October 17th 2008
Jan leaves the band
Decorate. Decorate. and Jan Kromann have decided to go their separate ways. We part as good friends and we are not looking for a new bass player. We wish Jan all the best of things and encourage you to visit his other band "Demons Are Real". In november they will release an EP which we are looking forward to.

Visit Jans band at www.myspace.com/demonsarereal

September 30th 2008
Holland show
We had a splendid trip to Holland and met a lot of fine people. Thank you all!

A lot of pictures were taken by Martina and Lies during the show - some of which can be found here:

Flickr photo set 1
Flickr photo set 2

We have great fans! See you all again soon...



September 6th 2008
Record release + making a short trip to Stengade 30
We are currently busy recording our debut full length album which is due to be released in early 2009. We are glad to announce that it will be released and distributed through A:larm Music. We will try to post some of the new stuff here as soon as it is ready to be presented.

If you are curious about the new songs please pay Stengade 30, Copenhagen a visit this evening as we are plaing our last show in Denmark in quite a while. We wll go to Holland at the end of September but afterwards we will focus 100% on the record.

Hope to see you there!

September 30th 2008
Holland show
We had a splendid trip to Holland and met a lot of fine people. Thank you all!

A lot of pictures were taken by Martina and Lies during the show - some of which can be found here:

Flickr photo set 1
Flickr photo set 2

We have great fans! See you all again soon...



September 6th 2008
Record release + making a short trip to Stengade 30
We are currently busy recording our debut full length album which is due to be released in early 2009. We are glad to announce that it will be released and distributed through A:larm Music. We will try to post some of the new stuff here as soon as it is ready to be presented.

If you are curious about the new songs please pay Stengade 30, Copenhagen a visit this evening as we are plaing our last show in Denmark in quite a while. We wll go to Holland at the end of September but afterwards we will focus 100% on the record.

Hope to see you there!

June 24th 2008
Recordings begin + shows announced
Sunday we started recording our new album. Viggo is currently busy drumming and everyone else is listening in and getting ready for their turn. We will record 11 songs this summer and a few more during the fall. Release will be sometime early next year.

Also - a few September shows have been announced. We will go abroad for the first time as a band as we're visiting Geleen, Holland on September 28th. We are excited about that.

May 17th 2008
A quick hello...
... to let everyone know that things are busy at camp DD. We are writing songs, arranging and rehearsing - and playing a few gigs in between all of that. It is good fun and we are very optimistic regarding the new album. We will start recording over the summer.

Two more shows this spring:

• May 23rd - Musikhuzet, Rønne
• June 21st - Rust, Copenhagen

See you around.

Jan. 12th 2008
First show of 2008 II
Last night was an absolute pleasure. Thank you all for coming and recieving the new songs so well. Naturally we are thrilled that so many people decided to spend their evening in our company. Unfortunately the venue sold out and quite a few people didn't get to see the show. We'll make it up to you some other time.

If anybody has pictures or videos from last night they would like to share - please send them to mail@decoratedecorate.com

In other news:

• We got ourselves a Facebook band page. Become a fan and recieve updates on a regular basis.
• Please visit our new YouTube channel.
• Asbjørn was interviewed by Danish newspaper Politiken on the premiere of Anton Corbijn's Joy Division movie.

Dec. 17th 2007
First show of 2008
Our 2008 live activities will start off at:

Stengade 30, Copenhagen
Friday January 11th 2008
@ 10 p.m. - 50 DKK
Support: Jose

Expect new songs and a band thrilled to play live again after resting for a few months!

See you. Merry christmas.



Oct. 22nd 2007
MTV interview
Asbjørn, Mikkel and Martin are paying MTV Denmark a visit to do an interview regarding the band, the music, the future, the single (Surname of Copenhagen) and the album covers of Normandie.

