2012.05.14
A.K. Hansn is playing a show at Hjortshøj Festival on Saturday May 26th! Read more about it and all the other artists playing at www.hjortfest.dk. The Hansn gig is at 17.00.

2012.05.02
Sister Chain & Brother John play a show in Aarhus, Denmark, this coming Friday May 4th at 20.00. This will be at the SPOT OFF 'guerillafestival' right next to the official Spot Festival. After that they head off to the UK for four shows there.
Check out the SOPA Live Calendar for more info. And see Facebook for more info on the full SPOT OFF event.

To coincide with Spot Festival we have put together a delicious mixtape for you. 20 amazing tracks from SOPA artists and a lot of other talented people we know. As a special treat the mixtape also contains an exclusive preview of the song "Mellem To Elstole" (Between Two Electric Chairs) from A.K. Hansn's coming album "Heroicus Interuptus". Listen and/or download it all at Soundcloud.

2012.04.19
We have just sent out our latest newsletter (read it here!)
In it you can read about Girls Love Rallie's Copenhagen gig tomorrow as well as Sister Chain & Brother John's show in Denmark and tour of the United Kingdom. Also: Agata & Me's new album and release party, new web features, the "On The Roof" music video and a clever new piece of technology called Bandloot.
But yes, Sister Chain & Brother John are in fact playing a whole four shows in the UK. Check out the SOPA Live Calendar for more info on all of the above.

2012.04.04
Today we present the online world premiere for the music for for Sister Chain & Brother John's "On The Roof". It was made by Henrik Vagner and Michael Ersted of NoButt Productions.
You can see it at www.sopa.dk/ontheroof.
We also have a set of "behind the camera" photos from when they filmed the video. You can see them here.
And yes, also another web feature with photos from Sister Chain & Brother John's release concert in Berlin for "The Androgyne Show" in March. See it here!
Also: Our Live Calendar has been updated with an extra UK gig in May for Sister Chain & Brother John. More might come. Stay tuned!

2012.03.26
The entire SOPA catalogue is now available at Bandcamp for streaming and download. All the compilations are free to download (or you can kindly donate whatever amount you feel like). The last of the lot to make it onto Bandcamp was SOPA's most popular, best reviewed and biggest release "SOPA Deliciosa".
Go to Bandcamp here!

2012.03.12
Denmark's biggest music magazine Gaffa has reviewed "The Androgyne Show" and given it 4 stars:
"Berlin-based Sister Chain & Brother John is a most peculiar and rather unique acquaintance. Victorian glam rock meets dark cabaret moods of the duo's strange, seductive, macabre and highly dramatical theatrical universe. There is something absolutely alluring about Sister Chain & Brother John's peculiar world. (…) There is a constant lurking danger in Sister Chain’s shrill tremulous voice that complements the disturbing universe perfectly. (…) There are glorious highs in the spinning Satan Said, the title number with playful bass, the doomsday heavy When It All Comes Down and the delicious fingerpicked On The Roof."

Gaffa also reviewed "Son of Rock'n'Roll" giving it 5 of 6 stars:
“There is room for both evocative and discreet background organ, strings, brass, bongos, banjo and beautiful and rough singing on the eclectic album that is primarily driven by strong songwriting, melodiousness and ingenuity. (...) The girls have all the reasons in the world to love Rallie. Ten extremely lovable poprock songs of the alternative kind.”

And so did Geiger:
“A little gem of a pop album with both sugar, edge and salt for the ears. (...) The sadness in the lyrics are lifted up by the catchy tunes. (...) The album contains bittersweet rock and mostly pop and enough good melodies and hooks to make experienced pop composers envious. For example, the excellent “Remember Uncle August” whose
falsetto chorus is some of the best pop music I’ve heard in a long time. Son of Rock’n’Roll is a fine album. It’s as simple as that.” .

2012.03.11
We now have the "Son Of Rock'n'roll" cds in stock ready to go. BUT... we also have a brand new surprise release for you! And the crazy thing is: It's free!
After spending lots of time recording "Son Of Rock'n'Roll" Girls Love Rallie went to the city of Aalborg and recorded the whole thing again on lo-fi equipment - in one day!
It's called "Son Of Beat/Folk" and it's the companion to and twin of "Son Of Rock'n'Roll. This album contains the same songs as the original album. It's very much the same album, but very much a different album. It just goes to show that Rallie's songs are so strong that whatever you subject them to (lo-fi or hi-fi) they always shine through.
Read more, download it and listen to it here!

