Rune Reilly Kölsch

Kölsch
Kölsch
	Kölsch in 2015
Background information
Birth name	Rune Reilly Kølsch
Also known as	Rune, Rune RK
Born	9 February 1977 (age 47); Freetown Christiana, Denmark
Origin	Denmark
Genres	House, techno
Occupation(s)	DJ, musician
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Kompakt

Rune Reilly Kölsch (born 9 February 1977), simply known as Kölsch, is a Danish electronic dance musician and DJ from Copenhagen.^[1]

He has worked with artists such as Coldplay, Imogen Heap, London Grammar, Tiga, Sasha and Michael Mayer.^[2]

Career

In 2003, Kölsch released the track "Calabria",^{[citation needed]} an instrumental house tune with a synthesized saxophone riff, on Credence, a sublabel of Parlophone Records, for which he received the Danish Music Award in 2004. In the 2000s, several remakes of "Calabria" were released, including a version by Drunkenmunky and a mashup titled "Destination Calabria" by Alex Gaudino featuring Crystal Waters, a veritable international hit in many countries,^[3] whilst in June 2022^[4] two songs using the same sample^[5] were climbing the UK Top 30, one by DJ Nathan Dawe, the other by West London drill rapper Benzz.^[6]^[7]

In 2017, Kölsch performed on top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris for Cercle.^[8]^[9]

Discography

Studio albums

2013: 1977
2015: 1983
2017: 1989
2019: Fabric Presents Kölsch
2020: Now Here No Where
2021: Isopolis
2023: I Talk To Water

Singles

2010: "Loreley"
2010: "Silberpfeil"
2011: "Opa"
2011: "Der Alte"
2012: "All That Matters" (with Troels Abrahamsen)
2013: "Goldfisch"
2013: "Zig"
2014: "Cassiopeia"
2015: "Two Birds"
2015: "DerDieDas"
2016: "KIR"
2016: "Grey"
2017: "Goodbye"
2017: "Push"
2018: "Left Eye Left"
2018: "Emoticon"
2018: "Little Death"
2018: "Hal" (with Tiga)
2019: "The Lights" (with Sasha)
2020: "Glypto"
2020: "Shoulder of Giants"
2020: "Remind you"
2020: "Sleeper must awaken"
2020: "The Great Consumer"
2020: "While waiting for something to care about"
2020: "Time" (With Beacon)
2021: "Hold/Clear"
2021: "Louisiana" (With Dubfire)
2022: "ULM" (With Dubfire)
2022: "Prison Grass" (With Magit Cacoon)

Other projects

As Artificial Funk

1995: "Real Funk"
1996: "Zone One"
2000: "Use It (The Music)"
2001: "People Don't Know"
2002: "Together"
2005: "Never Alone"

As Ink and Needle

2006: "Number One/Number Two"
2006: "Number Three/Number Four"
2007: "Number Five/Number Six"
2007: "Number Seven/Number Eight"
2008: "Number Nine/Number Ten"
2008: "Number Eleven/Number Twelve"

As Rune RK

2012: "Teacup"
2013: "Burning Boombox"
2013: "One Perfect Day" (ft. Laura V)
2014: "Trash Talk"

As Enur

2007: "Calabria 2007"
2012: "I'm That Chick" (featuring Nicki Minaj & Goonrock)

Other aliases

2003: "Calabria", as Rune
2003: "I Just Want to Be a Drummer", as Heavy Rock
2004: "Beautiful", as Rude RKade
2007: "Koochi Koochi", as Fashion Victims
2007: "Elephant", as Rune & Sydenham (with Jerome Sydenham)
2008: "Peter Pan/Snow Bored", as Rune & Sydenham (Jerome Sydenham)

References

^ WELBY, AUGUSTUS (2014). "Kölsch". beat. Melbourne, Australia. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
^ "Kölsch puts his own spin on London Grammar's "Hell to the Liars"". We Rave You. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
^ "lescharts.com – Alex Gaudino feat. Crystal Waters – Destination Calabria". lescharts.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
^ "Charts analysis: Harry Styles secures ninth week at the top of the singles charts | Analysis | Music Week".
^ "West London drill rapper Benzz drops latest track 'Je'Mappelle'". 22 April 2022.
^ "Premiere: Benzz Unleashes Visuals for Highly-Anticipated Track "Je M'appelle"". 21 April 2022.
^ "Sky High: The Dance World According to Kölsch". Billboard.
^ "Kölsch to Perform Atop Eiffel Tower, Here's How to Stream It Live". Billboard.

External links

[1] WELBY, AUGUSTUS (2014). "Kölsch". beat. Melbourne, Australia. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

[2] "Kölsch puts his own spin on London Grammar's "Hell to the Liars"". We Rave You. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

[3] "lescharts.com – Alex Gaudino feat. Crystal Waters – Destination Calabria". lescharts.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012.

[4] "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.

[5] "Charts analysis: Harry Styles secures ninth week at the top of the singles charts | Analysis | Music Week".

[6] "West London drill rapper Benzz drops latest track 'Je'Mappelle'". 22 April 2022.

[7] "Premiere: Benzz Unleashes Visuals for Highly-Anticipated Track "Je M'appelle"". 21 April 2022.

[8] "Sky High: The Dance World According to Kölsch". Billboard.

[9] "Kölsch to Perform Atop Eiffel Tower, Here's How to Stream It Live". Billboard.

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