Dicte
Country of origin:
Denmark
Type of music generally:
Tough, arty pop/rock
Status:
Most recent release, All Good As It Is (2021)
See also:
Dicte's site
Wikipedia's entry on Dicte
Comparisons:
Sheryl Crow with a touch of Margot Smith
Covers/own material:
Mostly own, occasional co-writing
General comments:
Dicte's music is tough, but arty and occasionally has touches of Europop. Her vocals are mostly forceful, sultry, and low but there are occasional beautiful lilts and balladic moments—she certainly has a lot of range. (sophiagurley@hotmail.com)
Recommended first album:
Between Any Four Walls is the only one we've heard
Recordings:
- Songs From Cinema Cafe (1990)
- Between Any Four Walls (1994)
- Voodoo Vibe (1996)
- House of the Double Axe (1998)
- This is Cool (2000)
- Gone to Texas (2003)
- Dicte & The Sugarbones (2006)
- Tick Tock (2010)
- THe Dark & Stormy Project (with Hempler, 2013)
- Parfume (2015)
- All Good As It Is (2021)
Release info:
1994—Pladecompagniet as—PCCD 8068
Availability:
Denmark
Ecto priority:
Recommended
Group members:
Dicte Westergaard Madsen—vocals, guitar
Guest artists:
Kæv Gliemann—kayboards, programming, samples, string arrangement
Peter Lund—guitars
Søren Tramm—bass
Lars Daugaard—drums, percussion, cymbals
Fleshquartet—strings
Jonas Lindgren—violin
Orjan Högberg—viola
Sebastian Öberg—cello
Mattias Hellden—cello
Claus Hempler—backing vocals
Produced by:
Kæv Gliemann & Dicte Westergaard Madsen
Comments:
There's a lot of urgency and energy overall, but mostly this album feels really uneven to me. I'm not so fond of her out and out rock songs—they feel pretty dated—but tracks like "The Blue Skin" are really lovely and make it well worth tracking this down. (sophiagurley@hotmail.com)
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