Under Byen - Samme Stof Som Stof

"Samme Stof Som Stof veers in alluring slow motion from antique creak to sleek futurist dread. Sennenvaldt's deep-breath purr is practically volcanic in its volume and worry, and where earlier records suggest Portishead kidnapped by the Sugarcubes, this one has a heavy-riff boom that sounds like Sigur Rós' idea of Black Sabbath. The lyrics are in Danish, but this full-moon magic needs no translation."
- Senior editor David Fricke in Rolling Stone on "Samme stof som stof", October 2006.

"The interplay, the spaces left out by one instrument, into which another player would insert a sound, seemed carefully arranged, and this sort of socket approach grabbed me instantly. The mood is one of beautiful desolation and melancholy."
- David Byrne in his webjournal writing about a live show, October 2006.

"This is the darkness your parents never told you about, the endless struggle to earn your keep, be creative, be in love. (...) Twelve tracks and not a single dud, not a single misstep, not a single faux pas. (...) This is a dynamite album with all the potential in the world lingering under its floorboards. If you don't take a peek, you'll be missing out on a thus-far-obscured treasure."
- Webzine Tiny Mix Tapes on "Samme stof som stof", October 2006.

"Each song from Danish gang-of-eight Under Byen’s delicious third album, Samme Stof Som Stof, unveils a different turbulent art-house movie score ripe for an overactive imagination. (...) Samme Stof Som Stof (Same Fabric As Fabric), the band’s first album released officially in North America, sounds like despair, whimsy and some stuff director Lars Von Trier could use. Its fabric is ornate and delicately fitted with short instrumentals, a tapestry to behold. The sound of these great Danes stay burned into the brain long after the images they inspire fade."
Webzine Paper Thin Walls on "Samme stof som stof", October 2006.

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