The King Midas mixtape

Norwegian indie/funk act King Midas has made a mixtape for free download: http://www.kingmidas.no/

Musikknyheter's favorite Norwegian albums of 2007:

01. Superfamily - Warszawa
02. My Midnight Creeps - Histamin
03. The Grand - The Grand
04. The Lionheart Brothers - Dizzy Kiss
05. The Moving Oos - Peace and Love
06. Monomen - Monomen LP
07. King Midas - Sorry
08. Skambankt - Eliksir
09. Shining - Grindstone
10. Truls and the Trees - Ailanthus

And their favorite Norwegian songs:

01. Superfamily - The Radio Has Expressed Concerns About What You Did Last Night
02. Moving Oos - Romancer
03. King Midas - West End Boys
04. Ida Maria - Oh My God
05. The Disciplines - Best Mistake
06. Monomen - Drum of glass
07. Raga Rockers - Aldri Mer
08. The Grand - Remedy
09. Lukas Kasha - Love Abuse
10. Susanne Sundfør - Walls

Dagbladet's top 20 Norwegian albums of 2007:

01. Shining - Grindstone
02. Jonas Fjeld - Amerikabesøk
03. Superfamily - Warszava
04. Prins Thomas - Cosmo Galactic Prims
05. The Lionheart Bros. - Dizzy Kiss
06. BigBang - Too Much Yang
07. Supersilent - 8
08. Hellbillies - Spissrotgang
09. My Midnight Creeps - Histamin
10. Magnet - The Simple Life
11. Madcon - So Dark the Con of Man
12. DHG - Supervillain Outcast
13. Diskjokke - Staying In
14. Håkon Kornstad - Single Engine
15. King Midas - Sorry
16. Raga Rockers - Übermensch
17. Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør
18. Manes - How The World Came To An End
19. Ungdomskulen - Cry-Baby
20. Diverse Artister - NRK Sessions - Club 7 Scene

More info: http://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/2007/12/04/520147.html?11967690211196769021

King Midas
Sorry
Universal

Oslo's King Midas are seasoned pros in the music world, "Sorry" is their 14th release (including both singles as well as albums). The band has been through their up and downs, but have succeeded in holding it down, and that fact should not go unnoticed. "Sorry" has a mischievous air to it, not unlike a typical Robyn Hitchcock record, or a dark, sinful track from the Velvet Underground. Like the melancholy, angry, edgy themes we've heard from the aforementioned artists, King Midas proves it can still be done right, with of course, more synths. Standout tracks include "Honky tonk symphony", "Westend boys" and "Walk away, ringo". There's no reason why this record should not be in someone's top ten list for this year.
- Paul Bredenberg

The nominees for this year's Alarm Awards have been announced:

Rock:
120 Days - 120 days
Big Bang - Too much yang
My Midnight Creeps - Histamin
King Midas - Sorry
The Lionheart Brothers - Dizzy kiss

Pop:
Marit Larsen - Under the surface
Rockettothesky - To sing you apple trees
Superfamily - Warszawa
Magnet - The simple life
Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør

Metal:
Dimmu Borgir - In sorte diaboli
Satyricon - Now diabolical
Audrey Horne - Le fol
Mayhem - Ordo ad Chaou
Keep of Kalessin - Armada

Jazz:
Supersilent - 8
Shining - Grindstone
Håkon Kornstad - Single engine
Tord Gustafssen Trio - Being there
Hanne Hukkelberg - Rykerstrasse 68

Electronica:
Kim Hiorthøy - My last day
Lindstrøm - It’s a feedelity affair
Pleasure - Pleasure 2
The Whitest Boy Alive - Dreams
Bjørn Torske - Feil knapp

Hip-hop/Rap:
el Axel - It is what it is
Karpe Diem - Rett fra hjertet
Darkside of the Force - El dia de los puercos
Tungtvann - Siste Skanse
Samvirkelaget - Musikk

