D/troit is an intense and explosive blend of pure soul, funk, and love rarely seen in Denmark. With a sound and vibe so authentic, it might as well have been pulled straight out of Detroit in the 1960s—and a live performance that musically seduces the audience and brings the dance floor to life.
It’s hard to believe that D/troit consists of eight white men and women from Copenhagen. D/troit is both the sound of your dad’s worn-out favorite LP from the 1960s and, at the same time, a more modern take on the soul genre. Since 2013, the band has refined their high-energy, gritty retro soul, and they have firmly established themselves as Denmark’s undisputed kings of soul.

D/troit released the album “Heavy” (2022), which received 4 stars from GAFFA, describing the band as “real, sweaty soul and funk (…) with an authenticity and directness that makes you surrender.” The album was created in collaboration with a string of sonic wizards such as Wayne Gor...

D/troit is an intense and explosive blend of pure soul, funk, and love rarely seen in Denmark. With a sound and vibe so authentic, it might as well have been pulled straight out of Detroit in the 1960s—and a live performance that musically seduces the audience and brings the dance floor to life.
It’s hard to believe that D/troit consists of eight white men and women from Copenhagen. D/troit is both the sound of your dad’s worn-out favorite LP from the 1960s and, at the same time, a more modern take on the soul genre. Since 2013, the band has refined their high-energy, gritty retro soul, and they have firmly established themselves as Denmark’s undisputed kings of soul.

D/troit released the album “Heavy” (2022), which received 4 stars from GAFFA, describing the band as “real, sweaty soul and funk (…) with an authenticity and directness that makes you surrender.” The album was created in collaboration with a string of sonic wizards such as Wayne Gordon (Bruno Mars, Amy Winehouse), Simon Guzmán (Pharrell Williams, The Dap-Kings), Jesper “Yebo” Reginal (Junior Senior, PowerSolo), and Ki!

Since their debut single was released on Crunchy Frog in 2015, D/troit has received praise both in Denmark and internationally for their groovy retro sound, which has been at the core of the band from the beginning. Just a year after their debut, they won “Best New Band” at the Scandinavian Soul Music Awards for the EP ‘Do The Right Thing’, which also earned 4 stars in GAFFA and the verdict: “An outrageously well-produced EP.”

The band has received a wide range of recognition both at home and abroad, including from BBC Radio 6, Parliament Funkadelic, and James Brown’s band....

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