release date: Feb. 29, 2016
format: digital (11 x File, MP3)
[album rate: 4 / 5] [4,12]
producer: Jens Ole McCoy
label: Sony BMG Music - nationality: Denmark
Tracklist: 1. "Den anden side" (4 / 5) - 2. "Lige nu" (feat. S!vas) - 3. "Mand over bord" (feat. Track72) - 4. "Lange nætter" - 5. "Et andet niveau" (feat. Kesi) - 6. "Ingen hører" (4,5 / 5) - 7. "Baby" - 8. "Ingen problemer" (4 / 5) - 9. "Soma" - 10. "Jesu blod" - 11. "Overleve" (4 / 5) (live)
2nd studio album by Danish duo Ukendt Kunstner consisting of rapper Hans Phillip and musical composer and producer Jens Ole McCoy. Alas, later in 2016 the two announced that they would stop working as Ukendt Kunstner. They have truly renewed hip hop and rap on a national level with an international and unique sound. They have managed to add new dimensions to the tradition of Danish lyrics with poetic narratives on everyday life bound together with a distinct simple and yet broad sound. They shall truly be missed.
The album is slightly more stripped down and laid-back compared to the debut, and it displays an even stronger emphasis on the lyrical side - it's way up there, almost as great, maybe even better? Perhaps in a matter of months I will consider this bettering the 2014 album but for now it's clearly the best Danish album in 2016.
I have awaited a cd version of the album, but it never came and most likely never will be issued. Unfortunately. This new tendency seem to be the new way to launch albums, and Den anden side has only been issued as a download album at 320kps. Why no FLAC-files or high fidelity formats for people who care about sound quality?
[ Gaffa.dk, Berlingske 4 / 6 stars ]
2016 Favourite releases: 1. Tindersticks The Waiting Room - 2. Ukendt Kunstner Den anden side - 3. Bob Mould Patch the Sky
