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. 

Depressed comedian

Album cover: "And he just pointed to the sky..."

Watch out, this is dark! The music of the talented artist Peder will at the minimum make you feel nicely introverted and in the worst case scenario deeply depressed. Still, the album "And he just pointed to the sky..." is a favorite of mine at least the first half of the record. The song I have listened to the most is "Would You" featuring Nino Moschella, which is one of the more upbeat ones. 

"Ache" is on the darker side, but puts you in a comfortable, relaxed mood. 

Peder has revealed that the organic electronica is partly inspired by David Lynch and the tracks also draw a big resemblance with film music. And supposedly David Lynch likes the album. Other inspirations are Nina Simone, Chet Baker, Tom Waits and Jan Johansson. 

Maybe it´s hard to believe while listening to the melancholic tracks but Peder is actually better known as a comedian in the Danish public. As a musician he is not widely famous, since the music is not exactly mainstream. I think he should have some credit for going all the way in making an album which is definitely not a crowd pleaser.