Den Gale Pose

Den Gale Pose (DGP) is a Danish hip hop group, which started in the late 1980s and became successful in the late 1990s. The group was originally formed by Jesper Dahl ("Jokeren"), Nicholas Kvaran ("Coldhands"), Rasmus Berg ("B"), and Lasse Bavngaard ("Blæs Bukki [da]").

Den Gale Pose
Origin	Copenhagen, Denmark
Genres	Hip hop Rap
Years active	1996-2002, 2011-present
Labels	5 Svin Records Warner Music Denmark
Members	Jesper Dahl (Jokeren) Nicholas Kvaran
Past members	Blæs Bukki Rasmus Berg

History

From 1992 until 1995 the group performed in Los Angeles under the name Madness 4 Real, where they worked as freelance producers for Solid Productions. The manager of Solid Productions, Carsten Willer, swindled the group and they made no financial gains during their stay in California. They produced songs for names such as Eazy-E, MC Ren, Rakim, Ice Cube, MC Clemens, and Outlandish.^[1] During their stay in the United States, they released 33 tracks in total, including four remixes on various records. Several of these releases have received American gold, platinum, and double platinum awards.^{[citation needed]}

Lasse Bavngaard, who performs under the stage name Blæs Bukki, left Madness 4 Real to join Malk de Koijn.^[2] The group returned to Denmark in 1996 under the name Den Gale Pose. Their first album, Mod Rov, was released that same year.^{[citation needed]}

In 1998 they released the album Sådan Er Reglerne, which sold over 38,000 copies. The album contained the track "Spændt Op Til Lir," which contained a sample from the song "Music and Lights" by Imagination. Though the group informed Warner Music Group that they had sampled from the song, they did not get it cleared with the record label, and the group has never made money on their song because of it.^[3][4] Three years later, in 2001 their third album Definitionen af en stodder was released.^{[citation needed]}

In 2002 the group stopped working together. Jesper Dahl emerged as a solo artist performing under the name Jokeren.^{[citation needed]}

 

Jesper Dahl (Jokeren), February 2013

On March 3, 2011, Den Gale Pose announced that the group had gotten back together again on Go' Morgen Danmark.^[5][6] They gave a performance at Copenhagen Central Station in collaboration with the vocalist Szhirley.^[7][8]

Rasmus Berg, also known as Rasmus B, died November 6, 2018, from cancer.^[9] The two remaining members of the group, Jesper Dahl and Nicholas Kvaran, released the song "Indtil vi ses igen" as a tribute. It was the first time the group had released new music since they had reunited in 2011.^[10][11]

Discography

Albums

• Flere Ho's (1996, EP)
• Mod Rov (1996)
• Sådan Er Reglerne (1998)
• Definitionen af en stodder (2001)
• Lir & Leftovers (2005, compilation)^[12][13]

Singles

• "Den Dræbende Joke" (1998)
• "Spændt Op Til Lir" (1998)
• "Dommedag nu!" (1999)
• "Bonnie & Clyde" (1998)
• "D.G.Players" (2001)
• "Indtil vi ses igen" (2018)

References

1. Nielsen, Marie Ravn (2011-01-24). "Den Gale Pose vender tilbage". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-06-02.
2. Krogh, Mads; Pedersen, Birgitte Stougaard (2008). Hiphop i Skandinavien (in Danish). ISD LLC. ISBN 9788771245875.
3. Giese, Ditte; Benner, Torben (2009-09-16). "Ulovlig sampling koster formuer". Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-06-02.
4. Christensen, Ralf (2011-08-15). "Tyveri, kreativitet eller begge dele?". Information (in Danish).
5. Fogde, John (2011-01-24). "Den Gale Pose gendannes til Respekt". gaffa.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-06-02.
6. "Den Gale Pose gendannes i 2011". www.bt.dk (in Danish). 2011-01-24. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
7. Treo, Thomas (2019-04-27). "Endte galt: Afdanket i Tivoli". ekstrabladet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-06-02.
8. Svidt, Ole Rosenstand (2019-01-16). "Den Gale Pose tager på genforeningsturné". Gaffa (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-06-02.
9. Jensen, Erik (2018-11-08). "Nekrolog over 'B' fra Den Gale Pose". Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-06-02.
10. Nielsen, Marie Ravn (2019-06-28). "Husker du Den Gale Pose? Danske 90'er-legender er tilbage med hyldest til afdød ven". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-06-02.
11. Nygaard, Kristian Dam (2019-01-16), Legendarisk dansk gruppe gendannes: Vil hylde afdød medlem (in Danish), retrieved 2020-06-02
12. Sørensen, Tue. "Den Gale Pose". SOUNDVENUE.COM (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-06-02.
13. "Den Gale Pose". Genius. Retrieved 2020-06-02.