Berlin-based Scandinavian music clubnight Nordic By Nature has a new mix up for November: http://www.mixcloud.com/Nordicbynature/nordic-by-nature-we-are-nordic-by-nature-nov-mix/
Featured artists include Battlekat, Icona Pop, Black Twig and Ane Brun.
Preview a bit of the new Kashmir single "Electrified love", just released as a single today and due out 11/11/11 as part of the band's previously announced best-of collection "Katalogue".
The Raveonettes will be releasing a 27-song b-sides/rarities collection on November 28 entitled, very simply: "The b-sides & rarities". The tracklist will be compiled in chronological order and will feature tunes from the band's entire 10-year career thus far.
will be releasing a new 7" from War, a poorly-named project featuring members of Iceage and Sexdrome. No release date yet, but my understanding is that the music is techno/electronic?
London-based Scandinavian music showcase Ja Ja Ja will celebrate their 2nd anniversary in November with a marketing and networking workshop event hosted by NOMEX and Record of the Day: http://www.exportmusicsweden.org/2011/10/jajaja-celebrates-its-2-years-anniversary/
The usual club show will happen as well and will feature French Films, Marit Larsen and Sóley.
Hear the new Blue Foundation track "Red hook" as included in this short skate film by directors Steve Berra and Colin Kennedy: http://theberrics.com/gen-ops/go-all-day.html?autoplay
Worth checking out, f'sure.
Moono Studio, the studio of label (which is run by two members from Oh No Ono), was recently robbed of DKK 500,000/$100,000 USD worth of gear: http://moono.org/index-eng.html
Keep an eye out for an equipment list to be posted shortly and locals, keep an eye on secondhand dealers for stuff to start showing up.
The new Efterklang DVD "An island" is out now and the band has posted an extra outtake video as extra enticement: http://efterklang.net/home/2011/10/26/an-island-available-on-dvd-new-outtake-online/
Rock-a-Rolla Magazine is streaming Rising's just-released new album "To solemn ash" in full for a limited time: http://rock-a-rolla.com/main/?p=2457
The upcoming Baby Woodrose album, their sixth overall, now has a name: "Third eye surgery". Expect an April release with the first single to precede it in January.
Up-and-coming artist Edda Magnason has been selected to play the title role in an upcoming Monica Zetterlund biopic to be directed by Per Fly and written by Peter Birro. Read more at DN: http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/film-tv/edda-magnason-spelar-monica-zetterlund (in Swedish)
Shooting begins in 2012.
Hymns from Nineveh, the "devotional folkpop" project of Danish artist Jonas H. Petersen, will be releasing the new album Endurance in Christmas time" on November 21. Said album will include the 5 songs from 2009's "Uncomplicated Christmassongs" EP plus 8 new ones. Also, though is indeed a Christmas album, Jonas says the subject is far more complicated: "These songs are about enduring the Christmas time. How to deal with loss, loneliness or despair in the Christmas time. But also - the songs discover what Christmas is about, and what comfort and joy the Christmas time can bring." As a fan of Hymns of Nineveh's previous work and a longtime Grinch, I can dig it.
Danish band Plastic Horse will release their debut EP "Real doesn't exist" on November 9 via , the label of fellow Danish artist Marie Frank. The band is fronted by J.S. Knudsen, a trained social anthropologist, who says that the music contained therein is "based on ethnographic studies of the effect of technology, religion and power have on human relations" and thus is "implicitly political." Hear samples at the band's website: http://plastichorse.dk/
The music doesn't live up to such bold proclamations to my ears, but I can't fault them for trying.
From the solo debut of Danish producer Vindahl, aka Ronni Vindahl of Boomclap Bachelors/Ivory & Gold/Non+, featuring guest vocals from Jennie Wilson. Note: NSFW.
Even if you aren't crazy about Powersolo's music, you can't deny that their videos are always entertaining. See the band on tour in France this fall:
11/29 - tba, Nantes
11/30 - El Chicho, Bordeaux
12/01 - La Guinguette Lautrec, Rodez
12/02 - Cbgc's, Gigors
12/03 - 30 ans du Clacson, Lyon
12/04 - La Cave à Musiques, Macon
12/05 - La Salle Métro, Thiers
12/06 - Eldorado Bar, Biel (CH)
12/07 - tba
12/08 - Le Nouveau Casino, Paris
12/09 - Le 5ème Avenue, Orleans
12/10 - La Fourmi, Limoges
12/11 - Central Park, Albi
12/12 - Le Saint des Seins, Toulouse
12/13 - The Secret Place, Montpellier