Efterklang & The Danish National Chamber Orchestra

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4...according to our Business Lady on Thu 15 Oct, 2009.

'Performing Parades' is the latest release from Efterklang performing their 2007 album 'Parades' accompanied by the Danish National Chamber Orchestra. I'm not familiar with the original record nor am I familiar with the previous works of the band but on first listen this sounds like an intriging record. I'll assume that the band play some form of dynamic post rock with big ambitions because this recording sounds super crazy. Dynamically the orchestra are called upon to translate some pretty wonky grooves. It sounds a little like Mew in it's scope and grandness with a big emphasis on unique instrumental arrangements reinforced with some really odd vocal performances. I don't know if they are supplemented with additional singers but the backing vocals are ultra pretty and the shimmering strings and staccato drum phrasing makes for an interesting listen. Efterklang obviously get a kick out of performing their music in such a grand and ridiculous manner and the playfulness and charm is evident on this document. The album also comes with a DVD of the original performance in Copenhagen as well as behind the scenes footage and seven music videos made to promote the original 'Parade' release. Pretty decent value for money I reckon.

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* Performing Parades is a limited edition album featuring Efterklang performing their 2007 album Parades in full, accompanied by The Danish National Chamber Orchestra. Mojo magazine enjoyed the show so much, they gave it a glowing full page live review!.

* The concert was recorded in their hometown of Copenhagen in September 2008, and will be performed again at the Barbican in London on October 28th, this time with The Britten Sinfonia

* Mojo described the Copenhagen concert as "uplifting, celebratory and gloriously ridiculous, like an alternate national anthem for a new northern utopia of untrammelled happiness"

* The stunning live recordings will be issued as a limited edition deluxe CD+DVD package and a limited edition 2LP+DVD in a lush gatefold sleeve, with brilliant design to match the quality of Parades and Under Giant Trees.

* These special editions are surefire future collectors’ items.
* The live audio recording is packaged with a 55-minute concert film on DVD.
* The DVD includes plenty of extras, including a behind the scenes documentary of the preparations for the event, and all six videos made for tracks from Parades, including lead single ’Mirador’, which has racked up over one million (1,000,000!) views on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSKIl-NeZeE

* Released in late 2007, the original Parades album was, according to Mojo and Drowned in Sound, among the best 25 best records released that year, and has subsequently been acclaimed as one of the Top 40 albums released in the five year lifetime of Clash magazine.

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