Jesper Skaaning (a.k.a. Acustic) is a Danish

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, producer and

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. He started his career as a guitarist in various experimental punk bands in the early 1980s and was inspired by European electropop and early

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, especially by Kraftwerk. At that time he formed a band, Acustisk Ungdom, from which he later took his name. He formed the

Future 3 Future 3 is a Danish ambient music trio, consisting of Anders Remmer, Thomas Knak and Jesper Skaaning. Their music is, like many other Scandinavian ambient artists such as Biosphere, characterized by a cold and bright sound. Except for their l ...

electronic trio together with

Anders Remmer Anders Remmer is a Danish electronic musician, producer and film composer. He was born and raised in Denmark. Now he is one of the key figures in the electronic community of Copenhagen. Working together with Thomas Knak a.k.a. Opiate and Jesper ...

(a.k.a. Dub Tractor) and

Thomas Knak Thomas Knak is a Danish electronic musician who has also produced work under the name Opiate. He worked with Björk on her ''Vespertine'' album and has produced remixes for Bomb the Bass and Coldcut. He also produced original music for the 20 ...

(a.k.a. Opiate) in 1994. He is also a member of People Press Play (which is Future 3 plus

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) and has a duo project with Remmer,

Jesper & Anders Jesper is a given name commonly believed to be of ancient Persian origin, meaning "Treasurer". Some notable people with the name Jesper include: Music * Jesper Koch (born 1967), Danish composer * Jesper Kyd (born 1972), Danish video game and fil ...

a.k.a. Recycler 202. With his sense of harmony, and his consciously minimalist approach, Skaaning constructs a sound which is forthcoming without trying too hard to please. At the moment Jesper is working together with guitar and bassplayer Djon on the side project Spring, which is a return to more guitar oriented material with discrete use of vocals.

Discography

* Tease (12”) - (

Flex Records FLEX Records is a Danish record label. Label founded by Scandinavian Records in 1994 to release various electronic music (mainly - dance genres). It was sold to the Danish branch of the EMI group in 1996. FX Records is a sublabel of FLEX Records ...

, 1995) * No 1 (CD, Album) - (

April Records April Records is a Danish record label (based in Copenhagen, Denmark) specialized on Scandinavian electronica music: from ambient to techno and trip hop. List of musicians recorded on this label includes: Underworld, DJ 360°, Biosphere, Blue Fou ...

, 1996) * No 2 (12”) - (April Records, 1997) * Star Quality (CD) - (April Records, 1998) * Split (12") (with

Goodiepal Goodiepal or Gæoudjiparl van den Dobbelsteen, whose given name is Parl Kristian Bjørn Vester, is a Danish/Faroese experimental electronic musician, performance artist, composer and lecturer, as well as a self-described horologist. His work engag ...

) - ( Hobby Industries, 2000) * Split (12”) (with RJ Valeo) - (Hobby Industries, 2002) * Welcome (CD)- (Rump Recordings, 2005)

References

External links

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Jesper Skaaning at DiscogsAcustic at MySpace
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