Perhaps you've noticed the new video by Tempomatador I posted earlier today ? Tempomatador frontman Mikkel Max used to sing in EPO-555 as well, which has to be one of the most underrated Danish bands ever. But to get to the point...here's an old video by EPO-555 , which, though very different musically, just like the Tempomatador one, is slightly weird and highly fascinating! And 8 [...]

Jeg har gået og holdt øje med Helsinki Poetry , siden jeg for et halvt års tid siden lagde ører til støjpop nummeret Manchester , men bestemte mig for at vente med at blogge om dem, før de havde mere materiale klar. Og nu rører duoen endelig på sig igen, endda i form af en gratis EP! Helsinki Poetry består af Ebbe Frej fra det hedengangne EPO-555 og Rune Vigil, tidligere forsanger i The Late Parade. Hvis du kan lide storladen støj krydret med en lys, krystalklar vokal, så er Helsinki Poetry lige i din boldgade. [...]
I'm sharper than ever! Brought The xx debut album with me to work this morning, so I could give it a few listens. Just forgot to check whether the CD was in the sleeve or still in the CD player. You've probably guessed it. The sleeve is here, the CD is at home, which means that there will be no The xx listening for me today. Still a little bit depressed that I'm going to miss the [...]
Not feeling all that well today so should be interesting to see what today's post turns out to be like. Have streamed the four lastbandalive tracks over at BandBase.dk over and over since mentioning the band in yesterday's post. Still no news on the EP though. Recall seeing lastbandalive at this year's Start! Festival and how I thought they sounded like "the best band in the world" through the first three or four songs. Unfortunately that impression didn't last and I don't [...]

I've been told before that I'm pretty good at stirring up rumors, but this is no such attempt. But when I came across this poster (check the picture) for the Crunchy Frog 15 year anniversary party, I couldn't help asking if this spells the end of EPO-555 ? "Afskedskoncert" translates to "farewell concert", so it's hardly a rushed conclusion, is it? Obviously the EPO-555 fan in me hopes that this is not the case and that the band will continue to make music; perhaps in a similar [...]

The New Oxford American Dictionary has declared that 'hypermiling' is the 2008 Word of the Year. It was coined by car expert Wayne Gerdes, and it means "an attempt to maximise gas mileage by making fuel-conserving adjustments to one's car and one's driving techniques". Hypermilers employ techniques like driving under the speed limit, avoiding hills and maintaining proper tire pressure. The word beats other contenders, including 'aejwlk', 'hvkjahdvkjah' and 'yo'. No one knows what 'yo' means. This story reminds me of: Epo 555 - Hyperschlieb (from Mafia ) [ BUY ] [...]

Epo-555 - Le Beat's On Fire Bedouin Soundclash - Santa Monica Tegan And Sara - Walking With A Ghost Apollo Sunshine - I Was On The Moon The Dears - Lost In The Plot Voxtrot - Missing Pieces Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict A Riot

Photography "Emergency Landing In Iceland No. 1" by Tsuru When it comes to geography, I'm woefully ignorant, like, extra super ignorant. Even here in the states, I've got a basic handle on the more obvious states, California's over there, Texas is down there, I was just in Arizona, it's kinda in between the other two, Florida (my homeland) is America's wang hanging low and lazy.... That's about it. International's worse, well except for Canada & Mexico, I've pretty much got them located in my mind, but it starts to get hazy [...]
Ich präsentiere Euch hier eine Sammlung frei & legal verfügbarer Songs im Netz, die ich in den letzten Jahren in meinem Blog vorgestellt habe und regelmäßig in unregelmäßigen Abständen auf den neuesten Stand bringen werde. MP3-Download Babyshambles «Delivery» MP3-Download The Charlatans «You cross my path» MP3-Download Epo-555 «Dakota» MP3-Download Everybody Loves Irene «Try Try Try» MP3-Download Everybody Loves Irene «Hate Sunday» MP3-Download Everybody Loves [...]
Faste læsere af Hits In The Car har i den seneste tid kunnet konstatere, at indlæggene er dukket op med en uregelmæssighed (hvis de da overhovedet er dukket op), som er DSB værdig. En af de mange afledte konsekvenser af denne ustabilitet har beklageligvis været, at Støj på Frekvensen den seneste tid har glimret ved sit fravær. Pt. er der ikke meget, der tyder på forbedringer af "driften", men det er dog lykkedes at finde tid til at indsamle 5 numre til en ny omgang "Støj". Som blogger har jeg den seneste tid oplevet en [...]

