Artist: The Soundtrack of Our Lives

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Here's this week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Marie Fredriksson - The Change
02. Magnus Uggla - Den tatuerade generationen
03. Lars Winnerbäck - Vatten under broarna
04. Björn Afzelius & Mikael Wiehe - 1993 - Malmöinspelningarna
05. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
06. The Soundtrack of Our Lives - Origin I
07. Stefan Nilsson - Så som i himmelen
08. Orup - Orup - Bästa
09. Anna Ternheim - Somebody Outside
10. Lisa Ekdahl - Olyckssyster
11. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
12. Brolle Jr. - Paradise Will Wait
13. Rigmor Gustafsson and the Jacky Terrasson Trio - Close to You
14. Björn Skifs - Skifs Hits!
15. Martin Stenmarck - Think of Me
16. The Refreshments - Easy to Pick Up, Hard to Put Down
17. Alcazar - Dancefloor - Deluxe
18. Stina Nordenstam - The World is Saved
19. Mats Bergmans - Vänd dig inte om
20. Christian Walz - Paint by Numbers

Legendary Swedish doom-metal act Candlemass has decided to reunite yet again and has booked two weeks in the studio at the end of the month. They don't have a record deal yet or anything, but they don't seem worried about it. Read more: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=29064

The Soundtrack of Our Lives will be returning to the US in January for a few "showcase" gigs in the select cities of LA, SF, Chicago, Boston and NYC. As for the US album release, the latest word on the street is not until March. Boo! Here's what's been confirmed so far:

01/15 - Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge (Boston)
01/21 - Double Door, Chicago
01/26 - The Troubadour, LA

Here's this week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Marie Fredriksson - The Change
02. Lars Winnerbäck - Vatten under broarna
03. Magnus Uggla - Den tatuerade generationen
04. Björn Afzelius & Mikael Wiehe - 1993 - Malmöinspelningarna
05. The Soundtrack of Our Lives - Origin I
06. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
07. Orup - Orup - Bästa
08. Anna Ternheim - Somebody Outside
09. Lisa Ekdahl - Olyckssyster
10. Hovet - Hovet
11. The Refreshments - Easy to Pick Up, Hard to Put Down
12. Stefan Nilsson - Så som i himmelen
13. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
14. Deportees - All Prayed Up
15. Brolle Jr. - Paradise Will Wait
16. Björn Skifs - Skifs Hits!
17. Alcazar - Dancefloor - Deluxe
18. Stina Nordenstam - The World is Saved
19. Rigmor Gustafsson and the Jacky Terrasson Trio - Close to You
20. Christian Walz - Paint by Numbers

Nicke Borg of Backyard Babies will be doing a DJ tour of Europe. Here's the first dates:

11/24 - King & Queens, München (GER)
11/27 - Matrix, Bochum (GER)
11/29 - Cobra Bar, Hamburg (GER)

Rockfoto.nu is now updated with a proper concert calendar along with new pics of The Hives, The Soundtrack of Our Lives and C.Aarmé.

Here's this week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. The Soundtrack of Our Lives - Origin I
02. Lars Winnerbäck - Vatten under broarna
03. Magnus Uggla - Den tatuerade generationen
04. Anna Ternheim - Somebody Outside
05. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
06. Orup - Orup - Bästa
07. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
08. Stefan Nilsson - Så som i himmelen
09. The Refreshments - Easy to Pick Up, Hard to Put Down
10. Björn Skifs - Skifs Hits!
11. Lisa Ekdahl - Olyckssyster
12. Stina Nordenstam - The World is Saved
13. Brolle Jr. - Paradise Will Wait
14. Alcazar - Dancefloor - Deluxe
15. Christian Walz - Paint by Numbers
16. Europe - Start from the Dark
17. Blacknuss - Gold
18. Mats Bergmans - Vänd dig inte omo
19. Anna-Lotta Larsson - Känn en doft av kärleken
20. Rebecka Törnqvist - Travel Like in Songs

