New profile piece posted today on the promising Danish act Attrap: [click here]
Something tells me that Jonas Petersen (the gent answering the questions) didn't realize that I'm a drummer.

Profile: Attrap

MP3: The Stores - The TV reminds me of what to be

Even though we haven't heard anything new from The Hives in awhile, it's not as if Scandinavian garage-rock suddenly went away. The scene has been going strong for a long time and was one of the first things I discovered once I started to venture beyond the realms of metal in the mid-90s (via The Hellacopters, of course). The Stores are a Danish threesome continuing the fine tradition. I love the mix of that cavernous surf-rock guitar tone over a driving rhythm section. The main hook riff is introduced and almost immediately abandoned while the bass and drums work hard to make sure to hold everything together. The band is so tight and on-fire, it gives the guitarist room to do pretty much whatever he wants. It doesn't matter if he's just wailing on chords or working out new ways to tear apart the main theme, it all sounds great. Funny to think that these guys are labelmates with Attrap, but it's true. As you should know, good music is good music, regardless of genre.

The Stores - The TV reminds me of what to be

MP3: Attrap - Just a word away

The fireworks started at 8am yesterday and were still going strong at 11:30pm when I went to bed. My neighborhood's firepower was intense! I'm all for blowing stuff up every now n' then, but this was ridiculous. My dogs were definitely not pleased. Since my headache has yet to subside, I'm going with something a little mellow for today's mp3 post. Attrap is a group from Denmark that definitely fits into the post-Radiohead/epic melancholy musical landscape. Ethereal vocals, spacey guitar and a heavy atmosphere. Sure it's been done to death, but it's rare that it's done so well. What makes Attrap unique though, is that they have no drums. The closest they get to percussion is glockenspiel. That gives the music a much more delicate feeling, not to mention plenty of space to breathe. I'm not sure it would hold my attention for a full album as such, but the debut EP "House of dreams" is exquisite.

An aside: my wife just loves to ask me what I'm listening to when this is on:
"What are you listening to?"
"Attrap."
"What is it?"
(sigh) "It's Attrap."
(giggle)

Attrap - Just a word away