The official Swedish music showcase at this year's CMJ conference in NYC will be on October 23 at Backstage Bar and will feature live performances from Raymond & Maria, Moto Boy and O'Spada, plus a DJ set by Taken By Trees. Details/RSVP info: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=112166638843095
Swedish pop/disco/funk act O'Spada are coming to London for a run of dates this month:
06/14 - Hoxton Bar And Kitchen
06/15 - Dublin Castle
06/17 - St. Pancras International
06/17 - YoYo @ Nottinghill Arts Club
06/18 - Last FM presents... @ Big Chill House
06/20 - The Luxe
The title track for the new O'Spada album "Pay off" now has a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pNbLgvl2ME
Get the Rigas den Andre remix of the same here: http://www.despotz.se/email/pay-off-rigasdenandre-remix.mp3
I tried listening to said album yesterday and wasn't really feeling it, but will probably be giving it another chance before I write it off completely.
O'SpadaIt's nice to hear a woman aping Prince's funk as opposed to the usual falsetto-bearing manchild. Julie Spada's natural range is a perfect fit for the style and she does a great job with it, navigating deftly through all of the sharp twists and turns she sets up for herself in the arrangement. Shame that the hook isn't a bit stronger and the b-side remixes (by Montauk and Naiv) are throwaways because the beat on the original is really happening, despite my distaste for slap-bass, wacky synth and all other obvious 80s-era musical crimes. Same shame goes for whoever decided to press this on 7" as opposed to a proper DJ-ready 12" dance single because the pressing really suffers from a deficiency of bass. Still, I must say that "Time" bodes well for the forthcoming full-length "Pay off", due out later this month. O'Spada is not without potential.
- Avi Roig
Check out the video for "10 strikes", the latest single from Swedish pop act O'Spada: http://vimeo.com/9024897
Swedish act O'Spada was selected by PopJustice for their song of the day earlier this week: http://www.popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4221&Itemid=279
Despotz Records are giving away the new O'Spada single "Ten strikes" as a free download: http://www.despotz.se/email/ten-strikes(radio-edit).mp3
Swedish act O'Spada were the Guardian's new band of the day on October 19: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/oct/19/new-band-ospada
Despotz Records is offering up the new single "Time" from recent signees O'Spada as a free download: http://www.despotz.se/email/o%27spada_-_time.mp3
There will also be a remix contest in the near future -- stay tuned for details.
Despotz Records (The Deer Tracks, Kaka) has announced the signing of Swedish act O'Spada and will be releasing their debut album this coming fall. Samples at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/ospadamusic
