Mattias Alkberg & Birgit Bidder - Flera meter kort (live video)

Mattias Alkberg performs the new Scraps of Tape he sings on with accompaniment provided by Birgit Bidder in Luleå last Friday. Pretty cool!

Scraps of Tape - Flera meter kort

At long last available for public consumption, the new Scraps of Tape single "Flera meter kort" featuring guest vocals from Mattias Alkberg of The Bear Quartet/MABD. Said tune will be released on a digital 3-song EP and 4-song 7" on August 15 and can be preordered here: http://tenderversion.com/store2008/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=59
Otherwise, look for the band's new full-length album "Resident flux" to be released in late October with many, many more fine guest vocal contributions from a plethora of artists.

New Mattias Alkberg in September, preview available

There's a new Mattias Alkberg album (and book!) being released on September 21 via Teg Publishing and it's called "Anarkist". The first single "Asterism & obelisk" is out now and, in addition to hearing the streams embedded here, can be listened to at Matti's website where he also has the lyrics posted: http://www.mattiasalkberg.se/

Stockholm Boat Sessions: Mattias Alkberg

Mattias Alkberg visits Stockholm Boat Sessions. Direct link: http://stockholmboatsessions.blogspot.com/2011/06/mattias-alkberg.html

Allt det här sampler

Sample the new Pascal/Mattias Alkberg split "Allt det här", out now via Novoton Records. Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M93e31jg5c

Absolut Noise vs Allt det här

Absolut Noise talks about the new Pascal/Mattias Alkberg split and also interviews members of both bands: http://www.absolutnoise.com/2011/04/pascal-mattias-alkberg-split-album-allt-det-h%C3%A4r.html

Pascal/Mattias Alkberg split details

Details have been revealed for the upcoming Pascal/Mattias Alkberg split: http://www.kyssmig.com/
Pascal contribute 5 tunes, including a cover of Peter LeMarc's "Håll om mig" with Matti on guest vocals while Matti gives us 4 tunes with his cover selection being "Regnet i Södertälje" by Conny Nimmersjö. The official release date is April 13 via Novoton.

Mattias Alkberg added to April Clubnight

Mattias Alkberg has been added to the April 9th edition of It's a Trap! Clubnight at Debaser Malmö! That makes the full evening's lineup Pascal + Sad Day For Puppets + Mattias Alkberg, which of course adds up to totally awesome.

Lykke Li
Wounded rhymes
EMI/LL Recordings

It's hard to cover this record since Mattias Alkberg already wrote the definitive review, but I'll do my best to sum up my thoughts without adding too much extraneous noise to the discussion. Though I wouldn't consider myself much of a Lykke Li fan, her debut album "Youth novels" had a cute, bright-eyed naivety that was undeniably charming and it wasn't hard to see why so many people made a big fuss over it. Now that she's an established artist, she's trying to position herself as a someone who's far more self-aware and serious and, frankly, I'm having a very hard time meeting her on that level. As much as she may feel authentically world-weary, it comes across as a bit of a put-on -- a different kind of youthful naivety that's far less appealing. My biggest problem with the record however, is that it has no sense of fun. A few solid tunes, sure, but more often than not it's a joyless trudge and, as much as that may reflect her mood while writing it, it doesn't compel repeated listens.
- Avi Roig

Text & Musik, the festival

"Text & Musik" is the name of a new Swedish festival celebrating just that; two nights, two cities, twelve bands, including Mattias Alkberg, Kajsa Grytt, Pascal, Ulf Stureson, Conny Nimmersjö, Magnus Ekelund, The Bells, Hospitalet and more. The first night will take place July 27 at Kägelbanan in Stockholm and from there it will move to Storsjöyran in Östersund way up north for the 29th. Full details at Mattias Alkberg's website: http://www.mabd.se/?p=700

Mattias Alkberg album pushed back to August

A West Side Fabrication reports that the new Mattias Alkberg album has been pushed back to August with a single to come in May: http://www.westsidefabrication.se/news/a-brief-notice/
So as to not interfere with the Pascal split, I presume?

Top tens for 2010: Mattias Alkberg (The Bear Quartet)

Mattias Alkberg - Dementorer

A new demo tune from Mattias Alkberg and Nerverna, this particular one featuring some guest guitar work from Conny Nimmersjö of Bob Hund: http://www.mabd.se/?p=682
No surprise, but it sounds killer.

Top tens for 2010: Daggan Stamenkovic (Novoton)

Mattias Alkberg + Pascal = true

Novoton Records has announced that they'll be doing a split album with like-minded acts Pascal and Mattias Alkberg with five songs each to be followed by a joint tour. More details: http://gaffa.se/nyhet/45447