Christian Rønn
Christian Rønn | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Ganga |
| Born | 23 May 1969 |
| Origin | Denmark |
| Genres | electronic, freeform, industrial rock, ambient drone, Filmmusic |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Performer, music producer, Songwriter, |
| Instrument(s) | keys, electronics, guitars |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Escho, Flinc Music, Wormland White, Kid Recordings |
| Website | www |
Christian Rønn (born 23 May 1969 in Denmark) is a Danish musician and composer of electronic music, industrial rock, ambient drone, free form, film music and experimental music in general.[1] As a soloist and in collaborations, Rønn has worked and played with a number of artists. F.ex. Peter Peter, Ikue Mori, Rhyse Chatham, Peter Peter, Ingrid Chavez, Karsten Vogel and many others.[2]
Since 1998, he has scored more than 24 feature films and documentaries,[1] and performed live scores to silent films like Metropolis and The Battleship Potemkin, the latter with Peter Peter (Peter Schneidermann). These were well received by the Danish press.,[3][4] and the new scores were performed 5 times in all on the Danish music festival Roskilde Festival. As a solo-artist, he has released "Time Charged Maneuvers", "Broken Air" (Insula Records, Flinc Music) and "Chordis et Machina" (Resipiscent Records, Nische, Tonometer), the latter with Ikue Mori. [5]
His less experimental electronic music is primarily written under his moniker Ganga with tracks featured in more than 200 compilations worldwide.[6] As "Ganga", he has released 7 CD albums, 4 EPs and 3 12" LPs. Other notable projects are Prox with Jørgen Teller, Blind Mans Band with Claus Poulsen and Panser with Peter Schneiderman.
Discography
[edit](On Insula Records) as Christian Rønn
- 2015: Time Charged Maneuvers (LP)
- 2016: Broken Air (LP)[5]
( Insula Jazz)
- 2016: Blind Mans band (Christian Rønn, Claus Poulsen, Kevin Angboly) (Tape)
- 2017: Reveal (Claus Poulsen, Christian Rønn, Jenny Gräf) (Tape)[5]
(Escho Records)
- As Panser (Christian Rønn & Peter Peter)
- 2012: The Body & The Work a Sacred Unity (LP)(DIG)
( Flinc Music )
- As Prox (Jørgen Teller and Christian Rønn)
- 2008: Evil Babies (DIG)
- 2010: On Off (DIG)
- 2014: Life of X (LP)(DIG)
- As Ganga
- 2006: I Dream About Trees (CD)(DIG)
- 2009: More Light Please (DIG)
- 2009: Don't Wake Me Up (CD)(DIG)
- 2010: Gaia (CD)(DIG)
- 2011: Circle (CD)(DIG)
- 2012: Forget Gravity (LP)(CD)(DIG)
- 2015: Reptile Routine (DIG)
- As Petrol (Christian Rønn, Helle Chirholm and Steen Kyed)
- 2008: Petrol (EP)(DIG)
( Wormland White)
- 2013: Wondrous Machine (CD)(DIG)
Film scores
[edit](selective)
- 2000: State of Bliss
- 2002: Allahs børn
- 2003: Efterskoleliv - 300 dage på Samsø
- 2004: Hingitaq - de fordrevne
- 2005: Metropolis
- 2006: Battleship Potemkin
- 2007: Bronenosetj Potemkin (original in 1925)
- 2008: Så himmelsk anderledes
- 2011: Fortællingen om Rosa
- 2016: Xenia - en vognmands bekendelser
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Danish Film Institute website: Filmography of Christian Rønn". Archived from the original on 2012-10-06. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ^ "CV". Archived from the original on 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
- ^ AF Søren Vinterberg. "Panserkrydseren Potemkin - Punket panserkrydser er værd at gense" (in Danish). iBYEN.dk. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ^ Politiken: Punket panserkrydser er værd at gense
- ^ a b c "Christian Rønn". Discogs.
- ^ Discogs Ganga page