Rumpistol

Jens Berents Christiansen aka Rumpistol (born in 1978^[1]) is a Danish producer and musician who writes and performs electronic music. He has been releasing music since 2003 and has received positive reviews from magazines such as Intro.de^[2] De:Bug^[3] and Danish magazine GAFFA. The latter gave Rumpistol 6/6 for his 2008 album Dynamo.^[4]

Rumpistol creates music ranging from neoclassical music to electronic music in the electronica-genre with inspiration from ambient, dub, IDM, techno and dubstep, made for both the dance floor and for sitting audiences.

Christiansen also plays keyboards and produces for the band Kalaha^[5] and has produced or contributed to releases from Lukkif^[6] and Badun^[7] as well as collaborating with artists like (BZ),^[8] Efterklang,^[9] Blue Foundation^[10] and Indians.^[11]

In 2019 Kalaha won Carl Prisen in the category Best Roots Composer (for the EP Mama Ngoma).^[12] In 2016 Christiansen co-wrote and co-produced the album Masala^[13] which won a Danish Music Award Jazz for Best Special release ^[14] and was also nominated for Carl Prisen in 2018.^[15] In 2016 his music was used for the opening ceremony for the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.^[16] Rumpistol has played live at Roskilde Festival (DK) in 2006 and 2009, at MUTEK Montréal (CAN) in 2012,^[17] at Multiplicidade (BZ) in 2015^[18] at Boiler Room UK in 2012.^[19]

Rumpistol has released on several labels including his own label Rump Recordings,^[20] ,^[21] ,^[22] Project: Mooncircle^[23] and Iboga Records.^[24]

Selected Discography[]

Studio Albums by Rumpistol[]

Singles & EPs by Rumpistol[]

Albums by Kalaha[]

Singles & EPs by Kalaha[]

Remixes by Rumpistol[]

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Career[]

After starting his career playing keyboard and guitar for the band Magtværk, Christiansen moved on to launch his solo career as Rumpistol in 2003.^[26]

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