Finnish mp3 blog Lupatarkastaja on the Regina remix of the Boys of Scandinavia single "Good looking": http://lupatarkastaja.samizdat.info/2006/03/17/boys-of-scandinavia-good-looking-regina-remix-mp3/
If you're into dancey stuff like The Embassy and haven't checked out BoS, you're missing out big time.

Finnish music blog Lupatarkastaja has posted a new 5-track mix with excellent selections from Denmark's Neon Machine, Finland's Boys of Scandinavia, Norway's The White Birch and more: http://lupatarkastaja.samizdat.info/2006/02/18/luuvitonen-indie-week-7/

Mate Recordings has made a microsite for the new Boys of Scandinavia 7" "Why do you love me?" coming out in the UK on March 1: http://www.materecordings.com/mate009/index.htm

pHinnWeb interviews the excellent Boys of Scandinavia: http://www.phinnweb.org/5HT/interviews/bos/
Keep a lookout for these guys to tour the UK later this year.

Today's new mp3 is from Finland's Boys of Scandinavia. Along with labelmates Viola, these guys are making some of the best retro-goth/new-wave dance-pop you can find. It would sound a bit out of place at your local Necropolis night or what-have-you. I think that's where a lot of the also-rans seem to go amiss - they forget that all the great bands from the 80s had a serious dark edge to them. Sure, it's got a nice beat that you can dance to, but it's also got a sinister, more mysterious side as well. BoS aren't just copying their influences either. There are obvious nods to all the usual suspects (I shouldn't have to list them, so I won't), but they've got something different that sets them apart. I can't quite put my finger on it, but it doesn't really matter 'cuz it's meant to be enjoyed, not dissected. If you like, you should buy it.

MP3: Boys of Scandinavia - Beautiful as a person

Today's new mp3 is from Finland's Boys of Scandinavia. Along with labelmates Viola, these guys are making some of the best retro-goth/new-wave dance-pop you can find. It would sound a bit out of place at your local Necropolis night or what-have-you. I think that's where a lot of the also-rans seem to go amiss - they forget that all the great bands from the 80s had a serious dark edge to them. Sure, it's got a nice beat that you can dance to, but it's also got a sinister, more mysterious side as well. BoS aren't just copying their influences either. There are obvious nods to all the usual suspects (I shouldn't have to list them, so I won't), but they've got something different that sets them apart. I can't quite put my finger on it, but it doesn't really matter 'cuz it's meant to be enjoyed, not dissected. If you like, you should buy it.

Boys of Scandinavia - Beautiful as a person

Podcast: It's been a long time... too long

Also: Just got a shipment of new CDs from If Society including the latest from Red Carpet, Boys of Scandinavia and Viola. First three lucky folks to order any of these bad boys also gets a free label sampler! Buy now!

Finland's Boys of Scandinavia have a new website: http://www.boysofscandinavia.com/

Some new mp3s from If Society from their upcoming releases:

01. Boys of Scandinavia - Beautiful as a person
02. Verneri Lumi - Olive-round and bold

The new Boys of Scandinavia single "Why do you love me?" came out yesterday and the full-length album "Kill the party" comes out November 23. Verneri Lumi's debut solo 12" single (he is known for his work with Rinneradio, Käki-orkesteri and Kinos) comes out the 23rd as well.

If Society has confirmed their upcoming release schedule:

11/02 - Boys of Scandinavia - Why do you love me CDS
11/23 - Boys of Scandinavia - Kill the party CD
11/23 - Viola - Anything can stop us CD

If Society's release schedule for the rest of the year:

08/24 - Frivolvol - "Frivolous vol 2: The False Security Program" CD (IF-28)
09/28 - Red Carpet CD (IF-29)
11/02 - Boys of Scandinavia CD-single (IF-30)
11/23 - Boys of Scandinavia CD (IF-31)
11/23 - Viola CD (IF-32)

The mp3 blog Uncritical posted a track from Boys of Scandinavia recently: http://uncritical.blogspot.com/2005/04/so-break-it-down-james-brown.html

The tracklist for the new Viola album "Melancholydisco" has been revealed:

01. Sad Eyed Disco Dancers
02. Violentia (Boys Of Scandinavia Remix)
03. City Silhouette (Roger Remix)
04. Nostalgia Amnesia
05. Deepspeed (Kris Kylven Reconstruction & Remix)
06. Three Minutes Later (Iconcrash Remix)
07. Strange Delights
08. Kiss And Break Up (Verneri Lumi Remix)
09. Halo Goodbye (Alien Mindbenders Rework)
10. Dim Challenger
+ Violentia (video)

As mentioned before, it comes out March 23 via If Society.

Also in the works from If Society is a remix album from Viola featuring the likes of Roger, Boys Of Scandinavia and Verneri Lumi. It's due out March 24.