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[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

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Superkilen - Copenhagen

Project: BIG Bjarke Ingels Group, Topotek1, Superflex

Pics: Iwan Baan, Mike Magnussen

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Lines lines lines

[davidcrunelle]

So I managed to find myself by accident at this precise spot when people around were looking for instagramers on this #wwim16 day like zombies are looking for brains. #instameetcopenhagen #thatneverhappened #nafatoramaCPH2017 #nafatorama #superkilen #visitDenmark #visitCopenhagen #whenitsnotraining (à Superkilen)

[worldurbanplanning]

. Magazine issue #02 Italy OUT! Location | Den Sorte Plads, Copenhagen, Denmark . "Den sorte plads" (the black place) is part of a public park complex named "Superkilen" in the city of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was opened in 2012 and consists of the 3 park areas: "den sorte plads" (the black place), "den røde plads" (the red place) and "grønt område" (a green area). The public park complex's is an municipal initiative to raise the standards of the living areas in the area Outer Nørrebro, and the objective is to promote an international high-quality city development to inspire other cities and districts to do the same. The park is filled with items from all over the world symbolizing the ethnical diversity of the area with more than 50 different nationalities. "Den sorte plads" works as a meeting point for its inhabitants and has palm trees from China and barbecue facilities among others. Amazing aerial by @thomasrockstar . #densorteplads #superkilen #superkilenpark #copenhagen #nørrebro #københavn #denmark #worldurbanplanning #urbanplanning #cityplanning #architecture #landscapearchitecture #geometry #urbanpatterns #aerial #aerialview #drone #park #도시 #도시계획 #덴마크 #코펜하겐 #공원 #blackpark #publicpark (at Den Sorte Plads)

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#1035_25.12.01_Superkilen, Koppenhága, Dánia / Copenhagen, Denmark