#superkilen

[dustedmagazine]

Svaneborg Kardyb — Superkilen (Gondwana)

Photo by Dennis Morton

Danish drums-and-keys duo Svaneborg Kardyb build songs like The Necks in time-lapse. Their miniature dioramas of tone are built using tesselating patterns of repetition on a handful of instruments. Before you know it, the music has evolved in subtle ways, arriving somewhere unexpected. Take the opening title track, for example. Nikolaj Svaneborg’s Wurlitzer plays against the dappled tones of a synthesizer arpeggio, while Jonas Kardyb’s hard-punching drums drive and punctuate proceedings. Round and round the song goes, patiently and hypnotically, Kardyb gradually filling the stereo space with more cymbal strikes and drum fills, until the whole track bursts forth into an ecstatic chord change. It’s masterful stuff.

As well as the title summing up the power of the duo’s modus operandi, “Cycles” is another mighty standout. This time they’re joined by Portico Quartet member Milo Fitzpatrick on double bass and Maria Martine Jagd on violin. As the Wurlitzer and drums lock into mesmerizing interplay, bass gently fills out the low end, then scribbly violin playing agitates the song towards a gently elated climax. Later in the tracklist, “Tide” matches the title track and “Cycles” for inventiveness and lightness of touch, the Wurlitzer blooming forth in ripples of echo as Kardyb lays down an amazing shuffling rhythm in 7/8. Closer “Arendal” is also excellent, moving the duo into slower, darker territories reminiscent of the mighty Bohren & Der Club of Gore.

It’s quite telling that these four standouts on Superkilen are also the longest tracks. Svaneborg Kardyb clearly benefit from wringing all the goodness they can out of their limited but potent ingredients. For this reason, the middle section of the album lags a bit, dominated as it is by shorter, less developed pieces that establish a pleasant vibe but don’t evolve in such satisfying ways. The piano melodies on “St Pancras” and “Udsigten” sound like they could be an inoffensive backdrop to a refined cafe scene; “Balancen” acts more as an interlude than a song in its own right; and though “Vakler” builds a formidable head of steam thanks to some thunderous drum-playing from Kardyb at its climax, that’s about all the song offers.

Despite these reservations, Superkilen is an essential listen for the stellar heights it reaches during its most transcendent moments.

Tim Clarke

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Blågårdsgade 14

[ondasyletras]

Svaneborg Kardyb - Superkilen (live)

[aradxan]

Crossing Life Lines by Paul Brouns Some time ago I visited Superkilen, a public park in Copenhagen, Denmark. But once I got there, it started to rain and it seemed to go on forever. I almost decided to leave, but in the end proceeded shooting in these crazy conditions. While my wife held an umbrella above the camera, my son Floris (in a red raincoat) volunteered to walk the park... reluctantly of course! The challenge of taking this photo in a way illustrates the difficulties we need to face in our lives. As Floris is having such a turbulent phase in his life right now, I can only encourage him when I say: "Keep going! There are better times ahead!". https://flic.kr/p/2ouHMis

[iamaldonlopez]

Move… give way!!! 😂 . . . 📍superkilen Köpenhagen 🇩🇰 . . . . . #superkilen #eastervacation #europetravel #danemarktravel (hier: Superkilen) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqTWxbMKfjN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[qazastra]

contender for ‘most surreal moment of my life’ has got to be walking around copenhagen alone (norrebro iirc??) some time during that weird march 2020 week in between finding out that covid was cutting my semester abroad short and getting on my flight back to the states. so i see a sticker on an electrical box promoting alphabetical, the new album from phoenix. that album came out in 2004, that sticker had been there 16 years and i just happened to come across it. one of my favorite bands of all time. strange moment.

[bttrflyblu]

Svaneborg Kardyb - Superkilen (live)

[hellocwong]

Superkilen hill

Copenhagen, 2022

[dfroza]

A song of Autumn

the 8th and closing track (for the 8th of november) off the new album Music for Autumn Lovers by Scrimshire

instrumental Tree songs

Blackthorn

it’s all about a book being sought out and found

(as i wait in its silent “heart” playing music that calls out an invitation into its inner room)

cycling through each day, week, month & year of garden earth’s sacred time

track (#2) on the 2024 album Superkilen by Svaneborg Kardyb

(cycles)

i cannot come into a heart uninvited.

[twistedsoulmusic]

With Superkilen, Danish duo Svaneborg Kardyb crafts a serene sonic landscape offering a soothing escape from modern life’s chaos. The pair, comprised of Nikolaj Svaneborg on Wurlitzer, Juno, and piano and Jonas Kardyb on drums and percussion, has garnered acclaim, winning New Artist of the Year and Composer of the Year at the Danish Music Awards Jazz in 2019. Drawing inspiration from Danish folk music and Scandinavian jazz luminaries like Nils Frahm, Esbjörn Svensson, and Jan Johansson’s Jazz På Svenska, they meld beautiful melodies with delicate minimalism and subtle electronica vibes.

[journey-to-nowhere]

Svaneborg Kardyb - Superkilen (Official Album Video)

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[waterdomemusic]

Svaneborg Kardyb - Superkilen - Brilliant Album - 2024

Review zu Svaneborg Kardyb – Superkilen – Album – Gondwana Records 2024 Facts Artist: Svaneborg KardybiCountry of Origin: DänemarkTitle: SuperkilenFormat: Album | Stream, Download, VinylGenre: Electronica, JazzLabel: Gondwana RecordsRelease Date: Oct. 18 – 20249 Tracks • 39m 50s At qobuz available in Hi-res24 Bits / 48 kHz – Stereo English translation? Click on the button in theright sidebar…

[andremonde]

Cloudcast #270 English

  1 Tigana Santana Das Matas 2 The Atse Tewodros Project Hendeke 3 Brandee Younger Reclamation 4 Jembaa Groove Sweet My Ear 5 Kiran Ahluwalia Zameen Par 6 Hania Rani It Comes In Waves 7 Grupo Polo Montanez La Suegra 8 Svaneborg Kardyb Superkilen 9 Varijashree Venugopal Jaathre 10 Ajate Iduchihemo 11 Sondorgo & Chris Potter Wrap 12 Thierry “TITI” Robin Quatuor Asiklar Bayrani Icin

[fortifiedinsound]

Brilliant first two tracks off of Svaneborg Kardyb's forthcoming album. Melancholic melodies and quiet minimalism bring forward one of the best jazz albums of 2024. Must listen:

[iridescentheed]

Superkilen - Copenhagen

Project: BIG Bjarke Ingels Group, Topotek1, Superflex

Pics: Iwan Baan, Mike Magnussen