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Sort Sol (formerly Sods)
Sort Sol in 2011 (live concert)
Background information
Origin	Copenhagen, Denmark
Genres	Post-punk
Years active	1977–1981 (as Sods) 1981–present (as Sort Sol)
Labels	Universal
Members	Steen Jørgensen Lars Top-Galia Tomas Ortved
Past members	Knud Odde Peter Peter(Peter Schneidermann) Morten Versner

Sort Sol is a Danishrock band fromCopenhagen,Denmark. The band was formed in 1977 as apunk rock outfit, originally under the name Sods (stylized as SODS). The nameSort Sol was taken in the early 1980s. It translates toEnglish asblack sun and is named aftera nature phenomenon particular to Denmark, where huge bird flocks gather in the sky and appear to block out the sun.

The Danish press often refers to their musical style as punk due to their origin, though nearly everything they have put out since 1980 is more reminiscent of styles such aspost-punk,art-rock,gothic rock and evenindustrial music.

Sods was formed in Copenhagen, 1977. The original lineup consisted of: Steen Jørgensen (vocals), Peter Schneidermann (guitar; better known asPeter Peter), Knud Odde (bass) and Tomas Ortved (drums).

The band released their first studio albumMinutes to Go in February 1979 which is considered the first Danish punk album. They went on to releaseUnder en sort sol in 1980, a more experimental album, influenced in part byJoy Division,Pere Ubu andTelevision. T. S. Høeg (saxophone) entered the group for a short while in late 1980.

In 1981 the group released their first single under the name Sort Sol. The single "Marble Station" (with the b-side "Misguided") is only released inEngland on4AD . In March 1981 the group played their first concert outside of Denmark. 1983 saw the release of the albumDagger & Guitar, featuring punk idolLydia Lunch on two tracks.

In 1985 Lars Top-Galia (guitar, previously in the band ADS) joined the group, and the line-up stayed intact until 1996, whenPeter Peter left due to disagreements within the band, partly owing to artistic differences.

In 1988 Sort Sol made the albumEverything That Rises Must Converge which has been described as their artistic breakthrough. The album consists of 10 slowpaced tracks that rely heavily on the deep voice of Steen Jørgensen. In 1991 they made their first CD release which wasFlow My Firetear. This was the first of their records reaching a broad audience.

They reached their peak popularity three years later withGlamourpuss which by 2002 had sold 122,483 copies in Denmark, more than all their previous records had sold. The Danish hit-movieNattevagten used three tracks fromGlamourpuss on the soundtrack, which contributed to the commercial breakthrough of Sort Sol in Denmark.

In 2004 Lars Top-Galia left the band and Sort Sol's future in jeopardy. Tomas Ortved releases his solo debutSun Pistol in 2008. All members are known from various musical or art project throughout the years, which can be found listed in Jan Poulsens biography of the band.

In March 2009 rumours of a possible comeback began surfacing. On March 17, the DanishtabloidEkstra Bladet wrote that Steen Jørgensen have been in contact with all previous Sort Sol members to arrange farewell concerts.^[1] However, two days later Lars Top-Galia denied any planned concerts, but confirmed that there have been talks with the old band members. He also said, "It is not unlikely that we could do in the future, but as I said, there are no concrete plans".^[2]

In 2011 Sort Sol reunited and toured Denmark with 50 concerts and releasedThe Blackest Box, a collection of all their albums re-mastered and toured again from April–August 2013.Sort Sol are back in the studio recording new material for the first time in over 11 years. With them in the studio was the american producerRandall Dunn who has recorded for bands likeSunn O)),Akron Family andKinski. In 2017 Sort Sol releasedStor langsom stjerne, which was followed by a tour in Denmark.

Internationally renowned artists who have performed and/or recorded with the group includeWilliam S. Burroughs,Lydia Lunch,Link Wray,The Jordanaires, Sune Rose Wagner (ofThe Raveonettes),Sissel Kyrkjebø andChelsea Wolfe.

Current members

• Steen Jørgensen –vocals(1977–present)
• Tomas Ortved –drums(1977–present)
• Lars Top-Galia –guitar(1985–2004, 2010–present)

Former members

• Knud Odde –bass(1977–2001)
• Peter Peter(Peter Schneidermann)– guitar(1977–1995)
• Morten Versner - violin(1980–1982)

• Black Box (1997)
• The Blackest Box (2011)

Steen Jørgensen

• Ginman/Jørgensen (Steen Jørgensen &Lennart Ginman) (1998)
• Snedronningen (Steen Jørgensen & Lennart Ginman) (2000)
• Standards for Living... (2013)

Tomas Ortved

• Sun Pistol (2008)
• Catch (2012)

• Poulsen, Jan (2002),Under en Sort Sol - Fra Pisserenden til Statens Museum for kunst, Aschehoug

• Blog page about Sort Sol when they were called Sods and played punk rock. The page includes photos, music and video from the beginning of the band's career.(in Danish)
• Sort Sol fan site(in Danish)

• Danish punk rock groups
• Danish gothic rock groups
• 4AD artists
• Musical groups established in 1977
• Danish post-punk music groups

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