Copenhagen based electronic musician Rumpistol and John LaMonica - American vocalist living in Berlin - met in London in 2012 after both having performed at Project Mooncircle's Boiler Room showcase. 
"It's Everywhere" is their first collaboration blending John LaMonica's strong songwriting and vocal performance with Rumpistol's acknowledged production style. 

On the EP the original track is joined by 4 remixes from Brooklyn's own KRTS, Denmarks rising star UNKWON, ex-Various Production member EAN (UK), and German producer Sieren (Project:Mooncircle). 

The EP will be out exclusively though our Bandcamp the 15th of July and everywhere else the 14th of August

Bandcamp Link: http://rumprecordings.bandcamp.com/album/its-everywhere-ep

RUMP page with more info: http://www.rump-recordings.dk/releases/27

Rumpistol & JohnLaMonica - It's Everywhere EP Snippet

Digital version: www.rump-recordings.dk/releases/28
Pre-order on Bandcamp: http://rumprecordings.bandcamp.com/album/asleep

After his latest collaborations with Red Baron and John LaMonica, Rumpistol now returns with a sound that’s both fresh and outgoing, while giving a nod to his earlier instrumental efforts. 

The first single from his new album, "Away" is called "Asleep" and opens the door to the subconscious mind of the Danish artist – a place populated by thumb pianos, ancient lullabies and microhouse beats working in odd meters. “Dreams have always been a great creative inspiration for me" Rumpistol says. "I think it's an important aspect of life that we unfortunately tend to forget as soon as we wake up." 

The lyrics of the song originate from the traditional Danish folk song "Tornerose" (Sleeping Beauty), a source that becomes more apparent while watching the video, featuring a Portuguese girl who falls down an invisible rabbit hole into a strange animated world. 

There are 3 remixes of "Asleep" included on this release: the UK's Kelpe delivers an aquatic moog-fest of a remix, Danish newcomer Bwoy De Bhajan adds Amon Tobin-esque snares to his “dreamtech” version while Poland’s Bueno Bros takes the track into tech-house territories. 

Distribution DK: http://targetgroup.dk
Distribution INT: http://www.theorchard.com

Remixers Links:
https://soundcloud.com/kelpe
https://soundcloud.com/bwoydebhajan
https://soundcloud.com/buenobros

RUMPEP007 - Rumpistol - "Asleep" (Digital EP, Nov. 18th)

01 Oh, Jolly Good - Mikkel Meyer - Jolly EP

Rumpistol is the debut album from the Danish electronica artist Rumpistol (danish for spacegun), aka Jens Berents Christiansen.

It was originally released in March 2003 in a limited edition which received great reviews in the Danish press as well as within the music audience. Due to this positive response, Rump Recordings re-released the album, in a slightly modified version, with a new cover, one new track, and a remix by Danish artist Pondul (aka Anders from Melk).

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9 Gargamel & Cholic

The 2nd album from Rumpistol continues the warm melodicism and dub sensibility from the debut, only this time presented in a more instrumentally expansive mix, including elements such as melodica, glockenspiel and kalimba.

”Großartigen Tracks.” **** (DE:BUG, Germany).

“Excellent new album from Rumpistol.” (Angry Ape, UK).

”This record is unique.” 8/10 Points (Cuemix Magazine, Germany).

“This is new dub music at its purest.” (Fakezine, Macedonia).

6 Vintertog

Apart from being mainly instrumental, Snöleoparden´s selftitlted album comprises such different elements as Steve Reich-like minimalism (’Xylofon’ & ’Lillecykel ’), Pakistani folk songs (’Dreng’), childrens pop songs (’Hodja Fra Pjort’ & ’Grieg’), ritual/ceremonial music (’Trance’ & ’Snabel E’), electronica (’Den Evige’) & psychedelic rock (’Water Puppet Theatre’).
Elements of world music also has a strong influence on Snöleoparden´s music, but to simply label it world music, wouldn´t do it justice either.
What unites the tracks is the fact that they´re created in a state of childish ingenuousness, musical curiosity, and with eminent instrumental skills rarely heard like this.
During recordings as well as live sets Snöleoparden uses mostly homemade instruments, reel-to-reel tape recorders and guitar pedals to create his music.
The hypnotic rhythms are all hand-played and only in one case (’Trance’) based on a loop, done the old fashioned way of course, using a reel to reel tape.

