Exclusive
Interview
| Smile. DK
Written by: Kage
Alan
My introduction to Smile.dk’s music began
several years ago on the evening I arrived in Hong Kong for my first
real vacation abroad since 1988.
The song that captivated me and continues to do so was
“Butterfly” and I soon found myself browsing the shelves of the
local HMV music stores trying to find a full CD by the enigmatic
group. I discovered one
and while I craved more, it wasn’t until two years later that I
found their sophomore effort, “Future Girls”, while shopping in
Japan. It was incredible!
Of all the music reviews I’ve written, Smile.dk
has by far received the most attention and from fans around the world.
When you think about it, that’s quite a feat for a Swedish
group whose CDs are released primarily in Japan, China and Hong Kong.
Avid fans of their music wrote to me asking what I knew about
singers Veronica and Malin, which was very little.
It has only been through the gracious time and effort of
Christian Villum of Smile.dk’s management (as well as e-mail from
producer Robert Uhlmann) that details of their new album have come
forward and I was able to send the girls a few questions that they
would answer for our readers.
So, here at long last, is Smile.dk!
Kage Alan: I understand you are working on a
new album. Congratulations! Can you tell us anything about it?
Smile.dk: Yes, thank
you!
We’ve been working
for a year with our new album Golden Sky and it’s finally finished.
It’s a great Smile album – We think it’s the best so far.
We’ve continued with
our typical, happy Smile sound, and added a touch of new influences.
KA: Are you having any more creative input with
this latest album? By that I mean are you writing any of the songs or
having more control over what songs you choose for it?
S.dk: On this new album we chose to work with
two new production teams –Dream World and Hartmann & Langhoff.
The main part of the album is still produced by Robert Uhlmann.
The album includes
three of our own songs and the first single, Domo Domo, is one of
them!!! The song is special because we wrote the chorus in Japanese!
The rest of the songs
that we chose went straight to our hearts. They have this perfect
mixture of oriental and Scandinavian pop, and we just love it!
KA: Will you be touring after the new album
comes out? If so, do you have an idea where? A huge number of fans
from around the world would love to see you!
S.dk: Yes of course we will! Actually we are
traveling to China tomorrow (November 19th 2002) to be part of a big
event in NanNing. In December we release the new album in Japan and
Hong Kong, and of course we’ll be there to promote it as well.
We’re really looking forward to seeing all of our fans again.
KA: What are each of your musical backgrounds
and how did you become a part of Smile.dk?
S.dk: We both have been singing and dancing
since we were kids. As we were growing up, we went to different kinds
of musical/dance schools and met in one of them.
After our education,
we both worked in many different music projects. When Nina
(Veronica’s singing partner on Smile.dk’s first album —Editor’s
note) decided to go solo, we found the
opportunity to work together again as Smile.dk.
KA: Many people have also asked about your
videos. Is there a chance that a DVD will one day be a project you
work on?
S.dk: We really hope
so!
KA: How do you connect with your fans, and will
there be a way in the future for your fans to contact you?
S.dk: Our new homepage
will be finished by the release of the new album, Golden Sky. The URL
will be www.smile-dk.com
We are very sorry for
the delay of our homepage, but we hope we can make it up to our fans
somehow...
KA: Is there anything that you would like your
fans to know about you as people and also as recording artists?
S.dk: We still live in
Sweden and we just can’t get enough of chocolate, cookies and ice
cream!!!
We really look forward
to the release and of course seeing all of our fans again.
Thank you so much for
keeping up the great website www.modamag.com. We hope you find this
useful and we would really like to see you in the States someday.
Hugs & Kisses
Veronica and Malin,
Smile.dk.
I would like to extend a huge thank you to Christian
Villum for being so patient with my e-mail inquiries and for acting as
liaison between myself and Veronica and Malin.
It almost goes without saying but I’ll say it anyway, thank
you Veronica and Malin for taking time out of your busy schedule to
answer us. From myself
all of our readers, we wish you a successful album and tour and hope
to see you around the world!
COMMENTS
Date/Time of Posting: Dec 11 2002 / 15:40:42
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name = Loserbait
where = loserbait@hotmail.com
comments = ... Awesome... Absolutely awesome... I'm sure my
Melbourne-based friends who are OBSSESSED with S.dk would LOVE to hear
about this interview.
Congratulations Kage.
Date/Time of Posting: Dec 13 2002 / 17:13:30
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name = Andrew Green
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comments = Smile .dk are the best Eurodance group in the world - they
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name = Nick Harkins
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comments = Hey people! We really need to see some more of Smile.dk's
vids! i have Boys and Butterfly but really poor quality. we really
wanna see those vids! Great interview. we love you veronica and malin!!!!!!!!!!!!
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