Chop Wood is a solo project by Coparck frontman Odilo Girod. A debut album was recorded in Berlin as part of the in a cabin with project. You can download the whole album for free at the in a cabin with website or buy the deluxe cd sleeve online at inacabinwith.com.

_ Right now Chop Wood is listening to Jenny Wilson and the new Beachhouse album.

CANADA TOUR

From may 20 till may 29 Chop Wood was touring through Canada together with 2 other in a cabin with bands: Neonbelle and Stan Diego. It was awesome, we visited Montreal, Ottawa, Kingston and Toronto. In The Canteen in Ottawa we did a 'bands undone' session:



More footage and tour compilations can be found at the in a cabin with Canada page

OEROL 2010

From june 11 till june 2o Chop Wood played the famous Oerol festival on the Island of Terschelling, building on last years Parade performance. A parking garage was our playground for 10 days. The production was by Paradiso Melkweg productiehuis.





Here's some more info and pics of our Oerol trip.

CHINA

In august 2010 Chop Wood will play 2 shows in the Dutch cultural center in Shanghai.

MOSCOW

In september 2009 Chop Wood visited the Russian capital playing at the infamous AKTOVY ZAL. We had a few amazing days. Plans are to return to Moscow and Kostroma in december 2010!




Maarten Besseling, Martijn Grootendorst, Finn Kruyning and Jelte Heringa


The ending of the last song of our Moscow gig

Check some more Moscow pics here.

BERLIN

In may 2008 Chop Wood went to Berlin with producer Maarten Besseling to record his first album in Kunsthaus Tacheles. Several musicians came round to participate like Jelte Heringa (Most unpleasant men, Neonbelle), Finn Kruyning (Moss) and Insa Rudolph. Check more pics at the making of blog.


Jelte Heringa, Odilo Girod and Maarten Besseling

The 13 songs on this album were recorded in Berlin in may 2008, in a temporary makeshift studio in a room at the art-squat Kunsthaus Tacheles. Several musicians came round to participate like Jelte Heringa (Most unpleasant men, Neonbelle), Finn Kruyning (Moss) and Insa Rudolph.

ABOUT

Imagine Nick Drake inviting Jamie Lidell, Eels and Beck over for dinner. Chop Wood is a genre defying solo project by Coparck frontman Odilo Girod. His guitarless debut album is a mix of electronic and acoustic songs written mostly at night due to his sleeplessnes and insomnia. A diverse batch of eclectic atmospheres sparked with sweet caustic electricity, multi layered vocals and insomniatic lyrics. Songs that never sleep.

A debut album was recorded in Berlin in 2008 as part of the in a cabin with project.

In 2009 Chop Wood played 50 live shows at the travelling festival ‘DE PARADE’, did a gig in Moscow, supported Jamie Lidell and hit venues like the Paradiso and the Melkweg in Amsterdam.

2010 will bring a Canadian Tour in May, playing for 10 days at the Dutch OEROL festival, gigs in Shanghai/China, the recordings for a new album and some more special gigs in strange foreign countries. Stay Tuned.

THE BAND

Chop Wood is often live assisted by Finn Kruyning on drums and Jelte Heringa on keys.

PARADE FESTIVAL 2009

Last summer Chop Wood was seen live, playing and performing at the Dutch PARADE festival in Amsterdam and Utrecht. More info about this PARADE project


A lot of guest musicians came round to play with us at the Parade. Seen here, inbetween shows, David Pino (left) and Jelle Paulusma (middle).

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