Rune RK

Biography

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. He is best known for his 2003 instrumental track "Calabria×Calabria21 July 2003 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracksA1Calabria (original)7:36B1Calabria (Artificial Funk remix)9:11B2Calabria (DJ tool)2:00", which has been sampled by multiple artists since its original release.

Career

In 2003, Kölsch released the track "Calabria×Calabria21 July 2003 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracksA1Calabria (original)7:36B1Calabria (Artificial Funk remix)9:11B2Calabria (DJ tool)2:00", 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

2013: 1977
2015: 1983
2017: 1989
2019: Fabric Presents Kölsch
2020: Now Here No Where
2021: Isopolis
2023: I Talk To Water

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

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

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

2012: "Teacup×Teacup2 July 2012 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Teacup6:22"
2013: "Burning Boombox×Burning Boombox2013 · ReleaseSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Burning Boombox (Radio Edit)2:562Burning Boombox (Original Mix)6:07"
2013: "One Perfect Day" (ft. Laura V)
2014: "Trash Talk"

As Enur

2007: "Calabria×Calabria21 July 2003 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracksA1Calabria (original)7:36B1Calabria (Artificial Funk remix)9:11B2Calabria (DJ tool)2:00 2007"
2012: "I'm That Chick" (featuring Nicki Minaj & Goonrock)

Other aliases

2003: "Calabria×Calabria21 July 2003 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracksA1Calabria (original)7:36B1Calabria (Artificial Funk remix)9:11B2Calabria (DJ tool)2:00", 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)