MIKE TRAMP to release new album “Mand af en tid” in March
23rd January 2024MIKE TRAMP is probably the only person ever to sing about Jolly Cola, The Beatles, sauerkraut (a traditional German food) and karate on the same album. It happened on âFor første gangâ, which was released in 2022 and was Mike Trampâs first-ever album in Danish.Â
With âMand af en tidâ he does it again. This time the songs are about everything from Andy Warholâs Fifteen Minutes of Fame to Ingrid & Lillebror, Muhammad Ali, Ole Olsen and roast duck. Again, it all happens in Danish.Â
Thus, Mike Tramp shows that it was not for fun when, to the surprise of most, he released a record in his mother tongue after more than 45 years of singing in English. The Danish songs are a way of telling some of the stories and sharing the experiences that have been gathered together throughout his life.Â
âMany of those I meet at my concerts have always followed me, and we have almost grown up together. I can feel that it means something very special to them that I suddenly sing in Danish. They can recognize themselves in the stories and songs because I sing about something that means something to me. Iâm a grown man whoâs tried a little bit of everything, but Iâm still here and donât need to chase the latest trend. I know who I am and stand by it. Therefore, the record could not be called anything other than âMan of a timeââ.
âMand af en tidâ will be released on LP (black vinyl, limited to 500), digipack CD, and digital formats via Target Records on March 15th, 2024. Pre-orders are available here. All pre-orders made in Targetshop.dk are signed by Mike Tramp.
The digital single “Ham vi vil vĂŚre”, taken from the album, is out now and can be streamed here.
Mike Trampâs career is longer and more colorful than most. He has been the countryâs biggest teenage idol, made records in Germany, and was an MTV star in the USA. With âMand af en tidâ he makes up for it, and as he states in one of the albumâs tracks: âI have chosen my path and the path gave me answers / I came as I wasâ. Or as he describes himself in another song: âStiff-necked, stubborn and retro, but really okayâ.Â
âIn the past, I have always written songs that should suit a band. Therefore, there have been many things that I just couldnât do because I had to live up to a certain image or a particular sound. With the Danish songs, I go where the songs demand it. If itâs a big mess, well then itâs with strings. If itâs a song about the old nightclubs on Vesterbro, then of course it should also sound like that. I grew up with albums where songs could sound different. âMand af en tidâ is such an album.âÂ
On âMand af en tidâ this means that there is room for pure rock numbers such as the albumâs title song and âStorm og stilleâ, the great break-up song âIndeniâ, the rock hymn âAltid farvelâ and not least the glimpses of memory in âHam vi vil vĂŚreâ and in âNat pĂĽ Libelleâ, which is a song about Mike Trampâs late mother.Â
As with âFor første gangâ, all the songs on âMand af en tidâ were written together with Lars Daneskov, and the record was produced by Mike Tramp himself together with Søren Andersen. The record also features Søren Skov, Claus Langeskov, Kenni Andy, Emily Garriock Langeskov, and Jørgen Thorup.
Recording lineup:
Mike Tramp – vocals, guitar
Claus Langeskov – bass
Soren Andersen – guitar
Kenni Andy – drums
Søren Skov – piano, B-3, keyboards
Emily Garriock Langeskov – harmonies
Jørgen Thorup – harmonies
Webshop:
https://bit.ly/tramp-tar
Danish tour:
15/03 â Slagelse Musikhus, Badeanstalten, Slagelse
16/03 â Stars, Vordinborg
20/03 â Agger Darling, Vestervig
21/03 â Ferritslev Fritidshus, Ferritslev
22/03 â VINDANMARK, Aarhus
23/03 â VINDANMARK, Aarhus
12/04 â BIO Huset, Galten
13/04 â KulturcafĂŠ Ludvig, Sorø
19/04 â Ny Ridehus, Kulturcentret i NĂŚstved, NĂŚstved
20/04 â Gribskov Kultursal, Helsinge
10/05 â Bygningen, Køge
11/05 â Karosserifabrikken, Helsingør
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“Mand af en tid” tracklist:
1. Mand Af En Tid
2. Hvis Du Vil
3. Indeni
4. Kom Som Jeg Var
5. Altid Farvel
6. Storm Og Stille
7. Nat PĂĽ Libelle
8. Livet Er
9. Sammen Alene
â10. Ham Vi Vil VĂŚre