Music
Since the foundation of Vocal Line in 1991 the choir has released five CDs in their own name. The CDs present the best arrangements of the ensemble, and individually express the musical development and story Vocal Line has gone through.
Beauty In the Breakdown
Vocal Line presents a perfect work of art with its latest CD ”Beauty in the Breakdown”. The album revolves around the contrasts in life, as every breakdown represents opportunities for new life and development. The all-important message on the CD should remind us that when facing challenges in life we find the strength to move on.
With this release Vocal Line has once again been able to develop its characteristic sound where intensity, dynamics and musical interpretation is in the focal point. The ensemble combines complex and soaring sounds with intense interpretations of solid songwriter such as Joni Mitchell, Lisa Nilsson, Björk and Anne Linnet.
Young Danish artists such as Mads Langer and Oh Land are also represented in the choir’s repertoire and the successful singer-songwriter Mads Langer is performing one of his big hits “Fact-fiction” on the new CD.
Beauty in the Breakdown was released on September 1st 2010 and represents the fifth CD from Vocal Line. It is recorded on KaserneScenen in Aarhus and at Corona Music.
Vocal Stories
Shaped by touring in Europe and Asia, Vocal Stories is put together by songs with widely varied musical expressions. The CD presents both experimental, American R&B in arrangements of songs like Aaliyah’s “We need a resolution” and Prince’s legendary “Kiss”, however, the listener can also experience widely painted waves of sound when Vocal Line interprets “Always” by Jonatha Brooke and “Wuthering Heights” by Kate Bush. Naturally, the characteristic pure and clean vocal expression is represented in, for instance, Leonard Cohen’s wonderful “Hallelujah”.
Vocal Stories is a CD on which sound and production is crucial for the overall experience. Therefore, Vocal Line has collected inspiration from abroad consisting of Freddie Feldman, Dave Sperandio and Bill Hare - three American producers and vocal experts.
The producer team, which also counts our own personal capacity, Henrik Birk Aaboe, has shaped the sound collages to our vocal stories, all of which have contributed to a general musical upgrade of dimensions.
On May 10th 2006, Vocal Stories was released - it is the choir’s fourth CD. It was recorded on KaserneScenen in Aarhus and at Corona Music. The CD was brought together in corporation with the Danish National Radio.
Emotional Landscapes
Emotional Landscapes is a unified album that represents a temporary highlight in the story of Vocal Line. The
songs are tiny, enclosed units that, individually, describe a sentiment, a thought or an idea. Put together, they represent a unity that gathers them around the vocal quality of the music. Particularly, take notice of the light beauty of “Fear”, the ambience of “Blue”, the strong colours of tone in “Still Crazy….” and the dynamics of “Jóga” – from which the album title was derived.
Emotional Landscapes is Vocal Line’s fourth CD. It was recorded on KaserneScenen in Aarhus as well as at Corona Music and is the result of more than one year’s hard work in the studio.
Dream Rhymes
Dream Rhymes is put together by a range of a capella arrangements and is a combination of ambient vocal sound and advanced vocal grooves. In this context, especially the songs “Bästa Vänner”, “Brother Sister” and “Say” deserve to be emphasised – not to mention the strong solo performances.
With the extremely ambient songs, “Mercy Street” and “Sometimes in Life”, Vocal Line shows the ability to interpret deep and meaningful lyrics on the dark sides of life. The CD is beautifully finished of with Jens Johansen’s arrangement of the Danish pop classic, “Det er ikke det du siger”.
Dream Rhymes is Vocal Line’s second CD and was recorded in the Air Play Studio in Aarhus.
Step by Step
Step by Step contains both a capella movements as well as songs with band accompaniment. The songs represent individual expressions that, altogether, paint a clear picture of Vocal Line’s tonal universe.
The album was released in 1996 and, thereby, is Vocal Line’s first record release. It was recorded on the Rhythmic School in Vig and published by the choir.
