Efterklang: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Bands with big ideas work well at the Tiny Desk. Efterklang is a Danish group whose recent album Piramida took its members to an abandoned mining town between the North Pole and Norway. There, they recorded sounds of empty oil tanks, old pianos and pretty much anything they could strike or record.
It's precisely that creative energy that led to Efterklang ransacking our kitchen utensils and desks in search of sound-making material. The band is a joy to witness live with a small orchestra, but it's equally compelling just the way it is here, huddled around my desk and trying ideas it's never tried. A true adventure. --BOB BOILEN
Set List
"Dreams Today"
"Danish Design"
"Alike"
Credits
Producer: Bob Boilen; Editor: Denise DeBelius; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Lizzie Chen, Denise DeBelius, Gabriella Garcia-Pardo; photo by Gabriella Demczuk/NPR

[@Efterklang]

hey man - don't listen to those other dudes telling you off. You are right! the rhythm is tricky and very easy to get the down/upbeat mixed up and it changes the perception of the song. We know exactly what you are talking about :-) Stay cool - Rasmus / Efterklang

[@nichoyeah]

Hvor er det fedt at et dansk band har spillet i dette fantastiske "tiny desk concert" projekt. Efterklang er super genialt, og det er den her kanal også! YES!!! :D

[@NotoriousNME]

the best tiny desk concert...

[@tiocoolj]

this is one of the most awesome thing my ears have ever heard

[@nordicmoodnordiskstamning7215]

Just remembered about this mini concert today, PIRAMIDA FOR EVER!

[@bexndix7797]

3am and this is an awesome performance to get the gravy train running

[@kazzari07]

So incredibly amazing guys! You're music magicians!!!🙌🙌🙌🙌👌🎤🎤🎤

[@JoseAmoros-t5j]

it was the best band potential. Now it is.

[@aHouseFullofSound]

Saw them play in Seattle a couple of weeks ago. It was the best concert that I have ever been to. Incredible artists and amazing stage presence. I would pay tripple the money to see them again.

[@jogo5732]

I just saw them again after 6 years and OMG, my mind just got blown away again. They are so so amazing and lovely and they make you feel so much! Wonderful humans and performers

[@iwaslikepfffft]

that last song tripped me up rhythmically. The whole time what I thought was the downbeat was actually the upbeat. So I just got a very interesting interpretation of that song

[@soleiltf]

the other day i was thinking that a good drummer doesn't need anything else but some stuff he has found (:

[@Mahavishnu80]

Coffee cup percussion, for the mother fucking win.

[@SchottenbauerVideos]

After I finished uploading my KZbin video, "Tiny Concert Hall: Symphony Orchestra Model," a group of Efterklang videos showed up. I'm not sure how Efterlkang linked to my video, the latter which presents humorous plans for an 8 ft x 20 ft trailer-based concert hall! As a classical music composer, I find Efterklang to have a very interesting sound.

[@kypsik666]

I love you ! From the pure heart and soul! Your music is an inspiration to me, it brings me back to my core centre full of love and happiness. Thank you!

[@BreeMedvedev]

beautiful.

[@SilentSalvation1995]

Any band that uses the sound of a pair of scissors closing is genius.

[@MrShoecake]

A touch of Scott Walker in there too. Nice work.

[@ShotgunHeroX]

guy is really giving those scissors a goin'

[@lauras.martinee]

Efterklang is a Dream came True!❤️

[@bobbyguy54]

Why am I just now finding this!!!!

[@ghostofdayinperson]

That's one hott Danish hipster

[@flyingtoeverywhere]

Peter gabriel + brian eno + daniel lanois + sigur ros = this band

[@AxelTabora]

gracias NPR y gracias Efterklang por hacer y compartir esto. Saludos y lo mejor para ustedes!

[@MrBrianojee]

Actually I perfectly understood what he meant. Rhythm can do that to the ear sometimes. And you can play with that deliberately on an introduction to a song or piece when constructing music

[@seanmichaelsmusic]

you're awesome!

[@davidhoggan5376]

ahhh man...I'm totally going for a solo scissor only album. I've got like three pairs...I'm set.

[@sawyerk19]

I love how happy he gets when they clap, like he is so cool

[@ilsaalsi857]

getting some japan vibes - fantastic!

[@amandaleopold1687]

Chills...OMG!!! I am such a big fan of this band.

[@amberist_]

it's amazing! i love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@betoski]

good stuff

[@WGBHMusic]

Great vid.

[@TheDickwilliams]

I didn't know Guillermo del Toro played the keyboard

[@RieRieDiamond]

Casper 💕😌

[@TowardsMyFutureSelf]

3:23 starts an excessive groove neck roll

[@39774734]

Saw these guys play in London over a month ago, incredible.

[@c1jersey]

I loved this! Thanks for uploading! :)

[@Infecti0nrock]

this performance is absolutely amazing, thanks so much for it.

[@musicforindies]

Great set! I really want to see the Ghost Of Piramida film about the making of the album, wish it was a little more accessible, I'd buy it I'm sure lots of others would too, it's just not available.

[@jogo5732]

apparently you can buy it from them directly. Trying contacting them, I am sure it can be sorted out :)

[@DestinyOfPig]

he is so weirdly hot.

[@medulla2393]

Totally in love with this band after I saw them live in Warsaw 2 days ago 😍😍❤️‍🔥

[@glanasa]

sounds like brian eno's songs

[@bigwooleycritter]

Epic chester mustache.

[@Teona1212]

I love this band, is a wonderful music !

[@19dec1981]

better live than studio

[@jimesoprano]

Cuanta genialidad

[@justFUNdimples]

nice drum set-up!

[@39774734]

+ from what i've seen and heard, Casper has a wicked sense of humour...

[@firesidefun18]

Axiom 49. I use the same one.

[@ZeubenHRF]

You guys are slowing working your way through my music collection, so awesome

[@setandrise]

I keep coming back here. Please come to Nottingham.

[@marrz8244]

WoW.....truly amazing.......👍👍✌🤘

[@valle750]

det ska va things**** ditt argument är ogiltigt

[@MissouriMatt54]

Thank you for the video.

[@manstett7066]

the last song is sooo beautiful

[@Bati_]

Creativity at its peak!

[@xtelevisionset]

No, the drummer just messed up at the end.

[@misspolver]

awesome!!!!!

[@arcrs40]

LIKEEE GREAT

[@gabrieledistefano4985]

any idea about the name and model of the synth?

[@frederiktollund]

It's a midi keyboard (axiom 49) that probably controls a software synth or sampler. I remember reading that they sample into Kontakt and then use that live.

[@ephemerita]

[@ChuMangGaming]

I could listen to him talk all day. I love the music, but that damn accent...

[@heidiannemorris]

9:18 :)

[@Will-wp2cp]

The first song is great. Like one of the most epic 80's songs ever written (too short- they short-changed themselves on the potential of the song by cutting it short), but just showing up in the 21st century. If they let the idea of this song reach full maturity, no joke, it would be incredible. Guys, if you're reading this, lengthen the song and let your idea grow. Amazing.