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Blue Foundation
Background information
GenresShoegaze, electronica, IDM, Folk, Indie rock, dream pop
Years active2000–present
LabelsMoshi Moshi Records, Astralwerks, EMI, Virgin, DPC Records
MembersTobias Wilner
Bo Rande
Past membersTatsuki Oshima
Scott Martingell
Frederik Hantho
Kirstine Stubbe Teglbjærg
Hans Landgreen
Mathias Hantho
Lasse Berbst
Nikolaj Bundvig
WebsiteThe Band's Record Label



Blue Foundation is a band founded in 2000 by producer and singer Tobias Wilner. The band is based in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.

History

Blue Foundation is the Brain Child of Tobias Wilner. Tobias Wilner crew up in a broken home in Copenhagen Denmark. When he was 17 he was forced to move from his home. In the next 8 years he moved restless for one place to another. Staying at friends places in London, small artist places in Copenhagen. He made his living out of DJ'ing and composing music for Contemporary Dance Pieces and Art films. Next to creating music he did skateboarding. He got his first skateboard when he was 10 years and to this day he still see skateboarding as a part of his life and a big influence on his music.

Blue Foundation started out in 2000 based on Tobias Wilner, aka Bichi's cooperation with various artists and musicians. The music can be described as a mix of Dream pop, electronica and shoegaze. Blue Foundation released their first 7" via Moshi Moshi Records[1] and their first, self-titled album was released shortly thereafter. During the past several years, Blue Foundation have expanded their audience, embracing both the underground and the alternative mainstream. Blue Foundation's music has been featured in major films such as Twilight,[2]Miami Vice[3] and the TV series The O.C., So You Think You Can Dance. Blue Foundation released their third album Life of a Ghost on Astralwerks.

Blue Foundation's brainchild Tobias Wilner in his home in NYC May 2011

In 2003 Bo Rande join Tobias Wilner and together they record Blue Foundation's second album "Sweep of Days". In March 2004 Tobias Wilner recorded the song "Decks-Athron" with DJ Krush and former member of Blue Foundation live band DJ Tatuki Oshima. Tobias Wilner contribute with abstract soundscape and bass lines. The song is released on the DJ Krush album Jaku on Sony BMG Music Entertainment September 7th 2004. [4]

October 2005 Tobias Wilner release an album with his side project Bichi. The album is called "Notwithstanding" and is released by Thomas Knak on his label Hobby Industries. The style is Modern Classical, IDM and Downtempo. Some of the Bichi work will later turn in to Blue Foundation song. The Blue Foundation song "This is Goodbye" from the movie Manslaughter was original the instrumental song "Revolve In The Sun // My Footfalls Are Superfluous" from the album "Notwithstanding".[5] Also the Bichi song "It Begins", featured in the movie "Waking Madison" by Katherine Brooks, is re-recorded and later released in a Blue Foundation version.

Febuary 1st, 2009 Tobias Wilner establish DPC Records, mainly to release his own material as Blue Foundation, Bichi and his band Ghost Society. Later that year Blue Foundation received double platinum in USA for the Twilight Soundtrack. The album was certified double platinum on April 16, 2009.[6] Tobias Wilner also record the Blue Foundation song "Watch you Sleeping" with singer songwriter Mark Kozelek (Red House Painters, Sun Kil Moon). The song is released as a single on DPC.[7]

May 16th, 2011 Tobias Wilner contribute with two songs as Blue Foundation for the soundtrack of the award winning documentary film "Tankograd" by director Boris Bertram. [8] One of the song signals a change in female vocalist. The lead vocal is done by Sara Savery (Ghost Society and People Press Play). Tobias Wilner also compose the soundtrack for the short film "Go All Day" featuring professional skateboarder Chaz Ortiz . Directed by Steve Berra and Colin Kennedy. Produced by Gatorate and The Berrics. The score is later released as the Blue Foundation single "Red Hook" in a cooperation between The Berrics and DPC Records. [9]

Blue Foundation is joining Apparatjik as a part of a live performance at The Festival of New Art, Graz Austria on October 15th 2011.

