Release concert at Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen on the 1 th of April 2017.
composed by Bjarke Falgren, album release february 2017, go to World On A String official website for more info
Falgren and Meinen composed and arranged the music for „Postcard to Self” in an old schoolhouse in a small and sleepy village in the Danish countryside. Inspired by the beauty of the old house and the Scandinavian landscape their compositions mix folk influences with classical music, fingerstyle guitar, jazz and a pinch of film music. They recorded the album themselves at the same magical place where their music was written, retaining the stories and inspiration of the pieces in a very personal way.
“Postcard to Self“ gets the listener travel to different times, it is a playful soundtrack to childlike wonder as well as looking back to old memories. It delivers the same intrigue and anticipation as opening a letter or flicking through old photographs. It is a musical invitation to pause and reflect on what we would choose to tell our future self, if we write ourselves a postcard today.
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We had a great concert at Skansen in Stockholm yesterday, great weather, great audience and what a fantastic wiev
Catbird are a trio from Copenhagen with singer Billie Koppel in front(daughter of Annisette and Thomas Koppel from the legendary band The Savage Rose). The other two are multi-instrumentalists Frank Hasselstroem (piano, keyboards, trombone, samples, drums) and Bjarke Falgren (violin, viola, cello, guitars, percussion echoes, loops etc.)
The trio has with their three latest albums distinguished themselves as one of the most original bands of the Scandinavian music scene. And with their live performances, they have gained great recognition to give the public a fantastic and different experience, at a very high and internationally artistic level.
The music is a crossover between the acoustic and electronic. The dreamy and poetic sound that gives one the feeling of being on a journey in a cinematic universe.
Catbird has previously been nominated for several Grammy awards (including “Best Singer” and “Best Producer”) and also the Danish Radio P3 price.
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Catbird at Statens Art Museum / * * * * * GAFFA MAGAZINE
Already from the first song, “City of Blue”, the audience got to hear what Catbird is able to do live. Billie Koppels rousing beautiful voice was – as expected – in the center, while Frank Hasselstroem got the joy and the honor of borrowing the museums Concert Grand Piano for a night. It is rarely heard better. The sound and acoustics were generally in Catbird’s favor, and also substantively, Catbird showed themselves in a class of itself. In exactly one hour long set, the band kept their expression, that managed to maintain their expression and their attentive audiencestate of mind. We cannot give enough praise for the three musicians on stage.
Information, newspaper
If Jean-Pierre Jeunet and David Lynch had created a movie together, Catbird could be the soundtrack. Catbird is just so magical and haunting as “The City of Lost Children” and just as obsessive and mysterious as “Blue Velvet”. Lead singer Billie Koppel alluring and dreamy voice glides gently over the piano, trombone, glockenspiel and strings. It is in harmonious beauty and gentle ornamentation they create elegant and oppressive songs, reminiscent of Billie Holiday, Beth Gibbons, Fransoise Hardy and Chris Isaak.
Politiken, newspaper
Unusual beautiful music. Privation turned into the most beautiful zest for life in this delightful album, “Among Us”. The entire album is wrapped in velvety want and longing melancholy. This time it is acoustically built around Frank’s piano and Billie’s heartbreaking song. And the result shows that the brilliant style creators as Jacques Brel and Tim Buckley has not lived in vain. Catbird is a sensitive band that holds the beauty and a touch of the rare. Annisettes daughter sounds lovely dusty and wonderful.
Århus Stifttidende, newspaper
Fatally beautiful and poignant music from Catbird, and the singer’s glowing, bleeding and spirited vocals leave no doubt that she is the daughter of Annisette. A seeker and soulful album – a shimmering jazz noir black and white intonations on the hushed inner dramas, that weigh when life, death, love and longing overwhelms. Catbirds only second abum is an unheard piece of work that causes goose bumps. An eksistenstiel feat.
Denmarks Radio
Catbird tell stories and create images on the retina, while they are creating a universe of mysterious and dreamy spheres with strong melodies and interesting instrumentation in focus. And the result is refreshing unconventional and un-Danish. Catbird really impresses. An eye-opener that subjects of intense creativity that we need here at home. Technically Billie Koppel is a singer with no equal in Denmark, and on “Among Us” she really strike the strong expressiveness. She sings simply intoxicating beautiful and sensual, and live in it up to her name. Billie.
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Små Oaser (Small oases) is a unique live ensemble creating “Filmmusic for reality”
At exhibitions, airports, conferences, events etc., we create music inspired by people, the spaces and the situations – performed live and 100% improvised
We record everything and our music is widely used among editors and featured on numerous film- and TV-productions
The music is different, more intuitive, colourful and emotional and has a stronger coherence between instruments.
Små Oaser is
Bjarke Falgren – Violin, cello, bratsch, mandolin, mandola, bas, percussion
Jens Lysdal – El-guitar, guitar-synth, percussion
Jesper Bo Hansen – Keyboards, piano, percussion
Frank Hasselstrøm – piano, guitar, trombone, percussion.
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