SOPA Newsletter # 27 - March 23, 2009: Liveshows, dj'ing and exciting projects

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Hi!

Welcome to the 27th SOPA newsletter! We've got various live shows and dj sets coming up around Europe, so please read on below. And don't forget to also check out the last bit of the e-mail about what our friends are doing - plenty of more great shows and releases!

In this newsletter:

10 LIVE SHOWS & DJ SETS AROUND EUROPE
A.K. HANSN DIGS UP OLD DANISH ELECTRONIC MUSIC
KURVE IS BACK!
NEW WEBSITE PROJECT
FRIENDS HAVING FUN

10 LIVE SHOWS & DJ SETS AROUND EUROPE

We've got nice selection of shows coming up in 5 different European countries. I Like This Wind recently played the first of a handful of shows on the island of Tenerife. Now she's got four left. Capt. Daydream will be doing some dj'ing in Berlin in early April and Agata & Me take on Dublin later. Aaaand.... well, please read on:

March 28 - 9 @ Navel, Udine, Italy
April 1 - Marzipan Marzipan @ Transit, Berlin, Germany
April 7 - Capt. Daydream (dj) @ Kim Bar, Berlin, Germany
April 9 - Capt. Daydream (dj) @ Transit, Berlin, Germany
April 24 - Agata & Me @ Ballroom of Romance, Dublin, Ireland
April 24 - I Like This Wind @ NUMAfest, Salon de actos Centro Cultural, El Sauzal, Tenerife, Spain
May 9 - I Like This Wind @ NUMAfest, La Casa Roja, Garachico, Tenerife, Spain
May 30 - Agata & Me @ Lobby, Aarhus, Denmark
June 6 - I Like This Wind @ NUMAfest, Teatro Union Tejina (TUT), Tejina, Tenerife, Spain
June 18 - I Like This Wind @ TEA, Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Spain

Check the calendar for additional details:
http://www.sopa.dk/menu/live.htm

A.K. HANSN DIGS UP OLD DANISH ELECTRONICA

A.K. Hansn and his father has been unearthing a whole heap of cool Danish electronic music from 1960-1978 over the last couple of years. Now the best of those old reel-to-reel tapes have been cleaned up and compiled on "Pioneers - The Beginning of Danish Electronic Music". A lush double-cd released by the Aarhus-based label LJUD - also containing a very informative booklet about the music..
Not just of historical interest, but also an immensely beautiful and hugely interesting release which has already gotten rave reviews in the press.
You can read more about it at http://www.ljud.dk/releases/default.asp?action=showrel&id=8
If you want to buy it then get in touch with the label through the website. We recommend that you do if you have an interest in electronic music.

KURVE IS BACK!

Aarhus-based balkanpunkband KURvE has been on a hiatus for a while. The band played at the very first SOPA Night at Ausland in Berlin back in 2007 and one half of Agata & Me - Emir Pasic - is the singer and guitarist in KURvE.
Now the band will return on March 28 at Lobby in Aarhus, Denmark. Known for their highly energetic concerts where the speed of punk is combined with the all-over-the-place melodies and complex rhythmic patterns of balkan music the audience is sure to be in for a great experience.
When they take the stage this time the quartet will be reinforced with three more brass players making it a septet. Ready to literally blow everyone away. KURvE's set will be split in two where in the break delicious Balkan specialities will be served - alongside the (in)famous plum booze Šljivovica for those who dare. The night will also feature others sorts of entertainment from De Jydske Helte and Hr. Vagner.
More info in Danish here: http://www.kultunaut.dk/perl/anmeld/type-nynaut/nr-4170561
Sounds and video can be found at http://www.myspace.com/kurveband

NEW WEBSITE PROJECT

SOPA founder Lars Kjær Dideriksen started the 'århus:nu' book and cd-project back in 2003. An effort to document the talent on the Aarhus music scene back then. The website has been living a quiet life just selling the book/cd since the 2004 release. But now it's been brought back to life in order to bring everyone news about live shows in Aarhus, Denmark, as well as documenting some of them on video. You can check it out at http://www.aarhus-nu.dk

FRIENDS HAVING FUN

A.K. Hansn's band Singvogel will do two shows in the greater Copenhagen area in April:
April 3rd @ Drone, Copenhagen
April 4th @ Elværket, Helsingør (Elsinore)
Emir Pasic of Agata & Me and KURvE will be performing with the band on these dates.
Check them out at http://www.singvogel.dk

Esther Maria & The Song Horse - featured on the "SOPA CURIOSA" compilation - will do a full band show at Fatter Eskil in Aarhus, Denmark, on April 23rd.
More info and music at http://www.myspace.com/esthermariamusic

Bleubird - featured on "SOPA DELICIOSA" - is currently touring the USA with shows from now until may. Lots of shows - too numerous to mention here. Don't miss out if you're in the neighbourhood. See all the dates at http://www.myspace.com/bleubird
He also just released a split 7-inch single on MISM Records limited to 300 copies. Go buy yours at http://mismrecords.net
If that wasn't enough he's got a record coming out with his other Berlin-originated project Prinzenallee. Some devious heavy shit which you can check out here:
http://www.myspace.com/prinzenallee
http://www.prinzenallee.com
Aaaand.... as Boyfriends Incorporated he made this little video/song about.... kitties (which you really gotta check out if you're up for a laugh): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnR3bAICsDM
http://www.myspace.com/boyfriendsincorporated

No Nebraska - featured on the "SOPA CURIOSA" compilation - is going on an extensive European tour with lots of French and Spanish dates starting March 25th. If you like your punked up math-rock with a mighty pinch of bass clarinet you better read on. Go to http://www.myspace.com/nonebraska to see all dates and listen to their music.

Hugs and shout-outs from SOPA... way too real... for wide appeal...

Capt. Daydream