Ibrahim Electric is a Danish band situated primarily in

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. Ibrahim "Jævnstrøm" Electric are widely famous in Denmark for their experimental music, many genres, including

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, surf and many more. The band members are Niclas Knudsen (guitar), Stefan Pasborg (drums) and Jeppe Tuxen (

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) In 2005 they recorded a live CD with trombonist Ray Anderson at Copenhagen Jazzhouse, called ''Ibrahim Electric Meets Ray Anderson''. They repeated this in 2007 with the CD ''Ibrahim Electric Meets Ray Anderson - Again!''. In 2006 they released the album ''Absinthe'': Ian Patterson for ''All About Jazz'' found that this record avoided the tendency of groove-based music to sound repetitive. Gaffa gave this album 4/6, calling Ibrahim Electric "one of the most interesting and elusive bands" in Denmark.

Discography

*2004: ''Ibrahim Electric'' (ILK Music) *2005: ''Ibrahim Electric Meets Ray Anderson'' (Stunt Records) *2006: ''Absinthe'' (Stunt Records) *2007: ''Ibrahim Electric Meets Ray Anderson - Again'' (Stunt Records) *2008: ''Brothers of Utopia'' (Tactic Records) *2010: ''Royal Air Maroc'' ' (Tactic Records) *2012: ''Isle of Men'' (Target Records) *2014: ''Rumours from Outer Space'' (ILK Music) *2017: ''The Marathon Concert'' (Stunt Records) *2020: ''Time Machine'' (Stunt Records/Sundance Music) *2023: ''Greatness''

Gallery

File:Ibrahim-Electric.jpg, Ibrahim Electric 2011

References

Danish musical groups Ilk Records artists {{Denmark-band-stub