Svaneborg Kardyb are Nikolaj Svaneborg – Wurlitzer, Juno, piano and
Jonas Kardyb – drums, percussion a multi award winning duo from Denmark,
where they won two “grammys” at the Danish Music Awards Jazz 2019: New
artist of the year and Composer of the year.
Drawing on Danish folk
music and Scandinavian jazz influences, including Nils Frahm, Esbjörn
Svennson and Jan Johansson’s landmark recording Jazz På Svenska, their
music is an exquisite and joyful melding of beautiful melodies, delicate
minimalism, catchy grooves, subtle electronica vibes, Nordic
atmospheres and organic interplay, all underwritten by the sheer joy of
playing together.
Following on from their Gondwana Records debut 'Over Tage', 'Superkilen'
their forthcoming album, is named after a public park in the ethnically
diverse Nørrebro district of Copenhagen. This erstwhile strip of waste
ground was repurposed by the Superflex art group in the early 2010’s to
bring together immigrants and locals in a mood of tolerance and unity.
Its title feels emblematic of their music, which, equally inventively,
creates space and serenity as a tonic within the tense and cluttered
environment of 2020’s living. In the same way that the regeneration
project has transformed that neighbourhood, Svaneborg Kardyb have drawn
on that positive energy to help instigate changes in their own music.
Tracklist:
1. Superkilen
2. Cycles
3. St. Pancras
4. Vakler
5. Balancen
6. Tvillinger
7. Tide
8. Udsigten
9. Arendal