Yesterday SlaraffenKLANG played live in Copenhagen and our secret guests for the show were no other than the famous Safri Duo. Great guys and incredible percussionists! We had a lot of fun!! There are no other SlaraffenKLANG shows planned for now, but instead we have a FREE live EP for you guys!

Over at Rumraket.com you can now download SlaraffenKLANGs new live EP entitled Prinser & Vikinger live at The Royal Danish Playhouse.. The EP was recorded back in January the last time we played in Copenhagen and it features two mash-up songs where we have merged Efterklang songs with Slaraffenland songs. It also features Slaraffenland covering Efterklang and Efterklang covering Slaraffenland (our first cover ever).

DOWNLOAD: PRINSER & VIKINGER by SlaraffenKLANG (zip archive that holds 5 tracks, artwork and liner notes)

The TRACKLIST:
1: MIRAGONE
2: CUTTING ICE TO SNOW (Slaraffenland covers Efterklang)
3: POSTCARD (Efterklang covers Slaraffenland)
4: FALLING MIRROR
5: AWAY

more info here:

http://rumraket.tumblr.com/post/634329465/new-free-slaraffenklang-ep

We hope you like it!
If you do – you should download the other SlaraffenKLANG EP as well!

Our Performing Parades project returns for two very special performances this summer. First up, on June 19, is a performance with Metropole Orkest at the Holland Festival in Amsterdam. On August 11 we team up with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra for a big open air concert for Stockholm Kulturfestival.

Performing Parades premiered back in September 2008 when we collaborated with The Danish National Chamber Orchestra and composer Karsten Fundal on a special performance of our second album Parades. The album was performed in its entirety at Danish National Radio’s new Koncerthuset concert hall. The performance featuring more than 50 musicians and stage design and costumes by our dear friends Hvass&Hannibal was filmed and recorded and released as a CD+DVD and 2LP+DVD in October 2009 on The Leaf Label – more info about this release here.

Last year we got to perform Parades twice (both with the Britten Sinfonia) and we are excited and thrilled to be able to revisit this massive project this year again.

The dates of the new shows are as follows:

Saturday June 19
Muziekgebouw ann’t IJ, Holland Festival, Amsterdam, NL
Performing Parades with Metropole Orkest
Conducted by Vince Mendoza

Wednesday August 11
Stockholm Kulturfestival, SE
Performing Parades with Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Paul Hoskins

The lovely and friendly The National just released their new album High Violet! Here is a huge congratulations from us! We love these guys and the music they create.

Mads from Efterklang contributed to their new album and you can watch Aaron Dessner from The National explain what Mads did here:

Yep thats right – our rather big side project SlaraffenKlang will play two concerts in Denmark in May. Last time in January was a treat. We had so much fun and we expect the fun to continue!

Slaraffenklang is 50% Slaraffenland and 50% Efterrklang – a total of 11 to 13 members. If you can then please join us for these two performances:

20.05 – Spot Festival, DK / festival info / as SLARAFFENKLANG
27.05 – Copenhagen, DK / Pumpehuset / as SLARAFFENKLANG / Tickets