VED recording new EP

Malmö experimental/psych act VED have booked studio time for their first-ever full-band recording session. Expect the results to surface on a new 3-song EP in August via Lugnet Records/Deleted Art.

Adrian signs VED

Adrian Recordings has announced the signing of Malmö-based experimental/psych act VED and will be releasing their new self-titled album on May 2. Download a sample tune: http://www.adrianfiles.com/02.Sture_External.mp3

VED live in London

I keep meaning to mention this and then I keep forgetting: Malmö-based experimental/psych act VED will be making an appearance in London on March 22 as part of the Exotic Pylon Festival. Even details via FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/138477279606126/

VED to tour Germany

Malmö-based psych act VED is heading to Germany in March:

03/23 - Schokoladen, Berlin
03/24 - Cairo, Würzburg
03/25 - Conne Island, Leipzig
03/26 - Ostpol, Dresden

Advent Mixtape #4: VED

The latest entry in Adrian Recordings' Advent Mixtape series comes from Malmö's VED: http://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=303

Noe Spagato - The space between / Lilla snigel 7"

There's a new 7" from Noe Spagato out now via Psychic Malmö: http://psychicmalmo.com/
If you're into the sounds of new weird Malmö (Ved, Vidderna, This Is Head, etc), you should check this out.

Ved on cassette comp

Prejka highlights the new Kosmisk Väg cassette comp "The new wave of Swedish cosmic music" with a mp3 from Ved: http://prejka.se/?p=4595

Sirius playlist week #36

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

01. TALK 1
02. Mindy Misty - Slippies
03. Fatboy - Bad news from pretty red lips
04. Viola - Puppies in the rain
05. Kite - Jonny boy
06. TALK 2
07. Code 64 - Progenitor
08. Familjen - Det var jag (This Is Head version)
09. Ved - Question for L Ron
10. TALK 3
11. Hope I Die Virgin - At crude garbage falls
12. Vidderna - Utanför
13. Ljudbilden & Piloten - Domedeijla mosse
14. TALK 4
15. Roll the Dice - Into the ground
16. Muxika77 - The mountain
17. Den Svenska Tystnaden - Afasi
18. Elmo - Young love
19. TALK 5
20. Bedroom Eyes - (Here's one for you) Underdog

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.

Ved debut confirmed

Swedish psych/weirdos Ved will release their debut album "Gershwins pipe" on July 17 via Deleted Art offshoot Psychic Malmö. There will be a release party at Club Babel in Malmö that same evening.

This Is Head - 0011 (+ VED rmx)

Adrian Recordings are giving away the This Is Head track "0011" as a free download along with a remix by fellow Malmö artists VED: http://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=275

MP3: M.A. Numminen - Carry your weight

Till grammisjuryn 2009:
Tack men nej tack, vi avsäger oss nomineringen, vi vill inte ha med Er att göra. Hoppas Ni respekterar detta. Vi tycker att en ursäkt vore på sin plats. Säg förlåt.
Vänligen,
The Bear Quartet

In case you missed it, The Bear Quartet were nominated for a Swedish Grammy and they have refused the "honor", issuing the statement above (translation here). It's not like it's the first time, so yeah, I'm not surprised. Still Sweden's best indie act and also the most contrary. Anyhow, it's not as if the prospect of BQ going up against the likes of Takida and Europe isn't ridiculous enough by itself, it hardly matters because you know that fucking Kent will win everything, whether you think they deserve it or not (I still haven't heard "Röd"; I'm sure it's fine, but I just don't care). So they are stepping aside and good for them. The Bear Quartet continues to do as they see fit.

On a similar token, the band has another new EP on the way to accompany the album "89" and of course it bares their willfully difficult streak. The song is "Carry your weight" and the EP comes with 3 b-side versions: a killer Spaghetti Western remix from Strange Maps aka Petter Granberg of Park Hotell, a psyched-out take by Malmö-based experimental artist VED and most importantly, the version I give to you today as performed by Finnish cult artist M.A. Numminen (performed together with longtime collaborator Pedro Hietanen on accordion). I can't remember where exactly I first heard of Numminen, but his intentionally annoying weirdness is a perfect match for BQ and yet another example of the band doing their best to aggravate their fans. Personally, I think it's hilarious, even if it's pure novelty. But most importantly, it makes perfect sense. The "Carry your weight" EP comes out December 11, the same day as The Bear Quartet's final concert of the year in their hometown Luleå where they will perform songs from "89" for the very last time.

M.A. Numminen - Carry your weight (The Bear Quartet cover)

VED confirmed for 12" via Lugnet

Mysterious Malmö-based experimental artist VED has confirmed a new 12" release with the Lugnet label. It will feature the tracks "Sture external" and "Din egen spegelbild" plus a remix of "The anointed word" as done by Tiaz.

Ved coming to LP

Malmö-based psych artist Ved will have his album "Taygetos" released this fall on LP, appropriately, via Psychic Malmö. There will also be a new release via Lugnet in the near future, but details are still tba. Hear a few samples at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/vedsound
RIYL The Goner.

Ved - Music for hiss and elevator

Listen to the new track "Music for hiss and elevator" from Swedish ambient/experimental act Ved: http://www.myspace.com/vedsound

Swedish experimental/electronic acts Ved and Metek released a super-limited CDr a few years back and it's now finally available online as a free download: http://www.archive.org/details/MetekVsVed