Emo grew up in Copenhagen, when breaks, rap and graffiti were still in its early days, and reggae music was something you found in your parents record collection. Back then in the 80’s and 90’s this young, punky-reggae b-boy started gathering the ingredients for a strange Danish jerk sauce. Today some 20 years later the 33-year-old Emo has been releasing records for six years and plays a neverending game of balancing between soul, reggae and dub. His formula stays true to its nature… straight from the heart.
His first release, the 12” EP ‘Jazzy Dub Head-bobber’, was released in December 2000 on the NYC based label Liquid Sound Lounge. It rocked dance floors across the globe, and Emo´s unique voice won many hearts.
Emo’s second release, ‘Relief For Free’ from 2002 released on Stereo Deluxe has been described like this;
‘Dubbed up lounge soul with real (and rare) depth that shows just how broad and quality-aware Stereo Deluxe really are. If Emo´s vocal doesn’t get you, your heart s made of concrete’ (Tunes.co.uk)
The single ‘Relief For Free’ made it to the charts of just about every important DJ, as well as getting praises from Rainer Truby as ‘the best Stereo Deluxe release so far’!
In May 2003 Emo’s debut album, ‘This Is My Home’, was released. The reviews were overwhelming, and the best that Stereo Deluxe has ever received.
For the last couple of years Emo has exposed his dub’n’soul formula live and as a dj. Recently he has been touring with the Danish dub project Djosos Krost, and in the studio he has been writing, producing, singing and making remixes for other artists such as Dj Vadim, Mahlon Steward, Rasmus Helner and Natasja.
Emo’s second album ‘Remedy’ hit the streets in 2006. Here Emo continues balancing on borderlines, this time producing on his own, except for two tracks produced in collaboration with Pharfar (Djosos Krost, Bikstok Røgsystem) and one track with Bo Rande (Blue Foundation).
On the songs; ‘Ya Love Is Like Dope’ feat. Mark Linn and ‘Bullet Of I’ feat. Natasja, Emo shares the microphone with two of Denmark’s absolutely best singers from the downbeat and dancehall scene. Among other great musicians on the album the legendary bass player, Daryl Johnson, features on the brilliant latin-reggae-jazz crossover, ‘In The Back Of The Car’. With ‘Remedy’ Emo once again proves his big talent with fresh maneuvers between reggae, hiphop, dub, soul and jazz.
Emo exposes his dub’n’soul formula with his own live band, as well as with the dub/tango project Von Daler