The eccentric beat ambassador Alexander Skancke showcases his sound once more on his Quirk label, diving into spring with his debut LP, “Kingdom Couch”. The Norwegian has crafted a versatile yet cohesive body of work between 2020 and 2023, parallel to when he began attending sessions with a therapist. The 10 track double 12” traverses between meticulously arranged minimal moods, shuffling jazz rhythms and ethereal experimental textures. In its few years of existence Quirk has become a safe haven for a freedom of expression as Skancke and his affiliates share their wild side on the label, but the LP marks a milestone on the imprint and for Alexander himself whose lifelong dedication to sound has built towards this moment, utilising the vast influences has absorbed over the years.

“Therapy Session I” teases you into the LP, shimmering blissfully as it grows, blossoming into a dream-like world, tuning your ears for the trip you are about to encounter. Constructed upon slick jazzy drums is “Lost In Time” loosening your senses as the pulsating bass swallows up your train of thought. “Dumbo Move” blurs the lines perfectly between the atmospheres the Berlin based producer has captured within the album. Dark, mysterious and mind bending material in “Purple Lucy” a chugging sub heavy bass driving the track forward as precise beeps and bleeps whirr throughout. On a more playful note is the B2, “Extravagance” animated drum patterns converse with the elastic groove perfectly. Closing off the first vinyl is “Therapy Session II”, another extended exploration of otherworldly ambience, drifting deeper in the world of Quirk.

“The Magnificent Tree Hut” stirs consistently throughout, crisp percussion combined with the psychedelic vocal samples which continue to flash in and out. Transitioning now into “Therapy Session III” sophisticated sounds, enticed further into the full bodied experience by the storytelling sounds of a female voice. Your eyes begin to close and you wake up in a hazy club setting, immersed in the after hours; that’s the immediate impact of “New Dawn”, pensive and hypnotic as it rumbles quietly in the realms of the underground. At just over ten minutes long Alexander Skancke brings you down for landing with the final “Therapy Sessions IV”, transcending movements crammed full of raw emotion, floating you calmly
out of the seventh outing on the label, and the thriving talents finest work to date.

The “Kingdom Couch” is an amalgamation of Skancke’s undying passion and burning desire to create outside of the norm, this can be heard throughout this masterpiece and will undoubtedly inspire its listeners to search for the bigger picture.

Artwork: Johann 3000
Mastering: Mike Grinser, Manmade Mastering

Kingdom Couch

A1 - Alexander Skancke - Therapy Session I (QRK007)

inspired by Irvine Welsh novels
creator & selectah from uk
all i do is rubbish. 

https://soundcloud.com/junkedgroove head

booking\contact: junkypalms [at]  gmail.com

vinyl, cassette, t-shirts 
https://junkypalms.bandcamp.com/merch/

Past gigs:
https://ra.co/events/2130172, 28 Mar 2025
https://ra.co/events/1900329, 19 Apr 2024
https://ra.co/events/1837302, 19 Jan 2024
https://ra.co/events/1738330, 27 Jul 2023
https://ra.co/events/1526188, 11 Aug 2022

For bookings: 
bookings.tina@gmail.com worldwide except for
CA/NA: denis@nomadtalent.com
Iceland: torgerdur.johanna@gmail.com

Next ones 
17.04.2025: Blossy presents: Kaffibarinn from 21 until late w/ Spacebear
18.04.2025: Reykjavík Edition Rooftop, Reykjavík 
24.04.2025: Signal b2b Anna Wall, New York 
26.04.2025: TBA Brooklyn, New York 
04.05.2025: Moondog Hifi, New York
09.05.2025: Kafeteria August, Oslo, Norway 
21.05.2025: Vinyl Wednesday at Röntgen (birthday edition)
23.05.2025: Birthday extravaganza at Kaffibarinn, Reykjavík, Iceland
30.05.2025: TBA, Poznań, Poland
21.06.2025: TBA / TBC, Reykjavik, Iceland
02.08.2025: Space Stage, Kune festival, Copenhagen 

Previous dates 2025: 
03.01.2025: Distrakt Audio at Kaffibarinn, Reykjavik, Iceland
04.01.2025: Distrakt Audio at Secret Location, South of Iceland 
08.01.2025: Vinyl Wednesday at Röntgen, Reykjavik, Iceland 
24.01.2025: Thorgerdur all night long at Kaffibarinn, Reykjavik, Iceland


