Swedish synthpop act Kamera is premiering their new video "Like a drug" at Yahoo: http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/--57759150

Swedish synthpop act Kamera has a new website: http://www.kamerastyle.com/

Holiday Fun Club
s/t
Sounds of Subterrania

I remember the day post-punk clicked for me. For the majority of my teenage years I was unable to truly understand its tortuous analyses of self or others, nor the frantic, paranoid pace of these observances. Then it clicked. First Joy Division, then the dam broke, and my life has been far richer for it.

Holiday Fun Club not only sound like an authentic 80s post-punk band (with the obvious exception of certain bits of production, but for the most part the drums, stringy guitars, and bass are spot on), but feel like one, too. I criticized Kamera earlier this year for only mastering the sound of the 80s, but not the soul of the music they replicate. This is not the case for Holiday Fun Club. There is that strange detachment that Gang of Four effortlessly implemented, the empty longing that was distinctly a product of that era of music, complete with the oddities (namely amazingly discordant saxophone solos) that endear bands like Orange Juice to their fans. "Hamburg in the night" is an absolute delight - two minutes of dissonance and rapidity, all leaning on the self-destructive side, and barely able to hold itself together. "Holding my breath" takes a far darker, less focused approach, but succeeds just as well. "Save us" has a touch of New Order's more optimistic craftsmanship and has become my morning song over the past few weeks. There are flaws, just as with so many seminal albums from that time, but these add to the album's genuine sense of belonging in the great catalog of 80s post-punk. Definitely one of my favorite surprises of the year.
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson

Kamera
Resurrection
Nettwerk

Sweden's Kamera have a damned fine grasp of what made the songwriting of the 1980s so compelling - even now, bands like Duran Duran and The Cure feel present and important, almost a generation removed from the strange time that spawned them. "Disconnected" displays the group's pop smarts and their ability to put this gift into practice. Unfortunately, this approach isn't always so rewarding. "Resurrection" could easily have been written in the 80s, though it sometimes feels that this was Kamera's only goal. The end result is a competent, well-produced, but underwhelming, and too often formulaic, 1980s inspired album. It's good, it really is, but it's nothing new. Definitely worth a listen, if only to see if you're willing to meet the suggested retail price.
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson

The playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Isolation Years - Frosted minds
02. TALK 1
03. Hyacinth House - Lucky stranger
04. Immanu El - Kosmonaut
05. Kamera - Fragile
06. TALK 2
07. Pay TV - Fashion report (clubmix)
08. Fun - I've got a truck
09. Timo Räisänen - Sixteen
10. TALK 3
11. Superfamily - Warszawa
12. Majessic Dreams - Still inside
13. The Indecision Alarm - Time for the big guns, baby
14. Boeoes Kaelstigen - Flir
15. TALK 4
16. The Fine Arts Showcase - Modern love
17. Karin Ström - Ordlös
18. Meleeh - Malign
19. TALK 5
20. Kongh - Pushed beyond
21. Baby Woodrose - Let yourself go
22. TALK 6
23. Mixtapes & Cellmates - Quiet (Cat Burgler remix)
24. The Je Ne Sais Quoi - Rhythm
25. The Bell - I need nothing
26. September - Satellites
27. TALK 7
28. Piroth - Waltz for prima ballerina
29. Sällskapet - Järnstaden
30. Montt Mardié - Birthday boy (drama)
31. TALK 8
32. CS Nielsen - Bottle for the road
33. Susanna and the Magical Orchestra - Love will tear us apart
34. Voices Break the Silence - Mopo3
35. TALK 9
36. Plain Fade - Blue skies ahead

Swedish synthpop act Kamera has signed an international deal with Nettwork and will have their latest album "Resurrection" released in the US and UK later this year.

Useless trivia? Juvelen, aka Jonas Petersson, is revealed to be the same Jonas Petersson of 90s indie act Pineforest Crunch: http://www.musicbrigade.com/templates/UserPage____12413.aspx?uid=82&view=5&entryId=5287
Apparently he was also a member of Kamera too? I had no idea.

Kamera's new album "Resurrection" will be released on February 21.

Kamera's video for the song "Like a drug" is now online: http://www.kamerastyle.com/video/like_a_drug.html

Kamera's new single "Like a drug" has been confirmed for an October 25 release.

Swedish synthpop act Kamera has a new website and a new album coming in October.

Kamera are now on myspace with some new music: http://www.myspace.com/kamerastyle

Swedish synthpop act Kamera has posted a couple new tracks on their website: http://www.kamerapop.com/

Swedish synth act Kamera is back with a new website and an updated bio: http://www.kamerapop.com/
The band had hoped for a US release of their album following their successful ExMS US package tour, but things didn't work out as planned and the band was dropped. As is often the case with scenarios such as this, tensions ran high and splintered the band - both Jonas and Olof left the band. So now their regrouped and ready to go once again.

Nominees for the 2004 Musikförläggarnas Pris:

Best song:
Thomas "Orup" Eriksson - Det gör ont (BMG Music Publishing)
Staffan Lindfors, Johan Kindblom - Ingen vill veta var du köpt din tröja (Air Chrysalis)
Infinite Mass, Rodrigo Pencheff, Amir Chamdin - The Thief (Murlyn Songs)
Lisa Miskovsky, Jocke Berg - Lady Stardust (Universal Music Publishing, BMG Music Publishing)

Best lyrics/composition:
Lisa Miskovsky/Jocke Berg (Universal Music Publishing, BMG Music Publishing)
Marit Bergman (Air Chrysalis)
Per Gessle (Jimmy Fun)
Bo Sundström (Sony ATV Music Publishing)

Most important concert piece:
Daniel Börtz - Hans namn var Orestes (Gehrmans Musikförlag)
Anders Eliasson - Konsert för altsaxofon och orkester (Gehrmans Musikförlag)
Sven-David Sandström - Concert Pieces For Percussion And Orchestra (Gehrmans Musikförlag)
Carl Unander-Scharin - Byrgitta (Manus)

Best international success:
Anders Bagge (EMI Music Publishing/Murlyn Songs)
Andreas Carlsson (Warner/Chappell Music)
The Hives (Songs & Stories Publishing)
Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback (Toxic) (Murlyn Songs)

Best newcomer:
José González (Misty Music)
Kamera (BMG Music Publishing)
Sara Löfgren (Mariann)
Tobias Karlsson (Warner Chappell Music)

Awards will be handed out at a ceremony in Nalen on October 28.