Tour blogging with Scraps of Tape

Scraps of Tape are once again blogging while on tour: http://sottourdiary.blogspot.com/2009/05/2nd-spring-tour.html

Scraps of Tape on tour this week

Swedish heavy postrockers Scraps of Tape are heading for a few dates in Northern Europe this week:

05/20 - Knaack, Berlin (GER)
05/21 - PMK, Innsbruck (AUS)
05/22 - Cairo, Würzburg (GER)
05/23 - Reilstrasse 78, Halle (GER)
05/24 - Kassablanca, Jena (GER)

TSB reviews 'Grand letdown'

The Silent Ballet reviews the new Scraps of Tape album "Grand letdown", doesn't recognize the Minor Threat cover: http://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/2355/Default.aspx

New Tsukimono material now online, lots more to come

Tsukimono, aka Johan Gustavsson (Scraps of Tape, Thee Gutted String, etc.), has posted tracks from his latest release "Heart attack money" up on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/tsukimonoswe
Said album is out now via Kalligrammofon. In other related news, Johan tells me that he's working on a split with Dwayne Sodahberk that's just about done and will be released via Stuporsonika later this year. Naturally, I'll give you a heads-up when it's ready. But that's not all! Restless soul that he is, Johan is also working on a new project together with Jasper TX as well as the dark drone act Crowned With Horns, featuring members from Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words and Dead Vows. Definitely looking forward to hearing both of those...

Scraps of Tape - Linear optics (live video)

Check out Scraps of Tape performing "Linear optics" live in Malmö at their record release show: http://www.vimeo.com/3976716

Logh to play the End Pilot Festival in Germany

Logh will come out of semi-retirement and return to the live stage for the End Pilot Festival in Erfurt, Germany on April 11. Other Swedes appearing include Scraps of Tape and Erik Enocksson. More info: http://www.endpilot.de/

Sirius playlist week #11

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. Next Life - The decisive
02. TALK 1
03. Florence Valentin - Spring Ricco
04. Scraps of Tape - Bring the heavy
05. Slaraffenland - I'm a machine
06. TALK 2
07. PowerSolo - Pirates of the oblivion
08. Efterklang - Mirador
09. 18th Dye - Soft the hard way
10. Snake & Jet's Amazing Bullit Band - Ten cities beyond
11. TALK 3
12. High Hats - The end
13. Samuraj Cities - Spoonful of talk
14. Jesper Norda - Gentle and slow with a new sharp edge
15. Division of Laura Lee - Violence is timeless
16. TALK 4
17. Kristofer Åström - Twentyseven
18. Turboweekend - Something or nothing
19. Dyno - Deliverance
20. Abcess Exil - Stormens öga
21. TALK 5
22. Ironville - The wild

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU, except for this week when it aired on Monday with a repeat on Tuesday (tonight). That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

New website for Johan Gustavsson

Johan Gustavsson (Tsukimono, V. Sjöberg New Jazz Ensemble, Scraps of Tape) has a new website for his solo endeavors: http://timecanvas.wordpress.com/

MP3: Scraps of Tape - Grand letdown

"Grand letdown". Before the music even starts I hear the sound of hacks worldwide sharpening their pencils, rising to the challenge of who can scribe the punniest headline. Take the time to actually, truly listen and you'll hear a band growing and expanding on their already expansive sound. More vocals, more dynamics, more beauty, more... songs? Still too postrock to ever be pop, but they sure toe the line. As for the letdown? Verse one implies self-doubt, but the track moves to external anguish as it proceeds. Or is it just changing to a third-person view? Regardless, I just like the way the two guitarlines intertwine and dance. You can't hear it quite so much on this title track, but there are also strong echoes of classic Fireside in the new Scraps of Tape. And classic Swedish indie in general; witness their cover of "Eric" by cult favorites Carpet People for example. Proving once and for all that we must learn from the past in order to move ahead.

Scraps of Tape - Grand letdown

'Records make great pets - Volume 2' coming March 16

Stereo Test Kit has confirmed the tracklist for their upcoming "Records make great pets - Volume 2" compilation featuring 20 tracks from 20 Swedish indie artists: http://www.stereotestkit.com/pets.htm
Hard to pick specific highlights since the tracklist is incredibly strong, but some of the names are Alarma Man, Björn Kleinhenz, Convoj, Hajen, Lowood, Park Hotell, Rickard Jäverling, Scraps of Tape, The Social Services, Two White Horses and Winter Took His Life.

Scraps of Tape package preview

Check out a clip showing off the assembly of the new Scraps of Tape album "Grand letdown": http://www.vimeo.com/3276027

Preview/preorder Scraps of Tape 'Grand letdown'

Head to Tenderversion's site to preview three tracks from the new Scraps of Tape album "Grand letdown" and to get preorder info: http://www.tenderversion.com/

Sirius playlist week #5

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. The Scrags - Death of a rock'n'roll band
02. TALK 1
03. On Trial - Mountain
04. The Psyke Project - In the mist
05. Hello Saferide - X telling me about the loss of something dear, at age 16
06. TALK 2
07. Moto Boy - A room without you
08. If There Is Something - Hommage á Roy Orbison
09. Tiger Lou - So demure
10. TALK 3
11. Honey Is Cool - Nach heart
12. Heroes & Zeros - Oslo fadeout
13. Livaventura - Keep on driving
14. Masshysteri - Tvivel
15. TALK 4
16. Samtidigt Som - Vid min sida
17. Ståålfågel - Kung Misär
18. Fredrik - Black fur
19. Scraps of Tape - Grand letdown
20. TALK 5
21. Boeoes Kaelstigen - Radius

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.

Scraps of Tape unveil 'Grand letdown'

The new Scraps of Tape album "Grand letdown" is now officially confirmed for release via TenderVersion Recordings on March 4 in Sweden, March 20 everywhere else. There will be two release fests, one in Malmö at Babel on February 26 and one in Göteborg at Konstepidemin on February 28. Hear three new tracks at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/scrapsoftape
I got promo mp3s a few weeks ago and can assure you it's great.

Sirius playlist week #3

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show on Sirius XMU:

01. Dyno - Don't speak love
02. TALK 1
03. Regina - Totuus minusta
04. Joenssu 1685 - Kill/shot/love
05. They Live - Magic glasses
06. TALK 2
07. Viola - We owe love
08. Orchestra Senza Tensta - The red elephant battles the bear
09. Livaventura - 2 out of nothing
10. TALK 3
11. Halph - Cheap points
12. Pacta - Sille
13. Scraps of Tape - Bring the heavy
14. TALK 4
15. Anssi 800 & Maria Stereo - Zion king
16. The Scrags - Psycho cyclone
17. Samtidigt Som - Vid mid sida
18. TALK 5
19. Seance - Wasted

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.