Agnes Caroline Thaarup Obel (born 1981) is a Danish singer-songwriter. Her … Read Full Bio ↴Agnes Caroline Thaarup Obel (born 1981) is a Danish singer-songwriter. Her first album, Philharmonics, was released by PIAS Recordings on 4 October 2010 in Denmark, Norway, Germany and other European countries. Since February 2011, Philharmonics is certified gold. On September 30th 2013, she released her second album Aventine.
Agnes Obel was born Agnes Caroline Thaarup Obel in 1981. Living in Copenhagen, and coming from a musician family, Agnes Obel learned piano at a very young age. Her mother used to play Bartók and Chopin at the piano. During her childhood, Agnes Obel found inspiration in Jan Johansson's work. Johansson's songs, European folk tunes done in a jazzy style, have influenced the young musician a lot.
She attended high school at Det frie Gymnasium and university at Roskilde University.
At the age of seven, Agnes Obel worked in a little band where she used to sing and play bass guitar. The group appeared in a festival and even recorded some titles.
Later, and with the help of Danish musician and producer Elton Theander, Obel founded the Copenhagen based band Sohio. After few years of collaboration, Obel debuted as a solo singer with her first album Philharmonics (2010).
Agnes Obel writes, plays, sings, records and produces all her material herself.
She is influenced by artists such as Roy Orbison, Joni Mitchell, PJ Harvey and also by the French composers Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel and Eric Satie.
Obel lives in Berlin.
Website: http://agnesobel.com
Agnes Obel was born Agnes Caroline Thaarup Obel in 1981. Living in Copenhagen, and coming from a musician family, Agnes Obel learned piano at a very young age. Her mother used to play Bartók and Chopin at the piano. During her childhood, Agnes Obel found inspiration in Jan Johansson's work. Johansson's songs, European folk tunes done in a jazzy style, have influenced the young musician a lot.
She attended high school at Det frie Gymnasium and university at Roskilde University.
At the age of seven, Agnes Obel worked in a little band where she used to sing and play bass guitar. The group appeared in a festival and even recorded some titles.
Later, and with the help of Danish musician and producer Elton Theander, Obel founded the Copenhagen based band Sohio. After few years of collaboration, Obel debuted as a solo singer with her first album Philharmonics (2010).
Agnes Obel writes, plays, sings, records and produces all her material herself.
She is influenced by artists such as Roy Orbison, Joni Mitchell, PJ Harvey and also by the French composers Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel and Eric Satie.
Obel lives in Berlin.
Website: http://agnesobel.com
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Raphael Rindler
So I found an article where she explains it:
"What is the “Red Virgin Soil” the song takes its title from?
I wanted a title that sounded as basic as the instrumental elements I’m using, which are very basic: prepared piano, hitting on the piano. It sounds very stripped down. I came across the title when researching the idea of being transparent. I came across this book Envy by Yuri Olesha which is from the Soviet Union [published 1927] about a person who is really jealous of his roommate as he’s a completely transparent person, he has no feelings, he doesn’t know envy, he has no secrets. He’s an ideal citizen. The two characters represent two different states of society and the book was later seen as corrupting as nobody is completely transparent, everybody has emotions. Olesha was part of a literary group called Red Virgin Soil, with Isaac Babel who got executed. They were critical of the state. We are complex beings and we can’t be transparent."
https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/theartsdesk-qa-musician-agnes-obel
Izabela Moneva
Her music is on another level, it's a sheer pleasure, an unearthly experience that not everyone could understand.
Marcel Stephens
I know right. It hits me sooo deep though ! Music is the greatest present
Raneem 2.1.2
Is it bad I don't want her to get famous? I even barely show her music to my friends....Idk, her stuff takes me to some other world, and it feels so private..💜🕊
Marcel Stephens
tk m yasss
Marcel Stephens
Same
Forevermore
Same
Vika mly
Yeees
shilpa chandran
sammmeeee....
Val Brindilles
Ce morceau Red virgin soil est d'une richesse époustouflante. Quelle balade vous nous offrez toutes, je l'adore encore plus depuis que j'ai assisté à un de vos concerts au Casino de Paris. Merci pour toutes vos créations, la vie est un peu plus belle avec vous à nos côtés chère fée poète <3
Daniela Correa
I love all Agnes' songs