01. Hellbillies - Leite etter lykka
02. Madrugada - Industrial silence
03. Susanne Sundfør - The Brothel
04. Kvelertak - Kvelertak
05. Karpe Diem - Aldri Solgt En Løgn
06. Aasmund Nordstoga - Friaren
07. Tre Små Kinesere - Kjærlighet på tunga
08. Alexander Rybak - No Boundaries
09. Celine - Jentekveld
10. Donkeyboy - Caught in a Life
11. Lars Vaular - Helt om natten, Helt om dagen
12. Gitarkameratene - Kanon! Gitarkameratenes aller beste
13. Liv Marit Wedvik - Solid Ground
14. Knutsen & Ludvigsen - Dum og Deilig - Knutsen og Ludvigsen
15. Venke Knutson - Smiles - The Very Best Of
16. A-ha - Hunting high and low
17. Steff Nevers - Ain't no bad life
18. Diverse artister - Go'natt
19. Trond Granlund - Sanger jeg lærte av faren min
20. A-ha - Scoundrel days
will be releasing a special deluxe edition of Madrugada's brilliant debut album "Industrial silence" on July 5 in a newly remastered version, with new liner notes and a bonus disc containing all of the band's various early EP tracks and 4 previously unreleased demos. More info: http://www.emi.no/nyheter/2010/juni/madrugada_%E2%80%93_industrial_silence_i_de_luxe_utgave.aspx (in Norwegian)
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. TALK 1
02. Monument - Feel failure
03. Regulations - To be me
04. Du - Bring down a house
05. Tyrant - Go ahead raise the dead
06. TALK 2
07. Tobias Fröberg - When we go to war
08. Next Life - Anti matter
09. Lo-Fi-Fnk - Marchin' in
10. Boy Omega - Just a boy
11. TALK 3
12. The Bear Quartet - I was a weapon
13. I'm from Barcelona/David Ljung - Silence
14. Thee Gutted String - I've been to town
15. TALK 4
16. Paper - Before that day
17. The Goner - Bright and colossal (risen mind)
18. At the Gates - Suicide nation
19. TALK 5
20. Madrugada - Look away Lucifer
Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU, 100% pre-millennium edition:
01. TALK 1
02. Honey Is Cool - Bolero
03. Beyond Dawn - Addictions are private
04. Commando M Pigg - Baby doll
05. TALK 2
06. Kent - If you were here
07. Fireside - Let Rasputin do it
08. CMX - Ainomieli 97
09. Docent Död - Bensin i blodet
10. TALK 3
11. Bitch Boys - Automobile
12. Nicolai Dunger - This town
13. Broder Daniel - I'll be gone
14. Starmarket - Ten seconds
15. TALK 4
16. Madrugada - Beautyproof
17. Breach - Black sabbath
18. Silverbullit - Thank you Mr.
19. Camouflage - Syster sol
20. TALK 5
21. Entombed - Lights out
Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers. Next week's show will feature tunes from my top 10 albums of the year.
Swedish artist Prince of Assyria will release his debut album "Missing note" on November 16 via Kning Disk. Preview a few tracks at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/princeofassyria
If you dig dark, melodramatic rock ala Nick Cave/Leonard Cohen/Madrugada, you definitely need to check this out.
Finally, back to discussing mp3s I actually like. First impressions of Danes The Silent Section had me thinking early Madrugada or mid/late-period Swans, but further investigation makes me think of Bay Laurel, should you remember them. I think it must be those tenor vocals because they're certainly not as overly metallic as that band ever was. Beyond Dawn might be a good point of comparison too, though in that instance it's the sound of recording that reminds me of them. Both "In reverie" and "Electric sulking machine" had a similar brittle-ness to them. Of course the one thing that ties of all these points of interest together is the mood: black as pitch. The Silent Section play gothic rock, straight up. There are pop overtures and bits of neo-folk and sometimes they get a little heavy, but at its heart, it is what it is. Call it "death rock" if you want, but I say it's a cop out for people scared of the g-word. If you can embrace a little darkness, there's nothing to be frightened of whatsoever.
01. Eriksen - De aller beste
02. Anita Skorgan - Hele veien - 47 utvalgte sanger
03. Aasmund Nordstoga - Ein visefugg
04. Kaizers Orchestra - Våre demoner
05. Röyksopp - Junior
06. Terje Tysland - Lidderli
07. CC Cowboys - Morgen & kveld
08. Steff Nevers - Closest to My Heart
09. Tone Damli Aaberge - I Know
10. BigBang - Edendale
11. Teodor Tuff - Teodor Tuff
12. Nils Petter Molvær - Hamada
13. Hovedøen Social Club - ¡Ai Caramba!
14. Åge Aleksandersen & Mikael Wiehe - To stemmer - 14 akustiske sanger
15. Lene Marlin - Twist the Truth
16. Maria Mena - Cause & Effect
17. Madrugada - Madrugada
18. Lars Vaular - D'e glede
19. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2009
01. Eriksen - De aller beste
02. Anita Skorgan - Hele veien - 47 utvalgte sanger
03. Aasmund Nordstoga - Ein visefugg
04. Röyksopp - Junior
05. CC Cowboys - Morgen & kveld
06. Steff Nevers - Closest to My Heart
07. Terje Tysland - Lidderli
08. BigBang - Edendale
09. Lars Vaular - D'e glede
10. Tone Damli Aaberge - I Know
11. Kaizers Orchestra - Våre demoner
12. Nils Petter Molvær - Hamada
13. Åge Aleksandersen & Mikael Wiehe - To stemmer - 14 akustiske sanger
14. Mira Craig - Ghetto Fairytale
15. Sigvart Dagsland - Hymns
16. Lene Marlin - Twist the Truth
17. Madrugada - Madrugada
18. AF1 - Alle For En
19. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2009
20. Hovedøen Social Club - ¡Ai Caramba!
Tryghed & Tristesse will be doing a CD + 7" with long-running Danish dark-rock act The Silent Section sometime around early summer. Listen here: http://www.myspace.com/thesilentsection
If you dig later Swans or maybe early Madrugada, you'll probably dig this too.
Lene Marlin will release the new single "Here we are" on March 30 and you can now hear it at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/lenemarlin
The upcoming album was produced by Magnet and Børge Fjordheim at Magnet's Askøystudio as well as with Frode Jacobsen (Madrugada) at Malabar Studio and Grand Sports in Olso.
01. Frøya - Jenta fra landet
02. I Was A King - s/t
03. Marit Larsen - The Chase
04. Tommy Tokyo feat Starving for My Gravy - Smear Your Smiles Back On
05. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
06. Vamp - St. Mandag
07. The September When - Judas Kiss
08. Ida Jenshus - Color of the Sun
09. Maria Mena - Cause & Effect
10. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Pust
11. Helene Bøksle - Morild
12. Torstein Sødal - Torstein Sødal
13. Erlend Bratland - True Colors
14. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Mål & Mening
15. Sie Gubba - Hemafrå
16. Low Frequency In Stereo - Futuro
17. Madrugada - Madrugada
18. AF1 - Alle For En
19. Madcon - An Inconvenient Truth
20. Odd Børretzen/Lars Martin Myhre - Syv sørgelige sanger og tre triste