Artist: The Je Ne Sais Quoi
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The nominees for the 2007 Manifest Awards, Sweden's alternative to the Grammy:
Hip-hop/R&B/Soul:
Up Hygh! - Venus - The Album (Raw Fusion/Border)
Ison & Fille - Stolthet (Hemmalaget/V2/BAM)
Supersci - Pinetrees On The Pavement (Flyphonic/Lights Out/Border)
Lazee - It Is What It Is (Skrilla Music)
Promoe - The White Mans Burden (Burning Heart/BAM)
Electronica/Post-rock/Synth:
Covenant - Skyshaper (Subspace Communications/Playground Music)
Ebb - Loona (Gaymonkey Records/Border)
FAP - Malekasino Dondolo (Stupid Dream Records/Musicspot)
System - Sample And Hold (Progress Productions/Border)
The Idealist - I Am The Fire (AA/Nosordo/dotshop.se)
Pop/Rock:
The Radio Dept. - Pet grief (Labrador/Border)
Nicolas Makelberge - Dying in Africa (*Rico/Border)
Fibes, Oh Fibes! - Emotional (Pluxemburg/Playground Music)
The Concretes - In Colour (Licking Fingers/Playground Music)
Ebba Forsberg - Ebba Forsberg (EBOTH Production/BAM)
Jazz:
My Engström Renman - Abdominous (Footprint Records/CDA)
Jonas Kullhammar Quartet - Son of a Drummer (Moserobie/BAM)
Oddjob – Luma (Amigo/BAM)
Oskar Schönning - Happy Jazz, Please (Amigo/BAM)
Lennart Åberg with Peter Erskine - Free Spirit (Amigo/BAM)
Singer/Songwriter:
Andreas Mattsson - The Lawlessness Of The Ruling Classes (Hybris/Playground Music)
Britta Persson - Top Quality Bones And A Little Terrorist (Amigo/BAM)
The Lancaster Orchestra - Never Cried Once When I Could Have (Rootsy.nu/Border)
Loney, Dear - Sologne (Dear John Recordings/Dotshop.se)
Nina Ramsby & Martin Hederos - Jazzen (Amigo/BAM)
Dance/House/Techno:
The Knife - Silent Shout (Rabid Records/Border)
Unai - A Love Moderne (Force Tracks/Intergroove)
Dibaba - samlad produktion 2006 (Plong!/Kompakt mfl)
Pluxus - Solid State (Pluxemburg/Playground Music)
The Studio - West Coast (Information/Border)
Hard-rock/Punk:
In Flames - Come Clarity (Nuclear Blast/Sound Pollution)
Fingerspitzengefühl - Happy Doomsday (Kooljunk Communications/CDA)
Asta Kask - En För Alla Ingen För Nån (Burning Heart/BAM)
Wolverine - Still (Candlelight Records/Sound Pollution)
Memfis - The Wind-Up (Dental Records/TMC Nordic)
Folk/World/Reggae
Bosse Skoglund – Groovesopor (Rub-a-dub Records/Border)
Göran Månsson - Mon (Nordic Tunes/CDA)
Bebo Valdés – Bebo (Calle 54/BMG Dist)
Lena Willemark - Älvdalens elektriska (Amigo/BAM)
Ranarim - Morgonstjärna (Drone/CDA)
Best live act:
The Radio Dept.
Mapei
The Knife
The Je Ne Sais Quoi
Slagsmålsklubben
Best newcomer:
Vapnet - Jag Vet Hur Man Väntar (Hybris/Playground)
Britta Persson - Top Quality Bones And A Little Terrorist (Amigo/BAM)
The Kid - La Société Nouvelle (Hybris/Playground)
Loney, Dear - Sologne (Dear John Recordings/Dotshop.se)
Lo-Fi-Fnk - Boylife (La Vida Locash/dotshop.se)
Best unsigned act (Digfi Prize):
The Wonderful Guinea Pigs (Linköping)
Denver Mod (Jönköping)
The Open Up And Bleeds (Stockholm)
Trucker Cleavage (Stockholm)
Ikons (Göteborg)
Looks like Daniel Fagerstroem (ex-Trapdoor Fucking Exit, Chronic Heist, The Je Ne Sais Quoi) has been made a member of Swedish all-star noise collective The Skull Defekts.
"Chameleon" will be the first single from The Je Ne Sais Quoi's forthcoming album "Rhythm". It comes out December 6 and will be available as a download only.
Swedish post-punks The Je Ne Sais Quoi have posted the brand new song "Chameleon" on their myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/thejenesaisquoi
The Sound O.E has posted three new songs on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thesoundoe
If you're into melodic hardcore/post-punk like Seven Feet Four or The Je Ne Sais Quoi you'll dig these guys too.
