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PLACENTA

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Placenta was actually formed by two drunk men in the early hours of New Year's Day 2005. The men were Anders Duedal and Martin Gronemann. Despite their fairly inebriated state of mind, they found a strong mutual understanding regarding music and had their first rehearsal together on January 8th 2005 - the very same day that Elvis Presley would have turned 70.
Coming together creatively on such a day was bound to turn out succesful and it did. Within 3 months the two had written, arranged & recorded their first record "Checkpoint" along with a drummer and a bass-player who quickly departed. In late 2005, Brian Sjøquist joined in on the bass and thus became a vital ace.
In spring 2006, the band recorded their second record entitled "Focus", containing the 4 tracks you can hear on this site.
The permanent Placenta drummer joined in summer 2006. It was J.C.Pedersen and he instantly fell into the vibe and musical understanding of the band. At the same time, Steffen Gronemann (Martin's cousin) joined in and added a valuable touch to the band's sound, broadening the musical universe.
Placenta seek to make atmospheric music and therefore they create songs with different layers and textures: with lush vocal-harmonies, catchy guitar-riffs, recognisable keyboard-hooks, all covered up in sophisticated arrangements.

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Member Since: 5/6/2006
Band Website: placenta.dk
Band Members: Anders Duedal (lead vocals, guitars).
Martin Gronemann (keyboards, guitars, backing vocals).
Steffen Gronemann (guitars, backing vocals).
Brian Sjøquist (bass).
J.C.Pedersen (drums).
Influences: Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Who, The Moody Blues, The Beach Boys, The Doors, Phil Spector, Velvet Underground, Nick Drake, John Barry, Scott Walker, David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Ennio Morricone, Depeche Mode, Joy Division, Prefab Sprout, Neil Young, R.E.M., The Knack, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Cure, David Lynch & Angelo Badalamenti, Television, Sonic Youth, Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, Radiohead, Mercury Rev, Interpol, Elliott Smith, Muse.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

A moment of nostalgia

Hi there, Today we have received the first pre-mixes of "Restless Rest" so we are entering the final stages of this satisfying voyage. A feeling of nostalgia has entered my mind; these songs have been...
Posted by PLACENTA on Mon, 19 May 2008 06:08:00 PST

Sparkles in the Jailhouse

Hi everyone, we're about halfway through the recording of our forthcoming album which will contain 10 songs representing the true sound and spirit of Placenta. The guiding direction for this musical e...
Posted by PLACENTA on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:44:00 PST

Restless Rest

Hi everyone, it's been quite sometime since any news from Placenta-land has been posted so I thought that it was time for an update about what's happening, 'cause things are about to finally unfold. W...
Posted by PLACENTA on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:44:00 PST

Bodog battle

Good afternoon, friends and followers of Placenta, yesterday we performed a really great set at Stengade 30 in Copenhagen as part of the Bodog Battle contest. It was short, sharp and intense and we fe...
Posted by PLACENTA on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 05:40:00 PST

National exposure + Copenhagen gig

Hi everyone, We are happy to announce that our songs "I Never Denied My Weaknesses" and "Didn't God Tell You" have been chosen to be part of the soundtrack for a forthcoming documentary entitled ...
Posted by PLACENTA on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:31:00 PST

Summer update

Hi everyone, just wanted to keep you updated as the (hopefully) beautiful summer time is approaching hastily. These last couple of days we have been making demo versions of the songs we're planni...
Posted by PLACENTA on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:29:00 PST

New songs taking shape !!!

Hi everyone !!! It's 4 o'clock in the morning, but I can't sleep because of the excitement within my body and soul. An excitement that's due to the songs that we have begun to record - still in the de...
Posted by PLACENTA on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 07:43:00 PST

Placenta at Jelling Festival !!!

Hi everyone !!! Today it became official !!! Placenta is playing at this year's Jelling Festival on Friday May 25th at 10.30 p.m. Words cannot describe how thrilled and excited we are about it. Not on...
Posted by PLACENTA on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 03:45:00 PST

Have yourself a merry little christmas

Hi everyone ! Thought it was time for a little writing in this wonderful month of December as we all love Christmas, don't we ? Andy's and my trip through Australia went absolutely astonishing. Apart ...
Posted by PLACENTA on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 03:50:00 PST

Catching waves down under

As a line in our song "Didn't God Tell You" goes, we will indeed catch waves down under in a short while, when Anders & I will travel Australia together. This is very exciting and beyond our wilde...
Posted by PLACENTA on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 04:17:00 PST