Newcomer:
Susanne Sundfør
Moving Oos
Ida Maria
Rockettothesky
Elvira Nicolaisen

Live:
Big Bang
Superfamily
King Midas
The Grand
Samvirkelaget

Go here for more details or to vote for your favorite: http://www.alarmprisen.no/2007/index.php/og-de-nominerte-er/#more-76

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. BigBang - Too Much Yang
02. D.D.E. - No går det så det suse
03. Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør
04. Jonas Fjeld og Chatham C. - Amerikabesøk
05. Steinar Albrigtsen - Moments of Peace
06. Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance
07. Silje Nergaard - Darkness out of blue
08. My Midnight Creeps - Histamin
09. Askil Holm - Harmony Hotel
10. Ane Brun - Live in Scandinavia
11. El Axel - It Is What It Is
12. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
13. King Midas - Sorry
14. El Caco - From Dirt
15. Skambankt - Eliksir
16. Øystein Sunde - Sundes verden
17. Sondre Lerche - Phantom Punch
18. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Nåde
19. Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles
20. Ole Ivars - Jag trodde änglarna fanns

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. D.D.E. - No går det så det suse
02. Jonas Fjeld og Chatham C. - Amerikabesøk
03. My Midnight Creeps - Histamin
04. Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance
05. Askil Holm - Harmony Hotel
06. Silje Nergaard - Darkness out of blue
07. King Midas - Sorry
08. El Caco - From Dirt
09. Erik og Kriss - Gull og grønne skoger
10. Skambankt - Elixir
11. Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles
12. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
13. Malin - Malin på månen
14. Sondre Lerche - Phantom Punch
15. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Nåde
16. Ole Ivars - Jag trodde änglarna fanns
17. Ane Brun - Live in Scandinavia
18. William Hut - Nightfall
19. Tungtvann - 96% Tungtvann
20. Øystein Sunde - Sundes verden

Norwegian white-boy funkateers King Midas have revamped their website in advance of the release of their new album "", due out March 12: http://www.kingmidas.no/
Go there to hear lots of soundclips too.

Norwegian "white funk" act King Midas is currently in Malmö recording a new album. Expect a single to be released in October with the album to follow in January.

Nowegian white-boy funkers King Midas just remastered and rereleased their 2003 album "Romeo turn" on their own Gold Disk label. The new version contains a grand total of seven bonus tracks, including the "Gas Station EP" and two remixes from Gaute Drevdal and Pleasure. Does that mean my copy of the original is worth more or less?

Norwegian whiteboy funk act King Midas has posted a couple tracks from their new album "The Jaguars" for download: http://www.kingmidas.no/kingmidas_music.html

Check out a streaming sample of the new King Midas single "City sounds": http://www.kingmidas.no/city_sounds.html
The track comes from the band's as-yet-untitled new album, due out in March.

Here's the confirmed tracklist for that tribute comp to the Norwegian club Last Train:

01. Team Spirit - Ain't it fun?
02. Turboneger - Bloodstains
03. American suitecase - Barely flying
04. Gluecifer - You keep me up all night
05. Madrugada - Slip inside this house
06. Bonk - Hello mummy
07. Anal Babes - Neighbour's dog
08. The Tables - Chase the rainbow
09. WE - Cold night for alligators
10. King Midas - Going home
11. Euroboys - ST 100/6
12. Amulet - Rock for light
13. Die die die - Damage
14. The Time Lodgers - Here we go again
15. Big Bang - Carousel
16. Astroburger - Kano
17. Sister Rain - That's all
19. Wonderfools - Closing time
20. Max Cargo - Sideturns (live)

The disc is called "No music requests" and comes out December 13.

Delusions of Adequacy reviews Norwegian soul-revivalists King Midas: http://www.adequacy.net/review.php?reviewid=4540

Some of the bands confirmed for the Månefestivalen in Norway at the end of May: Vidar Busk, Silver, Amulet, Tellusalie, Tommy Tokyo, Camaros, Tuna Laguna, King Midas, Peru-You and Cuban Connection. More info: http://www.maanefestivalen.no/