The interview will air on Friday Oct. 26th at 18:00 and re-runs will air on the following occasions:

Saturday Oct. 27th at 22:00
Tuesday Oct. 30th at 18:00

The interview will also be available on mtv.dk/spankingnew from Oct. 26th.

Viewers of the programme will have a chance to win signed copies of the Normandie vinyls.

Take care.



Sep. 23rd 2007
'Surname of copenhagen' single release
The second single off our debut release has been unveiled: 'Surname of Copenhagen' has hit the radio stations. Hopefully to be played a lot.

Currently we are focusing on writing new material for our forthcoming full length release. We may squeeze in a show or two in the near future but mostly we'll be spending this autumn/winter period writing songs.



Sep. 5th 2007
Danish Red Cross Youth Show announced
Decorate. Decorate. will perform on Sep. 22nd @ Park, Copenhagen in favor of Danish Red Cross Youth. Check the shows section for details.



July 3rd 2007
A day to remember
Playing Roskilde was quite an experience. A very, very nice experience that is! Thanks a lot to everyone who showed up - it was truly a day to remember for a long, long time for all of us.

Pictures here...

And a small video showing the wonderful crowd as we left the stage (shot with Martin's phone):


Have a great festval!



June 21st 2007
Vinyl covers: winners and honourable mention
Prior to the release of our debut Normandie we announced an LP cover art competition. See the winners and the bunch of other very much appreciated submissions here.



June 16th 2007
Shows and photographs
We have played quite a few gigs recently and it has certainly been a lot of fun.

Now we are rehearsing for the grand finale of our spring and summer exercises: our show at Roskilde Festival on Mon. July 2nd at 3 p.m. We just cannot wait for that one.

Photos from our shows at Rust - Copenhagen, Musikcaféen - Århus and from last nights show at Vesterbro Festival are now online (please don't mind the fact that Martin is wearing the same shirt on two ocassions - he has promised to get something new for our next show).

Photos from Rust, Copenhagen »
Photos from Musikcaféen, Århus »
Photos from Vesterbro Festival, Copenhagen »



May 31st 2007
Win Normandie vinyls
Users of Danish music community Soundvenue are now offered the chance to win Normandie on limited edition vinyl.

Go here and answer the question: "Which two girl names appear on the Normandie track list?".



May 24th 2007
Normandie, Normandie
The record is out and we are thrilled!

Feel like shopping? If so - Normandie can be purchased through the following record vendors:

CDON.COM »
Targetshop.dk »
TDC Musik »
FONA »
Box.dk »
Urban Payload »
+ GUF, TP Musik, Stereo Studio, Axel Music, Moby Disc and more.



May 20th 2007
DD on the radio
Tonight Asbjørn and Mikkel will appear on Danish national radio show Public Søndag with Carsten Holm as we have been invited to do a little interview regarding our debut release.

Tune in via the website netplayer at around 10 p.m. or find your old school FM radio frequency here (Danish only).

Last night's release party was a blast! Thanks for showing up and making the night memorable.

The record is out tomorrow and can be purchased through Targetshop and iTunes Store.



May 11th 2007
Normandie vinyl competition
Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet has launched a Decorate. Decorate. competition on their website. Prizes are 5 copies of our limited Normandie LP-release.

All you have to do is answer the question 'When did DD rehearse as a group for the first time?' correctly. Options are:

• a) January 2001 or
• b) January 2006

That shouldn't be hard. The answer can be found on the competition page (in Danish) or in our very own press section. Also, Asbjørn was interviewed by the newspaper (also in Danish).

Naturally that reveals the fact that winners have been chosen in the grand LP cover design competition. We are forever grateful for your contributions and the interest that so many people have shown in our project.

All submissions including the winners will be posted on the site very soon.

Thanks again - all the best!

Decorate. Decorate.



May 7th 2007
Release party
On the 21st of May our debut will hit the record shops. And this calls for a celebration. Thus we are having a release party:

May 19th
21.00 hours @ Dunkel
Vester Voldgade 10, Copenhagen K.

