IAAI Music

20/10/2023

This was shot 10 years ago by my friend Andreas Johnsen

As they say, time goes by fast.

CHLLNGR goes into record his second full length album at Red Bull studios in Copenhagen, Denmark. Filmed and edited by Andreas Johnson (The Fake Case, Good ...

05/06/2020

today is the day!! CHLLNGR "Haven" is out on all platforms in a few hours. Also, coincidentally Bandcamp is doing another fundraiser for artists where they waive their fee and all funds go directly to the artist!! Please check out our catalogue if you get a chance. The fundraiser on bandcamp starts at midnight on the west coast or 9 in the morning Danish time. :)

04/06/2020

See if you can spot the CHLLNGR "Haven" album in this video. comment below if you see it :)

CHLLNGR HAVEN out tomorrow for the first time in MANY YEARS!!!!!

Thanks to Raske Penge for always showing support!

Pre-order vinylen her: http://raskeplader.bigcartel.com/product/yndlingsstof-ep-pre-order Dette er den ene af to dub versioner af "Yndlingsstof" som ligger p...

27/05/2020

Ok...since Bandcamp has been so good to us in the past few weeks. I am putting everything for a way cheaper price on their platform for one week starting now. Sale prices below:
CHLLNGR "Haven" $4
Finds Them And Thrills Them "Disconnected, But Connected" $2
IAAI Vol. 1 $4
IAAI Vol. 2 $2

Tell your friends!!

I Am An Instrument
Finds Them And Thrills Them
CHLLNGR

www.bandcamp.com

Discover amazing music and directly support the artists who make it.

24/05/2020

We are getting closer to the date of release! We just put 4 of the tunes available now if you preorder the full album today!! Also look out this week because the super nice people Bandcamp are putting this album in the New And Notable this week as well!!!

10 track album

04/05/2020

01/05/2020

All of our artists are on Bandcamp. Today they are waiving fees so we get 100% of the profits :)

Today is the release of Finds Them And Thrills Them first EP Disconnected, But Connected feat. Ane Trolle

Last week we released I Am An Instrument Vol. 2 and

CHLLNGR's first album Haven is up for pre sale as well.

Help support the arts today if you can :)

28/04/2020

This Friday, May 1st, Finds Them And Thrills Them is releasing their first EP, Disconnected But Connected. Coincidentally on that same day Bandcamp is doing another fundraiser for artists by waiving their normal fees for the day to help support artists in this time.

You can check out all of our artists here and be ready for Friday when you can help us! :)

https://iaaimusic.bandcamp.com

24/04/2020

I Am An Instrument Vol. 2 is out today! Check it!!! Video from Andreas Johnsen will be posted later this afternoon!

Listen to IAAI, Vol.2 by I Am An Instrument.

23/04/2020

We just got back the new I Am An Instrument Vol.2 video back from Andreas Johnsen and it looks amazing. Cant wait to share tomorrow! Release day!!! what!

18/04/2020

Pre save here!! :)

Listen to IAAI, Vol.2 by I Am An Instrument

17/04/2020

Yes! Check out Finds Them And Thrills Them first single which is featured in an article on XLR8R today!! You can get the first single "Disconnected, But Connected" feat Ane Trolle via our band camp site and the full EP comes out on May 1!!!

A selection of our favorite music submitted by XLR8R+ members last month.

17/04/2020

You can now pre order I Am An Instrument Vol. 2 on iTunes!! it releases next week :)

Album · 2020 · 2 Songs

17/04/2020

Exciting news!! Later today XLR8R is going to premiere Finds Them And Thrills Them Disconnected, But Connected feat. Ane Trolle!! XLR8R has always been a strong supporter of CHLLNGR, so we are super happy that they are the ones that will post the track first!! Will keep everyone posted :)

12/04/2020

CHLLNGR is re releasing HAVEN on June 5th and I couldn't be happier to get this song out in the world again.

"Sundown" feat. Coco O.

Sundown was recorded in December 2010 in an apartment in Copenhagen. Coco O. from Quadron is featured on vocals. It is taken from the album HAVEN: http://itu...

11/04/2020

You can also now pre-order HAVEN the first CHLLNGR album that originally was released in 2011 and has been off-line for years!!!

