SOPA Newsletter # 25 - December 8, 2008: Reviews, win cds, tour feature, distribution etc.

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Hi!

Welcome to the 25th SOPA Newsletter! Lots of exciting new stuff, great reviews and live videos. Read on...


In this newsletter:

SOPA CURIOSA COMPILATION REVIEWS
AGATA & ME GERMAN TOUR FEATURE
WIN SOPA CDS ON DANISH NATIONAL RADIO
NEW STUFF IN DISTRIBUTION
RUNNING OUT OF EARLY SOPA RELEASES
NEW POSTAL ADDRESS
WHAT OUR FRIENDS ARE DOING

 

SOPA CURIOSA COMPILATION REVIEWS
SOPA CURIOSA has been reviewed. Once again some curious ears out there have been pleased, so that makes us very happy.
Norman Records gives it a 'happy' rating writes things like... "This disc certainly works at bringing these artists to peoples attention and hopefully showcasing some of their talent. The tracks range from accessible, experimental, indie, pop, electronic etc. (...) Worth noting is that all tracks are exclusive and it features Agata & Me whose EP proved to be fairly popular with you good people out there."
Read it all here: http://www.normanrecords.com/records/103649
And if you prefer to shop using your regular credit card you can do it through them.
Danish webzine Undertoner also seems to like this curious disc and starts off by stating (rightly so?) that "somewhere in Denmark there's a man with a strange taste in music".
"SOPA CURIOSA is an insight into one man's greatly personal musical taste which is surely eclectic but still coherent via the curious approach to the phenomenon 'music'. The album works as an exciting collection of songs in it self and as it was probably originally intended: A showroom for the label. That's the way it should be, and therefore the album in itself is successful."
You can read the whole four-of-six star review in Danish here: http://www.undertoner.dk/article/review/anmeldelser/
pladeanmeldelser/v%7Ca%3A+sopa+curiosa

The talented webdude Mr. Jint, who also made the last compilation website has outdone himself and made a website for new one. Read and listen at: http://www.sopa.dk/sopacuriosa

 

AGATA & ME GERMAN TOUR FEATURE
In October 2008 Agata & Me went on a small Germany tour. Six shows in Leipzig, Berlin and Dresden. German magazine Persona Non Grata shot some photos at the venue UT Connewitz in Leipzig where the duo opened up for fellow Danish band Slaraffenland. The kind 'Katja' shot some video from that show too. Thanks! Go here to check it out: http://www.sopa.dk/features/015.htm
Here's the direct link to the video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9ZRfYaBW_k

 

WIN SOPA CDS ON DANISH NATIONAL RADIO
SOPA has given three great christmas presents for Danish indie chart radio show Det Elektriske Barometer. Each containing a SOPA DELICIOSA and a SOPA CURIOSA compilation - but also either a cd by Agata & Me, Girls Love Rallie or Marzipan Marzipan. They're given to the best letters written to the program. Visit the chart and listen at http://www.dr.dk/barometer

 

NEW STUFF IN DISTRIBUTION
We've got two exciting new items for sale in the distribution section.
Just a little while ago Capt. Daydream dj'ed for close to 12 hours and A.K. Hansn performed his twisted tales at the Gymnoten release party for "Det Store Varieténummer".
This is the first anthology magazine with words, comics and pictures from Gymnoten - who brought you "Mallens Nat" by A.K. Hansn and "Mef løber tør for kaffe" by Hr. Vagner.
A truly unique collection full of creatures of the night, drunken vampire hunters, impossible missions, tormentor of animals, tormentor of humans - in short: a mixed bag.
Are you ready to meet Nosferatu, Doctoer Verner and the horrors of the christmas dinner? Then dive into this strange brew put together by some of the weirdest minds of the Danish underground. That means A.K. Hansn amongst others. Read more here: http://www.sopa.dk/releases/D014.htm
Also new in the shop: "Solus Ipse". The second album from former Under Byen composer Thorbjørn Krogshede a.k.a. Thunderbear. His piano gets a lot of space on this one. No drums, but still allowing a bit of glockenspiel and some noise layers done on guitar to add extra flavour to these instrumental pieces. Although leaning towards the more classical genres those who enjoyed the piano parts of the previous Under Byen records as well as their overall compositional style will most likely find this record quite interesting. The album was recorded in the symphonic music hall at the Musikhuset in Aarhus.
Read more here: http://www.sopa.dk/releases/D013.htm

 

RUNNING OUT OF EARLY SOPA RELEASES
We only got a handful of Marzipan Marzipan cds and Nils Gröndahl cds left. And actually there aren't that many Agata & Me cds left either. So if you're we planning on getting any of those now is the time. Just a fair warning: don't hesitate too long.

 

NEW POSTAL ADDRESS
SOPA has a new postal address!

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v/ Lars Kjær Dideriksen
Onsholtvej 146A
8260 Viby J
Denmark

Yes, SOPA has moved back to Aarhus - where the music flows a-plenty. It might mean an increase in activity in the future. Let's see what happens!

 

WHAT OUR FRIENDS ARE DOING
In September SOPA and Littlemaps helped organize a Scandinavian tour with Jasmina Maschina and Golden Diskó Ship (who have been featured on the SOPA-compilations). We filmed a lot of it. So far one song has been edited and made it onto YouTube. We hope to do more for your listening and viewing pleasure later. For now here's the first one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV_0X7v9PNI

Lamburg Tony (featured on the first SOPA compilation) finally has his debut album out. On the great Danish label Escho. It's called "Hip Hop Nation", which by regular standards might be a misleading title... and yet it may still make sense. Listen at http://www.myspace.com/lamburgtony and http://www.escho.net/e11.html
And visit http://www.lamburgtony.com

Capt. Daydream

www.sopa.dk
www.myspace.com/soundofperpetualastonishment