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Instrument (s) Bass guitar. Years active. 1994–present. Johan Haslund Wohlert [1] (born 10 March 1976) is the bass player of Danish indie band Mew. He previously left the band on 11 April 2006, because he did not feel that he could be a rock star and a good father at the same time.
Johan Wohlert (født Johan Haslund Wohlert, 10. marts 1976) er bassist i den danske musikgruppe Mew. Wohlert forlod bandet i april 2006, men vendte tilbage i 2014. Wohlert og Pernille Rosendahl udgav i 2008 et album, The Storm. Det blev ikke vel modtaget af de danske anmeldere.
Johan Wohlert is a musician and model from Copenhagen, Denmark, best known as the bassist for Danish alternative rock band Mew. He left Mew in 2006 and shortly after began The Storm with his ...
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Origins
Formed in 1995 in Hellerup, an upper-class suburb of Copenhagen, they had a profound impact on the Danish indie scene, emerging alongside the likes of Carpark North, Swan Lee and Saybia, amongst others, in 2003. They released their debut album A Triumph for Man in April 1997 and its follow-up Half the World is Watching Me in 2000. At the 2003 Danish Music Critics Award Show, Mew won the awards for "Album of the Year" and "Band of the Year".[citation needed]
Frengers
Their first commercial success came with Frengers, released in 2003, described as "a work of quiet brilliance, aiming for the epic without straying into the bombastic, offering cerebral arrangements while keeping things accessible." The album was well received. After a European tour supporting R.E.M.they began to attract wider attention.
And the Glass Handed Kites
Their next album And the Glass Handed Kites was released in Denmark on 19 September 2005, in the United Kingdom and rest of Europe on 26 September, and in the United States on 25 July 2006. The album received critical acclaim, with Mew described as making "dreamy thunderstorm pop". They were MTV Asia "Buzz-Worthy" as of January, 2006, and at the DMA06 (Danish Music Awards) they took home 4 statuettes.[citation needed] On 11 April 2006, Wohlert left the band to spend more time with his girlfri...
Bjerre explained that the name came from their days in high school when, disappointed after baking a "disgusting" cake, the members threw possible band names around, and Mew stuck. "It had a sort of incomplete symmetry to it – it was kinda pointy at the edges and soft in the middle with the small E. There wasn't any deeper thought behind it than th...
Current
1. Jonas Bjerre – lead vocals, keyboards (1995–present), guitar (2015–present) 2. Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen – drums, percussion (1995–present) 3. Johan Wohlert – bass guitar, backing vocals (1995–2006, 2013–present), guitar (2015–present)
Touring
1. Nick Watts - keyboards, backing vocals, guitar (2001–present) 2. Mads Wegner - guitar, backing vocals (2015–present)
Former
1. Bo Madsen – guitar, backing vocals (1995–2015)
Mew at AllMusicMew discography at DiscogsJohan Wohlert, Mew bassist, says: “ From our tour last year, we know that this is a combination that arouses great enthusiasm–both among us on stage and not least among the audience. We are looking forward tremendously to hitting the road again with the Danish Chamber Orchestra, especially because this time we also get to visit some of ...
Johan Wohlert. Profile: Born March 10, 1976. Bassist of the Danish band Mew. He left the band April 2006, because he was to have a baby with Pernille Rosendahl of the former Danish band Swan Lee. After the birth, Johan and Pernille made their own band, The Storm (3). In 2013, he returned to join Mew. In Groups:
We catch up with Johan Wohlert of the seminal Danish art rock trio ahead of their glorious return to Hong Kong. Written by Graham Turner Wednesday 30 August 2017. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email ...
