Alarma Man has posted a bunch of live videos from their recent tour: http://blog.myspace.com/alarmaman

Updated Alarma Man tourdates:

11/06 - Astra Stube, Hamburg
11/08 - Recyclart, Bussels
11/09 - Brasserie 911, Belvaux
11/10 - La CASAmance, La Rochelle
11/11 - Le Mondo Bizarro, Rennes
11/13 - Les Deux Palmiers, Nancy
11/15 - Kalkbreite, Zurich
11/16 - Sunny Red, Munich
11/17 - Storchennest, Heidelberg
11/18 - Projekt 7, Magdeburg
11/19 - tba, Köln
11/22 - Nexus, Braunschweig
11/23 - Bastard (Le club uts,m!), Berlin
11/24 - Atomino, Chemnitz
11/25 - UT Connewitz, Leipzig

Alarma Man's self-titled debut album has been licensed for release in GAS via Sinnbusrecords/Alive on August 25. Sinnbusrecords/Hausmusik will also release it in France, Italy, Poland, Benelux and Japan. You can also buy it right here: [click here]

Video mix: Alarma Man, At the Gates, The Bear Quartet, Kings of Convenience, Montt Mardié, more...

UK label Big Scary Monsters will attempt to follow in my illustrious footsteps by releasing a comp of Swedish music entitled "Svenskt" on October 16. The lineup looks pretty damn good actually - names confirmed include Alarma Man, Audrey, David and the Citizens, Last Days of April, Logh, Molia Falls, Moonbabies, The Sound OE and, Traktor, pretty much all bands I would heartily endorse. Check out the comp's own myspace page for more: http://www.myspace.com/svenskt

It's still a ways off, but Alarma Man is starting to work on a European tour in November. Dates so far:

11/04 - Denmark
11/05 - Germany
11/06 - tbc, Amsterdam
11/07 - Benelux
11/08 - Benelux
11/09 - Benelux
11/10 - La CASAmance, La Rochelle (FRA)
11/11 - Le Mondo Bizarro, Rennes (FRA)
11/12 - France
11/13 - Switzerland
11/14 - Switzerland
11/15 - Austria
11/16 - Sunny Red, München w/Kam:as
11/17 - Storchennest, Heidelberg w/Kam:as
11/18 - tbc, Magdeburg, w/Kam:as
11/19 - Germany
11/20 - Germany
11/21 - Germany
11/22 - Germany
11/23 - Germany
11/24 - tbc, Berlin
11/25 - tbc, Leipzig

German label Sinnbus Records has licensed Alarma Man's excellent self-titled debut album from 2005 for European release this coming August. Can't wait that long? Buy it here.

Alarma Man has a brand new video online for the song "Bird": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7ohrcGZbLc
The track comes from the "Duets" 12" split with Knife and Ape, out now on Cut'n Paste.

Alarma Man has a nice new website: http://www.alarmaman.com/

Alarma Man CDs are back in stock: [click here]

This week's It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group most-played artist chart:

01. The Knife
02. Tiger Lou
03. Death Cab for Cutie
04. Belle and Sebastian
05. The Radio Dept.
06. Radiohead
07. Kent
08. The Postal Service
09. The Flaming Lips
10. Gnarls Barkley

Top 10 tracks for the week:

01. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
02. Tiger Lou - Nixon
03. The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
04. Band of Horses - The Funeral
05. I'm from Barcelona - We're From Barcelona
06. Camera Obscura - Lloyd, I'm Ready to be Heartbroken
07. Le Sport - it's not the end of the world
08. Alarma Man - Doctors, Listeners And Spectators Says Viva The Knife
09. Hell on Wheels - Come On
10. Sambassadeur - Kate

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Today's mp3 comes to us from manic Swedish instrumental act Alarma Man. Or at least they were instrumental until this release which I believe features guest vocals from singer/songwriter Ed Greene. And what release is this you might ask? Why it's from their split 12" with fellow nutjobs Knife and Ape. Too much insanity for a mere 7", that's the truth. The band describes themselves as "labyrinth-punk" that's as apt descriptor as I've ever heard. I especially like the part in the middle where it sounds like they pushed the guitarists down the stairs - they can barely keep it together, but that's what's so exciting about it. Great stuff.

MP3: Alarma Man - Doctors, listeners and spectators says viva the knife

Today's mp3 comes to us from manic Swedish instrumental act Alarma Man. Or at least they were instrumental until this release which I believe features guest vocals from singer/songwriter Ed Greene. And what release is this you might ask? Why it's from their split 12" with fellow nutjobs Knife and Ape. Too much insanity for a mere 7", that's the truth. The band describes themselves as "labyrinth-punk" that's as apt descriptor as I've ever heard. I especially like the part in the middle where it sounds like they pushed the guitarists down the stairs - they can barely keep it together, but that's what's so exciting about it. Great stuff.

Alarma Man - Doctors, listeners and spectators says viva the knife

Updated Alarma Man tourdates:

05/05 - Rote Flora, Hamburg (GER) w/The Sound OE
05/06 - Blue Shell, Köln (GER) w/A Day in Black and White
05/07 - OCCII, Amsterdam (NL) w/Soda P
05/08 - de Kar, Groningen (NL) w/Soda P
05/09 - Onderbroek, Nijmegen (NL)
05/10 - ACU, Utrecht (NL) w/Soda P
05/11 - JUZ, Mannheim (GER)
05/12 - Az Conni, Dresden (GER) w/Torchous
05/14 - Magnet Club, Berlin (GER) w/Björn Kleinhenz, Torchous
05/15 - Immerhin, Würzburg (GER) w/Condre Scr
05/16 - Clubkeller, Frankfurt (GER)
05/19 - Releaseparty for 12" Knife and Ape split, Göteborg (SWE)
07/08 - Forma Nova Festival, Fredricia (DK)

Deleted Art has announced that the new Knife and Ape full-length "Hex" has been sent to press and should be ready in May. Judging from the stuff I heard off their split with Alarma Man, this is going to be killer.