047 - Keep it to yourself (feat. Gustaf Spetz)

Check out the brand new 047 single "Keep it to yourself", featuring guest vocals from Gustaf Spetz (ex-Eskju Divine). Recommended!

047 prep new single

Swedish bitpop act 047 will be releasing the new single "Keep it to yourself" featuring guest vocals from Gustaf Spetz (Eskju Divine) on August 31. I've been fortunate enough to hear a preview and it's great!

Jeudah album now streaming

Black Star Foundation has posted Jeudah's new album "While we sleep" for full streaming at Bandcamp: http://blackstarfoundation.bandcamp.com/album/while-we-sleep
As mentioned before, Jeudah is the long-distance collaboration project of Jan Jämte (Khoma) and Kristian Karlsson (Pg.lost, ex-Eskju Divine).

Best of Imperial Recordings

Imperial Recordings will celebrate 9 years as a label on March 1 with the release of a new digital-only 41-track greatest hits collection, simply titled "Best of". Featured artists include José González, Promise and the Monster, Zeigeist, Martin McFaul, Melpo Mene, Eskju Divine and Samuraj Cities.

Jeudah - The edge of the world

Jeudah, the long-distance collaboration of Jan Jämte (Khoma) and Kristian Karlsson (Pg.lost, ex-Eskju Divine), now have a sample tune online: http://jeudah.bandcamp.com/track/the-edge-of-the-world
Look for the band's debut album "While we sleep" to be released sometime around March/April via Black Star Foundation.

Jeudah debut in the works

Jeudah, the sideproject of Khoma frontman Jan Jämte and ex-Eskju Divine/Pg.lost bassist Kristian Karlsson, is reportedly on track to mix their debut album in November for an early 2011 release: http://www.khoma.se/?p=890

Sirius playlist week #30

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. I Are Droid - Sevenfold
02. TALK 1
03. [ingenting] - Halleluja!
04. Montys Loco - Farewell Mr Happy
05. Turboweekend - Something or nothing
06. José González - How low
07. TALK 2
08. Ison & Fille - Ikväll vi är kungar
09. Arcana - Invisible motions
10. Eskju Divine - Darkness all around
11. TALK 3
12. Murmansk - Silver heel
13. Björn Kleinhenz - HAZ 920
14. David Sandström Overdrive - Songs that maybe won't be forgotten
15. Randy - Evil
16. TALK 4
17. The Bombettes - Oh boy
18. We Are the Storm - Where we used to be heroes
19. Elmo - Young love
20. The Bear Quartet - Volksblues (ft. Karin Dreijer Andersson)
21. TALK 5
22. Mattias Alkberg - Jag bara tänkte, liksom, att

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

Immanu El recording new album, planning fall tour

Swedish postrock act Immanu El will be going into the studio with Kristian Karlsson (Pg.Lost, Last Days Of April, Eskju Divine, etc.) in mid-June to record their 2nd full-length album "Moen". Expect a release this coming fall via And the Sound Records preceded by a Northern European tour in late August.

Gustaf Spetz - Burn it, crush it, smash it

Gustaf Spetz (ex-Eskju Divine) is streaming a new track at myspace called "Burn it, crush it, smash it": http://www.myspace.com/gustafspetz

Gustaf Spetz (ex-Eskju Divine) has a couple new tracks up at myspace, including a guitar-based number: http://www.myspace.com/gustafspetz

Following the departure of frontman Gustaf Spetz who left to pursue a solo career, the remaining members of Eskju Divine have formed a new band with members of Pg.Lost and Khoma vocalist Jan Jämte called Jeudah. Go here for more: http://www.myspace.com/jeudah

Swedish piano-based indie trio Eskju Divine has broken up and frontman Gustaf Spetz is going solo. His debut album "Good night Mr Spetz" will be out on January 28 via his old label Imperial Recordings (José González, Promise and the Monster) with the first single "You and me" preceding it on December 29. Listen at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/gustafspetz

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Figurines - The wonder
02. TALK 1
03. CS Nielsen - Happy
04. Superfamily - Teens of the 70s
05. Winter Took His Life - Oh
06. TALK 2
07. Frivolvol - Out come the knives
08. Bogus Blimp - Untitled jazz no. 1
09. Firefox AK - Pushing
10. TALK 3
11. Disfear - Get it off
12. Biker Boy - March song (Kalle J remix)
13. Eskju Divine - Darkness all around
14. TALK 4
15. Dogday - New romance
16. Mew - Am I wry? No
17. Det Är Jag Som Är Döden - Hello!
18. TALK 5
19. Familjen - Huvudet i sanden
20. Darkthrone - Skald av Satans sol
21. Caesars Palace - (I'm gonna) Kick you out
22. TALK 6
23. Lack - Behead
24. Bertine Zetlitz - Fake your beauty
25. Hebosagil - Old prophet
26. TIAC - OTW
27. TALK 7
28. Marybell Katastrophy - Hip
29. Strip Music - Never die
30. The Social Services - Electric brae
31. TALK 8
32. At the Gates - All life ends (live)
33. Fireside - Jupiter
34. Ulver - Funebre
35. Paper - They're gonna keep me
36. TALK 9
37. Convoj - Cultural legacy
38. Maia Hirasawa - Still June
39. Silverbullit - Run
40. TALK 10
41. Massgrav - Vuxenliv

Eskju Divine are currently in the studio with Mathias Oldén (Logh) working on their third album.

Imperial Recordings artists Eskju Divine will start work on their third album in November.