Elektra is the fourth studio album from Danish hip hop group

Suspekt Suspekt is a Danish hip hop group. They are known for their dark, intense style, which has sometimes been described as horrorcore. The group consists of rappers Bai-D (Andreas Bai Duelund) and Orgi-E (Emil Simonsen), as well as producer Rune Rask ...

, released 12 September 2011. It is produced by

Rune Rask Suspekt is a Danish hip hop group. They are known for their dark, intense style, which has sometimes been described as horrorcore. The group consists of rappers Bai-D (Andreas Bai Duelund) and Orgi-E (Emil Simonsen), as well as producer Rune Ras ...

and Jonas Vestergaard. The symphony orchestra

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is featured on ''Brænder Byen Ned'' (''Burning Down The City''), ''Helt Alene'' (''All Alone''), ''Nyt Pas'' (''New Passport'', which features a 3 minutes

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ending), and ''Parasitter'' (''Parasites''). The orchestral music was recorded in the

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Concert Hall,

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, and was composed and orchestrated by

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who also plays

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on ''Parasitter''. Danish singer

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is featured on ''Helt Alene''. Frederik Magle conducting 2011 (IV)

The album was presented in public for the first time at the release concert in

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(Copenhagen), 10 September 2011. The concert was reviewed by the music magazine ''Gaffa'', who gave it 6 stars ''Elektra'' was favorably reviewed by Danish press including reviews in all major newspapers upon its release. The album was certified gold in November 2011.

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and executive producer

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used "Helt Alene" as the main sample for the track "The Art of Peer Pressure" on Kendrick's album

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Track listing

# "Brænder byen ned" – 3:32 # "Elektra - Requiem" – 1:08 # "Ruller tungt" – 3:07 # "Klaus Pagh – 3:20 # "Far gir en is" – 2:08 # "Helt alene" (feat.

) – 4:26 # "Elektra" – 3:47 # "Vi ses i helvede" – 3:27 # "Nyt pas" – 5:22 # "The Valley – 3:25 # "Weekend kriger" – 3:04 # "Parasitter" – 4:06

References

{{Authority control 2011 albums Suspekt albums Danish-language albums Universal Music Group albums Tabu Records (Denmark) albums