Danish instrumental avant-garde rock band Karambolage releases second album »Skælmsk«; out today via Moment Of Horseplay!
Aarhus, Denmark based instrumental avant-garde rock band Karambolage presents their sophomore album, »Skælmsk«, which was just released today, January 16th, 2026 via Moment Of Horseplay.
Tracklist:
01. Høvl
02. Lydhør
03. Ublu
04. Ildhu
05. Gus
Courtesy of Audible Music:
After two preceding singles and a studio live video, the Aarhus, Denmark based instrumental avantgarde rock trio Karambolage returns with their second album »Skælmsk«, out today through Moment of Horseplay on January 16, 2026, an honest, uncompromising and playful continuation of their 2023 debut Prås.
Listen to Karambolage’s new album »Skælmsk« HERE.
Guitarist and composer Daniel Blaabjerg-Zederkoff states on the album:
“»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.”
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.
Photo by Marika Hyldmar
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.
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. New shows in support of »Skælmsk« will be announced in the near future.
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