10 track album

31/03/2020

You can pre-order Finds Them And Thrills Them "Disconnected, But Connected" EP here :)

3 track album

29/03/2020

Follow us on Bandcamp. We have 4 releases coming out in the next 4 months so stay tuned!! You can also pre order Finds Them And Thrills Them starting today!

IAAI Music. Copenhagen, Denmark. IAAI Music is based in Copenhagen, Denmark and is run by Steven Jess Borth II aka CHLLNGR. The label focuses on a love of DUB and improvisational music. I Am An Instrument, Finds Them And Thrills Them and CHLLNGR all have releases coming out soon!!! | Artists: I Am A...

23/03/2020

Ok!! So we have two big releases coming out next month! First, on April 24th Vol.2 of I Am An Instrument via all digital platforms and on May 1st will be the first release of Finds Them And Thrills Them "Disconnected, but Connected" feat. Ane Trolle which was just featured on BBC Radio 6 Music this weekend thanks to Gilles Peterson!!! You can grab I Am An Instrument vol. 2 now via Bandcamp if you dont want to wait for streaming :)

1 track album

22/02/2020

Here is IAAI Music's first youtube playlist. Make sure to subscribe. I will add visuals for all of the artists as they come in. Thanks!!

12/02/2020

Dont forget about the CHLLNGR X MAFFI collaboration from way back when as well!!

This one has a unreleased slow jam, a remix of "Sun Down" feat. Coco O. and some other goodies. Copenhagen!!!

Maffi Production, 2012, Copyright. Digital dancehall 80s style. CHLLNGR: http://soundcloud.com/chllngr

10/02/2020

CHLLNGR just posted two "new" tunes that have actually both been sitting on a hard drive for a decade or more.
One is a Johnny Osbourne cover of "Truths and Rights" and the other is a remix of Blaqstarr and MIA's version of the Tom Waits classic "Way Down In The Hole". Please check it out and share if you like it!!!

For booking contact: [email protected] Unified by dub's loose sense of space and deep sub-frequencies, CHLLNGR's unique amalgam of soul, pop, stripped-down beats, and decaying atmospheres has earn

09/02/2020

If you haven't check out I Am An Instrument Vol. 1 you should! Its the first IAAI Music release and it has been getting some airplay from Gilles Peterson, Worldwide FM and P8 JAZZ - DR! Remember its 100% improvised music!!! More releases to come including the Finds Them And Thrills Them project with CHLLNGR, Tyler Pope, Anders Dixen and Kristoffer Sjelberg together making intense jams up to 12 minutes long filled with modular synths, horn sections, percussion, two drummers, two percussionist....you have to hear it to understand. SOON!!!

01/02/2020

One of the goals with IAAI Music is to release music that I have done in the past and also to push new projects forward. Back in 2011 CHLLNGR "Haven" was released and a few years ago it was taken offline and now the album is currently unavailable in any form. I am in the process of trying re release this album. It is proving to be a little difficult, but we will keep moving forward to make sure you all get a chance to check these tunes that mark a big chapter in my life.

Here is "Ask For" from the album Haven.

Filmed in a Danish forest two hours outside of Copenhagen, Ask for is the first single released for the debut album HAVEN due out in July on Green Owl. Bjorn...

27/01/2020

Check out Bremer/McCoy and CHLLNGR, members of I Am An Instrument in this rendition of "Jah Power." This is take from "Natural Heights" their first EP on DubShot Records

09/01/2020

I Am An Instrument did a session back in the fall and although the music won't be released officially, here is a small clip of what they did that day. Mikael Flensborg on the controls and Andreas Johnsen is holding the VHS camera. Make sure to check them out at Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen on January 18!!!

09/01/2020

Make sure you subscribe to our youtube page!!! If you are into that kind of thing :)

I Am An Instrument consists of , and and we play 100% improvised music.

07/10/2019

I Am An Instrument Vol.1 is finally on youtube!! I Am An Instrument will be recording Vol. 2 next week and will feature Tobias Elof. looking forward!!

I Am An Instrument Vol. 1 is the first release on IAAI Music. This is 100 % improvised music from the fingertips of Bremer/McCoy, Eliel Lazo, Johannes Wamber...