2012.03.09
Sister Chain & Brother John had an eventful tour of Denmark last month. We have collected plenty of videoes and photos from it all in our new feature. See it all here!

2012.02.01
We just sent out the latest newsletter. Read it here.
Sign up for the SOPA newsletter by sending an e-mail to
sound.of.perpetual.astonishment @ gmail.com (remove the spaces).

2012.01.30
Okay, folks! We're about ready to unless the brand new album by Sister Chain & Brother John on the world. "The Androgyne Show" is in fact also the very first vinyl release from SOPA. We're very proud.
For a preview of some of the album check out the website we made for it at www.sopa.dk/theandrogyneshow.
And we also have a Danish tour in store for you!
FEB 17: Beta, Copenhagen
FEB 18: In-store, Stereo Studio (Købmagergade), Copenhagen
FEB 24: HeadQuarters, Aarhus (release concert)
FEB 25: Studenterhuset, Aalborg
The official Berlin release party will be at Kugelbahn on March 16th. For more info on the shows see our Live Show page.

2012.01.22
Exciting new stuff in the SOPA shop!
First up is the utterly charming old school 7" from Big Daddy Mugglestone And His Cheap Paper Toys. Big Daddy kickstarted the SOPA DELICIOSA-compilation way back when. Read more.
And do you remember the amazing "The Tension Slip" by Per Hoier on the SOPA CURIOSA-compilation? Well, here's the brand-spanking new 12" and CD single from the popmeister himself. We're very proud to stock this gem in the SOPA shop. Individually and unique handmade cover 'n' all. Read more.

2012.01.05
Happy New Year everyone!
Let's start the year of with some great news. First off Girls Love Rallie just got a five-star review of "Son Of Rock'n'Roll" in Denmark's biggest music magazine Gaffa. Read it here!
And Sister Chain & Brother John have finished recording their second album "The Androgyne Show" and it's on the way to the pressing plant. And might we say: The music on this fine piece of vinyl is truly amazing!
We will be celebrating the release on Friday February 24th at HeadQuarters in Aarhus, Denmark. More info on Facebook and our Live Show page.

2011.11.30
Okay, here it is, folks! The brand new album "Son Of Rock'n'Roll" by Girls Love Rallie is released as digital download today! A cd will follow shortly. Buy, pre-order, read more or listen to the whole thing at Bandcamp. We hope you like. We certainly do. In fact we love it! :-)
Here's the deal... we don't what you to feel cheated:
For 8 euro you can buy this album as digital download in various formats.
BUT it's actually a "8 euro or more" donation option. If you choose to pay 10 euro or more AND at the same time include your postal address with your payment, then we will send the limited first pressing of the cd version to you as soon as it's made (we are working on it right now).
Should you experience any problems with this procedure don't hesitate to mail us at sound.of.perpetual.astonishment@gmail.com.

2011.11.18
Here's the line-up for your next SOPA Night! It will be at the Berlin venue Antje Öklesund on December 15th.
On stage: Marzipan Marzipan, Sister Chain & Brother John, 9, Lenny Davies, Big Daddy Mugglestone & Margareth Kammerer and Capt. Daydream (DJ).
Remember that AK Hansn plays at HeadQuarters in Aarhus tonight, that Sister Chain & Brother John play Bristol on November 24th and Marzipan Marzipan play Kugelbahn in Wedding, Berlin, on December 9th. See you out there!

2011.11.17
For your listening pleasure here is an exclusive preview of the brand new Girls Love Rallie album "Son Of Rock'n'Roll" - which will be released by the end of this month.
We also made a website for the album with exclusive content such as acoustic live versions of some of the songs.
Go to www.sopa.dk/sonofrocknroll.

2011.10.26
We are so close (so close it's almost painful) to releasing the new pop masterpiece by Girls Love Rallie. The album is called "Son Of Rock'n'Roll" and features ten brand new songs. The whole shebang was produced by Rune Hedeman (formerly of the band 1234). Dare we say, that SOPA is releasing a record with serious hit potential? In a perfect world, in one word: Yes!
Rallie has recorded a video (filmed in the garden) with a beautiful acoustic version of the song "The Loving Season".
YouTube link here.

