History:
200 was formed in 1996 for the compilation "Rock í Føroyum 2". Niels, Uni and Mikael all were members of rock band "Mold" and wanted to do something different. To begin with, 200 was a side project with the purpose to prove, that "alternative" rock could be sung in Faroese. At the time almost all Faroese rock bands sang in English.
There wasn't much activity after "Rock í Føroyum 2". 200 was put on a shelf for a few years. But after "Mold" became history 200 reemerged. 200 participated in "Prix Føroyar", a band contest in 2001 and not until then the current "200" sound was established. The Elvis voice, the political lyrics and the musical style all came together at this period. This was also the Year of the Gimp.
In 2001, 200 released its 1st album, 200%. Although the airborne media totally ignored the release, it got very good reviews, and finally sold out. The fact that it sold out came as a complete surprise to the band. At the time, Uni and Niels were living in Copenhagen and Mikael in the Faroe Islands. Activities were sparse, although performances were made in the Fareoe Islands, Iceland and Denmark.
After a while concerts started to be embarassing, as the material was getting older and older. The decision was made to record again. With all members together in the Faroes the desicion was easy. In march 2005 "Viva la Republica" was recorded and released subsequently. Reviews were even better than "200%", and the song "Muscleman-blað" was at the number one spot of the national official hit list. The world is a wierd place ...
200's music is mostly about Faroese politics. With satirical lyrics, subjects like Faroese independence from the Danish Empire, homophobia and christian fundamentalism are portrayed in a different angle. When asked why the lyrics are political the answer is simply: That is what is on our minds. Thus the music is a tool to get our opinions across. In our opinion too few people speak their minds in the Faroes (This excludes all the nuts writing angry letters in the papers.) Many things in the Faroe Islands are fxxxed up, and somebody has to say it ...
Tak for fed koncert i onsdags i Huset, jeg er også sikker på vi fik noget godt med hjem på båndene :) og så må jeg hellere citere Rolling Stones næste gang jeg sådan smækker et cam op i hovedet på forsangere "Please allow me to introduce myself!" :D sorry 'bout that, hehe.
Hi 200! Mange tak for venskabet.. hvor er jeg dog glad for at lære jer at kende :) I er simpelthen pragtfulde at høre på, og jeg glæder mig inderligt til at høre meget mere! Det ærgrer mig bare helt forfærdeligt, at jeg ikke forstår mere færøsk, end tilfældet er, for I hører jo til den type musikere, der laver tekster med mening i... lige MIN type! :))) Jeg ønsker jer alt det bedste fremover! Knus fra jeres nye fan i Kbh., Grete
Nú má ein nýggj fløga skjótt koma, tá lógtingsvalið er á veg!! Um ikki annað nakrir nýggir sangir!! Roykilógin kundi væl verið til eitt sindur av inspiratión.