Previous dates 2024: 
06.01.2024: Kiloton 12 years at Inkonst, Malmö w/ Per Hammar & Kajsa Lindström
12.01.2024: Surfaced Trax w/ Parallax Deep & Bella Sarris at Under Bron, Stockholm
06.01.2024: Kiloton 12 years at Inkonst, Malmö w/ Per Hammar & Kajsa Lindström
12.01.2024: Surfaced Trax w/ Parallax Deep & Bella Sarris at Under Bron, Stockholm
26.01.2024: Gehör, Oslo all night long
02.02.2024: Fraise Records 4th birthday w/ Gabbs, Duowe, Picasso & Ella Fayden at The Cause, London 
03.02.2024: Groove Galaxy, Radar Reykjavík w/ A:Wide, Lilja & Karen Grétars 
21.02.2024: Heavy In Rotation, secret location, Berlin 
15.03.2024: Ritmotica, Maia Amsterdam w/ Karina, Joiah & Hannecart
27.04.2024: Kaffibarinn, Reykjavík (Iceland) 
- the place where it all started <3 
10.05.2024: Apollo Studios, New York 
14.05.2024: Blossy showcase, Archivio Records 
18.05.2024: TBA, Club Atelier, Amsterdam 
19.05.2024: Yellowhouse, Amsterdam 
21.06.2024: HalvØya festival, Kristiansand, Norway
29.06.2024: Maalstrom, Secret stage in the woods at Ploegendienst festival in Breda, Netherlands
12.07.2024: Radar Basement, Reykjavík 
13.07.2024: Rafstöðin, Siglufjörður (BYOB)
19.07.2024: Gísli, Eiríkur, Helgi, Dalvík 
20.07.2024: Kex hostel, Reykjavík (early Friday night vinyl set) 
24.07.2024: Vinyl night at Röntgen, Reykjavík
27.07.2024: Multipla, Amsterdam 
01.08.2024: Club Der Visionaere, Berlin
03.08.2024: Monument festival, Norway 
24.08.2024: Det Gode Selskab X Trommel, Oslo, Norway
27.08.2024: The Sunshine Bar, Berlin
13.09.2024: Kaffibarinn w/ Buhler (NY)
18.09.2024: Vinyl Wednesday at Röntgen, Reykjavík
21.09.2024: Hringekjan, Reykjavík (daytime, second hand vinyl & vintage)
26.09.2024: Tithorea, secret location, Iceland (DM for details)
28.09.2024: Bliss at Module, Copenhagen 
05.10.2024: @VIVS, Aalborg 
26.10.2024: TBA, Leipzig
31.10.2024: Bürro, Mainz with Felix Lücke and Didem 
01.11.2024: Missing Link. Darmstadt
07.11.2024: Lucky Records off venue Airwaves, Reykjavík 
07.11.2024: Radar Reykjavík, Iceland
09.11.2024: Hringekjan, second hand vintage shop, Reykjavík 
20.11.2024: Vinyl Wednesday at Röntgen, Reykjavík 
23.11.2024: b2b with Anna Wall at Jolene, Cph, Ghosten's release party
29.11.2024 : Kaffibarinn all night long, Reykjavík 
07.12.2024: b2b with KT at Next Door Records, London
07.12.2024: Circa Groove at fabric in room 3, London
21.12.2024: Vamos, Akureyri, Iceland 


