August Engkilde is a composer, arranger, producer, multi-instrumentalist, DJ and sound-designer. August plays the bass, the keyboards and twists the computer knobs on more than 32 jazz, latin, electro, dub, hip hop, break beat, and other electronic/experimental releases. This includes among others “Kaotic Brain | Beautiful Noise” (Brumtone, Denmark), "Band of Inner Urge" (Storyville, Denmark), Police Beat Box (Cheap, Vienna), Mobile (Cheap, Vienna), E.P.O. (~Scape, Berlin), “Warum sollten wir angst vor großen Tieren haben” (Musicsystem, Copenhagen), Elektrazz (Musicsystem, Copenhagen), Pole (Mute, London) and Señor Coconut (Multicolor, Frankfurt a.m.).
Further, he delivered tracks for a number of compilations on various labels among others: Kitty Yo (berlin), Cheap (Vienna), Air France (France) and ~Scape (Berlin). As a sound designer he made Tool records for the label and production group Musicsystem, which he founded together with the art-group Superflex. August as well made the music for the 8 hour long art movie "The Wake" by Christian Lemmerz and Mikael Kvium, in collaboration with composer Dror Feiler and Dj Wunderbaum.
August is educated at the New School of Contemporary Music in New York and on Cuba by the Buena Vista Social Club bass-player Cachaito Orlando Lopez and the percussion-player José Alfonso.
At the moment August is involved in following live band projects: "Brum From Denmark", "Engkilde & Groth duo", "Elektrazz", "Ljiljana Petkovic Orchestra" and "Weiser & Engkilde duo".
1. THE REANIMATORS - Toxic bird cage 2. MR. SCRUFF & ROOTS MANUVA - Nice up the function (remix instrumental) 3. CAPTAIN K. VERNE - Do or die 4. DUST GALAXY - Come hear the trumpets (Fort Knox Five remix) 5. BUCKFUNK 3000 - Feedback 6. KAHUUN - Trampoline 7. NOBODY BEATS THE DRUM - When I get low 8. SEBASTIAN - Ross ross ross 9. KRAZY BALDHEAD - The end 10. DUBLICATE - Slash riddim 11. KID606 - Take it from me 12. RIOW ARAI - Trillion 13. TIPSY - Lipstick Tree 14. FORSS VS. BORG - A tribute to per cussion 15. MICHAEL FAKESCH - Dot 16. SPOONBILL - Mangle Boogie Bangle 17. OUTRO
RECession Festival Præsenterer D 27 september Alternativ rock. D 10 oktober Elektronica. RECession festival 31 oktober - 1 november Alternativ rock+Elektronica+Hip hop RECession. dk
August Engkilde is a composer, arranger, producer, multi-instrumentalist, DJ and sound-designer. August plays the bass, the keyboards and twists the computer knobs on more than 32 jazz, latin, electro, dub, hip hop, break beat, and other electronic/experimental releases. This includes among others “Kaotic Brain | Beautiful Noise” (Brumtone, Denmark), "Band of Inner Urge" (Storyville, Denmark), Police Beat Box (Cheap, Vienna), Mobile (Cheap, Vienna), E.P.O. (~Scape, Berlin), “Warum sollten wir angst vor großen Tieren haben” (Musicsystem, Copenhagen), Elektrazz (Musicsystem, Copenhagen), Pole (Mute, London) and Señor Coconut (Multicolor, Frankfurt a.m.).
