Efterklang

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Efterklang

Background information
Origin Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre(s) Rock
Classical
Post-rock
Choir
Electronica
Glitch
Post-Pop
Years active 2001–present
Label(s) Rumraket
The Leaf Label
Website efterklang.net
Members
Casper Clausen
Mads Brauer
Rune Fonseca Mølgaard
Thomas Kirirath Husmer
Rasmus Stolberg
Niklas Antonson (live)
Heather Broderick (live)
Peter Broderick (live)
Frederik Teige (live)
Daniel James (live)

Efterklang in the name of Danish rock group formed in 2001

The name 'Efterklang' comes from the Danish word for remembrance or reverberation. Though it consists of five core members, the group regularly includes two or more members for live gigs and plays orchestral and experimental rock music. Formed in January 2001 in , Copenhagen, its five core members are: Mads Brauer, Casper Clausen, Thomas Husmer, Rune Mølgaard and Rasmus Stolberg. When performing live, the core five-piece band is complemented with the addition of three to four closely-related live band members.

They have released albums on the British/American record label The Leaf Label, but also have their own record label called Rumraket (the Danish word for space rocket). So far the Rumraket roster includes Grizzly Bear, amiina, Cacoy, Erik Levander, Kama Aina, Slaraffenland, Taxi Taxi!, and Canon Blue.

Efterklang has a history of working with many guest musicians on their recordings. They also produced a vast number of artistic music videos by filmmakers like Karim Ghahwagi, Tobias Stretch, Anders Morgenthaler, Carolina Melis, Jeremiah Zagar. Nan Na Hvass from Hvass&Hannibal is the mastermind behind the critically acclaimed artwork for Efterklang's One-Sided LP, Under Giant Trees, Parades, and the Mirador video (Oct. 2007)

Efterklang's second album Parades, released October 2007, has won several awards and nominations. Recently (April 2009) it was selected as the 38th best album released between April 2005 to April 2009 by Clash Magazine (UK). On a 2008 tour with Slaraffenland, the two groups collaborated on a joint EP under the name Slaraffenklang

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[edit] Members

  • Casper Clausen (Vocals & Various Instruments)
  • Mads Brauer (Computers, Seq. & Flute)
  • Rune Fonseca Mølgaard (Piano)
  • Thomas Kirirath Husmer (Drums, Trumpet & Choir)
  • Rasmus Stolberg (Bass, Guitar & Various Instruments)
  • Heather Broderick (live-band member - piano, flute & vocal)
  • Peter Broderick (live-band member - Violin & Choir)
  • Niklas Antonson (live-band member - Trombone & Choir)
  • Frederik Teige (live-band member - Guitar & Choir)
  • Daniel James (live-band member - Guitar & Choir)

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