The Malpractice (band)

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The Malpractice
OriginDenmark
GenresGrunge, indie rock
Years active2004-present
LabelsCrunchy Frog Records
WebsiteOfficial Site

The Malpractice is the alias of Danish songwriter Johannes Gammelby of and . His debutalbum "Tectonics" was released in 2010 on Crunchy Frog Records;[1] gathering members from Tiger Tunes, and Beta Satan in the studio and on tour.

Gammelby takes grunge and aggressive rock as a point of departure, though as a songwriter in The Malpractice also adds pophooks and noisy synthesizers in mostly violent[2] and depressive existentialist narratives. His first album under this moniker won critical acclaim[3] and was awarded top ten best Danish album[4] in 2010 by GAFFA. The first single "Oh, The Irony" entered rotation on Danish national radio.[5]

"Tectonics" was released in Germany through Crunchy Frog Germany in May 2011 and is due in other European countries in 2011. The remix-album "Tectonic Repercussions" was released in 2011 and featured remixes by Jenny Wilson, Reptile Youth, (as Pils Jaeger), , and more.

played , and Roskilde Festival 2011.

Alongside bands as Under Byen, and Tiger Tunes, Gammelby and his former bandeffort Strumm was featured in the anthology "århus.nu"[6] about the key figures of the independent music scene in Aarhus. Beta Satan played Roskilde Festival in 2008.[7]

Members[]

  • Johannes Gammelby – Vocals and guitar
  • Klaus Q. Hedegaard Nielsen – Drums (, Tiger Tunes, Figurines (producer))
  • Kenneth Nørby Andersen - Guitar ()
  • Morten Riis – Synth ()
  • Marie Højlund (live) - Vocals (, Tiger Tunes)

Discography[]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.crunchy.dk/asp/default.asp?Release_Id=662&Band_Id=29
  2. ^ "The Malpractice – Dunkel alvorspop".
  3. ^ http://www.soundvenue.com/anmeldelser/2010/10/25/the-malpractice-tectonics
  4. ^ "GAFFA kårer årets album".
  5. ^ http://www.dr.dk/p3/musik/nymusik/2010/06/16/ny-musik-pa-p3-uge-24/
  6. ^ "...:: århus:nu ::".
  7. ^ http://www.roskilde-festival.dk/.../twelve-new-bands-for-upcoming-stage/

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