Tapehead - Live At Galleri 14k April 81 Cassette 1981

Tapehead were T.S Hoeg, Per Jacobsen, Niels Thomsen and sometimes Vagn E Olsen. They released two tapes on legendary label Gry Records. I think this is the first one. The music is elements of free improvisation, free jazz, and straight up experimental sounds. Great stuff!

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Fifty/Fifty - 50/50 LP 1983

Interesting experimental record by two guys from Danish pop band Voxpop. These four tracks were, as the insert tells us, some experiments recorded on tape at home. Not ambient, as I thought it would be, but rather some jazzy funk tracks, experimental synth and bleakness.

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Peter Peter - Beware Of The Lulu Cassette 1988

Peter Peter Schneidermann started out in one of Denmarks first punk bands, then called Sods but later famous under the name Sort Sol. During the eighties Peter also participated in various interesting experimental groups. I believe this cassette came with a fanzine, but unfortunately I don't have it. This cassette is a very experimental affair.

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Still - Trazz 12" 1985

I don't know anything about this band. This record was released on the very exciting label Replik Muzick, run by End of your garden. Aside from the Factory-induced post punk they released this record is full on weird jazz, sort of no wave with that punk energy. Great stuff!

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T. S. Hawk - 90 Minutes Of Live Music Cassette 2017

T.S. Hawk played sax in Cockpit Music and lots and lots of other bands in Denmark. A couple of years ago Insula Music released this solo cassette with his compositions. Lots of skronking on sax and weird sounds. If you like it I think it's possible to buy it somewhere - please do it!

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Cinema Noir - Cinema Noir 7" 1982

Cinema Noir were a Danish experimental band which you can read a lot of information about on Mogens Jacobsens site. Along with Mercedes Prata this is the best example of top notch no wave from the Nordic countries. Every cover were unique and assembled by the band themselves. My copy is the one you can see on this picture. Do not miss this!

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Die Kapelle - Nulpunkt 7" 1984

Die Kapelle were a Danish band that released a stream of records in the mid-eighties. This was their first single. I believe they released it themselves. Sometimes they sound like a better version of D.A.D, sometimes like a goth band, sometimes like a punk band. Great stuff!

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Cockpit Music - Salute For General Wasteland LP 1983

This is the third album from those loveable, crazy jazz-danes. Cockpit music was and is hard to describe. There's elements of world music, jazz (off course), punk (small traces) and good old experimentation for the heck of it. I suppose they had a very organized idea of how they wanted to sound. I had a hard time separating the tracks - so it's just side A and side B.

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Before - Sister Culture 7" 1983

Second single from Denmarks Joy Division: Before. They had developed their sound a bit for this one, adding more synths and even some violin, played by Martin Hall from Ballet Mecanique. If their first single is more heavy, with influence from the Doors, this one is more light, kind of New Order. After this the band disbanded, I think its was due to Fatals growing junk addiction, but i could be wrong.

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Before - Silence 7" 1981

Extremely classic danish band Before, led by singer-junkie-poet Fritz Fatal, made a huge mark on the danish scene. Since Denmark is such a small country they didn't have that many bands that made  records. Before made three before disbanding and since then they have been considered legends in their country. This is their first single.

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Cyklon Anticyklon - Cyklon Og Anticyklon 7" 1981

Cyklon/Anticyklon was formed in the beginning of the 80's by Peter Bonde, Tomas Ortved and Per Jacobsen. They released this single in cut-out pieces from an old map showing regions of Switzerland. The record consists of three compositions of post punk noise no wave rock. This could as well have been produced in New York at approximately the same time, but instead was made in Denmark. This is good stuff.

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No Knox - Filibuster LP 1984

No Knox were one of the first punk bands in Denmark and started off with a very experimental take on the punk idiom. I just read on their page on danish wikipedia that the early concerts were compared to Residents. The only recorded songs from this early period can be found on the major danish punk compilations, "Pære Punk" and "Concert of the Moment". This, however, is a more weird album. Not so much punk as some kind of theatre music or ironic music. I don't know what the purpose of this album was but it's an interesting ride.

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Klima LP 1990

A nice compilation of experimental danish band. Side A is electronic bands, with examples of ambient, EBM and weird stuff while the B side is the real deal with more jazz-oriented bands like Picnic and Cockpit Music. The band Vanviddets Husarer participates with one track from their cassette, which i would love to hear.

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Det Neodepressionistiske Danseorkester - Flere Sange Om Sex Og Arbejde LP 1986

Weird danish band led by singler Helge Dürrfeld. They released three records in the late eighties and if I translate the title of this album to "More songs about sex and work" you can easily sense that Talking Heads were a huge influence on these guys. I can also hear much of the B52's here. Great pop music!

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Ballet Mecanique - Intellectual Self-Mutilation 7" 2006

Denmarks best band ever released this single about 25 years after it was supposed to be released. As we can hear on the bonus CD of the re-release of their first album the band folded before they could release more material. The A-side is a bit too much of their "metal"-side, like the first track on the "For"-album, but still a great track. The B-sides live recording is one of the bands evergreens.

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Communication - Communication LP 1982

This is a special one, since it's not really a concept album but a kind of rock-theatre-performance. With members of danish band Scatterbrain. The story is the traditional dystopian nightmare, like 1984 and feels a bit juvenile in some parts, but it's an interesting album with great music.

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Escape Artists - The Howl 7" 1984

Danish band from Haderslev that only released this single and two tracks on a compilation album. They recorded an albums worth of material but it was never released until a couple of years ago when some of the tracks got a CD-release. This single still remains unreleased. Why is that, Dark Entries? Escape Artists sounds more like a Factory band than most Factory bands. One of the best!

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Ballet Mecanique - Avenues Of Oblivion 7" 1980

Ballet Mecanique were Martin Hall, Michael Karshøj and Morten Versner. They started the band Identity in the late seventies and later rechristened their project Ballet Mecanique. This is their first single. They were one of the best bands ever.

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Cockpit Music - Transworld of Sounds DLP 1981

Cockpit Music were T.S. Høeg, Søren Tarding and Peter Ole Jørgensen. They were formed around 1980 and were active in the creative millieu around the punks in Copenhagen, sharing stage with bands like Sods. They released a lot of records and seems to still be around today. This is their first (double) LP. Sometimes punk, most of the time jazz, sometimes really out there.

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Tzarina Q Cut - On Wave Cassette 1988

Tzarina Q Cut were a noisy jazz duo from Denmark consisting of Jørgen Teller and Jakob Draminsky Højmark. They made a few tapes and two LPs before moving on to more arty stuff. This is their first tape. Kind of no wave, kind of avant-garde jazz, kind of noise.

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