Scandinavian artists reviewed at Stylus today include Swedish black-metallers Bergraven and Danish postrock act Rumskib.

Delusions of Adequacy reviews Danish shoegzers Rumskib: http://www.adequacy.net/review.php?reviewID=7984

Listmania! 2007 so far

Rumskib
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Darla Records

The Cocteau Twins are back! And now they're called... Rumskib! I don't mean for that to sound condescending; actually this luminous Danish duo recreates the sound of the ultimate shoegazer band better than anyone I've heard (even more than the previous nominee, Autumn's Grey Solace). There's no denying that multi-talented guitarist/songwriter Keith Canisius has Robin Guthrie's churning, atmospheric guitar sound down pat, and vocalist Tine Louise Kortermand has a sweet, pure tone that evokes Elizabeth Fraser without being an obvious imitation. "Where are the flowers" and "Crucial love games" are just two of the stunningly beautiful songs here, showcasing everything good about the dreampop genre in concise sonic settings. There's a couple of alluring instrumentals, too - the best of which is the bracingly moody "Ferris wheel blackout". This record is consistent and well-produced (Canisius and programmer/synthmeister Jonas Munk shared the honors in that department), and the spirit of the genre positively gleams throughout. So weep no more for the premature cessation of Cocteaus-style transcendence... this is easily the next best thing.
- Kevin Renick

Not only will Late Night Venture finally see their album released in the UK on May 11, they'll also do a batch of dates with Swedish shoegazers Jeniferever and fellow Danes Rumskib in June: http://www.latenightventure.dk/shows.html

Danish 80s shoegaze revivalist act Rumskib has signed with Darla and will be releasing their debut album on May 8. Listen to samples at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/rumskib