Most tracks have small stories to accompany them. Like the track ’Dreng’ which were done with a 6-year old busking boy from the town of Sadikeabad in Pakistan on vocals. Or the charming rendition of Danish composer Sebastian’s ’Hodja Fra Pjort’, where the voices were recorded in a kindergarden and the instruments in the music room of a public school, using only the available instruments.

'A great and beautiful album that will conquer your heart. Beauty of the month March!!!' - Michael Mück, Cuemix Magazine.

'..an album that captures the rapturous ramblings of a truly creative mind' - Will Joines, Sonic Frontiers.

'..a record full of disarmingly hypnotic child-like patterns and rhythms made by a disarmingly talented dude living in Denmark' - Everett True, The Village Voice.

'Listeners are urged to 'dig-deep' and keep an open mind when listening as Snöleoparden will lead to the discovery of some of Denmark's most unique and charming soundscapes!!!' - Kamyar Sadegzadeh, Experimusic.

'In a time when relations between the Muslim world and Denmark are strained due to an over-reaction to those cartoons, it is heartening to hear just how productive two seemingly disparate cultures can be when they work together rather than against each other' - Dave Evans, New Noise.

'If you are looking for a different attitude to sound and music but you want it to sound fresh and also experimental, check this album' - Maurizio Pustianatz, Chain D.L.K.

'The 45 minutes make for an interesting ride in the mind of Stampe, who is creative and manages to keep the child in himself alive' - Martijn Busink, Musique Machine

'Danske Snöleoparden er et triveligt bekjentskap. ...hallusinerende psychprog, raga og Terry Riley-lignende minimalisme pakket ind i et overraksende tilgjengelig og varmt lydbilde..' - Morten Finslo, Ikon.

Original liner notes:

All songs composed by Jonas Stampe, except: Hodja Fra Pjort, by Sebastian, and Dreng, trad. Pakistani & Snöleoparden.
All songs performed by Snöleoparden with additional guest musicians on: Hodja Fra Pjort: vocals by the kids from the børnehave + glockenspiel & xylophone by Hakim Ghoula.
Dreng: lead vocal by Pakistani busker boy in Sadikeabad.
Snabel E: abuko by Ko de Regt + additional programming by Karsten Pflum.
Lillecykel: clay drum by Jessie Gho.
Outtake editing on Snabel E and Trance by Oliver Duckert.
Recorded on 4-track reel to reel. Lillecykel and Dreng were recorded on laptop.
Mastered by Anders Bech.
Coverart by Snö and Hendrixgry.
Handwriting by Hans Oldau Krüll.
Liondrawing by Magnus Damgaard.
Layout by Mads Westrup.
Photo by eter Skeldahl.

Snöleoparden played dholak, clay flute, mbira, tabla, xylophone, reel to reel tapedecks, glockenspiel, headphones, guitars, bassguitar, vocals, drumkit, dan rhi violin, shaker, tambourine, tiny clay drums, microphones, beenflute, kitchenware, recorders, cowbell, cymbals, vibraphone, mixer, guitarpedals.

Thanks: Oliver & Jens, børnehavnebørnene, Hakim, Ko, Jessie, Pflum, Anders, Ørn'ern & Bjørn'ern, Gry, Hans, Morten Ehlers, Kirsten Jørgensen, Sebastian, Rump, Koda, Ljud, Ravi Shankar, Meher & Sher Ali, Barun Kumar Pal & Per Møller.

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Bjørn Svin is unique. Full stop.
And with "Browen" he has succeeded in creating an album that deviates from sounding like anything else within the contemporary electronic scene, as well as marking a new era in Bjørn's versatile work as a composer.
In spite of intense activity it has in fact been nine years since Bjørn Svin sprayed vitamins into the Danish techno scene by releasing an album, "Kan Tropisk" from 2001. Although he is still able to deliver aggressive techno (try seeing him live!) the pace on "Browen" has been turned down remarkably, even to such a degree that many will be surprised that Bjørn Svin is behind it.
"Browen" is released exactly 15 years after Bjørn's very first release, the single "Diskonat" from '95, which was released when he was only 19 years old. Later came hits like "Mer Strøm #2", "Mand Over Bord" and the album "Benene På Nakken". All of these have since become classics in his home country, and made Denmarks first techno star!
Time has passed and Bjørn has gone from being the man who brought humour, madness and musical originality to the scene, to having moved himself away from the audience's expectations and ultimately away from Denmark. Based in Berlin and New York, Bjørn Svin has developed a form of exile from the electronic music scene and "Browen" is in its specificity a natural result of it.

