All-star Swedish label collective will release new albums from both Kriget and Woodlands this fall: http://www.ingrd.com/2012/first-news-for-fall/ Kriget, as mentioned before, is the instrumental act of Per Nordmark (Fireside, Britta Persson, etc.), Crille Roth (Monster, Hets) and Gustav Bendt (Moneybrother, Club Killers). Woodlands, on the other hand, features Sara Wilson (First Floor Power), Niklas Korssell (Tutankamon, The Plan) and Marcus Holmberg (Komeda).
The nominees for the 2012 Manifest Awards, Sweden's alternative/indie Grammy, have been announced:
Folk/Ballad: Marin/Marin – Småfolket () Merit Hemmingson – EQ () Navarra – Nya fönster () Siri Karlsson – Gran Fuego ()
Dance: Skudge – Samlad årsproduktion () Jonsson/Alter – Samlad årsproduktion () The Field – Looping State of mind () Pallers – The Sea Of Memories ()
Punk: Sju Svåra År – Storma varje hjärta () Obnoxious Youth – The Eternal Void () Vånna Inget – Allvar () Black Feet – Black Feet ()
Hip-Hop: Mofeta & Jerre – Briljanter & Smaragder () Ison & Fille – För evigt () Mohammed Ali – Vi () Roffe Ruff – Barrabas ()
Experimental: Hans Appelqvist – Sjunga slutet nu () Hanna Hartman – H ^ 2 () Ophir – Opus Operatum () Midaircondo feat. Michala Østergaard-Nielsen – Reports on the Horizon ()
Hardrock: In Solitude – The World. The Flesh. The Devil () Opeth – Heritage () Terra Tenebrosa – The Tunnels () The Haunted – Unseen ()
Rhythm: Syster Sol – Kichinga! () Simone Moreno – Planetas () Kapten Röd – Fläcken Som Aldrig Går Bort () OK Star Orchestra – The Beat and the Melody ()
Pop: Azure Blue – Rule of thirds () Jonathan Johansson – Klagomuren () Korallreven – An album by Korallreven () Loney Dear – Hall Music ()
Rock: Pascal/Mattias Alkberg – Allt det här () Kajsa Grytt – En kvinna under påverkan () Bob Hund - Det överexponerade gömstället () Tramp – Indigo ()
Synth: Henric de la Cour – Henric de la Cour () Necro Facility – Wintermute () Mr Jones Machine – Monokrom () Covenant – Modern Ruin ()
Jazz: Jonas Holgersson – Snick Snack () Parti & Minut – Från klart till halvklart () Priming Orchestra – Deep Blue () The Splendor – Delphian Palace ()
Best Unsigned: Death By Armborst Storskogen Schizo and the Personalities Farsta
Singer/Songwriter/Country/Americana: Brothers of End – Mount Inside () Ane Brun – It All Start With One () Promise & the Monster – Red Tide () Lars Bygdén – Songs I Wrote ()
Best live act: Kriget () This is Head () Graveyard () Mattias Alkberg ()
The nominees for the 2012 Swedish Grammis have been announced:
Best Album: Anna Ternheim - The Night Visitor Deportees - Islands & Shores Ison & Fille - För Evigt Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes Veronica Maggio - Satan I Gatan
Best Artist: Deportees Lykke Li Melissa Horn Swedish House Mafia Veronica Maggio
Best Electronic/Dance: Adrian Lux - Boy / Alive Avicii - Levels/Fade Into Darkness Little Dragon - Ritual Union Rebecca & Fiona - I Love You, Man Swedish House Mafia - Save The World/Antidote
Best Hip-Hop/Soul: Adam Tensta - Scared Of The Dark Alexis Weak - Till Minne Av Ison & Fille - För Evigt Movits! - Ut Ur Min Skalle Timbuktu - Sagolandet
Best Hardrock/Metal: Graveyard - Hisingen Blues Hammerfall - Infected In Flames - Sounds Of A Playground Fading Opeth - Heritage The Haunted - Unseen
Best Jazz: Freddie Wadling - With A License To Kill Georg Riedel, Sarah Riedel & Nicolai Dunger - Cornelis Vs Riedel Magnus Öström - Thread Of Life Nils Landgren - The Moon, The Stars And You Tonbruket - Dig It To The End
Best Songwriter: Anna Järvinen - Anna Själv Tredje Anna Ternheim - The Night Visitor Lykke Li, Björn Yttling & Rick Nowels - Wounded Rhymes Melissa Horn - Innan Jag Kände Dig Veronica Maggio/Christian Walz - Satan I Gatan
Best Song: Avicii - Levels Den Svenska Björnstammen - Vart Jag Mig I Världen Vänder Eric Amarillo - Om Sanningen Ska Fram (Vill Du Ligga Med Mig?) Eric Saade - Popular Petter & September - Baksmälla September - Mikrofonkåt Swedish House Mafia - Save The World Timbuktu - Resten Av Ditt Liv Tove Styrke - White Light Moment Veronica Maggio - Jag Kommer
Best Music Video: Gustav Johansson - Karl X Johan "Flames (Uncompromised Cut)" Magnus Renfors - Peter Jöback, Filmen Till Albumet "Livet, Kärleken Och Döden - La Vie, L'amour, La Mort" Max Vitali - Robyn "Call Your Girlfriend" Slobodan Zivic - Kriget "Submission" Ted Malmros/Gustaf Von Arbin - Peter Bjorn And John "Gimme Some"
Best Newcomer: Adrian Lux Aleks Den Svenska Björnstammen Newkid Rebecca & Fiona
Best Pop: Ane Brun - It All Starts With One Anna Ternheim - The Night Visitor Jonathan Johansson - Klagomuren Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes Veronica Maggio - Satan I Gatan
Best Producer: Christian Walz Johan Eckeborn Masse Salazar Shellback Tobias Fröberg
Best Rock: Deportees - Islands & Shores Eldkvarn - De Berömdas Aveny Kebnekajse - Idioten Me And My Army - Thank God For Sending Demons
Samling - När Mullret Dövar Våra Öron Blir Vi Rädda
Best International Success: Avicii Little Dragon Lykke Li Opeth Swedish House Mafia
Best Lyrics: Anna Ternheim - The Night Visitor Jonathan Johansson - Klagomuren Mauro Scocco - Musik För Nyskilda Melissa Horn - Innan Jag Kände Dig Veronica Maggio/Christian Walz - Satan I Gatan
Best Innovator: Avicii Deportees Erato Looptroop Rockers Veronica Maggio
It's a Trap! Clubnights for the fall season are starting to be confirmed and we've already got We Are the Storm coming on September 24 and then Kriget + Like Rats from a Sinking Ship on October 1. November is almost confirmed as well with a killer Norwegian act and I'll be sure to fill you in as soon as it's ready for public dissemination. Also, more crucially imminent: Into the Woods, the new band of Sara Wilson (First Floor Power, Kitchen and the Plastic Spoons), has been added to the bill on July 16 with Kajsa Grytt! If you find yourself near Malmö on any of those dates, you know where to go!
Drums, bass and sax = Kriget, a new combo featuring Per Nordmark (Fireside, Britta Persson, etc.), Crille Roth (Monster, Hets) and Gustav Bendt (Moneybrother, Club Killers) respectively. Download the band's debut record "What a day" for free/donation: http://www.kriget.com/