Cours Lapin

- Four recognized film composers meet in a timeless musical adventure in French.
The Danish film composers, Louise Alenius, Asger Baden, Peder, and Jonas Struck, meet to create their own universe without commercial compromises, this meeting became the creation of Cours Lapin and a timeless and beautiful debut album with eleven French songs.
Cour Lapin’s unusual combination of words, tones and accents leads us into a theatrical underworld consisting of French adventure shaped by the old ‘chanson’ tradition. The moods of the album move from the dark and sensual to the naive and encouraging and are reminiscent of an atmosphere only found in Tim Burton and David Lynch films; one minute you are initiated in the rites and mysterious intrigues surrounding a murder scene in the 50s, and in the next you’re following strange creatures on strings in a 20th century puppet theater.
The music is beautiful and gloomy with catchy melodies. The acoustic instruments are supplemented with few underplayed electronic elements, which creates an intense atmosphere around Louise Alenius’ fragile and melancholy voice and lyrics.
Where the songs Mes larmes secrets (My secret tears) and 1,2,3 are delivered with a classic innocence, Cache-cache (Hide and seek) and Cours lapin (Bunny run) mix jazzy nightclub sounds with a couple of old-school surf-riffs.
Cours Lapin played The Spot Festival in Århus and Roskilde Festival earlier this year and both concerts received very good reviews. A small Danish tour is currently being arranged.
The record is produced by Peder and was released in Denmark on Lizard Shakedown / Fake Diamond Records / Art People October 12th 2009.
Cours Lapin is:
Louise Alenius, Vocals
Louise has just completed the symphony Golfo for Artistic Director Nikolaj Hübbe’s Napoli, which premieres at the Danish Royal National Theater in November 2009. Louise was nominated for Politiken’s Talent Award in 2008 and for the French prize Victoire de la Musique in 2005 for her collaboration with Benjamin Biolay on the title song for the film Clara et moi. In 2003 Louise released a solo album under the name Lillë on the French label Bloomrecords / Naive.
Asger Baden, Keyboard
Asger has composed music for the documentary Og det var Danmark and Martin de Thurah’s film Young Man Falling as well as a number of Danish TV shows such as d. 11. time, Smagsdommerne, and Premiere. In 2008 Asger released the album The one you left behind with his band The Crooked Spoke. Asher is currently composing music for a number of documentaries and films with Peder and is touring Denmark with Mikael Simpson.
Peder, Keyboard/Producer
Peder created the Danish cult phenomenon gramsespektrum along side Simon Bonde, and has since then worked with bands like Beastie Boys, DJ Vadim, Malk de Koijn, and The Roots. In 2007 Peder released the critically renowned and award-winning (Steppeulvene) album And he just pointed to the sky in Denmark and USA. Presently, Peder is composing music for a number of documentaries and films with Asger Baden and is acting in a new Danish comedy. Peder is also finishing his next solo album.
Jonas Struck, Guitar
Jonas Struck, x-member of Swan Lee, has composed music for Ole Christian Madsen’s film Prag as well as for the silent film Towards the light by Asta Nielsen. During the summer of 2009, Jonas composed music and the title song for the TV2 show Lærkevej and earlier this year he released an album with the quartet Thunderstrucks (Kasper Tranberg, Struck, Kresten Osood, and Anders Christensen). Thunderstrucks was nominated for the Nordic Council’s Music prize 2009. Currently, Jonas work can be heard on the TV3 show Lulu & Leon.