Bjørn Svin’s sound in 2010 is marked by a strange and a mature sincerity that - mixed with a childlike naivety and curiosity - causes the most soulful Bjørn Svin release to date. The humorous playfulness that characterised Bjørn’s earlier music has evolved into an even more playful character, where humour and irony is replaced with eccentricity and lively timbre, for example heard on the title track opening the album.
"Browen" is also characterised by its liberty of genre, and as the naughty boy of the class he has always been, Bjørn Svin breaks all the usual rules within the club music he originates from. The minimalistic single "bowbrow" is completely devoid of beats, but contains in its simplicity a power and a soul that is rarely heard within newer electronic music. On the closer "BooO" Jacob "I Got You On Tape" Bellens' voice suddenly appears and testifies to a newfound calmness and depth of sound, where harsh metallic sounds create stir in a sea of organic-sounding electronics.

"Browen" has musical references to electronic pioneers like Raymond Scott and Morton Subotnick while the Sheffield Sound of the 90's (Warp Records, Autechre), early Aphex Twin and Cristian Vogel's wry swinging techno also can be felt. Mood-wise Bjørn himself mentions Mozart, Steve Reich, Ligeti, Ella Fitzgerald and African singer/songwriters as Baaba Maal and Rokia Traoré as inspiration.

01 Browen

RUMPEP011: MIKKEL MEYER - “DIAMONDS EP"

Rump Recordings announces Mikkel Meyer's new “DIAMONDS EP" - to be released Thursday the 12th of February 2015. 

Diamonds is Mikkel Meyer’s fifth release, and his second on Rump.
His previous release, the nostalgic 303 & 808-based "Jolly EP" from 2014, gained great reviews around the globe plus airplay at the BBC.

After the release Mikkel Meyer joined the touring KUBE project with Rumpistol and Unkwon and now he's back with a release full of sparkling emotional acid tunes.

The title refers to diamonds as a precious gemstone and a profitable object to simile or synthesize. Inspired by this strange nature of the stone, Meyer names his tunes after different imitations of the mythical rock. 

On the "Diamonds EP", Mikkel Meyer searches for the dance floor with acid in his pocket and beats on his mind. The orchestra is stripped down to music-machines of the 80’s, they are modified so yesterdays sound is all but a shimmering glow on the modern tracks. The result is melodic and full of emotions with a hint of electrified American new folk. Like Bonnie "Prince" Billy if he had switched his guitar and voice for synths and drum machines. 

Mikkel Meyer will start touring again in February 2015 with the KUBE project now expanded with Ceephax Acid Crew and Danish techno legend Bjørn Svin.

01 Simili - Diamonds EP - Mikkel Meyer

For this dub-oriented project the German multi-instrumentalist F.S. Blumm (known from his numerous releases on Morr Music and Staubgold) has teamed up with the two Italians Luca Fadda on horns and Alessandro Coronas on drums. 
Quasi Dub Development combine modulated horns and bricolage sounds with an Italian sense of melody and a German feel for clarity and precision. 

18 Kim Hiorthøy - Elastic Plastic Remix

For the first time ever, the Danish band KALAHA has come together in the studio, resulting in an entire EP trilogy to be launched the 19th of February 2016.  

The EP is a follow-up to the album ’Hahaha’, which was released in 2014 to glowing reviews. Danish magazine Soundvenue awarded 5 stars and wrote that the album was a proof ”that otherwise diverse genres can find each other in the most beautiful way.”  

The band consists of 4 well-known Danish musicians Emil de Waal (drums) and Niclas Knudsen (guitar/Ibrahim Electric) and the two established electronic musicians Spejderrobot and Rumpistol. 

On ‘Quarquaba’ they have let themselves be enthusiastically inspired by traditional music from both Africa and China, blended with retro-futuristic movements in electronic music and jazz. 

At the same time, they have cultivated a more focused and extrovert expression which can be clearly heard on the opening track of the EP ’Nguni’ where the listener is invited to a vibrant dance party on the beach followed by a trip out into the desert, where the slide-guitar complements the grandiose dub landscapes of the track ‘Josty Kit’.  

The third track of the EP ‘Tippi Tabu’ calls to mind a sweaty West African funk séance visited by Moroccan sci-fi nomads, followed by the track ‘Hutong’ leading to associations with a Chinese version of Blade Runner.  

The music bursts with great musical energy and precision without squandering its nerve and humour, as can also be seen in the music video of ‘Tippi Tabu’.

