AKROBAKKUS
Akrobakkus, 2006. TUTL Records, SHD076
Akrobakkus is Afenginn’s second album and was released on April 12th 2006 on TUTL Records. The album features guest appearances by the cult actor Zlatko Buric, the gypsy cimbalom virtuoso George Mihalache as well as a brass quartet etc. Akrobakkus was nominated for two Danish Music Awards in the categories “Album of the year” and “Contemporary artist of the year”
In the dark uniform western hemisphere, where rationality and stress seems to be the new religion, a small distant light is now appearing. Deeply rooted in the faith and tradition of sincere musical virtuosity and sheer madness, the new release from the acrobatic Danish deviates Afenginn, must challenge the stagnate state of every part-time depressed citizen of modern society.
In a challenging unpretentious head-on collision with the conformity of well polished musical mainstream, this one-of-a-kind polyethnic contrastic Balkan-Scandinavian music blend will make every honest delirium-connoisseur go into ruptures. The music is best defined as Bela Bartok drinking schnappses of melancholic nordic klezmer with Mike Patton. This new and second release, Akrobakkus, will make you twitch, twist and tangle all the way through the summernight…
Tracks
Akrobad, part 1 03:10
Akrobad, part 2 04:35
Ralli i d-mol 03:30
Febrilsken 01:54
Kantate Mutagenia 04:08
Andante Mobile 03:41
Østrogenmanipuleret Basilisk 03:24
Fotonen 08:41
Føroyska kjøtið 03:55
Terror Humppa 02:49
Valse Melankolika 23:57
11 songs, total playing time 44 min (with hidden track 1h 3 min)
Musicians
Rasmus Krøyer: clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, choir
Niels Skovmand: violin, viola, choir
Kim Rafael Nyberg: mandolin, mandocello, harmonium, trash, choir
Andrzej Krejniuk: bass guitar
Rune Kofoed: drums, trash percussion, choir
Zlatko Buric: voice
John Fomsgaard: vocal aaah’s
George Mihalache: cimbalom
Stig Mærsk: cornet, choir
Ole Reimer Algreen: flugelhorn, trumpet, choir
Jakob Munch: tenor horn, choir
Øivind Slaatto: tuba, choir
Aske Jacoby: kontraslide
Credits
All music composed by Kim Rafael Nyberg. Lyrics by Timo Haapaniemi.
Recorded and mixed by John Fomsgaard in Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen. Artwork by Jakob Bendix
Akrobakkus was funded with financial support from DMF, Dansk Artist Forbund, DJBFA and KODA. Thank you!