The lovely Alison from Pastries, Peppers And Canals blog has been quiet lately, but now we all know why: she has been busy with her Danish club that she has just opened with two friends in London! And the first event is just around the corner: I sadly can't make it to the concert, but I guess I'll pay a visit to the Pastry Club next [...]
Another one of those posts, where I try to erase as many names as possible from my ever growing "to-do/pending/artists and stuff I have to write about"-list. Tinkerbell from the not-so-often updated blog Pastries, Peppers and Canals has set-up/started/founded/establi shed (what the heck is the right word here?) The Pastry Club in London. The first concert will take place on February 19 where Danish acts Jong Pang + EPO-555 [...]
Where are they going with a name like that, perhaps popularity will bring the theorists to their door and reveal all? For the moment Epo-555 come from Copenhagen and inhabit a space where Mew would probably congregate were they to add a poppier angle to their collective genius. 'Maid In China' is taken from their second album 'Mafia' and displays all the gifts of a band in full creative flow.

I've often asked myself why I hardly ever receive any mails from local Danish labels trying to promote their new Danish releases. All regulars to this blog know about my passion for Danish artists, so I'd be more than happy to post (more or less) anything, if anyone asked! A few times I've tried to approach the labels (or artists) myself asking for permission to post a track, but often with little luck. So obviously I'm a bit puzzled (and some might even say frustrated) when I start receiving mails (including free songs to post) from labels promoting releases by [...]

I must admit, when something happens by coincidence it's fairly neat. I was originally turned on by the Copenhagen electro/pop/shoegaze outfit epo-555 not too long ago by a reader of the blog that dropped their name while recommending a few things to me. I took a listen to their 2004 album Dexter Fox and enjoyed what I heard. So fast forward a couple or so weeks later and their second album and US debut Mafia ends up in my [...]
epo-555 Genre: Alternative / Electronica / Pop From: Copenhagen, United States Danish band epo-555 have been around for about five years. Formed by Mikkel Max Hansen and the impressively monickered Sir Ebbe Frej they have since grown into a fully fledged four piece band adding "Fine" Tine Winther and Hans Emil Machine [...]
Funny thing about ostensibly running a music blog, is that occasionally kind folk in record companies send me new things to listen to. Sometimes they're even quite good. Some bands I've received and liked recently include: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals (USA) mp3 Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - Stop the Bus (from This is Somewhere) website This is the second track from the second album

Hey kids, Lady Byrd here with a short-but-suh'weet update for you. It may be rushed, but better late than never, right? Some of these have already been around the music blog circuit, but I'm "Ms. Catch Up" over here and they are still well deserving of some WNR exposure. This summer, us New Yorkers got to befriend a beautiful Swedish boy by the name of Markus who had fantastic taste in music, and seemingly... a heart of gold. Soon before he left for Stockholm, he handed me an Audible [...]

Southern California is going to experience rain for the first time in 5 months this weekend as a winter storm moves inland off the coast. Temperatures are going to drop considerably and heavy showers are expected on Friday. [ Read More At NBC4] The second even a drop of water hits SoCal freeways L.A. motorists turn into raving idiots. I can't wait for SUVs with 26" gold plated spinners to blaze past me at 75 MPH tomorrow during my commute. Seriously though, don't be moron. If [...]

Mezzanine Owls [MP3] Mezzanine Owls - Lightbulb Today's a bit hectic. Not a whole lot of time to post. Just know that Mezzanine Owls last night at the troubadour were fantastic. They had some technical difficulties but still came out stupendous. 1990s also opened and were great. Very fun party band if you ask me. Singer Jackie McKeown's teeth were [...]