RUMPEP013: Kalaha - "Quarquaba EP" Snippet

https://rumprecordings.bandcamp.com/album/wahwahwah-ep
http://www.rump-recordings.dk/releases/37

Kalaha consists of the gifted drummer Emil de Waal, Ibrahim Electric-guitarist Niclas Knudsen as well as the two established electronic musicians Spejderrobot and Rumpistol.  

Second part of Kalaha's 2016 trilogy is called ”Wahwahwah” - an onomatopoeia that hints at the guitar sound used throughout the EP. 
Just like the first part of the trilogy ”Quarquaba” the band have looked to Africa and Asia for inspiration and have blended this with elements from electronic music and jazz-rock. 

Using the track ”Aloo Gobi” as the starting point for the EP's intergalactic journey, the band starts with a slow groove that has a lot in common with Mulatu Astatke's Ethiopean funk as well as the organ driven tracks from The Doors. The catchy talk box theme is typical Niclas Knudsen material, revealing the guitarists background in the legendary Ibrahim Electric-trio. 

Second track ”Nilaborre” (”Nile Perch”) written by Rumpistol sees the quartet heading into more cosmic territories, where the hypnotic drum and bass grooves blends with a desert-blues talk box slide theme before ending in an 303 driven acid krautrock explosion. 

The closer of the EP ”Norsk Khat” is an IDM'ish tune written by Mikael Elkjær aka Spejderrobot. The track unveils a frenzied percussive trip alongside poetic halftime cascades of notes that will leave you split between moving your body to the music and floating in a parallel universe. 

The music of Kalaha is a constantly changing amalgam, bursting with off kilter ideas, musical energy and precision without squandering its nerve and humour. 
If you like unpredictable music, look no further.
credits

Mix & Production: Jens Berents Christiansen & Mikael Elkjær 
Sound Engineer: Troels Bech 
Mastering: Antony Ryan 
Artwork: Zven Balslev
CAT.NO: RUMPEP014

Kalaha - Wahwahwah

We're very proud to announce that Kalaha's new album "Masala" is out today!
The limited vinyl (300 copies only) comes with a bonus CD and if you order it through our Bandcamp page you also get a signed art print by Zven Balslev and the band:

Bandcamp: http://bit.ly/2hC36IY
iTunes: http://apple.co/2hBZ0Ax
Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2hC1oHu
HHV: http://bit.ly/2gHUwGC

Kalaha is a quartet consisting of four Danish heavyweights: Emil de Waal (drums) the afrobeat loving guitarist Niclas Knudsen (Ibrahim Electric, John Tchicai) and the two electronic musicians Rumpistol and Spejderrobot. 

The band is now ready with their first studio album "Masala" which is also the third and final part of the band's 2016 trilogy. 

The first part of the trilogy "Quarquaba" was nominated for a Danish Music Award in the World Music Composer category. The trilogy's second part was called "Wahwahwah" and in the third and final part "Masala” we get the whole trilogy combined plus a little extra. 

The title "Masala" comes from the fiery Indian spice blend: precisely because Kalaha is the very epitome of a strong mix; distinctive electronic sound design and stellar instrumentalism are effectively mixed together, just like the 4 musicians' western backgrounds are mixed with the input of other continents. 

On "Masala" the band has been particularly inspired by traditional music from both Africa and China, and retro-futuristic movements within electronic music and jazz. 

With over 25 concerts in 2016 alone, Kalaha has developed into an exceptional live band and has reached as far abroad as Belgium, Poland, Finland, China and Korea. The amount of shows has stimulated the band's sound which has become more aggressive, and with their highly danceable material they've also captivated a younger and more club-oriented audience. 

However, jazz listeners and world music enthusiasts have plenty to look forward to when Kalaha sets sail for distant climates and packs the suitcase with everything from Nigerian funk (Tippi Tabu), Ethio-jazz (Aloo Gobi) to Chinese New Age (Hutong) along the way. 

Kalaha's music is a constantly changing mix of quirky ideas, solid grooves and precision that never loses its nerve, audacity or flavour. 

If you like unpredictable music, look no further!

Masala

Kalaha - Masala Teaser

8 remixes of tracks from Rumpistol's "Drops" EP from 2017, which saw the Danish producer return to the characteristic down- and midtempo style that dominated his first two albums.

The remixers featured on this release varies from IDM & ambient pioneers like Mr. Projectile, ISAN and Rumpistol himself over beat heavy producers like Osmetic (aka Mike Wallis known for his legendary "Crunch" project with Tipper), Mindex & David Last, to talented newcomers like Noosfære and Rasmus Fisker.