2011.10.26
All but one of SOPA's releases are now available for download through Bandcamp. All the compilations are free and the one-artist releases cost money. The last release to be uploaded, "SOPA DELICIOSA", will be with you shortly. Go to Bandcamp here.
Furthermore Bandcamp is now embedded in this website. So when you click on a SOPA-release you can now listen to all the tracks here - as well as download/buy it.

2011.10.25
The SOPA 5 Year Anniversary Show as hoped turned out to be exactly what we hoped for: Good vibes and great music. Most of the acts playing even brought along new material and many took the opportunity to join each other on stage for special duets and arrangements. We've collected some videos and photos from that evening for you. Go here!

2011.10.25
We continue with putting all our SOPA releases on Bandcamp. Two more have found their way. These are compilations so they can be downloaded absolutely free - or you can choose to donate whatever amount you want to support the artists and SOPA.
The first new download is the 8-track EP "SOPA Exclusivo" made for two SOPA Nights in 2009. It features several exclusive tracks (hence the name). Go here to get it!
The second download is the massive 22-track compilation "SOPA Curiosa". A treasure trove of talent, to be quite honest. One fine musical moment after the other. Don't miss out. Go here to get it!

2011.09.04
Sister Chain & Brother John are on their way to Sweden! On September 15th, 16th and 17th they will perform at the Live At Heart Festival in Örebro. Their first performance on the festival (which features around 300 bands) will be at the opening ceremony.
For more info on the festival visit www.liveatheart.se and also check Sister Chain & Brother John's page there!
For even more info, live videos, photos etc. check out our special infopage on the band.

2011.08.08
We made a special website for the 5 year anniversary at www.sopa.dk/5. There you can read about it all. Among other things about the All-Star 5 Year Birthday Bash on August 26th. This will be at HeadQuarters in Aarhus and on stage is Marzipan Marzipan, Agata & Me, A.K. Hansn and... well, who knows? We will have guests from near and far - and also play around a bit with some video. DJ Bjarke Svendsen (booker at the venue Atlas) will spin some great tunes.
Doors open at 20.00, but actually the place is open from the afternoon on, so that's more a figure of speech. Entrance is only 40 DKK (approx. 5 euro). HeadQuarters is located at Valdemarsgade 1, right next to Musikhuset. You can probably hear the music outside when you get closer. See you there!
Oh... and Marzipan Marzipan and Capt. Daydream (DJ) is supporting Frisk Frugt at Atlas the day after. Don't miss!

2011.08.07
SOPA has gone "digital download"! Well, it's also a possibility now anyway. We are in the process of putting all our releases on Bandcamp where you can download them. Some cost money, some (compilations) are free - with an option to donate.
We've made a brand new compilation to celebrate our 5 Year Anniversary this month. It's called "SOPA Cinco". You can get it at http://soundofperpetualastonishment.bandcamp.com alongside most other SOPA releases (the rest will follow shortly).
"SOPA Cinco" contains the best from all five years as well as two brand new songs from two of our soon-to-come releases: Girls Love Rallie's "Son Of Rock'n'roll (on cd) and Sister Chain & Brother John's "The Androgyne Show" (on 100% analogue LP).
Go directly to the compilation at Bandcamp here. And read about on this site here. Enjoy!

2011.08.05
Sister Chain & Brother John are recording the last bits of their second album "The Androdyne Show" right now. If you want a sneak peek into the recordings then have a look at this video where you can hear parts of the title track and the utterly beautiful first single off the album "On The Roof". Go here!

2011.08.03
One of the very best online music shops - Norman Records - is having a sale. Here's your chance to get some SOPA releases at half the normal price! Among the ones on sale are releases that are even no longer available in the SOPA webshop! Here are the direct links:
Nils Gröndahl
Marzipan Marzipan
9
SOPA Deliciosa
Agata & Me
Girls Love Rallie
Delay Lama
SOPA Curiosa

2011.06.21
Marzipan Marzipan has a new music video. With fairgrounds, tigers, ballons and fireworks. What more do you want? It's called "I'm Not Afraid Of Tigers" and was made by Amelia Seymour. Watch on YouTube here.
Also: Marzipan Marzipan will be performing in Denmark in the near future. Details soon! Tonight she plays to shows at Fete De La Musique on Sonnenallee in Berlin.