PopMatters reviews the epic one-song Meshuggah EP "I": http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/m/meshuggah-i.shtml

The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Origins vol. 1
Warner Music Sweden

Much anticipated follow up for 2001 hit-record "Behind the music". As always, it's a trip down memory lane with songs reminding of Love, Stooges, Buffalo Springfield and what not. But also as always, they deliver really, really good songs and the production is right on the money. The first track "Believe I've found" is one of their greatest songs so far and "Song for the others" is also pure beauty. I can't wait to see this live.
- Jason Christie

Here's this week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. The Soundtrack of Our Lives - Origin I
02. Lars Winnerbäck - Vatten under broarna
03. Magnus Uggla - Den tatuerade generationen
04. Stina Nordenstam - The World is Saved
05. Anna Ternheim - Somebody Outside
06. The Refreshments - Easy to Pick Up, Hard to Put Down
07. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
08. Björn Skifs - Skifs Hits!
09. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
10. Brolle Jr. - Paradise Will Wait
11. Mats Bergmans - Vänd dig inte omo
12. The Haunted - Revolver
13. Stefan Nilsson - Så som i himmelen
14. Lisa Ekdahl - Olyckssyster
15. Alcazar - Dancefloor - Deluxe
16. Europe - Start from the Dark
17. Christian Walz - Paint by Numbers
18. Anna-Lotta Larsson - Känn en doft av kärleken
19. Blacknuss - Gold
20. Rebecka Törnqvist - Travel Like in Songs

After a two month break, Jaga Jazzist is back in the studio to wrap up their new album for an early 2005 release. They've now enlisted the help of producer Kåre Chr. Westrheim to finish tracking and to handle mixing. Kåre has worked with quite a few high profile Norwegian musicians including Gluecifer, Kaisers Orchestra and Odd Nordstoga. Check out pics from the sessions here: http://www.jagajazzist.com/v2/sql/newslist.php/

The Lionheart Brothers
Colour contrast context
ChewinPine

Honest to god, I'm not the type of person who'll dismiss a band on the sole grounds of them sounding like "millions of acts before them", but when I listen to The Lionheart Brothers EP "Colour contrast context" I can't help but to feel like an old bitter man who spent his teenage years in the swinging sixties and wore nothing but flares and listened to nothing but psychedelic pop and now spends his time constantly repeating how much better everything was "back then" and how the bands of today sound like soggy carbon copies of the bands he used to like forty years ago (crazy, huh?). Of course, most of these old farts deserve to be slapped out of their weird denial, but in the case of the Lionheart Brothers there's some truth to be found in these clichéd arguments, because not only do The Lionheart Brothers wear their influences a bit too much on their sleeves but they also sound more like a travesty rather than a heartfelt homage (lyrics like "I've been crying / I've been flying" hardly work in the Brother's favour but only add to the Spinal Tap feel). Nevertheless, it should be said that The Lionheart Brothers have a rather nice feeling for melodies, harmonies and all that, but if you're really into this sort of music I'd recommend you to go and check out the new The Soundtrack Of Our Lives album instead of anything by this dull Norwegian duo.
- Simon Tagestam

Upcoming dates for Division of Laura Lee:

10/27 - Tavastia, Helsinki (FIN)
10/29 - Smålands, Växjö (SWE)
10/30 - Perrong 23, Hässleholm (SWE)
11/05 - Betong, Oslo (NOR)
11/06 - Hulen, Bergen (NOR)
11/10 - Öst 100, Stockholm (SWE)
11/11 - Astoria, London (UK) w/The Soundtrack of Our Lives
11/12 - King Tuts, Glasgow (UK) w/The Soundtrack of Our Lives
11/13 - Leadmill, Sheffield (UK) w/The Soundtrack of Our Lives
11/15 - Academy, Birmingham (UK) w/The Soundtrack of Our Lives
11/19 - Musikens Hus, Göteborg (SWE)
11/25 - Village, Västerås (SWE)
11/26 - Blå, Eskilstuna (SWE)
11/27 - Rockborgen, Borås (SWE)
12/01 - Smålands Nation, Lund (SWE)
12/02 - Stengade 30, Copenhagen (DK)
12/03 - Satin, Örebro (SWE)
12/04 - Kungen, Sandviken (SWE)
12/11 - M15, Trollhättan (SWE)

