Jesper Skaaning
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Jesper Skaaning is a Danish electronic musician
, producer
and film composer.
He started his career as a guitarist in various experimental punk bands in the early 1980s and was inspired by European electropop and early electronic Music
, especially by Kraftwerk
. At that time he formed a band, Acustisk Ungdom, from which he later took his name.
He formed the Future 3
electronic trio together with Anders Remmer
(aka Dub Tractor) and Thomas Knak
(aka Opiate) in 1994.
He is also a member of People Press Play (which is Future 3 plus Sara Savery) and has a duo project with Remmer,
Jesper & Anders aka Recycler 202.
With his sense of harmony, and his consciously minimalist approach, Skaaning constructs a sound which is forthcoming without trying too hard to please.
At the moment Jesper is working together with guitar and bassplayer Djon on the sideproject Spring, which is a return to more guitar oriented material with discrete use of vocals.
Electronic musician
An electronic musician is a musician who composes or plays music from synthetic sounds generated with synthesizers, samplers, drum machines or music sequencers....
, producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and film composer.
He started his career as a guitarist in various experimental punk bands in the early 1980s and was inspired by European electropop and early electronic Music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
, especially by Kraftwerk
Kraftwerk
Kraftwerk is an influential electronic music band from Düsseldorf, Germany. The group was formed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in 1970, and was fronted by them until Schneider's departure in 2008...
. At that time he formed a band, Acustisk Ungdom, from which he later took his name.
He formed the Future 3
Future 3
Future 3 is a Danish ambient music trio, consisting of Anders Remmer, Thomas Knak and Jesper Skaaning. Their music is, like many other Scandinavian ambient artists such as Biosphere, characterized by a cold and bright sound...
electronic trio together with Anders Remmer
Anders Remmer
Anders Remmer is a Danish electronic musician, producer and film composer. He was born and raised in Denmark.Now he is one of the key figures in the electronic community of Copenhagen...
(aka Dub Tractor) and Thomas Knak
Thomas Knak
Thomas Knak is a Danish electronic musician, producer, film composer and DJ. He lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark. Jack of all trades, he makes music for commercial , for various radio and TV programmes, for theatre plays, for choreography and films.He started in 1999 under the name Opiate...
(aka Opiate) in 1994.
He is also a member of People Press Play (which is Future 3 plus Sara Savery) and has a duo project with Remmer,
Jesper & Anders aka Recycler 202.
With his sense of harmony, and his consciously minimalist approach, Skaaning constructs a sound which is forthcoming without trying too hard to please.
At the moment Jesper is working together with guitar and bassplayer Djon on the sideproject Spring, which is a return to more guitar oriented material with discrete use of vocals.
Discography
- Tease (12”) - (Flex RecordsFLEX RecordsFLEX Records is a Danish record label. Label founded by Scandinavian Records in 1994 to release various electronic music...
, 1995) - No 1 (CD, Album) - (April RecordsApril RecordsApril Records is a Danish record label specialized on Scandinavian electronica music: from ambient to techno and trip hop....
, 1996) - No 2 (12”) - (April Records, 1997)
- Star Quality (CD) - (April Records, 1998)
- Split (12") (with GoodiepalGoodiepalGoodiepal or Gæoudjiparl van den Dobbelsteen, whose real name is Parl Kristian Bjørn Vester, is a controversial Danish/Faroese musician/composer wanted by the Danish police authorities for an unsolved theft from the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus...
) - (Hobby Industries, 2000) - Split (12”) (with RJ Valeo) - (Hobby Industries, 2002)
- Welcome (CD)- (Rump Recordings, 2005)