(The Crooked Spoke is a Danish Dark Jazz/Cinematic/ Lounge duo formed by Asger Baden (keyboards and more) and Peter Leth (drums and more); the guys met ten years ago through Copenhagen’s tight-knit music
community and have played together in various constellations until The
Crooked Spoke was born.
The One You Left Behind is a collection of compositions which evolved
organically with no particular style or genre in mind. The Crooked
Spoke don’t hold back – dramatic effects and powerful emotions activate
the senses. To them, escapism is no bad thing – it describes the dreamy
journey they want to take you on.
The production of the music
was an undeniably central to the The One You Left Behind. But the melody
and composition remains at the music’s core. The melodies captivate and
appeal but the often radical studio production magnifies the ambience; they did get help from a number of prominent collaborators including
Claus Hempler, whose smooth and timeless vocals grace the album’s title
song. The singer Maria Laurette Friis (Tys Tys) contributes her
unforgettable voice to the track Black Tower Hotel with guitarist Per
Moellehoej’s dream-like gypsy-jazz solo floating below as a melodic
counterpart).
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