Saybia is a
Danish
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rock band formed in
Nyborg
Nyborg is a city in central Denmark, located in Nyborg Municipality on the island of Funen and with a population of 17,525 (2022). It is the easternmost settlement on Funen. By road, it is located 34 km east of Odense, 35 km north of ...
in 1993.
History
From 1998 to 2000 they privately recorded three EPs (which they sold at their concerts) before signing to
EMI
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in the spring of 2001. In the summer EMI released the 6 track EP "Saybia". In September 2001 the band went to Sweden to record their debut album ''
The Second You Sleep
''The Second You Sleep'' is the debut studio album by Danish rock band Saybia.
Track listing
Musicians
* Søren Huss – vocals, acoustic guitar
* Jeppe Langebek Knudsen – bass
* Palle Sørensen – drums
* Sebastian Sandstrøm – guita ...
''. This album was recorded in "The Blue Room" in
Gävle (Sweden), and was produced by Saybia and Swedish producer Andreas Ahlenius. The album was mixed at Medley Studios, Copenhagen DK. After the release on 21 January 2002, the band went on the road, touring Scandinavia and most of Northern Europe until Sep 2003. In 2003 Saybia released a Live-EP recorded 16 February at the venue "
013
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There are two concer ...
" in
Tilburg
Tilburg () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, in the southern province of North Brabant. With a population of 222,601 (1 July 2021), it is the second-largest city or municipality in North Brabant after Eindhoven and the seventh-larg ...
, NL. In autumn 2003, the band bought a house south of Copenhagen, and turned it into a rehearsal/recording studio. Saybia spent the winter recording demo's for the next record "These are the days". In January 2004 the band booked studio-time in "Sandkvie Studio", Visby on the Swedish island, Gotland, again together with producer Andreas Ahlenius. The album was mixed by Tchad Blake at "Real World Studios" GB. "These Are the Days" was released September 2004.
In August 2007 Saybia released their 3rd studio album "Eyes on the highway", which was recorded in the band's own studio "A Kind of Eden Studio", this time with producer Rune Nissen Petersen. The album was mixed by Producer Ryan Hewitt at "The Pass", Hollywood.
A new album has been announced, to be released in October 2015.
Band members
*
Søren Huss
Søren Huss (born 6 September 1975) is a Danish singer, songwriter and musician. Prior to a solo career, he is best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band Saybia, which was formed in Nyborg in January 1993. After a hiatus of 7 yea ...
(born 6 September 1975) –
vocals
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,
acoustic guitar
* Jeppe Langebek Knudsen (born 17 August 1976) –
bass
* Palle Sørensen (born 8 September 1974) –
drums
* Kasper Rasmussen –
guitar
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* Jess Jensen (born 8 March 1977) –
keyboards
Former members
* Sebastian Sandstrøm —
guitar
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(1998—?)
* Thomas Dahl —
guitar
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(1993—1998)
Discography
Albums
EPs
Singles
;Charting singles
;Other songs
*2002: "The Day After Tomorrow"
*2002: "The Second You Sleep"
*2002: "In Spite Of"
*2004: "Brilliant Sky"
*2004: "Bend the Rules"
*2005: "Guardian Angel"
In other media
*''
Veronica Mars
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'' – "Brilliant Sky" was featured in episode 1x11, "
Silence of the Lamb".
Awards
In 2004 Saybia won an
EBBA
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Award. Every year the European Border Breakers Awards
EBBA recognize the success of ten emerging artists or groups who reached audiences outside their own countries with their first internationally released album in the past year.
References
External links
International fansiteDanish fansite
Danish rock music groups
People from Nyborg
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