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The Colour Channels Summer with new Single ‘Pink Champagne’
At just 25 years old, Adam Blinkenberg Koch (under the guise of ‘The Colour’) has shown us the way to summer sunshine. With Pink Champagne, a song he describes as ‘danceable disco-pop’, he’s pointed us in the direction of swimming pools and a tray of summer cocktails. Contemporary disco infused with electronic beats, Pink Champagne is a fusion of elements past and the present. It takes what Koch describes as ‘kitsch charm’, updating it and adding a futuristic twist.
Koch admits his music may seem a bit retro compared to mainstream Danish music, but he thinks the scene could do with more ‘danceable’ disco vibes. Though he has taken inspiration from across the world – naming bossa nova and folk as key inspirations – he’s keen to include Scandinavian style in his work. He tells me how he’s inspired by the overall aesthetic of Scandinavia, creating a sophisticated and laid-back take in equal measure.
Pink Champagne combines the infectious grooves of the 70s and early 80s with modern hip hop and house, and songwriting inspired by artists including Prince, Daft Punk and Jamiroquai. Koch has created a colourful and dreamlike universe of cosmic disco, kaleidoscopic funk and groovy R&B, where sharp modern meets slick soul. Releasing music in a global pandemic has been hard, particularly when the song is about the summer sun some people are finding hard to enjoy, but Koch insists it’s ambivalent to create music in this time. He’d planned a release concert but had to abandon this and focus on a video instead, which will be out next month.
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