Rune Reilly Kölsch Explained

Kölsch
Alias:	Rune, Rune RK
Background:	non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth Name:	Rune Reilly Kølsch
Origin:	Denmark
Birth Date:	1977 2, df=y
Birth Place:	Freetown Christiana, Denmark
Genre:	House, techno
Occupation:	DJ, musician
Label:	Kompakt
Years Active:	1995–present

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", 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)

External links

Notes and References

Web site: WELBY . AUGUSTUS . Kölsch . beat . 22 November 2018 . Melbourne, Australia . 2014.
News: Kölsch puts his own spin on London Grammar's "Hell to the Liars" . We Rave You . 2017-09-05 . 2020-10-03.
Web site: lescharts.com – Alex Gaudino feat. Crystal Waters – Destination Calabria. https://web.archive.org/web/20121026053942/http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Alex+Gaudino+feat.+Crystal+Waters&titel=Destination+Calabria&cat=s. dead. October 26, 2012. lescharts.com.
Web site: Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company . .
Web site: Charts analysis: Harry Styles secures ninth week at the top of the singles charts | Analysis | Music Week .
Web site: West London drill rapper Benzz drops latest track 'Je'Mappelle' . 22 April 2022 .
Web site: 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.