Psyched Up Janis
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Psyched Up Janis was a Danish
rock band
started by Sune Rose Wagner
, now a member of The Raveonettes
, Martin Bjerregaard, and Jakob Jørgensen.
under the name of Western Front, in 1989. They recorded their first demo
entitled I Never Change in 1992. That year, the band moved to Copenhagen
and Martin Bjerregaard joined the band to be a drummer. The trio went to Sweden
to record the self-financed EP
, I Died in my Teens. The song by the same name made Single of the Week in Kerrang!
Psyched up Janis recorded their debut full-length album Swell in Wales
with Craig Leon
as record producer
.
In 1995 the band signed with British
record company This Way Up/Universal. The year after, they moved to England
to pursue their career, but without much luck. They opened the largest stage at Roskilde Festival
in 1996. Martin had just left the band, so Killing Joke
's drummer was borrowed for the concert. In 1996 the band recorded the album Beats Me in England which was mixed
at Abbey Road Studios
. Jesper Reginal from the band Thau became the new drummer.
In 1998 Psyched Up Janis toured Denmark with the album Enter The Super Peppermint Lounge. Sune played drums on the album himself. In 1999, after moving to the United States
, they released the acoustic album The Quiet Album and played their last concert together at the 1999 Roskilde Festival. Some old demos were released that same year under the name Hi-Fi Low Life.
Jakob Jørgensen later formed the band Knallert. Martin Bjerregaard toured and recorded with Australia
n punk
-band The Saints
and later joined the band Racetrack Babies
. Sune has played with surf-band Tremelo Beer Gut and occasionally with Sort Sol
. In 2002 he presented his new band The Raveonettes
with Sharin Foo.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
rock band
Rock Band
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started by Sune Rose Wagner
Sune Rose Wagner
Sune Rose Wagner is the songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist for noise pop duo, The Raveonettes. Previously, he was part of the band Psyched Up Janis. He currently resides in NYC....
, now a member of The Raveonettes
The Raveonettes
The Raveonettes are a Danish indie rock duo, consisting of Sune Rose Wagner on guitar, instruments, and vocals, and Sharin Foo on bass, guitar and vocals...
, Martin Bjerregaard, and Jakob Jørgensen.
Biography
Sune Wagner and Jakob Jørgensen played their first concert in SønderborgSønderborg
Sønderborg Municipality , is a municipality in Region of Southern Denmark partially on the Jutland peninsula and partially on the island of Als in south Denmark, at the border with Germany. The municipality covers an area of , and has a total population of 76,236...
under the name of Western Front, in 1989. They recorded their first demo
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
entitled I Never Change in 1992. That year, the band moved to Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
and Martin Bjerregaard joined the band to be a drummer. The trio went to Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
to record the self-financed EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, I Died in my Teens. The song by the same name made Single of the Week in Kerrang!
Kerrang!
Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...
Psyched up Janis recorded their debut full-length album Swell in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
with Craig Leon
Craig Leon
Craig Leon is an American born record producer, composer and arranger currently living in England. Leon was instrumental in launching the careers of many recording artists including The Ramones and Blondie...
as record 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...
.
In 1995 the band signed with British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
record company This Way Up/Universal. The year after, they moved to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
to pursue their career, but without much luck. They opened the largest stage at Roskilde Festival
Roskilde Festival
Roskilde Festival is a festival held south of Roskilde in Denmark and is one of the six biggest annual music festivals in Europe . It was created in 1971 by two high school students, Mogens Sandfær and Jesper Switzer Møller, and promoter Carl Fischer...
in 1996. Martin had just left the band, so Killing Joke
Killing Joke
Killing Joke are an English post-punk band formed in October 1978 in Notting Hill, London, England; other sources report the band formed in early 1979.Related news articles: Founding members Jaz Coleman and Geordie Walker have been the only constant members.A key influence on industrial rock,...
's drummer was borrowed for the concert. In 1996 the band recorded the album Beats Me in England which was mixed
Audio mixing (recorded music)
In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
at Abbey Road Studios
Abbey Road Studios
Abbey Road Studios is a recording studio located at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London, England. It was established in November 1931 by the Gramophone Company, a predecessor of British music company EMI, its present owner...
. Jesper Reginal from the band Thau became the new drummer.
In 1998 Psyched Up Janis toured Denmark with the album Enter The Super Peppermint Lounge. Sune played drums on the album himself. In 1999, after moving to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, they released the acoustic album The Quiet Album and played their last concert together at the 1999 Roskilde Festival. Some old demos were released that same year under the name Hi-Fi Low Life.
Jakob Jørgensen later formed the band Knallert. Martin Bjerregaard toured and recorded with Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
-band The Saints
The Saints (band)
The Saints are an Australian rock band, which formed in Brisbane in 1974 as punk rockers. Founders were Chris Bailey , Ivor Hay , and Ed Kuepper . Alongside mainstay Bailey, the group has had numerous line-ups...
and later joined the band Racetrack Babies
Racetrack Babies
Racetrack Babies were a Danish punk rock band, formed in Copenhagen in 1998, whose successful debut album produced two MTV music videos for the singles Changing Weather and It's OK...
. Sune has played with surf-band Tremelo Beer Gut and occasionally with Sort Sol
Sort Sol
Sort Sol is a pioneer rock band from Copenhagen, Denmark. The band was formed in 1977 as a punk rock outfit, originally under the name Sods. Despite drastic changes in the group's line-up, their current name, which translates to English as black sun, has remained with them since the early 1980s...
. In 2002 he presented his new band The Raveonettes
The Raveonettes
The Raveonettes are a Danish indie rock duo, consisting of Sune Rose Wagner on guitar, instruments, and vocals, and Sharin Foo on bass, guitar and vocals...
with Sharin Foo.
Discography
- 1994 Swell
- 1997 Beats Me
- 1998 Enter The Super Peppermint Lounge
- 1999 Hi-Fi Low Life
- 1999 The Quiet Album (Live)