Tons of Scandinavian stuff at High Bias this week:

Kings of Convenience: http://highbias.com/reviews/20040926_short1.html#KingsofConvenience
Laakso: http://highbias.com/reviews/20040926_short1.html#Laakso
Singapore Sling: http://highbias.com/reviews/20040926_short2.html#SingaporeSling
Carpathian Forest and Green Carnation on DVD: http://highbias.com/reviews/20040926_DVD.html
The Soundtrack of Our Lives at the Austin City Limits Music Festival: http://highbias.com/reviews/20040926_live.html (scroll to 9/18)

As you may or may not have heard, there's a new Union Carbide Productions compilation called "Union Carbide Productions - Remastered and Reinvented" coming out on September 22. Here's the tracklist:

01. Glad To Have You Back
02. Golden Age
03. Ring My Bell
04. Coda
05. How Do You Feel Today
06. SF Boogie
07. Off The Wall
08. Chameleon Ride
09. Be Myself Again
10. Down On The Farm
11. Baritone Street
12. Future Now (prev. unreleased MC5 cover)
13. Cartoon Animal
14. Down On The Beach
15. Anytime
16. Career Opportunities
17. Solution
18. Financial Declaration
19. Born In The 60s

This new collection effectively replaces the previously issued comp "The Golden Age of Union Carbide Productions" and is being released to hopefully raise some interest for the (still) upcoming box set, now due out "probably after Christmas", according to frontman Ebbot. Didn't we hear that exact same thing last year? Anyhow, for those of you who aren't aware, UCP was the band whose core membership later became the founders of The Soundtrack of Our Lives. In related news, keep an eye out for the relaunch of the UCP website over at ucp.se.

Rockfoto.nu has been updated with pics of The Soundtrack of Our Lives from Slussens Pensionat.

The Soundtrack of our Lives will play two UK festivals in August: the Leeds Festival on the 27th and the Reading Festival on the 29th.

Division of Laura Lee - Das Not Compute (Burning Heart/Epitaph)
After the break-through release of "Black City", I'm glad to report that DoLL have managed to craft a more-than-worthy follow-up. They enlisted the production assistance of Kalle from The Soundtrack of Our Lives and it paid off. His sonic influence is obvious and goes beyond the requisite guest appearances from fellow TSOOL members Mattias Bärjed and Martin Hederos. It sounds like the band took a lot of time experiment with different tones and the end result is a strongly varied sonic palette. Taking cues from bands like Silverbullit, "Das Not Compute" also cranks up the fuzz-factor to 10 and layers it on thick. There's a couple tracks here and there that don't really go anywhere, but the stuff's that's good (such as the single "Dirty Love" and the epic "Breathe Breathe") more than makes up for it.

Division of Laura Lee
Das not compute
Burning Heart Records

After the break-through release of "Black city", I'm glad to report that DoLL have managed to craft a more-than-worthy follow-up. They enlisted the production assistance of Kalle from The Soundtrack of Our Lives and it paid off. His sonic influence is obvious and goes beyond the requisite guest appearances from fellow TSOOL members Mattias Bärjed and Martin Hederos. It sounds like the band took a lot of time experiment with different tones and the end result is a strongly varied sonic palette. Taking cues from bands like Silverbullit, "Das not compute" also cranks up the fuzz-factor to 10 and layers it on thick. There's a couple tracks here and there that don't really go anywhere, but the stuff's that's good (such as the single "Dirty love" and the epic "Breathe breathe") more than makes up for it.
- Avi Roig