The William Blakes
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The William Blakes is a Danish pop rock
band who released their first record in 2008. The album was called 'Wayne Coyne' in an homage to the lead singer of The Flaming Lips
. The band consists of drummer Fridolin Nordsø, guitarist Frederik Nordsø (the two are twins
), lead singer and song writer Kristian Leth and keyboard player / trumpet player Bo Rande.
Bo Rande is also a member of Blue Foundation
while Fridolin has produced albums for Moi Caprice
, The Fashion and Choir of Young Believers
and Frederik has produced albums for Outlandish
and Burhan G
. Kristian Leth has also written two books of poetry.
Both the debut album and the follow-up 'Dear Unknown Friend' from 2009 were recorded each in less than a week in the band's house in Sweden
. In Denmark the band has received towering reviews for the albums in newspapers and music magazines.
The band created their own record label Speed of Sound
to release the albums. The label has since become a label that also releases albums by other artists and bands.
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
band who released their first record in 2008. The album was called 'Wayne Coyne' in an homage to the lead singer of The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips are an American alternative rock band, formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1983.Melodically, their sound contains lush, multi-layered, psychedelic rock arrangements, but lyrically their compositions show elements of space rock, including unusual song and album titles—such as "What...
. The band consists of drummer Fridolin Nordsø, guitarist Frederik Nordsø (the two are twins
TWINS
Two Wide-Angle Imaging Neutral-Atom Spectrometers are a pair of NASA instruments aboard two United States National Reconnaissance Office satellites in Molniya orbits. TWINS was designed to provide stereo images of the Earth's ring current. The first instrument, TWINS-1, was launched aboard USA-184...
), lead singer and song writer Kristian Leth and keyboard player / trumpet player Bo Rande.
Bo Rande is also a member of Blue Foundation
Blue Foundation
-History:Blue Foundation started out in 2000 based on Tobias Wilner, aka Bichi's cooperation with various artists and musicians; his work with Kirstine Stubbe Teglbjærg and Bo Rande has been especially characteristic for the Blue Foundation sound. The music can be described as a mix of melodic...
while Fridolin has produced albums for Moi Caprice
Moi Caprice
moi Caprice is an indie rock band from Denmark. Current members are Michael Møller, David Brunsgaard, Jakob Millung, and Casper Henning Hansen. The band, formed as early as 1993 as Concrete Puppet Frog, rose to visibility in 1997 as the first unsigned band to top the Danish alternative music...
, The Fashion and Choir of Young Believers
Choir of Young Believers
Choir of Young Believers is the musical project of singer, writer and guitarist Jannis Noya Makrigiannis from Copenhagen, Denmark. The band, which consists of Makrigiannis along with a rotating cast of supporting players, has had multiple No 1 hits in its home country and was named the "Best New...
and Frederik has produced albums for Outlandish
Outlandish
Outlandish is a multi-award–winning hip-hop group based in Denmark. Formed in 1997, it consists of Isam Bachiri , Waqas Ali Qadri , and Lenny Martinez . All three members are religious, with Isam and Waqas being Muslims and Lenny being Catholic...
and Burhan G
Burhan G
Burhan Genç known as Burhan G is a Danish R&B and pop singer, songwriter and producer of Kurdish/Turkish origin from Turkey. His father is Turkish origin and his mother kurdish origin. He has three albums including Burhan G in 2010. that was certified platinum in Denmark...
. Kristian Leth has also written two books of poetry.
Both the debut album and the follow-up 'Dear Unknown Friend' from 2009 were recorded each in less than a week in the band's house in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. In Denmark the band has received towering reviews for the albums in newspapers and music magazines.
The band created their own record label Speed of Sound
Speed of sound
The speed of sound is the distance travelled during a unit of time by a sound wave propagating through an elastic medium. In dry air at , the speed of sound is . This is , or about one kilometer in three seconds or approximately one mile in five seconds....
to release the albums. The label has since become a label that also releases albums by other artists and bands.
Discography
- 'Wayne Coyne', Speed of Sound 2008
- 'Dear Unknown Friend', Speed of Sound 2009
- 'The Way Of The Warrior', Speed of Sound 2010
- 'Music Wants To Be Free', Speed of Sound 2011
External links
- The William Blakes on MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
http://www.myspace.com/thewilliamblakes - Speed of Sound record labelRecord labelIn the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
site http://www.speedofsound.dk