has signed prolific artist/producer Emil Nikolaisen of Serena-Maneesh: http://www.smalltownsupersound.com/2012/03/12/signing-emil-nikolaisen-serena-maneesh/
Not sure if that means his band or a solo project, but I'm sure we'll find out soon enough.
Eclectic Norwegian label is listing top 10 lists in their blog for a number of employees and artists (Todd Terje, Serena-Maneesh, etc.): http://www.smalltownsupersound.com/category/blog/
Norwegian artist Elvira Nikolaisen has announced that her new album"Lighthouse", produced by her brother Emil Nikolaisen (Serena-Maneesh, etc.), will be released on March 11.
The nominees for this year's Spellemann awards, the Norwegian Grammy, have been announced:
Female Artist:
Christel Alsos - Tomorrow is ()
Ida Maria - Katla (/)
Ingrid Olava - The guest ()
Susanne Sundfør - The brothel ()
Male Artist:
Moddi - Floriography ()
Odd Nordstoga - November (/)
Thom Hell - All good things ()
Thomas Dybdahl - Waiting for that one clear moment ()
Pop Group:
deLillos - Hjernen er alene i Operaen ()
I was a king - Old friends (/)
Kråkesølv - Bomtur til jorda ()
Madcon - Contraband ()
Electronic:
Bjørn Torske - Kokning ()
Lindstrøm & Christabelle - Real life is no cool ()
Ost & Kjex - Cajun lunch (/)
Rock:
Blood Command - Ghostclocks (/)
Kvelertak - Kvelertak ()
Motorpsycho - Heavy metal fruit ()
Serena-Maneesh - No 2: Abyss in b minor ()
Tommy Tokyo & Starving for My Gravy - Go time, showtime & absolute war ()
Metal:
Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini ()
Ihsahn - After (/)
Shining - Blackjazz ()
Solefald - Norrøn livskunst ()
Hip-Hop:
Karpe Diem - Aldri solgt en løgn ()
Lars Vaular - Helt om natten, helt om dagen ()
Salvador Sanchez - Happy daze ()
Folk:
Gjermund Larsen trio - Aurum (/)
Ingvill Marit Buen Garnås og Per Anders Buen Garnås - Salme, segn & solbøn ()
Sondre Bratland/Annbjørg Lien - Alle vegne ()
Unni Boksasp Ensemble - Keramello ()
Jazz:
Elephant9 - Walk the nile ()
Ivar Antonsen/Vigleik Storaas - Dialogues ()
Paolo Vinaccia - Very much alive ()
Supersilent - 10 ()
Trondheim Jazz Orchestra - Triads and more ()
Open Class:
Beady Belle - At Welding Bridge ()
Jaga Jazzist - One-armed bandit ()
Karl Seglem - Ossicles (/)
Pelbo - Pelbo ()
Petter Wettre/Audun Kleive - The only way to travel 2 ()
Lyrics:
Bare Egil Band - I fyr og flamme (/)
Erik Fosnes Hansen - Neste stasjon Grorud ()
Ingrid Olava - The guest (
Pop Composition:
Gjermund Larsen - Aurum (/)
Ingrid Olava - The guest ()
Odd Nordstoga - November (/)
Susanne Sundfør - The brothel ()
Thom Hell - All good things ()
Newcomer:
Bjørn Johan Muri ()
Frida Ånnevik ()
Kvelertak ()
Moddi ()
Thomas Eriksen ()
Winners will be announced on March 5. More here: http://www.spellemann.no/
Stereogum has the premiere of Serena-Maneesh's new video "D.I.W.S.W.T.T.D.": http://stereogum.com/536802/serena-maneesh-d-i-w-s-w-t-t-d-video-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/
Serena-Maneesh will be doing a co-headlining US tour with the excellent Wovenhand. Dates at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/serenamaneesh
Mono StereoMono Stereo are a Swedish band mining the same sort of aimlessly rambling psych/garage-rock territory as Norwegians Serena-Maneesh, swapping out the latter's wall-of-noise footswitch overkill for a vaguely 60s retro bent. A-side "On and on" is anchored by a looping pseudo-sitar riff that befits the title, run over deeply buried vocals and a simple 2-chord vamp that neither builds nor excites until the mix mercifully fades out sometime before we hit minute five. The flip places the vocals a bit more up front, but it's still more or less the same sort of endless go-nowhere droning, bereft of hooks or dynamics. At least with S-M, the records sound interesting even if the songs do not, this really isn't anything other than tedious.
- Avi Roig
PopMatters isn't all that impressed with the new Serena-Maneesh album "S-M 2: Abyss in B minor": http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/124441-serena-maneesh-s-m-2-abyss-in-b-minor
is streaming Serena-Maneesh's entire new album "S-M 2: Abyss in B minor" at their website: http://4ad.com/news/stream-entire-re/
New US tourdates for Serena-Maneesh:
3/17-20 - SXSW, Austin, TX
03/22 - Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA
03/23 - Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA
03/25 - Berbati's Pan, Portland, OR
03/26 - Triple Door, Seattle, WA
03/27 - Media Club, Vancouver, BC
03/30 - 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN
03/31 - Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL
04/01 - Majestic Theatre, Madison, WI
04/02 - Great Hall, Toronto, ON
04/03 - Il Motore, Montreal, QC
04/04 - TT THe Bears, Cambridge, MA
04/05 - Daniel Street, Milford, CT
04/06 - Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia, PA
04/07 - DC9, Washington, DC
04/08 - Le Poisson Rouge, New York, NY
MBV has a new track from Serena-Maneesh posted for free download: http://www.mbvmusic.com/2010/01/27/new-serena-maneesh-mp3-i-just-want-to-see-your-face/20895
Pitchfork is not big on the new Serena-Maneesh track "Ayisha abyss": http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/11716-ayisha-abyss/
MBV has a new track from Serena-Maneesh for free download: http://www.mbvmusic.com/2009/12/17/new-serena-maneesh-mp3-ayisha-abyss/19722
Norwegian pop-black-metal-punks Lydia Laska report that their new album is done and mixed and confirmed for a March 2010 release. I'm not sure if it has a title, but they did say that many fellow Oslo-based artists make guest appearances on said album including Nattefrost (Carpathian Forest), Emil Nikolaisen and Eivind Schou (Serena-Maneesh), Kjetil Møster (Datarock), Sissy Wish and quite a few others. Read more: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=20281527&blogId=518825652
Serena-Maneesh has added Ådne Meisfjord from 120 Days to their lineup. They've also booked a couple NYC shows next year:
01/22 - Mercury Lounge 01/23 - Littlefield
