Checkpoint Charlie Audio Productions (Thomas Dybdahl, Popface, Helldorado) runs down the various Norwegian acts they are promoting at Poppkomm: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=61441543&blogID=309642184

Frode Johannessen, frontman for Norwegian dreampop act Popface, will be releasing a solo album this fall under the name Beautifulmemorieslastyourwholelifelong. Listen at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/beautifulmemorieslastyourwholelifelong

Friday's Sirius Blog Radio playlist:

01. The Alpine - Mondays look the same
02. TALK 1
03. Gravy - Back with the nerds
04. Giant Robot - Best match
05. Jomi Massage - A detail
06. TALK 2
07. Broder Daniel - Shoreline
08. The Grand Opening - Don't drop off
09. Moonbabies - Take me to the ballroom
10. Britta Persson - Oh how wrong
11. TALK 3
12. Lemonator - Would you die for me?
13. Trapdoor Fucking Exit - Short ends
14. Billie the Vision and the Dancers - Overdosing with you
15. TALK 4
16. Folie - Rocin
17. Robyn - Handle me
18. Laakso - Norrköping
19. TALK 5
20. Magnet - I walk the line
21. Isolation Years - Albino child
22. KVLR - Construction work
23. TALK 6
24. Anna Leong - 61
25. Tigerbombs - One giant leap
26. Motorpsycho - Hyena
27. TALK 7
28. Oskar Schönning - Other birds
29. Pan Sonic - Rähinä II / Mayhem II
30. Mercyful Fate - Evil
31. TALK 8
32. Ricochets - Come around over
33. Ghost Brigade - Based on you
34. Smalltown - The music
35. Popface - In the night
36. TALK 9
37. Circle Six - 1

Popface will travel to London to play Club AC30 on September 11 with Amusement Parks On Fire and Spotlight Kid.

MP3: Popface - In the night

Popface plays sophisticated pop music. In a lot of ways they are the Norwegian version of Moonbabies - the songs are all very well composed and there's not a single misplaced note. Every strum, every noise is deliberate and labored over. Their newest album "Eleven pieces of a broken heart" is largely instrumental which I think only adds to their mystique. It also ensures that the vocal pieces jump out and are that much more exciting. This particular track I've posted today is the one that jumped highest. Hard to believe it's taken me this long to finally hear Popface seeing as this is their fourth full-length record. "Atmospheric art-pop" they call it, I just call it impressive.

Popface - In the night

Norwegian label Checkpoint Charlie Audio Productions is offering up four new mp3s every month with the current selection featuring cuts from Thomas Dybdahl, Popface, The Colors Turned Red and Jackman. Read more: http://blog.myspace.com/61441543

Upcoming releases on the way in 2006 from Norwegian label Checkpoint Charlie:

Popface - Eleven Pieces Of A Broken Heart - 02/20
Jackman - tba - 03/06
The Colors Turned RedTHE COLORS TURNED RED - All The Way Up - 03/13
Thomas Dybdahl - tba - fall 2006
Mayflies - tba - fall 2006

More details: http://www.checkpoint.no/