For the first time in Mike Tramp's career, he will release a full set of songs sung entirely in Danish.
For Første Gang will be released on digital, LP (black and crystal vinyls, each limited to 500 units) via Target Records on September 2nd, 2022. All pre-ordered CDs and LPs through Targetshop will be signed by Mike Tramp. Pre-orders are available now at this location.
Mike Tramp in his own words: "There was no plan to do it, not on paper not on a wish list, maybe just when someone asked, 'Will you ever do an album in Danish?' I would answer, 'Yeah, maybe one day.' Not giving it more thought, until that day suddenly unexpected came around. One of my best friends who knows all about my life, and also happens to be the author of my biography Vagabond, Lars Daneskov, one day sent me the lyrics to one song. I had never in my entire career sung other peoples lyrics or written music to lyrics, so this would now be the first time."
"As I read the lyrics, which was as close to something I would have written myself if I had been fluent and comfortable in my mother tongue. It opened a door to another room or another world I had never been in before. I was drawn to explore this journey which would for always be a For The First time, now also the title of the album. For it to be completely different and separate from anything I had ever done. I started composing the music and the melodies exclusively on piano and it allowed me to go to musical places I had not been at before, as lyrics to song by song was sent to me. This album and journey had to stand on it’s own and not be compared, not even in the slightest form to what Mike Tramp had done before."
"I was not thinking about an audience, I wasn’t thinking about how it would end up. I just followed something natural, almost a reservoir of things I had kept for this day, melodies and styles that would never had fitted my rock career, my rock’n’roll life. But this is as much Mike Tramp as White Lion, Freak Of Nature ever was. It might just be this one and only time I climb this mountain. The songs are about the place I come from, how I grew up and how the world was back then. It is my story, but unfortunately for my international fans, it can’t be translated to English and have the same meaning as when I sing the words of my mother or the sound of the streets I grew up on. With all that being said. I would still imagine some fans finding this album interesting, I personally considered some of my finest songwriting."
Tracklisting:
"Det Jeg Var"
"Vejkort"
"For Første Gang For Altid"
"Jeg Holder Fast"
"Drømme"
"Hjem"
"Kys Jeg Ikke Gav"
"Flamme Og Benzin"
"Min By"
"Album"
"For Første Gang For Altid":
"Min By":
Mike Tramp: vocals, guitar
Søren Skov: piano, Hammond B-3, synths
Claus Langeskov: bass
Søren Bigum: pedal steel, mandolin, cello
Morten Hellborn: drums
Søren Andersen: guitar, synths, choirs
