Surfact is a great example on a classic rock group - one of the kinds that are based on: “one for all and the world against us.” Since the start of 2003 Surfact has tried to manage things themselves. They never sat down waiting for somebody to secure their fame – but instead relied on their own talent and chose to expose their music via concerts and web-communities, knowing that the music business has changed radically. Surfact had an American manager and played venues like The Viper Room in LA and Mercury Lounge in NY, way before they got their record deal. They have played hundreds of gigs both in Denmark and foreign countries only based on a self financed demo-EP, and have grown to be one of the biggest Danish bands here on MySpace. In August 2006 Surfact won the talent competition “Starfighters” at “Danmarks Smukkeste Festival” arranged by the national radio station P3, MTV Denmark and the national music magazine GAFFA. Latest news is that the song “Monkey on your back” from the debut album is featured in the American Miramax movie “The Lookout” written by Scott Frank who also wrote “Minority Report” and “Get Shorty”.
So far it has been only hard work for the five members of the band and the release of the debut album “Terrific Downfall” will show if it was worth it. The reception of the first single “Soulslide” indicates that somebody has noticed the band: 1 on MTV’s viewer chart “Fahrenheit” for 4 weeks in a row (so far 7 weeks in top 3), 1 on the download site Urban-Payload, airplay on national radio and currently 4 on the national music video chart Boogie – where the host foresees Surfact’s breakthrough in 2007.
Somehow, this is all the result of a musical statement. Surfact is playing rock music, a counterpart to the grunge of the 1990s, which conquered the world with bands like Nirvana, Soundgarden and Alice in chains. Today, some people claim that this kind of music is outdated. However, it’s still a genre with a huge international resonance, personified by the survivors from Pearl Jam as the all time ambassadors of grunge. Judging by the many comments here on Surfact’s MySpace profile, this is certainly music which draws a lot of fans even in 2007.
Surfact called the debut album “Terrific Downfall”; an oxymoronic comment to all the bullshit that the band has been given from the so called “music police” – and at the same time a statement that the ups and downs have been absolutely amazing. The music is heavy, hard and melodic – carried by glowing guitars, a steady rhythm section, a confident lead singer and a band playing well together. The songs are based on the reality of these very musicians – stories about friends and enemies, disappointments and crashed relationships, romances and humiliations, drugs and waste of talent.
Hej hej med jer! I har ikk planer om nogen koncert den 22/7 vel??? :) Det er nemlig min fødselsdag der, så hvis i der er noget på pogramet ville det være skønt!!! Mange kram fra Sofie.
WOW hvor jeg glæder mig til september! Fandt lige ud af, at I skal spille på pakhuset her i Fredericia, sammen med Decorate Decorate. Hvor fantastisk! :D Så er der noget at glæde sig til :D
thanksssssssssssssssssssss today has been a fucking blast, i was with some friends and we were quite worried but all finally has been easier than i expected. the final is going to be really rough (germany is a hard team to play against it) but we will fight!
did you see iniesta-xavi goal? thatssssssssssss barça!!! haha
hey gutter.. tak for sidst.. godt med noget solid trad. grunge på voksenlegepladsen.. vi ses pludseligt derude.. måske roskilde. kig forbi klimahuset..
Damn, at der er udsolgt til i aften... Men jeg vil lige sige, at jeg tænker rigtig meget på jer i aften... Fedt at I skal opvarme for Whitesnake i Vega.... "Bræk et ben"
Det er da bare for vildt :) Surfact og Whitesnake :) hvilken cocktail :) I fortjener det mere end nogen andre... mit yndlingsband nu og mit yndlingsband fra da jeg virkelig var ung !!! hehe ... ROCK ON YOU GUYS :) /Bente
Hi! Thanks for the friend req. Wow, you sound totally awsome!!! Loved the intro to Soulslide! Also, perhaps a strange comment, but since I am a singer, the text is very important to me; your English is great! Normally some Danish comes through singing in English (if you're from Denmark of course... ;-)) but I couldn't hear that. Just great singing and awsome music! Good luck!
Hej, hej Surfact !! der er lange tide siden jeg er kommer forbi os jer... haber i har det alle godt ?? Har en god summer... Hvorna kommer i til Frankrig ? vi ses, Helen
Hi Martin, Jesper, Niels, Jeppe og Claus :) så blev den Jelling Musikfestival da lige skudt igang :) Fantastisk godt gået ... Her i huset er vi ikke i tvivl om hvem der er Danmarks fedeste live band... YOU are :) Lige nu bliver der lagt billeder op på min profil fra Jelling... tjek dem ud.. -/Bente
Hej knægte TAk for endnu en FED koncert i Jelling. Lidt øv at jeg ikke kan komme og se jer på Skanderborg, men glæder mig til at i kommer på scenen igen...God Sommer
Hej Surfact! Fantastisk at se jer fyre den af på Jelling musikfestival! Jeg kørte med Bente i hendes "Surfact-bus", så jeg var der også kun én dag, men det var godt nok en god dag!!! Håber også i havde nogle skønne dage :) Stort kram fra Sofie