Artist: Logcabin
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The playlist for this week's radio show, an all-winter theme:
01. Ricochets - Cold outside
02. TALK 1
03. Shining - Winterreise
04. Britta Persson - Winter tour
05. Svenson - In the snow
06. Weeping Willows - Christmas in prison
07. TALK 2
08. The Tiny - No money (for X-mas)
09. Kompjotr Eplektrika - Blikktztunddonner
10. The Knife - Reindeer
11. TALK 3
12. Hello Saferide - iPod X-mas
13. January Jaunt - Stuck in glaziers
14. Darkthrone - Too old, too cold
15. TALK 4
16. Sällskapet - Nordlicht
17. E.S.T. - Strange place for snow
18. Sort Mel - Det grønne flesket
19. Notre Dame - A scrooge tale
20. TALK 5
21. Kristofer Åström & Hidden Truck - Winter moment
22. Syster Lycklig - Bilden till snöstorm
23. The Book of Daniel - 3rd of December
24. TALK 6
25. Samuraj Cities - Cold feet
26. Amandine - Silver bells
27. Logcabin - View of frost
28. Silverbullit - Winter coat
29. TALK 7
30. In Flames - December flower
31. Viktor Sjöberg - On a winters day
32. The Bear Quartet - Blizzard
33. TALK 8
34. Brick - Gray day
35. Laakso - Merry Christmas
36. Strayfolk - Another year before the mast
37. TALK 9
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I've often heard the term "art damaged" to describe a certain breed of off-kilter modern rock, and I was never sure what was meant by the phrase. But the third CD by Swedish trio Logcabin sure sounds art damaged to me, if we take that to mean a moody, often esoteric, often abrasive piece of work that has real ambition behind it. There's distorted guitars all over this 11-song platter and some My Bloody Valentine-style static blending with distant, sad vocals straining for your attention. The lead voices (Gustav Karlsson and Karin Nordquist) are never upfront enough to discern the lyrics, but the feeling of melancholy near-detachment comes through strongly. There's a buzzing, angry-insect quality to many of Logcabin's songs, and yeah, some of it stings. But it's just compelling and creative enough to be worthy of your attention, especially if fuzzy, guitar-heavy Swedish melancholia is your thing.
- Kevin Renick
One would imagine that my recent break in posting would have me rested, refreshed and ready with to kick off 2007 with a bang, but no, sadly that is not the case. Truth is, I've run myself ragged these past few weeks, working harder than ever - not just on the new site, but also with my many other jobs which I mistakenly thought might cool down during the holidays. Throw in an unexpected visit from the mother-in-law and well, let's just say I'm beat. Now, that doesn't mean I won't continue on as always, it just means I'm going to ease back into things. Enough of my excuses, right? How about some new music?
Jezebel Recordings quietly released a new album from Swedish trio Logcabin and I'm guessing there's a pretty good chance you missed it. Shit, I almost did myself even though I had a stack of the CDs sitting on my desk. Such is the nature of December, I suppose. Regardless, now is the time to make right so I've got a song for you. I love the insistent lead guitar and the way the chord changes float along behind it. Wrap it up with some horn stabs straight out of later-era Die Kreuzen and you've got yourself quite a nice little noiserock package. It's those little unexpected twists and turns that make Logcabin so interesting. They effortlessly drift from dreamy pop to discordant art-rock and back again, often within the same song. Or they keep it short and precise, like on today's track. Either way, it's all good.
Logcabin - Places
Upcoming releases to look forward to in 2006 from Oscillatone:
Kompjotr Eplektrika LP
Logcabin CD
Bror Stalin LP