Lullabies for grown-ups

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No category is big enough to fit the music of Balstyrko, which is quite unique. The three musicians in the band, Ane Trolle, Blæs Bukki and Anders Christophersen, have stirred together a blend of reggae, hip hop, folk and electronica and the outcome is a bunch of cuddling, catchy and edgy songs. One critics called their newly released album "Jagten På Noget" lullabies for adults and I agree that the music is soft for the ear but without losing its character. 

The hit value of tracks like "Intet Stopper Helt", "Hold Igen" and "Jagten På Noget" is obvious and the lyrics are marked with Blæs Bukki´s sharp pen. He knows how to make words sound delicious next to each other while at the same offering critical content about society today. 

One of the things that have been great about the Danish music scene in recent years, is that people are not afraid of mixing genres in all kind of directions and inventing new forms. They are not afraid of breaking the existing norms, and I think that Balstyrko is a key example of that trend. 

Sexy, sleepy soul

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I think it´s about time that I introduce one of the most talented and interesting Danish, female singers. Her name is Ane Trolle and her voice is amazing. It´s full of sleepy, sexy soul but at the same time classical and beautiful. 

Oddly enough Ane Trolle has, despite of her over ten years in the music business, not released an album in her own name but always in collaboration with other musicians. But I´m grateful for her choice, since she is working with some of the most innovative forces in the Danish music industry as Pato Siebenhaar, Anders Trentemøller and Peder, the two latter I have already written about. 

The collaboration that I have been most exited about is with Peder because of the song "White Lillies" which is on Peder´s album "And He Just Pointed To The Sky...". Besides from Ane Trolle´s impressive voice the music is so well arranged and I get almost high because of the heavy bass, the piano consistently playing in the background and not to forget the melancholic string players at the end. It´s rare to find such a sophisticated sound. 

You can listen to the track on her website as well as the radiohit "Sweet Dogs" which is by her band Trolle/Siebenhaar and "Moan" by Trentemøller. Even though they are made by different artists the three songs share some of the same feeling because of Ane Trolles ability to put her own mark on whatever she is working on. 

Besides from featuring on many tracks of others, she is simultaneously a part of the bands JaConfetti, Trolle/Siebenhaar and Balstyrko, so definitely a productive girl.  

Take a listen to Sweet Dogs at the video below, and judge for yourself whether she has a incredible voice, and I strongly encourage you also to listen to "White Lillies". As far I can see there is not made a video for the song, so that´s why I have chosen "Sweet Dogs" as the next-best option.