Shelflife announces Balloon Magic EP
has announced that they will be releasing a new EP from Danish indiepop act Balloon Magic on November 17 entitled "Mornings". Full details and a sample tune: http://www.shelflife.com/catalogue/LIFE076.html
Country: Denmark
Dad Rocks! - Weapons/Surgery
The new Dad Rocks! single "Weapons" b/w "Surgery" is currently streaming at SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/dad-rocks/sets/weapons-surgery-1
Town Portal for free
Danish math-rockers Town Portal (feat. members from Nightpass/Shellife) have a new 6-track EP called "Vacuum horror" that they are giving away as a free/pay-what-you-want download: http://townportal.bandcamp.com/
Aqua - Playmate to Jesus (video)
The new Aqua single, maybe not quite as blasphemous as I had hoped.
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - Major
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour are giving away the new tune "Major" as a free download in exchange for an email address: http://www.theasteroidsgalaxytour.com/
Look for the group's new album "Out of frequency" to be released on January 31 here in the US, and one month later on February 27 abroad.
KODA imposes Danish music blog tax
Gaffa reports that Danish publishing/performing rights organization KODA is charging a tax to music bloggers who post music: http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/52883
More here: http://politiken.dk/kultur/musik/ECE1400625/musikbloggere-frygter-fremtiden/ (in Danish, also see the related articles at the bottom)
The fine print: 109,69 Danish kroner per month for non-commercial blogs with less than 2000 downloads or streams, 219.38 kr. for under 5000 and 329.08 kr. for up to 10k. Exceed that and you enter commercial media territory.
More AC/DC, as interpreted by Marybell Katastrophy
Danish artist Marybell Katastrophy has posted a couple more clips of her covering AC/DC classics.
Album confirmed for Darkness Falls
Up-and-coming Danish duo Darkness Falls have confirmed that they will be releasing their Trentemøller-produced debut album "Alive in us" on October 24.
The Quietus reviews Iceage
The Quietus takes an in-depth look at Iceage's "New brigade" album: http://thequietus.com/articles/07012-iceage-new-brigade-review
MP3: The Tremolo Beer Gut - Every minute alone
Danish surf-rockers Tremolo Beer Gut cover fellow countrymates WhoMadeWho from their upcoming all-covers collection "Under the covers", due out in November via . Kind of a novelty tune, but hey, when you're dealing with an instrumental surf band, that's pretty much all you're gonna get. Still worth a listen though.
The Tremolo Beer Gut - Every minute alone
The Arts Desk on new Scandinavian music
UK site The Arts Desk has posted a roundup of new Scandinavian releases including Tiger Baby, Splashgirl, Sacred Harp, Siinai, Jens Lekman and Edda Magnason: http://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/just-scandinavia-new-music
New label: Father Figure Records
is a new Danish label, home to Icelandic artist Dad Rocks! (aka Snævar Njáll Albertsson of Mimas), and wholly devoted to Creative Commons music licensing: http://fatherfigurerecords.com/
Dad Rocks!' debut album "Mount modern" will be released on November 8 with the labels (US), (UK) and (ICE) each handling it in their respective territories.
New Rising tune + tourdates
Another new Rising tune for our collective listening pleasure to coincide with the unveiling of their new website. Go see the band on tour:
10/28 - Raum Eins, Aarhus (DK)
10/29 - Stengade 30, Copenhagen (DK)
11/03 - Schaubude, Kiel (GER)
11/04 - UJZ Korn, Hannover (GER)
11/05 - Beatpol, Dresden (GER)
11/06 - Hafenklang, Hamburg (GER)
11/07 - Bastard Club, Osnabrück (GER)
11/08 - Sonic Ballroom, Köln (GER)
11/09 - Kreativfabrik, Wiesbaden (GER)
11/10 - Comet, Berlin (GER)
11/11 - UT Connewitz, Leipzig (GER)
11/12 - K4, Nürnberg (GER)
11/13 - Black Fleck, Potsdam (GER)
11/24 - Kansas City, Odense (DK)
11/25 - 1000fryd, Aalborg (DK)
11/26 - Beta, Copenhagen (DK)
New album from Alcoholic Faith Mission in October
The new Alcoholic Faith Mission album "Ask me this" will be released on October 3.
Figurines give away live EP
Danish indie act Figurines have a new 5-song live EP that they are giving away as a free download: http://figurines.bandcamp.com/album/five-songs-recorded-live-at-vega-copenhagen