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Kenneth Dahl Knudsen: Anti Robotic Dance Music

Read "Anti Robotic Dance Music" reviewed by Ieva Pakalniškytė

by Ieva Pakalniškytė
December 2, 2025

First performing at Vilnius' Tamsta Club in 2023, Anti Robotic Dance Music initially appeared as a burst of futuristic jazz, rock, drum-and-bass energy, shaped by the immediacy of a trio set with a large ensemble. Heard now as a recording, that same performance sharpens into a clearer articulation of bassist and composer Kenneth Dahl Knudsen's defined concept. Set, in the composer's words, “in a dystopian world where machines dominate and rhythm becomes rebellion," the album does not treat this as abstract ...

Interview

Kenneth Dahl Knudsen: Beyond 'Sound American' – Crafting a Nordic Jazz Identity

by Ieva Pakalniškytė
September 4, 2025

What does finding an authentic musical voice in a genre so deeply connected to history and geography mean? The answer for Danish double bassist, composer, and educator Kenneth Dahl Knudsen is to transcend limitation and let identity shape the sound. A restless presence on the European jazz scene, Knudsen has resisted the pressure to “sound American" and instead draws from his Scandinavian roots, folk song, church music and rock energy, while taking influences from collaborators worldwide.