Artist: Epo-555

Country: Denmark
Genre: Indie/Pop/Rock
http://www.epo-555.dk/
http://www.myspace.com/epo555
Reviews: Dexter fox
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Crunchy Frog turns 15, Epo-555 says goodbye

Crunchy Frog's upcoming 15th anniversary concert will apparently be Epo-555's farewell performance. Full details: http://blog.crunchy.dk/post/15-YEARS-COME-AND-POP-OUR-CHERRY.aspx
UPDATE: didn't notice it before, but apparently Jenny Wilson will also be rejoining her old bandmates First Floor Power for this gig as well.

Rune Vigil + Ebbe Frej = Helsinki Poetry

The Late Parade's vocalist Rune Vigil has teamed up with Ebbe Frej (Epo-555), the producer of the band's recent record "In chase of red beads", for a new project called Helsinki Poetry. The duo plans to record an EP eventually, but for now they are regularly posting demos for free download at their website: http://www.helsinkipoetry.com/

New label: Ha Ha Records

Drummer Ebbe Frej (Epo-555, Lise Westzynthius, The Late Parade) has started a new label with his friend Mads Bøgh under the name Ha Ha Records. Their first release this coming summer will be the debut EP from Danish lo-fi singer/songwriter Jeremy Sparrow. Listen at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/jeremysparrow

Danish indie act Epo-555 has uploaded the Evil Death Machine remix of "Centipede" to myspace: http://www.myspace.com/epo555

The Pastry Club is presenting a night of (mostly) Danish music at 93 Feet East in London on February 19 with Epo-555 and Jong Pang. More details: http://www.last.fm/event/470263

PonyRec has signed Evil Death Machine, the solo act of Danish artist Hans Emil Hansen (Epo-555, Lazerflex). Listen to songs at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/evildeathmachinedk

Danish indie act Epo-555 will play a few US shows at the end of the month:

06/25 - Union Hall, Brooklyn, NY
06/26 - 200 Orchard, NYC, NY
06/27 - Maxwell's (tbc), Hoboken, NJ
06/28 - PA's Lounge, Boston, MA

Check out an ecard for the US release of the band's latest album "Mafia": http://www.rykodisc.com/ecard/epo-555/

Danish artist Lise Westzynthius is currently working on her third solo album, due out this coming fall, her first since 2004's "Rock you can fly" (released internationally in 2005). She also makes guest appearances on the recent Epo-555 7" "Mafia fallout" as well as Caspar David's album "Let the past begin".

Crunchy Frog has signed Epo-555 sideproject Oliver North Boy Choir. Read more at Gaffa: http://gaffa.dk/nyheder/view.php/news_id=17412 (in Danish)

Gaffa is reporting that Danish indie label Crunchy Frog (Junior Senior, Powersolo, Epo-555) is entering into some sort of partnership with Rykodisc in the US: http://gaffa.dk/nyheder/view.php/news_id=16784

Hits in the Car has a pair of exclusive mp3s from Oliver North Boy Choir, the new band of ex-Epo-555 vocalist Camilla Florentz with Mikkel Max Hansen (still in Epo-555) and Ivan Petersen: http://stytzer.blogspot.com/2006/11/oliver-north-boy-choir.html

Danish indierockers Epo-555 have announced that Linda Christine Drejer Bonde is their new female singer, replacing the recently departed Camilla Florentz who left to concentrate on her pending motherhood (Less anyone think there are hard feelings, Epo-555 frontman Mikkel Max Hansen is the father).

Vocalist/synth player Camilla Florentz has left Danish indie act Epo-555 now that she's expecting a baby. DoCopenhagen has the full statement reprinted: http://docopenhagen.blogspot.com/2006/08/epo-555.html

Danish indierockers Epo-555 have posted the video for "Hyperschlieb": http://www.epo-555.dk/ensite/hyber/flvplayer.html

Danish indierockers Epo-555 have a brand new website: http://www.epo-555.dk/