seasick and had to vomit in the break between the sets. The Faroese label TUTL attended some of the concerts and offered Afenginn a record deal, which was discussed during a stroll in the Faroese mountains and ended up with deal for the debut album. Later that year, Afenginn visited Norway for some gigs and went from there directly to the studio in Copenhagen in July to record their first full-length album. ‘Retrograd’ was released in October by TUTL Records and was followed up by a Scandinavian tour. ‘Retrograd’ received rave reviews and also won the band a Danish Music Award for “Best World Album”. Symphony and Swiss harmony (2005) In the winter, Afenginn was invited to play in Switzerland for the first time. They would continue touring the country in the following years steadily building a fanbase and feeling very much at home. Later that year, Afenginn played a handful of shows in Denmark with their first major project: Nordlyd - Afenginn in Symphony. The concerts were built up around Afenginn's music, arranged and orchestrated for a complete symphony orchestra and performed with Afenginn plus the big orchestra on stage. As an addition to the concerts featured a “Nordic Symphony” written by Kim. The concerts were very well received by both press and audiences and were definitely a step up the ladder for the band. In December, the band went back on the road and played a couple of shows in Belgium and Switzerland. Getting famous (2006) The band kept up the high pace and went into a frenetic rehearsal mode In January to prepare for the recording of their second album, which peaked with a show at Copenhagen Jazzhouse where Afenginn presented new material. ’Akrobakkus’ was recorded during February (read more about the recording here) and was released in April. The album was richly orchestrated and featured, among others, the cult actor Zlatko Buric as well as the gypsy cimbalon virtuoso George Mihalache. The basic tracks were recorded in Sweet Silence in Copenhagen, and after a week there the band moved on to the studio collective at Vibevej where Denmark's most famous guitarist Aske Jacoby also came and went as part of the collective. Meanwhile, the bass player, Andrzej Krejniuk, decided to focus on his studies at the conservatory and left the band, and at a hectic time the band started looking for a replacement for the rather