Blue Foundation has announced a new album release in May 2012.

Discography

Studio albums

EP

  • Dead People's Choice (EMI 2006)

Singles

  • Hollywood & Hide 7" (Moshi Moshi Records 2000)
  • Hollywood & Wiseguy 12" (April Records 2000)
  • As I Moved On 12" (Virgin 2003)
  • End of the Day (Virgin 2004)
  • This is Goodbye (Virgin 2005)
  • Embers 7" (Jack To Phono Records 2005)
  • Crosshair (Virgin 2006)
  • Enemy (EMI 2007)
  • Eyes on Fire (EMI 2009)
  • Watch you Sleeping feat. Mark Kozelek / Dream (3:11PM) (DPC Records 2009)
  • Heads on Fire (DPC Records 2011)
  • Red Hook (DPC Records 2011)

Remix Work

  • Klart Der! Jorden Kalder Blue Foundation & Mixologists Remix (2000)
  • Fauna Flash Mother Nature Blue Foundation Remix (Compost 2001)
  • Jonas Bjerre Window Pane Blue Foundation Remix (PLUK 2011)

Compilations

  • Confusion (Compost Records 2003)
  • Benetton's Colors: A Nordic Compilation (Irma Records 2003)
  • Warp Factor (King Kladze Records/Time Warp 2003)
  • Who Shot Jacques Laverne? (Jack To Phono Records 2004)
  • Paris mixed by Nick Warren (Global Underground 2007)
  • Sequential vol 2. mixed by Hernan Cattaneo (Renainnance 2007)
  • Director's Cut: Music from the Films of Michael Mann (Rhino 2007)
  • Sirenes (Spectacle Entertainment 2008)
  • Compost Downbeat Selection, Vol. 1 (Compost 2010)
  • Sound of Dubstep 3 (Ministry of Sound 2011)
  • Together We Are Not Alone (THISTIME 2011)

Selected Soundtracks

  • Manslaughter (Zentropa/EMI) August 26, 2005
  • Miami Vice (Atlantic Recording) July 18, 2006
  • Twilight (Chop Shop Records/Atlantic Recording) November 04, 2008
  • Normal (Bontonfilm) March 26, 2009
  • Tankograd (DPC Records) May 16, 2011

Music for Contemporary Dance

  • Overloadlady by Sara Gebran. Musical scores by Tobias Wilner (pre-Blue Foundation). Premiered August 1999[10]
  • Hurtdetail by Tim Feldmann. Musical scores by Tobias Wilner (Blue Foundation). Premiered at "Plovdiv Center of Contemporary Art" in Bulgaria, on May 13th 2000.[11]
  • Hendrix House by Tim Feldmann. Musical scores by Tobias Wilner (Blue Foundation) and David Linton. Premiered at Pakhus 11 April 22nd 2003
  • eXPLORnography by Tim Feldmann. Musical scores by Tobias Wilner (Blue Foundation). May 2005

References

  1. ^ Moshi Moshi Records | Releases: Hide/Hollywood
  2. ^ "'Twilight' Soundtrack Tracklisting Unveiled". SPIN.
  3. ^ "Moby, Goldfrapp on 'Miami Vice' Soundtrack". SPIN.
  4. ^ "DJ Krush "Decks-Athron"". Discogs.
  5. ^ "'Bichi-Notwithstanding". Discogs.
  6. ^ "Gold & Platinum - June 18, 2010". RIAA. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  7. ^ Leah Greenblatt (2009-06-06). "Twilight's Blue Foundation: Stream an exclusive new version of 'Watch You Sleeping'". Entertainment Weekly.
  8. ^ Kimberly O’Haver (2011-01-27). "Dancing in time to the Geiger counter". The Moscow News.
  9. ^ "Blue Foundation on iTunes". The Berrics. 2011-10-30.
  10. ^ "Overloadlady". Sara Gebran.
  11. ^ "Hendrix House". Tim Feldman.

External links

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