The Je Ne Sais Quoi will return to Germany for a trio of shows on July 20-22. Details are still TBC, but the band promises to play lots of new material from their forthcoming full-length album.
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Lisa Ekdahl - Pärlor av glas
02. Björn Skifs - Decennier sånger från en annan tid
03. Sven-Ingvars - Livet är nu - 50 år det bästa med sven-ingvars
04. Laleh - Laleh
05. Agnes - Agnes
06. Håkan Hellström - Nåt gammalt, nåt nytt, nåt lånat, nåt blått
07. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
08. Son of a Plumber - Son of a Plumber
09. Thåström - Skebokvarnsv 209
10. Lena Philipsson - Jag ångrar ingenting
11. Monica Zetterlund - Z - det bästa med monica zetterlund
12. Emil Sigfridsson - Äntligen
13. Björn Afzelius - Björn Afzelius bästa
14. Darin - Darin
15. The Cardigans - Super Extra Gravity
16. Matz Bladhs - Gobitar 2006
17. Wahlströms - Tillbaka igen
18. Eddie Meduza - Dragspelsrock
19. Kent - Du & jag döden
20. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
Updated German tourdates for The Je Ne Sais Quoi:
03/09 - White Trash, Berlin
03/10 - Sunday Service Festival @ Knust, Hamburg
03/11 - Trinkhalle, Rheine
03/12 - Blue Shell, Köln
Swedish post-punks The Je Ne Sais Quoi will be doing some shows in Germany in March:
03/09 - tba
03/10 - Sunday Service Fest @ Knust, Hamburg
03/11 - tba, Berlin
03/12 - Blue Shell, Köln
The Je Ne Sais Quoi has started work on their next album and is busy doing basic tracks at their own rehearsal space/studio. Once everything is recorded they'll be bringing the tapes over to Repeatle Studio where renown Swedish producer Andreas Tilliander will tweak and mix the record for the final end-product. Also, TJSQ will be playing a special X-mas party at Debaser/Fritz's Corner on December 17 where they are threatening to cover Mariah Carey.
Swedish post-punks The Je Ne Sais Quoi have posted two Martin Vogel remix tracks on their website for free download:
01. Live transmission
02. White nights
This week's MTV UpNorth video chart:
01. Midnight Monkeys - Monkeys On Attack
02. The Rasmus - No Fear
03. Crashdiet - Breakin The Chainz
04. HIM - Wings Of A Butterfly
05. Kent - Den Döda Vinkeln
06. Darin - Why Does It Rain
07. The Legends - He Knows The Sun
08. Apulanta - Pahempi Toistaan
09. TwoPointEight - Red Eye
10. Hellacopters - Everything's On TV
11. Stratovarius - Maniac Dance
12. Östermalm - Le Åt Allt
13. Svenska Akademin - Du Vill Så Du Kan
14. Lene Marlin - How Will It Be
15. The Je Ne Sais Quoi - Station To Station
16. Karl Larsson - Off The Cliff
17. Peshi - Hush Hush
18. Håkan Hellström - Gårdakvarnar och Skit
19. Thomas Dybdahl - If We Want It, It's Right
20. Laleh - Live Tomorrow
Challengers:
01. Timbuktu - Stirra Ner
02. Jupither - Love
03. The Cardigans - I Need Some Fine Wine And You, You Need To Be Nicer
04. Hellacopters - I'm In The Band
05. Blindside - Fell In Love With The Game
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This week's MTV UpNorth video chart:
01. The Rasmus - No Fear
02. Midnight Monkeys - Monkeys On Attack
03. HIM - Wings Of A Butterfly
04. Hellacopters - Everything's On TV
05. Apulanta - Pahempi Toistaan
06. Darin - Why Does It Rain
07. Laleh - Live Tomorrow
08. Östermalm - Le Åt Allt
09. TwoPointEight - Red Eye
10. Lene Marlin - How Will It Be
11. Svenska Akademin - Du Vill Så Du Kan
12. Håkan Hellström - Gårdakvarnar och Skit
13. Kent - Den Döda Vinkeln
14. The Je Ne Sais Quoi - Station To Station
15. Division Of Laura Lee - Dirty Love
16. Firefox - What's That Sound
17. Kaizers Orchestra - Maestro Kaizerecords
18. Thomas Dybdahl - If We Want It, It's Right
19. Peshi - Hush Hush
20. Alcazar - Start The Firt
Challengers:
01. Saint Thomas - Morning Dancer
02. Crashdiet - Breakin The Chainz
03. Stratovarius - Maniac Dance
04. Karl Larsson - Off The Cliff
05. The Legends - He Knows The Sun
Go here to vote for your favorite: http://www.mtve.com/article.php?ArticleId=4753