And the Sound now with Border

Swedish post-rock label And the Sound (Ef, Immanu El) has signed a new distro deal with Border Music for the territory of Scandinavia.

Immanu El being recording, prep single

Swedish postrock act Immanu El report that they've started tracking the nine songs they plan to record for their next album "Moen" and also that the song "Agnes Day" will be released online sometime in July. More details to come...

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.

Immanu El to tour Europe in February

Immanu El has updated their myspace page with their extensive European tour details: http://www.myspace.com/immanuelband

Top 10s for 2008: Niklas Åström (And the Sound)

Halo of Pendor, the solo act of Daniel Öhman (Ef, Convoj, When We Fall), will be heading out on a European tour in a few days:

11/21 - Hasenschaukel, Hamburg (GER) w/The Gentle Act Incident (acoustic)
11/22 - Az Conni, Dresden (GER) w/Kom 11/23 - Gallerie Durchlauferhitzer, Halle (GER)
11/24 - Take Five, Maastricht (NL) w/The Gentle Act Incident (acoustic)
11/25 - Steinbruch, Duisburg (GER)
11/26 - Student House of Sten's, Ghent (BEL) w/The Gentle Act Incident (acoustic)
11/27 - Kino Im Walzenlager, Oberhausen (GER)
11/28 - Hafen 2, Offenbach am Main (GER)
11/29 - Chez Heinz Salon, Hannover (GER) w/The Gentle Act Incident (acoustic)
11/30 - NBI, Berlin (GER) w/This Town Needs Guns

Members of Ef, Immanu El and The Gentle Act Incident will make up the backing band. Samples here: http://www.myspace.com/haloofpendor

Swedish postrock act Immanu El has a new website: http://www.immanu-el.com/

Swedish postrockers Immanu El will be heading out on two more extensive European tours this coming spring before settling down to record their sophomore album in the summer. Exact dates and details soon.

Updated tourdates for Swedish postrock act Immanu El:

09/03 - Steinbruch, Duisburg (GER)
09/04 - W2, Den Bosch (NL)
09/05 - JC De Klinker, Aarschot (BEL)
09/06 - tba (UK)
09/07 - The Tunnels, Aberdeen (UK)
09/08 - King Tut's, Glasgow (UK)
09/10 - Stiff Kitten, Belfast (UK)
09/11 - Roisin Dubh, Galway (IE)
09/12 - Cyprus Avenue, Cork (IE)
09/13 - Whelans, Dublin (IE)
09/14 - tba (UK)
09/15 - Borderline, London (UK)
09/16 - Mains d'Oeuvres, Paris, FR 09/17 - Café Maison, Maldegem (BEL)
09/18 - Patronaat, Haarlem (NL)
09/19 - Amp, Münster (GER)
09/20 - Spinnerei Halle 18, Leipzig (GER)

All releases from And the Sound are now back in-stock and ready for order:

Ef - Give me beauty... or give me death!
Immanu El - They'll come, they come
Ef - I am responsible

Other new releases now in-stock:

Tobias Hellkvist - Sides (CD)
On Volcano - My sleep was filled with dreams (CDEP)

Hopefully you are a regular reader and already familiar with these artists because they are both excellent and highly recommended. I'm excited to offer them to you in my webstore.

Swedish postrockers Immanu El have posted a ton of new tourdates, including a trip to Iceland in June and a big UK/European tour in September: http://www.myspace.com/immanuelband

The first batch of CDs I got from And the Sound blew out of here mighty quick, but fear not! More have arrived! Check it:

Ef - Give me beauty... or give me death!
Immanu El - They'll come, they come
Ef - I am responsible

New arrivals in the mailorder department:

Ef - Give me beauty... or give me death!
Immanu El - They'll come, they come
Ef - I am responsible

Copies on-hand are limited, so if you've been waiting for these I advise you to act fast.

Updated European tourdates for Swedish postrockers Immanu El:

02/05 - W Starym Kinie, Poznan (POL)
02/06 - Insomnia Club / Bezsennosc, Wroclaw (POL)
02/07 - Jadlodajnia Filozoficza, Warszawa (POL)
02/08 - Art, Riesa (GER)
02/09 - Cafe Panam, Leipzig (GER)
02/10 - NBI, Berlin (GER)
02/12 - Astra Stube, Hamburg (GER)
02/13 - Alte Feuerwache, Mannheim (GER)
02/14 - D:qliq, Luxembourg (LUX)
02/15 - Reitbahnstraße 84, Chemnitz (GER)
02/16 - Rockhouse, Salzburg (GER)
02/17 - tba, Rosenheim (GER)
02/19 - Steinburch, Duisburg (GER)
02/20 - Lades Keller, Copenhagen (DK)

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

01. Timo Räisänen - Sixteen
02. TALK 1
03. Dreamboy - What have I done
04. Echo Is Your Love - Three ropes
05. The Raveonettes - Dead sound
06. TALK 2
07. Connny Nimmersjö - Dum i huvudet
08. Holiday Fun Club - Hamburg in the night
09. Elin Ruth Sigvardsson - Antidote
10. TALK 3
11. Christian Kjellvander - Two souls
12. Heroes & Zeros - The foolproof
13. Gåte - Sjå attende
14. TALK 4
15. Repoman - Chemically obsessed
16. The Soundtrack of Our Lives - Instant Repeater '99
17. Petter - Logiskt (ft. Säkert)
18. TALK 5
19. Dieter Schöön - Warm hearts
20. Springfactory - Stingy Friday afternoon
21. Sivert Høyem - Don't pass me by
22. TALK 6
23. Sweatmaster - Song with no words
24. Enslaved - Enemy I
25. The Concretes - Kids
26. TALK 7
27. Broder Daniel - Cruel town
28. September - Cry for you
29. Britta Persson - Cliffhanger
30. TALK 8
31. TLS - A song left for you
32. The End Will Be Kicks - Ass of a friend
33. Immanu El - Kosmonaut
34. TALK 9
35. Fare You Well - Deceiving eyes
36. Weeping Willows - So it's over
37. Firefox AK - Winter rose (ft. Tiger Lou)
38. TALK 10
39. Scraps of Tape - Death as it should be