Danish instrumental avant-garde rock band Karambolage announce sophomore album »Skælmsk« and premiere first single »Ublu«!

Aarhus, Denmark based instrumental avant-garde rock trio Karambolage premiere the first single »Ublu« taken from their sophomore album, »Skælmsk«, set to release on January 16th, 2026 via Moment Of Horseplay.

Tracklist:
01. Høvl
02. Lydhør
03. Ublu
04. Ildhu
05. Gus

Courtesy of Audible Music:

The Aarhus-based instrumental avant-garde rock trio Karambolage releases their second album »Skælmsk« on January 16, 2026, an honest, uncompromising and playful continuation of their 2023 debut »Prås«. Untranslatable »Skælmsk« captures Karambolage’s musical ethos, suggesting a kind of mischievous precision; playful but deliberate, smiling on the edge of collapse. The music grins crookedly, yet bites hard. It toys with expectation, with rhythm, with what almost repeats but never quite does.

Recorded live over two intense days at Feedback Studio, Aarhus, »Skælmsk« captures eruptive fuzz, transparent textures, obsessively detailed guitar work and the trio’s telepathic interplay. No click, no grid; only sudden drops and rises in tempo, stretched bars, and a freedom that balances chaos and intention. The music is dynamic and organic, yet meticulously shaped; raw but refined; aesthetic and honest.

Photo by Marika Hyldmar

»Skælmsk« is about daring to be honest, precise and playful at once; to move between fragility, the melody that touches and moves, and the dissonance and riffs that tears at your ears and sends a friendly gut punch,” says guitarist and composer Daniel Blaabjerg-Zederkoff.

Karambolage moves along the fault lines between avant-garde post-rock, explosive desert rock, dissonant jazz and progressive doom. Its three members are, or have been, active in bands such as Bersærk, Eigengrau and IIIrd Alternative. On stage, the trio has earned a reputation as a phenomenal live act, performing at SPOT Festival, Colossal Weekend, Vinterjazz, and supporting Aiming For Enrike and Astrosaur.

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Magnus Vad at Feedback Studio.
Produced by Karambolage.
Artwork by Daniel Blaabjerg-Zederkoff.
Sculpture by Roar Zederkoff.

Karambolage is:
Daniel Blaabjerg-Zederkoff – Guitar
Kristian Koldbro – Bass
Simon Meiner – Drums

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well