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Røgsignal is one of the first bands mentioned when Danish jazz radio talks about the new sound of jazz from Denmark. The station even chose ‘Bodies’ (2019) as ‘Album Of The Week’, highlighting the colourful, pulsating stream of indie beats and shimmering soundscapes.

Though the band is based in Aarhus, the roaring bass lines and ethereal melodies of electric guitars and fender rhodes are deeply rooted in the understated melancholy of rural Denmark. The biggest, Danish jazz blog, Jazznyt, has called Røgsignal “living proof that the young jazz scene in Denmark is thriving” and Politiken, the biggest newspaper in Denmark, thinks that the band is “both master musicians and magnificently meditative in their expression“.

Røgsignal has released two EP’s and two well-reviewed full length albums. The band has been touring all over Denmark for many years, and recently expanded their territory with a popular showcase in Paris as Denmark's exclusive contribution to the ‘Nordic Jazz Comets’ program.

Røgsignal: Pletter På Solen

Read "Pletter På Solen" reviewed by Nick Davies

by Nick Davies
June 30, 2017

The Danish quartet Røgsignal (translated Smoke Signal) have explored the alluring borderland between traditional and modern musical genres since its inception in 2011. Having experimented with a more improvisational, punchy sound, which was documented on two digital live-EP's in 2014 and 2015, the band has settled on a more spacious vibe in this release, Pletter På Solen.The music is still driven by simple, dreamy guitar/rhodes-melodies, but also clearly expresses a joint band effort in a fusion of countless ...

"Røgsignal played flawless interlocking, glowing rock of the cultivated and self-sufficient kind.” - HenningBolte, AllAboutJazz. 2019 - about a showcase at Pan Piper, Paris.

”In total, Røgsignal offers stylish and imaginative compositions, a tight and distinguished interplay, indeed, a sound that's just lovely to be in the company of.” - Kjeld Frandsen, Berlingske (Major Danish newspaper). 5/6 stars. June 2016 about Pletter På Solen

”There is a longing melancholy to the overall input and expression. Something dreamy and unexplainable. Beautiful and soothing. The LP is thoroughly great.” - Ivan Rod, GAFFA (Biggest Danish music magazine). 4/6 stars. November 2016 about Pletter På Solen