Check out Blessing, the new band from Lars Strömberg and Ludwig Dahlberg of The (International) Noise Conspiracy: http://www.myspace.com/givemeblessing
The first song reminds me a bit of Chronic Heist with the tone of the vocals and the way that they swing. The rest, not so much.
Chronic Heist has officially called it quits -- keep an eye on the members' other bands: The Skull Defekts, The Je Ne Sais Quoi and Gösta Berlings Saga.
Moptaco Dics, the label of Knife and Ape/Chronic Heist/et al., will be releasing a new cassette from Optic Nest this Friday entitled "Plays The Buchla 200". I guess there's a record release show at Kolsyrefabriken in Stockholm as well, with Altar of Flies, Time Deleters, Jean-Louis Huhta and others, but I'm not 100% sure of the details.
Chronic HeistThe shambling honky-tonk goth of Chronic Heist is both familiar and other-worldly, in that I know I've heard it before, but I just can't place it. The trio ambles its way through a two-track workout on this 7", drunkenly wobbling and menacing, though desperate to hold on to the last remnants of cocktail pianist geniality. There's something not quite right in that smile, so don't make eye contact. No, this is not the peppy jazz of Miss Li, nor the confessional musings of Frida Hyvönen; this is darker, weirder. They've got swing though, that's for sure. Those of you curious to explore the outlying edges of DIY post-hardcore/indie experimentalism, ala Tar...Feathers, Knife and Ape, et al are sure to find something to like, but I suspect casual indie heads will remain vexed. As for me, the band continues to try new things and I enjoy that, I just don't think they've perfected it yet.
- Avi Roig
Look for the new Chronic Heist 7" "Quick fix with repairs" to be released on Knife Slits Water very soon.
Carcrash Records has added Chronic Heist to their family and has rereleased their album "Fake this dream" as a paid download via iTunes.
Chronic Heist is beginning to work on new demos and plans to record their next release sometime in May. Expect an early fall release? In other news, their debut record "Fake this dream" is being made available for paid download on iTunes and other such places via Carcrash Records.
Buddyhead music blog Medication on Swedish act Chronic Heist: http://buddyhead.typepad.com/medication/2007/01/chronic_heist.html
Read my own post on the band here.
Check out the Chronic Heist video for "Gather little tricks": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzU65aSy9bU
The band's new album "Fake this dream" is out now.
Looks like Daniel Fagerstroem (ex-Trapdoor Fucking Exit, Chronic Heist, The Je Ne Sais Quoi) has been made a member of Swedish all-star noise collective The Skull Defekts.
Upcoming Chronic Heist tourdates:
11/23 - B58, Braunschweig (GER) w/Leatherface
11/24 - Komma, Esslingen (GER)
11/25 - tba (GER)
11/26 - Alte Mälzerei, Regensburg (GER)
11/27 - K4, Nürnberg (GER)
11/28 - Chemiefabrik, Dresden (GER)
11/29 - tba, Göttingen (GER)
11/30 - Kassablanca, Jena (GER)
12/01 - Lovelite, Berlin (GER)
12/02 - JZ, Oerlinhausen (GER)
12/13 - Releaseparty, Stockholm (SWE)
12/16 - Releaseparty, Gothenburg (SWE)
All German dates are with World/Inferno Friendship Society.
Swedish goth-cabaret act Chronic Heist is done with their new album "Fake this dream" and will release it on December 16 via Tell Me That You Love Me. Look for the band to tour Germany between the dates of November 23 and December 3 as well.
What happens to punks when they get old? Prevailing wisdom seems to indicate that they become country singer/songwriters. At least that seems to work for the first generation. But what about those of us who a bit younger and grew up on stuff like Dischord? Where do we go next? Maybe they decide to push further out into the unknown. That seems to be the case with Chronic Heist. Veterans of acts like JR Ewing and Trapdoor Fucking Exit, but you'd never know it from cursory listening. They call it "suburban gothic" and I think that's fairly apt. You can certainly hear the roots of Nick Cave in their reliance on piano and dramatic vocals. It's not quite as sinister as Paper Chase, but I'd call them kindred spirits. Something for grownups who have gotten over the aggression of hardcore. I am not as angry as I was when I was a teenager, so why should I keep listening to angry music?
Buy "Great Northern Recordings compilation no. 1", the collection this song comes from: [click here]
Chronic Heist - Gather little tricks
New in the mailorder today: "Great Nothern Recordings compilation no. 1" featuring two tracks each from Tar...Feathers, Chronic Heist, Vic Sinex and Knife and Ape. Check it: [click here]
