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| NEW IRMA VICTORIA MY SPACE PROFILE |  A brand new MySpace-profile regarding one of the strangest phenomenas on the Danish music scene ever, Irma Victoria, can now be found at Irma Victoria MySpace. The site offers a quick introduction to her career as well as it features six songs with her.
You can also read about her on this site. Write her name in the “search”-function display at the top of this page and check out her discography. The text written in relation to the compilation album Memorial from 2001 offers a fine introduction to her work.
To viewers who haven’t heard of Irma Victoria, let it be noted that producer Martin Hall played a significant role in the making of her “career”. Her peak as an artist came in 1991 when she shocked the Danish pop-industry by being nominated to a Grammy in the category “best female singer”.
Irma Victoria died on November 10, 2000. She has been highly praised by artists such as Douglas P. from Death in June as well as The Tiger Lillies.
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 | 'INFODEMENS' - NEW MARTIN HALL BOOK |  On March 27, 2008, Martin Hall’s new book Infodemens will be released by major publishing company Lindhardt og Ringhof (Egmont). It is subtitled ”essays and notes – a season” and contains 35 pieces of writing as well as 33 new collages and drawings made by MH himself, all in all covering a sum total of 227 pages.
As the title indicates, the release features a collection of writings - essays, notes and reviews - written throughout 2007. As a reporter and columnist for the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten as well as Dato Hall commented upon events such as the MTV Awards in Copenhagen and the capitol’s fashion week. During this period he also wrote extensive essays to The Royal Danish Theatre and leading Danish rock magazine Gaffa.
Infodemens also contains a lot of new and never before published material. As additional value to the selected articles MH has chosen to include a series of diary writings and journals such as two essays written during respectively the recording of a major motion picture in Prague as well as a stay in Buenos Aires. His reflections on participating in the film Flammen & Citronen (“The Flame and the Lemon”), the most expensive Danish-language production ever made, is not only a very amusing piece of writing, but also an article that renders great insight into the making of the film (if interested, you can read more about the motion picture further down this page). All in all, approximately half of the book consists of new material.
The release of Infodemens also coincides with Hall's 25th anniversary as an author, since he back in March 1983 published his first book Genopbyggelsen Er Stoerre End Selve Skabelsen. Likewise the contents of this release, ’Infodemens’ – as already pointed out – also includes a line of the authors graphical works and illustrations.
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| ’FLAMMEN OG CITRONEN’ – MOTION PICTURE PREMIERE |  On March 28, 2008, the motion picture Flammen & Citronen (“The Flame and the Lemon”) will finally see its long-awaited premiere. The film is the most expensive Danish-language production ever made and is directed by acclaimed Danish filmmaker Ole Christian Madsen.
The motion picture revolves around the Danish resistance movement during World War II and tells the true story of two of its most significant characters, Flammen (“The Flame” a.k.a. Bent Faurschou Hviid) and Citronen (“The Lemon”, Jørgen Haagen Schmith) (in the film played by respectively Thure Lindhardt and Mads Mikkelsen, the latter internationally known from his role as the villain in the latest James Bond movie).
As earlier stated on this website, it is also the film in which Martin Hall makes his motion picture debut. MH’s role is a short, almost cameo-like guest appearance, where he plays the part of Captain Østergaard Petersen, a depraved, nazi-friendly persona with a strong propensity to nightly excesses.
You can see the trailer and receive more information about the film at its website Flammen og Citronen.
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| 'CATALOGUE' 5-CD + DVD BOX RELEASE |  Martin Hall’s Catalogue-box consists of five audio-cd’s and one dvd - all in all 81 music tracks and 15 dvd-features – covering Martin Hall’s musical career from 1980 to 2007.
Divided into five categories, the first disc is subtitled Airplay (singles and airplay tracks), the second Hallmark (signature songs), the third Soundtracks (instrumental works), the fourth Remakes (primarily new remixes made by other artists) and finally Encore (a selection of newly recorded works with chamber orchestra).
For further information about contents, please click on the current cd-icon at the top of this page. For info about download options, check this: Catalogue news.
The release has been met with incredible reviews in Denmark. Here’s a few highlights:
Gaffa: ”Impressive box set capturing 27 years of uncompromising work ... a must for fans and strongly recommendable for beginners.” (5 out of 6 stars)
Citadel: ”The eccentric dandy exposed from A to Z ... a piece of Danish music history that no connoisseur should miss. A true ear-opener.” (4 out of 6 stars)
Jyllands-Posten: ”An impressive introduction to one of the country’s most important and most productive songwriters ... it’s difficult to point to any other Danish colleague who can put together 81 tracks without putting a foot wrong one single time.” (5/6)
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| TITLE: |
Catalogue (Martin Hall 1980-2007) |
| ARTIST: |
Martin Hall |
| RELEASED: |
November 2007 |
| LABEL: |
Panoptikon |
| CAT. NO.: |
OPTIK 10 |
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5DC-DVD |
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| TITLE: |
Infodemens |
| AUTHOR: |
Martin Hall |
| RELEASED: |
March 2008 |
| PUBLISHER: |
Lindhardt og Ringhof |
| ISBN: |
97887-11-31377-8 |
| CATEGORY: |
Essays |
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