History

Blue Foundation started out in 2000

2000 in music

See also:* 2000 in music Record labels established in 2000-Events:*January – Gary Glitter is released from jail, two months before his sentence for sexual offences ends.*January 1**John Tavener is knighted in the New Year's Honours List....

 based on Tobias Wilner, aka Bichi's cooperation with various artists and musicians; his work with Kirstine Stubbe Teglbjærg and Bo Rande has been especially characteristic for the Blue Foundation sound. The music can be described as a mix of melodic

Melodic music

Melodic Imitation is a term that covers various genres of non-classical music which are primarily characterised by the dominance of a single strong melody line. Rhythm, tempo and beat are subordinate to the melody line or tune, which is generally easily memorable, and followed without great...

 dreamy pop

Dream pop

Dream pop is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid-1980s, when bands like The Passions, Dif Juz, Lowlife and A.R. Kane began fusing post-punk and ethereal experiments with bittersweet pop melodies into dreamy, sensual soundscapes. The term was almost...

 influenced by indietronica

Electronic dance music

Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...

 and shoegaze

Shoegazing

Shoegazing is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged from the United Kingdom in the late 1980s. It lasted there until the mid 1990s, with a critical zenith reached in 1990 and 1991...

. Tobias Wilner called it "folk music

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

 for modern people". Blue Foundation released their first 7"

Gramophone record

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 via MoshiMoshi (Hot Chip

Hot Chip

Hot Chip are an English electronic indie band. They have released four studio albums—Coming on Strong, The Warning, Made in the Dark and One Life Stand.-Formation:...

, Bloc Party

Bloc Party

Bloc Party are a British Indie rock band, composed of Kele Okereke , Russell Lissack , Gordon Moakes , and Matt Tong...

 etc) and their first, self-titled album was released shortly thereafter. During the past several years, Blue Foundation have expanded their audience, embracing both the underground and the alternative mainstream. Blue Foundation's music has been featured in major films such as Twilight

Twilight (2008 film)

Twilight is a 2008 American romantic vampire film based on Stephenie Meyer's popular novel of the same name. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke, the film stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. It is the first film in The Twilight Saga film series...

, Miami Vice

Miami Vice (film)

Miami Vice is a 2006 American crime drama film about two Miami police detectives, Crockett and Tubbs, who go undercover to fight drug trafficking operations. The film is a loose adaptation of the 1980s TV series of the same name, written, produced, and directed by Michael Mann...

and the TV series The O.C.

The O.C.

The O.C. is an American teen drama television series that originally aired on the Fox television network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 21, 2007, running a total of four seasons...

. Blue Foundation released their third album Life of a Ghost

Life of a Ghost

Life of a Ghost is an album released by Blue Foundation in 2007. The song "Eyes on Fire" was featured on the soundtrack to the 2008 film Twilight.-Track listing:# "Stuck in a Hard Place" - 5:12# "Enemy" - 3:31# "Eyes On Fire" - 5:02...

in Scandinavia

Scandinavia

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 in 2007. The album was released in USA on Astralwerks in 2009.

Members

• Tobias Wilner aka Bichi (vocals, guitar, producer, composer, keyboard, percussion)
• Bo Rande (keyboard, trumpet, percussion)

Previous Members

• Kirstine Stubbe Teglbjærg (vocalist and songwriter)
• Scott Martingell aka MC Jabber (vocals, spoken word)
• Tatsuki Oshima(DJ and vinyl manipulator)
• Frederik Hantho aka Reefr Kid (vocals, spoken word)
• Anders Bertram (guitar and producer)

Studio albums

• Blue Foundation
  Blue Foundation (album)
  Blue Foundation is an album by the band Blue Foundation.-Track listing:*Wiseguy*Grand*Witch of Trouble*Crushed*Jabber*Hollywood*Burgeon*Black S*Mazda*Hide*Cutting Me Up*J.Hurt*Evo...
  
  aka 33 (2001)
• Sweep of Days
  Sweep of Days
  Sweep of Days is the second full length album released by Danish alternative rock group Blue Foundation. It was released in 2004 by Virgin Denmark.-Track listing:#"History" - 0:57#"As I Moved On" - 4:01#"End of the Day " - 4:04...
  
  (2004)
• Solid Origami collected, reworked and remixed (2006)
• Life of a Ghost
  Life of a Ghost
  Life of a Ghost is an album released by Blue Foundation in 2007. The song "Eyes on Fire" was featured on the soundtrack to the 2008 film Twilight.-Track listing:# "Stuck in a Hard Place" - 5:12# "Enemy" - 3:31# "Eyes On Fire" - 5:02...
  
  (2007)

EPs and singles

• Enemy
• Sweep
• Dead Peoples Choice
• Crosshair
• Ricochet
• LIVE at Vega
• This is Goodbye
• Embers
• End of the Day
• As I Moved On aka Rise
• Bassment
• Jack to Phono EP
• Alis
• Hollywood & Wiseguy
• Hollywood & Hide
• Eyes on fire
• Bonfires

Compilations

• Mother Nature (2003)
• Colors: A Nordic Compilation (2003)
• Who Shot Jacques Laverne? (2004)
• Paris (2007)
• Sequential (2007)
• Warp Factor (??)
• Ghost (??)

Selected soundtracks & movies

• Twilight
  Twilight (soundtrack)
  The Twilight soundtrack is the official music for the 2008 film Twilight. The score was composed by Carter Burwell, with the rest of the soundtrack chosen by music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas. The album was released on November 4, 2008 by Patsavas' Chop Shop label in conjunction with Atlantic...
  
  
• Miami Vice
• Drabet
• The O.C.
• Anna Pihl