We Were Birds is a collective of Copenhagen musicians with a variety of musical backgrounds in the ska, country, indie and alternative scenes. The Free as in Bees EP was hatched in a Copenhagen basement that was later flooded during the massive rainstorms of the summer of 2011. The songs are slices of life and imagination and deals with romance and loss in a sonic context of country, folk, soul and rock music. All songs written, composed and produced by Henrik Chulu, recorded and mixed by Mikkel Szlavik. Mastered by Mikkel Gemzøe at C4. Musicians: Henrik Chulu - vocals, guitars Jakob Thomhav - guitars Mikkel Szlavik - drums Peter Binau Høj - bass Additional musicians: Jessie England - viola on Coffee Date, backing vocals on Coffee Date and Blood Stains Steven Jess Borth II - backing vocals on Coffee Date Cover art by Henrik Chulu, based on Shanghai Model City by Ivan Walsh and public domain illustration by Little, Brown et.al. 1919. More
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