Previous dates 2023:
21.01.2023: Storgata 26, Oslo in Stallen 
03.02.2023: Urban Dimension at Crack Bellmer, Berlin 
17.02.2023: Missing Link, Darmstadt 
25.02.2023: Secret location, Stockholm
03.03.2023: Keepitgoing x Det Gode Selskab at Hangaren, Copenhagen with tiNi, Martinez, Tod Louie & kndr 
17.03.2023: Det Gode Selskab , Ingensteds, Oslo
18.03.2023: Elektro Romantik w/ Robin Crafood, Oslo
01.04.2023: Blossy w/A:G at Storgata26, Oslo
14.04.2023: Kafeteria August, Oslo
21.04.2023: Normal #4 @ Volume Village, Aarhus
27.04.2023: Remoto-Rec @ Golden Pudel, Hamburg
03.05.2023: Sake36, Berlin
13.05.2023: Blossy w/A:G and a very special guest at Storgata26, Oslo 
20.05.2023: The Elf Club presents: Birthday Convention at Kex Hostel w/ Húsbóndinn, Lilja, Dandy Jack, André Baum & A:G, Reykjavík
21.05.2023: The Elf Club presents: Birthday Convention at Bravó w/ A:G, Día & Hearthug, Reykjavík 
25.05.2023: Iceland Innovation Week, Reykjavík
27.05.2023: Hringekjan, Reykjavík
09.06.2023: Yellowhouse, Amsterdam 
16.06.2023: Space interference, Crack Bellmer, Berlin (closing set)
24.06.2023: Yzta festival, Iceland
29.06.2023: Röntgen, Reykjavík 
04.07.2023: Kaffibarinn, Reykjavík
06.07.2023: Kex Hostel, Reykjavík
15.07.2023: Reykjavík Edition, Iceland
21./22.07.2023: Kune festival, Copenhagen (04-08 am Saturday morning)
19.08.2023: Moment á Klapparstíg, Reykjavik Culture Night
26.08.2023: Stellar Systems at Club Der Visionaere, Berlin
03.09.2023: Space Interference b2b w/Sasha Zlykh at secret location, Berlin
08.09.2023: Høstutstillingen, Kunsterens hus, Oslo
09.09.2023: Kafeteria August, Oslo 
19.09.2023: tiNi and the gang w/ Robin Ordell & Lamache at Ibiza Underground, Ibiza
23.09.2023: Karmaklubb at Trekanten, Oslo w/Bella Sarris
29.09.2023: Stellar Systems at Hoppetosse, Berlin 
07.10.2023: Sass Music Club for Lucid Sounds w/ Matthäus & Pipo Schmidt, Vienna 
01.11.2023: Gehör, Oslo
27.11.2023: Sababa, Zulou Frankfurt
04.11.2023: Radar opening, Reykjavík, Iceland 
11.11.2023: Kaffibarinn all night long, Reykjavík, 
17.11.2023: GusGus afterparty, AUTO, Reykjavík
25.11.2023: b2b w/ Anna Wall, Lion and the Lamb, London
02.12.2023: Gehör Oslo all night long, Oslo
08.12.2023: Early evening set at Club Atelier, Amsterdam 
16.12.2023: Klangkulisse, Jesendorf, Germany 
31.12.2023: Missing Link, Darmstadt


Thorgerdur is an Icelandic DJ & producer based in Oslo. Starting out as a classical pianist who later turned singer-songwriter, she had a versatile musical background when she started DJing late 2014. 

Being introduced to house and techno music through frequent visits to Kaffibarinn in Reykjavik, her interest only grew when she moved to Oslo in 2013 and got introduced to the Oslo-underground scene. She had her first gig in 2015 and was playing at some of Oslo's most respected underground clubs less than a year later. Her DJing is already taking her places around the world, to places like Reykjavik, Tromsø, Lisbon, Paris, New York, Berlin, Göteborg, Stockholm, Darmstadt, Copenhagen and London.

Having a unique ability to curate groovy, mysterious and engaging sets she's now a resident for Oslo based collective Det Gode Selskab, Missing Link in Darmstadt, New Planet and Blossy, her own label and concept Blossy, which she runs together her partner A:G. They had their their first release out June 2018, followed up with a track a recent VA release on mari.te's label On Sight Series, OSS#2, and now she has another collaboration coming out on Luke Eargoggle's label, Stilleben 062.   

She has played alongside A:G, Laurine, Z@p, Miss Kittin, tiNi, Lamache, Loa Szala, Margaret Dygas, mari.te, Ethel & Melody, Sugar Free & Tobias Lindén among others, and constantly continues to impress and surprise her crowd, colouring her sets with authentic playfulness and sassy grooves. 

What triggers her when it comes to electronic music is warmth, mystique and interesting story-telling melodies that combined in a set create a journey that is hard to forget. She loves travelling through different kinds of styles, exploring how they together create an effortless flow, focusing on the vibe rather than any style.

Releases: 
https://www.discogs.com/artist/6535798-Thorgerdur
https://www.discogs.com/release/16067121-Various-OSS-2
https://clone.nl/item71606.html

Alexander Skancke / Foehn & Jerome / Henriku / Trent Voyage / Elena Moroder

Label run by @alexanderskancke
Distributed by @bikiniwaxxrecords

Say hi: helloquirk@gmail.com
We don't accept any demos for the moment

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*. random arts deformed .*
_bellingham wa & beyond
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