Rune RK
Rune Reilly Kölsch (born 9 February 1977), simply known as Kölsch, is a Danish electronic dance musician and DJ from Copenhagen. He has worked with artists such as Coldplay, Imogen Heap, London Grammar, Tiga, Sasha and Michael Mayer.
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Rune RK
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- Name
- Kölsch
- Birth Name
- Rune Reilly Kølsch
- Born
- 9 February 1977
- Birthplace
- Christiania, Denmark
- Occupation
- DJ, musician
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Fields
- house music · reggae fusion · techno
- Languages
- Danish
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Rune Reilly Kölsch (born 9 February 1977), simply known as Kölsch, is a Danish electronic dance musician and DJ from Copenhagen. He has worked with artists such as Coldplay, Imogen Heap, London Grammar, Tiga, Sasha and Michael Mayer.
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Rune RK (born 1977) is a Danish composer, disc jockey and manufacturer, among other activities. The composer was born in Copenhagen. Rune RK is a member of Enur.
Genres include house music, reggae fusion and techno. Languages used include Danish.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Kölsch • Alias — Rune, Rune RK • Birth Name — Rune Reilly Kølsch • Origin — Denmark • Born — 9 February 1977 • Birthplace — Christiania, Denmark • Genre — House, techno • Occupation — DJ, musician • Label — Kompakt • Years Active — 1995–present
Career
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. In June 2022 two songs using the same sample climbed the UK Top 30, one by DJ Nathan Dawe, the other by West London drill rapper Benzz. In 2017, Kölsch performed on top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris for Cercle.
Studio albums
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
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) • 2025: "Waste my time" (With CamelPhat)
As Artificial Funk
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
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
As Rune RK
• 2012: "Teacup" • 2013: "Burning Boombox" • 2013: "One Perfect Day" (ft. Laura V) • 2014: "Trash Talk"
As Enur
As Enur
• 2007: "Calabria 2007" • 2012: "I'm That Chick" (featuring Nicki Minaj & Goonrock)
Other aliases
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)
Kölsch at SonneMondSterne 2018; Second Stage
Sven Volkens
Kölsch at SonneMondSterne 2018; Second Stage
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Welby, Augustus. Kölsch. Beat Magazine. 2014.
- 2.Kölsch puts his own spin on London Grammar's "Hell to the Liars". We Rave You. 2017-09-05.
- 3.Alex Gaudino feat. Crystal Waters – Destination Calabria. lescharts.com.
- 4.Official Singles Chart Top 100. Official Charts.
- 5.Jones, Alan. Charts analysis: Harry Styles secures ninth week at the top of the singles charts. Music Week. 3 June 2022.
- 6.West London drill rapper Benzz drops latest track 'Je'Mappelle'. Sport Playlists. 22 April 2022.
- 7.Machin, Alex. Premiere: Benzz Unleashes Visuals for Highly-Anticipated Track "Je M'appelle". GRM Daily. 21 April 2022.
- 8.Ross, Annabel. Sky High: The Dance World According to Kölsch. Billboard. 27 October 2017.
- 9.Bein, Kat. Kölsch to Perform Atop Eiffel Tower, Here's How to Stream It Live. Billboard. 11 October 2017.
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