There will be free beers from 21 untill there's none left and we will DJ a couple of tunes from our record collections. So do come to our rescue and throw us a party. We look forward to see you.

Other news: Celebrating the 30 year release of the punk rock classic London Calling by The Clash Asbjørn will partake in the performance of the entire record on the 8th of June. The record will be performed in its entirety by different musicians and vocalists such as RebekkaMaria Andersson (Lampshade/AsInRebekkaMaria), Pato Siebenhaar (Pato), Mads Nygaard (Sterling), Silas Bjerregaard (Turboweekend), Alice Pardeilhan (Alice sings the Petterson Songbook), Stina Moltu (N) (Supervixen/StinaStjern) and Frederik Thaae (A Kid Hereafter).

Read more by visiting this link.



Apr. 28th 2007
Radio rotation + new video
Danish national radio P3 has taken our single Karen from the forthcoming album Normandie in to rotation which is really nice. So tune in and take listen. You can hear live streaming from the radio at this link (press the NetRadio) and read about the song at this link.

Furthermore we are proud to present a brand new video for our song Surname of Copenhagen. Both song and video can be found on our forthcoming release.



Apr. 19th 2007
Roskilde Festival
Today the secret that has been so hard to keep is revealed: We are playing at Roskilde Festival 2007.

We are utterly amazed and thankful for the opportunity to play the most legendary festival in Europe. We have all been steady guests at the festival for decades (yes, decades) and we can not wait to play alongside great danish bands such as Death By Kite, 1234 and Choir of Young Believers.

Read about the festival and get the programme in its entirety at this link. Bands to watch this year will be The National (US), Grizzly Bear (US), Arcade Fire (CAN), Beirut (US) and Cansei De Ser Sexy (BR).



Apr. 19th 2007
Tough choices: LP cover artworks
Everyone who has contributed and sent us submissions for our forthcoming LP artwork: Thank you so much for your time, interest, work, creativity... thank you!

Now, you have all put us to work as we will decide on what artworks we are going to use very soon. The choice HAS NOT YET BEEN MADE so hurry, hurry if you feel like showing us your graphic skills!

Thanks again. We are blown away by the fact that so many people cared enough to spend time on our little project.

Honoured and grateful - D.D.



Mar. 21st 2007
Debut release
Decorate. Decorate. is proud to announce that our debut release entitled 'Normandie' will be released in Denmark on Compact Disc and LP vinyl on May 21st by the newly started independent Danish record label Tactic Records.

Tactic Records may be a new player on the Danish music scene but the people behind the label are certainly not! The label is being run by the people behind Target Distribution - an established Danish record merchant.

We are glad - more news on the release will follow.

Until then - keep those artwork submissions coming!



Mar. 20th 2007
ATT: Cover art needed II
We have decided to push the vinyl design deadline a little to March 25th. So if you would like to have your artwork smothered all over the front of a beautifully packaged LP record by Decorate. Decorate. here's your chance!

1. We have uploaded a Photoshop-template for our LP cover and it is completely up to you to make the front cover. The template contains only one black line, 3 millimeters thick. Do with it exactly what you want! There are no limits whatsoever!
2. Feel free to put the band name and album title ('Normandie') on the cover if you have a creative idea as to how to use the typographic elements in a decorative manner. If not - just leave out the text elements and we will deal with that if we choose your artwork.
3. Remember to leave your signature in the corner so that you can show off to your friends should we choose your artwork.
4. All submissions will be treated with great gratitude and respect. And all serious submissions will be posted on the site. The best of the received covers will be used in the original first prints of the vinyl edition. If your artwork ends up on our records your name will appear in our press material and off course you will recieve a copy of the record. Unfortunately that's all we have to offer.
5. Download the template and send your artwork to cover@decoratedecorate.com no later than Sunday the 25th of March.

We are very much looking forward to recieve your submissions!

