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Touring in two wheels. 🏍 #MoTour https://www.instagram.com/p/B5fXoViDVre/?igshid=1okjx0spi55oe

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MO opens her set with a bit of “Waste of Time”  ......amazing show!!! 

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Karen Marie  Ørsted

“No matter where in the world I am or who is listening, you want to communicate, to be understood...” Karen Marie Ørsted. Anyone who knows me, will tell you I can get manic about an artist. I have been a music enthusiast all my life. I grew up in the sixties in a house with two teen-aged sisters. I was a college radio manager and a club DJ in the prolific 80‘s. I began my obsession with Scandinavian artists, just before the turn of the last century when I was introduced to Sweden’s KENT. There is just something about artists like Kent, Lykke Li, Miike Snow, Beatrice Eli, Tove Lo and Elliphant that I find fresh and uncompromising. 

But there is music out now that seems almost other-worldly because that is just how good it is. Twenty-five-year-old Danish songwriter Karen Marie Ørsted aka MØ’s debut No Mythologies to Follow is a genre unto itself. Much like Halsey, MØ’s lyrics are filled with psycho-twenty-something heartbreak, electronic beats, and distinctive vocals.

But what sets this collection above the latter for me is the incredible design and the structure of every song, the fusion of genre’s; dance, rap, electronic beats and pop into a “sound” that feels fresh and new. Ørsted’s vocal styles range from soulful (Maiden, Dust is Gone) to sixties Motown-ish (Never Wanna Know/Slow Love) to pop (Dummy Head) to rap/electro (Waste of Time.) I am continually amazed by tiny surprises; a pause where you least expect it, choral-style vocals, a sweet rap in the middle of a song, the LAYERS AND LAYERS OF VOCALS, a “HOLLA” here and there, in a lyric phrase sung in a deep octave-gospel-blues style..WHAT????? (SO COOL!) Self-proclaimed, this music came out of a desire for the artist to be emotionally raw and honest, coming straight from a prior stint in a punk band. Growing up Karen experimented with pop, punk and “crunk rap.” But with the help of Danish producer Ronni Vindahl, MØ believes she has settled on a compromised sound, a contradiction in some ways of a well-produced collection of exquisitely simple ideas. She recorded all the vocals for her debut in the bedroom she grew up in, in Copenhagen. More specifically, in a closet in her bedroom in Copehhagen and the work is literally breathtaking.

International superstar producer Diplo proclaimed her to be the very best selection for his huge hit XXX 88 over a host of music’s biggest names. “Lean On,” her single with Major Lazer and DJ Snake has reached a milestone of over 1 billion views on YouTube. Reviews of her live shows have also been extremely favorable. (Check out the live show videos on YouTube, most specifically MØ // Live Roskilde Festival 2013 // FULL SHOW.)  MØ’s single “Kamikaze” follows the basic mix of genres; power pop with an electronic pulse, but this time with an Eastern vibe! It is fresh and fun, yet also super sophisticated and smart, (it also features the silliest dance-move in history.) Yes, Karen Marie is authentic. There is no rock-star attitude, maybe more like an over-grown teenager, goofy in her skin at times, but sheer genius, and oh those sparkling, blue eyes! There’s one particular scene with Karen in the fantastic documentary, “NEW BLOOD ”which stands out in my mind; MØ and her band and manager are on the first tour, “No Mythologies” is being mixed and Karen is editing and mixing her vocals on her laptop, in some benign location. A call comes in about an interview request and there’s a discussion. Karen is intent on finishing “Maiden” a very late add-on, (if you can believe this, the best song on the album is a song she wrote and put together on the road, on her laptop.) Karen doesn’t lose her concentration or her composure. She calmly says, “I have to get this done,” puts her headphones back on and gets back to work. There is no question the music is first and foremost, but let me just say, all the album art and all the social media art also comes directly from the singer, herself.  

Karen Marie Ørsted is headed out on the road again this summer, and well into the Winter. In my opinion, “MØ” and gal pal #Elliphan are the best thing to happen to music, in years. They have taken the attitude of punk thrown it into a new International genre; electronic, reggae, pop and rap. It is fresh and exciting and I cannot wait for more. I just saw Elli’s show at Webster Hall in NYC and it was so much fun. I can’t wait to see MØ at the Corona Theater in Montreal QC on November 30th, an experience that is way over-due for this fan.

Georgina Capristo is a screenwriter and producer presently living in CT. She is producing (MAKE ME) BLUSH an original music-intensive, post 9-11 feature. Check out her short film LOVED, ALONE directly by Indra Bhose at http:// www.makemeblushthemovie.com

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untitled by MoStuff Sthlm on Flickr.