About Taxidermy
Taxidermy is a Copenhagen-based experimental noise rock/post-punk band, consisting of Osvald Reinhold (vocals, guitar), Toke Brejning Frederiksen (guitar), Joachim Lorch- Schierning (bass), and Johan Knutz Haavik (drums). Inspired by the tight nervous post- punk of the late ’70s and ’80s, the dissonant angular experiments of math-rock and no wave, as well as the minimalism and vitality of post-hardcore and emo, Taxidermy delves into the cryptic and disorienting, the claustrophobic and surreal, in their sonic explorations of the disquiet of contemporary existence. Fronted by Reinhold’s frenetic, tension-fuelled voice (perhaps reminiscent of singers such as David Thomas and Black Francis) – and through intricate, unpredictable compositions, raw and visceral textures, broad dynamic range, and intense emotional delivery – Taxidermy challenges the listener to confront the discomfort of the unknown, somewhat akin to contemporary acts such as Black Midi, Sprain, and Metz.
About Coin
Copenhagen-based Taxidermy presents their official debut with the upcoming EP “Coin,” offering an intense deep dive into frustration and bleakness, the cryptic, disorienting and surreal. This release serves as an aesthetically potent, punchy, and energetic noise-rock/post-punk symphony, drawing inspiration from a variety of sources including post-hardcore, no wave, and early emo. On”Coin”, Taxidermy takes the listener on a dynamic journey through four serpentine, intricate songs that twist and turn unpredictably through the course of the EP. At the core of this whirlwind of haunting harmonics, tangled guitars, and hectic rhythms, lies the distinctive emotive vocals of Osvald Reinhold – painting vivid pictures of suburban emptiness, inner turmoil, oscillating between dystopian apocalyptic imagery and cryptic introspection – leaving lasting impressions of existential unease. Dissonant, angular and frenetic, tension-fuelled, raw and unsettling, “Coin” offers an urgent introduction to a new Danish band definitely worth looking out for.