Download the template here... (PC: Right click, saves as - Mac: CTRL-click, save to desktop).



Mar. 16th 2007
ATT: Cover art needed
We are inches away from our debut release. And we need you to make the cover art for the vinyl editions!

We have uploaded a Photoshop-template for our 12 inch cover and it is completely up to you to make the front cover. The template contains only one black line, 3 millimeters thick. Do with it what you want.

The best of the received covers will be used in the original first prints of the vinyl edition. And all serious attempts will be published at our website. The artists of the covers that end up on the original will naturally receive a free copy of the record.

There are no limits to your creativity. "All associations are permitted". Just download the template and return it to us with your artwork on it no later than wednesday the 21st of March. Send it to cover@decoratedecorate.com.

We can not wait to see what you think.

Download the template here...



Mar. 6th 2007
Turbulent days in Copenhagen
The last couple of days have been turbulent ones for Copenhagen. The streets have caught fire, violent words have been shed and building have lost their eyes. We are sad that no political solution was made to save Ungdomshuset which is held so dear by thousands of young and old people with beliefs in a multi cultural metropol.

We are thankful that we got to experience the magnificient atmosphere of the house when we played our supporting gig in november. Still we must remember that buildings do not create culture. People do. New venues will rise, new ideas will come to life and the spirit of Ungdomshuset will spread. Hopefully without violence from neither the protesters nor the police.

When the government closed Pusher Street at Christiania an activist group made street signs with "Pusher Street" on them and placed them above street signs throughout the city of Copenhagen - illustrating how the government was responsible for moving the drugs from a secure area out in the streets. Now people are making door signs with the word "Ungdomshuset" on them.

The release date is closing in. We are yet to confirm the specifics though since some details are still being discussed. It will be grand though. In the meantime you can enjoy a remix version of our song Karen made by DJ Dissimulate - avaliable at our myspace.

Take care. Imagine a building...

Decorate. Decorate.



Feb. 14th 2007
Vega-show announcement
We're happy to announce that we have been booked to play at BreakFAST Club, Lille Vega, Copenhagen on March 21st. On this evening we will perform alongside the marvellously evil Beta Satan (DK).



Feb. 13th 2007
Radio goodbye/record artwork
Since the beginning of December last year we have been at Det Elektriske Barometer chart and now our time is up. We want to thank everyone for voting on us and thus awarding us with five first places and two second places out of eight weeks. And we want to thank the hosts of the show for their really nice words on our song through the weeks. It is appreciated.

We have now decided on an artist to work on the cover art of our debut release. The artist is highly acclaimed painter Carl Johan Sennels who is part of Gallerie Asbæk in Copenhagen and is qualified from the Royal Danish Academy in 2004. He has been featured in several exhibitions in Denmark as well as abroad and has sold paintings to the National Danish Art Museum among others.

We are very happy that this unique artist decided to work with us. And we can not wait for you to see the results.



Feb. 7th 2007
Website launch - hooray, hooray!
Finally we have launched our new website. Welcome. This site will feature news and thoughts, music and media, shows and shots and we will update it as often as possible. Please take a couple of minutes to surf the site and let us know what you think of it.

We are in the final stages of the making of our debut release. We can't wait to show you the results - it will be splendid. We will reveal our collaborators soon plus all of the avaliable information. Expect a release within spring.

Two shows have recently been announced and more will follow in the near future.

We are currently at a 2nd place at Det Elektriske Barometer above the likes of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Arcade Fire. Thanks to everyone who helped us this far. We really appreciate the effort. Soon we will have a tour of Denmark to see all of you people and thank you personally. Please keep voting for us by visiting this link and choose 3 songs to send to barometer@dr.dk in an order of your choice. You can listen to an interview and a guest DJ appearance featuring Asbjørn here (show from Feb. 4th, 'time 2', in Danish).

Take care. And keep in touch. We will.

Decorate. Decorate.