Drops Remixes

Rumpistol - Pentatonic Drops (Mindex Remix)

8 remixes of tracks from Rumpistol's "Drops" EP from 2017, which saw the Danish producer return to the characteristic down- and midtempo style that dominated his first two albums.

The remixers featured on this release varies from IDM & ambient pioneers like Mr. Projectile, ISAN and Rumpistol himself over beat heavy producers like Osmetic (aka Mike Wallis known from @kloofficial and his legendary "Crunch" project with Tipper), Mindex & David Last, to talented newcomers like Noosfære and Rasmus Fisker.

Rumpistol - Forest Drops feat. Bwoy de Bhajan (Osmetic Remix)

Rumpistol - Circular Drops (Mr. Projectile Remix)

'Dragon Jenny' is Kalaha's first release since the award winning album 'Masala' was released in the end of 2016.
The band - consisting of two electronic musicians (Rumpistol & Spejderrobot) and the two live instrumentalists Niclas Knudsen (gtr) & Emil de Waal (dr) - won a Danish Music Award in 2017 and received the following words:

”The musicians of this release merge together in a drone landscape of sound and playfulness. At times you feel like being inside a clay cabin in Africa's roaring savannah - the next moment you are blown out into a distant galaxy on a trip into space surrounded by flashing lasers and bubbly sci-fi sounds.”

The statement also fits the new single perfectly. Here the band explores an atmospheric electronic sound which will undoubtedly perform well at dance floors throughout the summer.

Kalaha will be playing at several festivals this year, including Boomtown Fair in England, which has 60,000 sold out tickets this year and will be Kalaha's first major foreign festival.

'Dragon Jenny' is the first single from the band's forthcoming album 'Mandala' which will be out this fall.


Produced and mixed by Rumpistol. 
Mastered by Antony Ryan. 
Artwork by Zven Balslev. 

Kalaha is: 
Rumpistol: Synths, kalimbas & electronics 
Spejderrobot: Electronics 
Emil de Waal: Drums, percussion & electronics 
Niclas Knudsen: Guitar & talkbox.
 
Special guest on Dragon Jenny:
Fretless bass: Flemming Muus

Dragon Jenny

Bandcamp

Kalaha - Dragon Jenny

Artist: Kalaha
Title: Mama Ngoma
Label: Rump Recordings

https://rumprecordings.bandcamp.com/album/mama-ngoma

@therust feature on the track here: 
https://www.therustmusic.net/rust-blog/kalaha-mama-ngoma-premiere

The award winning and Gilles Peterson-approved Danish supergroup Kalaha - @Kalahamusic returns with their first release in almost two years: the EP 'Mama Ngoma'. 

The EP is first and foremost a tribute to West African traditions like Highlife and Afrobeat but mixed with the dance floor appeal of contemporary electronic music. 

The backbone of the band comes from the outrageous drumming of Emil de Waal, who's improvisational attitude is known to astound audiences around the world, alongside the finely balanced guitar of Niclas Knudsen, who has been studying and refining African techniques for more than a decade now. 

On top of this, the two highly regarded electronic producers and synth wizards, @Rumpistol & @Spejderrobot, take the band to new musical hemispheres by adding layers through extra-terrestrial synths, analogue effects and spaced out samples. 

The electronic aspect of the EP is further expanded with two remixes from NYC-based MALAKAI and Danish rising star Bwoy de Bhajan. 

The EP is accompanied by an animated video directed by the group's art director Zven Balslev, and in the spring of 2019 follows an entire album titled 'Mandala'.

The EP has had early support from The Rust Music (US), Jay Scarlett (DE/Puls), Mathieu Schreyer (US/KCRW), Descroix (DK/Iboga), P8 Jazz (DK), Dancefloor Mayhem (US), Synths of Eden (DE), Pouled'or (DE), Radio Prun (F), Mantra Radio at CITR FM (CAN), Dubmission (US), Heartbeats (DK), The Slow Music Movement (UK), O Dominio Dos Deuses (PT), Hakan Tamar (TU) & Mushpost Radio on WAXX.FM (US/James Cook).

Mama Ngoma

Kalaha - Mama Ngoma

Rump Recordings was founded in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2003 with an aim to release uncompromising electronic and experimental music.
However we do not attempt to focus solely on one genre but are more interested in the fields that emerge when artists start to experiment and push the existing boundaries of music.


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