Frederik Teige - Elevate
is hyping the new solo release from Frederik Teige of Efterklang: http://papergardenrecords.com/lovelyheartsclub/lovely-hearts-club-presents-frederik-teige-lhc-7/
Country: Denmark
Champagne Riot to release EP via Matinee Recordings
Champagne Riot has confirmed that their forthcoming EP "Confessions of a poker pro" will be released via . No exact date yet, but they say to expect it before Christmas. As for the tracklist, the EP "will be a compilation of [their] best recordings from fall 2009 through to summer 2010" as they feel that they moved beyond that era of music-making and will be working on a different level for their eventual LP.
By:Larm begets the Nordic Music Prize
Inspired by the British Mercury Music Prize, the folks behind Norway's By:Larm Festival have started the Nordic Music Prize which will feature 12 international nominees competing for a €20,000 prize, with the winner to be announced at the fest on February 19. For full details, including a who's who of the jury, see here: http://nordicmusicprize.com/
Morningside signs Pinkunoizu
has announced the signing of Copenhagen-based act Pinkunoizu, a band self-described as "an exotic mixture of lo-fi, high-life, modern composition music, ancient folkish songwriting, asian 60's pop and future post-apocalyptic underwater rock." Look for their debut full-length "Free time volume one" to get a digital release on November 8 with a physical edition to follow in March 2011 packaged with "Volume two" included.
New music from Champagne Riot + Ja Ja Ja
Listen to some new tunes from Danish indiepoppers Champagne Riot: http://soundcloud.com/crchampagneriotcom/sets/moonstruck-ep
The Danish/Swedish duo is also one of three acts confirmed for the November edition of Ja Ja Ja taking place on the 18th at The Lexington in London along with Niki And The Dove and Lára Rúnars.
This week's Last.fm chart
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Håkan Hellström
02. The Concretes
03. The Bear Quartet
04. Kent
05. Säkert!
06. Familjen
07. Junip
08. MF/MB/
09. Efterklang
10. Robyn
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Dark Entries reissues Pesteg Dred
Goth reissue specialists have unearthed the old album "Years of struggle against the lies, the stupidity and the cowardice" from Danish act Pesteg Dred and released it on vinyl for the very first time after being originally available only as a bonus cassette with Danish art mag "Atlas". Read more/hear samples: http://www.darkentriesrecords.com/?p=718
Also note at the bottom that there is a split LP featuring Danish postpunks De Må Være Belgiere and End of Your Garden in the works as well.
DMA2010 nominees are go
The nominees for the 2010 Danish Music Awards have been announced and they are fairly unexciting: http://www.pladebranchen.nu/?id=589
Winners will be announced on November 14.
Marybell Katastrophy - Heavy industry
Soundvenue is streaming a brand new track from Marybell Katastrophy: http://www.soundvenue.com/nyheder/2010/10/20/hoer-nyt-nummer-med-marybell-katastrophy-
Turboweekend/When Saints Go Machine live video
Check out high quality video footage of Turboweekend and When Saints Go Machine's recent concert at Vega: http://vegaplayer.dk/
When Saints Go Machine sign with !K7
Danish electronic act When Saints Go Machine has signed an international deal with German label who will be releasing the new EP "Fail forever" in January. The group's new album will follow sometime thereafter, with the domestic/Scandinavian version to be released via .
TLOBF reviews Our Broken Garden
The Line of Best Fit is not impressed by Danish artist Our Broken Garden and her album "Golden sea": http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/10/our-broken-garden-–-golden-sea/
Sort Sol are back, sort of
Gaffa reports that Danish postpunk act Sort Sol is back together once again, this time without founding guitarist Peter Peter or bassist Knud Odde, and will be touring in the spring: http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/43802
MP3: The Malpractice - Boss stallion
The Malpractice is the new solo project from Johannes Gammelby of I Am Bones/Beta Satan and "Boss stallion" is the latest single off the forthcoming album "Tectonics", due out October 25 via . I liked a couple I Am Bones songs, but was mostly ambivalent about the band overall; Beta Satan fare much better in my eyes due to the band's exemplary noisiness, whereas The Malpractice fall somewhere in between. This song in particular is quite good, despite my distaste for disco tropes to which I credit the beat emphasizing heaviness over funk. Seems to me, it aims for more an angular rock thing and nails it rather than poorly faking your standard Motown breaks. Elsewhere, the band seems to fall off a bit when Johannes loses focus, as was often the case with IAB, but whatever. We're in a new age of the single, right? Isn't that what they say?
The Malpractice - Boss stallion
10 years of Nordic at Drowned in Sound
Drowned in Sound celebrates 10 years of existence with a week-long focus on Nordic music: http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4141266