trilogy of mini-albums in 2010, known as the ''Body Talk (Robyn album), Body Talk'' series. They received broad critical praise and three Grammy Award nominations, and produced three top-10 singles: "Dancing On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brothel
''The Brothel'' is the second studio album by Norwegian musician Susanne Sundfør, released on 15 March 2010 in Norway, through EMI Music Norway and Grönland Records. The album sees a shift from the piano driven pop from previous releases towards a more ambitious and electronic sound. ''The Brothel'' was a critical and commercial success in Norway, spending 30 weeks in the Norwegian album charts and becoming platinum certified and the best-selling album in Norway in 2010. It also won Sundfør a Norwegian Grammy award for "best composer" as well as a nomination for "best lyrics". Track listing Credits and personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''The Brothel''. Locations * Recorded at Pooka Studio * Vocals recorded at Tomba Emmanuelle * Drums and strings recorded at Malabar Studios * Mixed at Duper Studio * Mastered at Cutting Room Studios Personnel * Susanne Sundfør – vocals, arrangements, piano, Fender Rhodes synthesizers, vibraphone, glockenspiel, marim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paleface (Finnish Musician)
Karri Pekka Matias Miettinen (born April 21, 1978), better known by his stage name Paleface, is a Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ... hip hop musician. Discography Albums * ''The Pale Ontologist'' (2001) * ''Quarter Past'' (2003) * ''Studio Tan'' (2007) * ''Helsinki–Shangri-La'' (2010) * ''Palaneen käryä'' (2011) * ''Maan tapa'' (2012) * ''Food for the Gods'' (2013) with Matre * ''Luova tuho'' (2014) Singles * "The Ultimate Jedi Mind Trick – Episode IV" (2000) * "Back to Square One" (2000) * "Maximize the Prophet" (2001) * "Keep Hope a Lie" (2001) * "Til' the Break of Dawn" (2003) * "Colgate Soulmate" (2003) * "Hellsinki Freezes Over" (2007) * "Gently" (2007) * "Merkit" (2010) * "Talonomistaja" (2010) * "Syntynyt rellestää" (2010) * "Helsink ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skit I Allt
''Skit i allt'' is the sixth album by the Swedish psychedelic rock group Dungen. The title literally means "Screw it all" in Swedish. It was released as a CD and a limited edition red vinyl (1,200 copies only) on August 30, 2010, by Subliminal Sounds in Sweden. The album was released in the US on the Mexican Summer imprint of Kemado Records Kemado Records is an American record label based in New York City founded in 2002 by Andrés Santo Domingo and Tom Clapp. In 2006 the label released the ''Invaders'' compilation, which featured many of the label's bands alongside other hard rock ... on September 14, 2010. Track listing All tracks by Gustav Ejstes. #"Vara snabb" ("Being fast") - 3:09 #"Min enda vän" ("My only friend") - 3:15 #"Brallor" ("Pants") - 3:14 #"Soda" - 3:38 #" Högdalstoppen" - 4:43 #"Skit i allt" ("Screw it all") - 2:59 #"Barnen undrar" ("The children are wondering") - 3:21 #"Blandband" ("Mixtape") - 3:49 #"Nästa sommar" ("Next summer") - 3:19 #"Marken låg stil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dungen
Dungen ("the grove", ) is a Swedish rock band based in Stockholm. Often classified as psychedelic rock, Dungen is also influenced by Swedish (and other) folk music, classic rock, progressive rock, garage rock and alternative rock. The band is fronted by singer/composer Gustav Ejstes, who writes all music and plays the majority of instruments on the band's records. Live, Dungen plays as a four-piece. Ejstes, who in his teens started his songwriting with hip hop, is backed live by Swedish progressive rock veteran Reine Fiske on guitar, bassist Mattias Gustavsson, and drummer Johan Holmegard (who replaced Fredrik Björling), all of whom have played parts on Dungen's studio albums. History Following two vinyl album releases on Swedish record label Subliminal Sounds, Dungen briefly signed to Dolores Recordings (a subset of Virgin Records) in 2002, on which they released the CD ''Stadsvandringar'' and three singles, including one for ''Djungelboken 2'' (the Swedish version of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go (Jónsi Album)
''Go'' is the debut studio album by Icelandic musician Jónsi, frontman of the post-rock band Sigur Rós. The album was released on 5 April 2010, through XL Recordings, as reported by a downloadable track from the official site. The fourth track of the album, "Boy Lilikoi", was released for free from Jónsi's website, available to those subscribing to the website's mailing list. The album features predominantly acoustic music and string arrangements from composer Nico Muhly. The album was co-produced by Alex Somers, Peter Katis and Jónsi himself, during summer 2009, in Reykjavík and Connecticut. A worldwide tour across North America and Europe also took place upon the album's release from April–May 2010, featuring Jónsi performing songs from the album and a "unique, cinematic" performance stage designed by 59 Productions. "Kolniður" was featured at the end of the ''Criminal Minds'' sixth-season episode "Lauren" and in a trailer for ''Real Steel''. It also featured at the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jónsi
Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson (; born 23 April 1975) is an Icelandic musician; he is the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist for the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. He is known for his use of a cello bow on guitar and his "angelic" falsetto or countertenor voice. He is blind in his right eye from birth as a result of a broken optic nerve from the brain. He is openly gay. Apart from Sigur Rós, Jónsi also performs together with his ex-partner Alex Somers as an art collaboration called Jónsi & Alex. They released their self-titled first book in November 2006, which was an embossed hardcover limited to 1,000 copies. The two also released the album ''Riceboy Sleeps'', in July 2009. They announced their separation in 2019, after having been together for 16 years. On 1 December 2009, Jónsi's official website, jonsi.com, was launched in anticipation of his debut solo album, '' Go'', which was released on 5 April 2010. After the release of the album, Jónsi promptly started a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
