Rumour Said Fire have announced that their debut full-length "The arrogant" will be released on October 18. The first single "Sentimentality falling" was released today and can be heard here: http://www.dr.dk/p3/musik/p3suu/2010/09/20/the-rumour-said-fire-sentimentally-falling/
Danish act Kiss Kiss Kiss are heading abroad for a few dates next month:
10/05 - Astra Stube, Hamburg (GER)
10/06 - Weltecho, Chemnitz (GER)
10/07 - Projekt 7, Magdeburg (GER)
10/08 - Perron55, Venlo (HOL)
10/09 - AZ, Aachen (GER)
10/11 - Cafe Video, Gent (BEL)
10/13 - Morph Club, Bamberg (GER)
10/14 - Hive, Zürich (CH)
10/15 - Etage Club, Biel (CH)
10/16 - Beim Weissen Lamm, Augsburg (GER)
The band's album "Release the birds" will be getting a digital re-release on September 27 which will include 10 remixes.
Nordic by Nature has a new mixtape posted for October: http://soundcloud.com/shibie/popism-the-philosophy-of-nordic-by-nature-from-s-to-b-back-again-oct-mix
ObstaclesWith very few exceptions, purely instrumental rock albums get very tedious very quickly, often highlighting the importance of the vocal element in adding an extra, somewhat essential, dimension to the overall experience. København's Obstacles fall somewhere between exposing this shortfall and revealing that the inclusion of a singer isn't as important as some may think. The album displays an insane amount of technical wizardry, falling in and out of rock and free jazz, at times sounding like an intense math-rock jam session. Closing track "Locomotive" is where "Dividual" both rises and falls. Featuring the only vocal performance on the album, it makes it very clear that the music Obstacles plays benefits greatly from having a singer -- in this case Henrik W. Hald of Trust and Rising fame -- in the fold. His inclusion offers a distinct Mastodon vibe and shows, undeniably, that this is a band who has the potential to reach a level of appreciation that will escalate them to a greater international recognition. The music is of the same style as on the rest of the album; it's just that where the other, voice-free, tracks often wind up sounding a little too much like fret-wankery of the highest order, the vocal addition gives us something additional to concentrate on, resulting in a greater, true appreciation of the musicianship on display. There's great potential here. Whether or not the band decides to capitalize on that is entirely up to them.
- John Norby
Danish label will be releasing the new album from new signees Howl Baby Howl next week and are now streaming a couple sample tunes: http://tigerspring.net/?p=211
European tourdates for Lis er Stille:
10/05 - Stadtgarten, Erfurt (GER)
10/06 - MUZ, Nürnberg (GER)
10/07 - Lichtung, Köln (GER)
10/08 - TAC, Eindhoven (NL)
10/09 - Patronaat, Haarlem (NL)
10/10 - NBI, Berlin (GER)
10/11 - Astra Stube, Hamburg (GER)
10/15 - Kulturwerk 118, Sursee (CH)
10/17 - Stadtwerkstatt, Linz (AUS)
10/19 - Cafe Glocksee, Hannover (GER)
For those of you (like me) who are into classic metal, Fenriz of Darkthrone has a new speed metal mix posted for download: http://afistinthefaceofgod.blogspot.com/2010/09/fist-in-face-of-god-presents-fenriz-aka.html
As always, a mixed lot of mostly unknowns, but well worth investigating.
The new Teitur album "Let the dog drive home" will be released on October 4.
Mimas will be back in the UK in October:
10/20 - tba, (UK)
10/21 - Swn Fest (BSM Showcase), Cardiff (UK)
10/22 - Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich (UK)
10/23 - Brainwash Festival (afternoon show), Leeds (UK)
10/23 - The Head of Steam, Newcastle (UK)
10/24 - The Captains Rest, Glasgow (UK)
10/25 - The Harley, Sheffield (UK)
10/26 - Luminaire, London (UK)
Get a new track from the band here: http://www.tweetforatrack.com/Mimas
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Night Minutes - Sweetheart of the funeral
02. TALK 1
03. Korova Station - Come on come on
04. Okkultokrati - Stench of life
05. Johan G Winther - Chasing kingdoms
06. Kimono - Vienna
07. TALK 2
08. SONMOI - The man with no flesh
09. Phonophani - Neverdal
10. Kausal - The conquistador
11. TALK 3
12. Vowels - oiaå
13. The Bear Quartet - We're not gonna make it
14. Säkert! - Rotary
15. Slöa Knivar - Stay dirty
16. TALK 4
17. Slöa Knivar - Hjärtat
18. Menfolk - Skeletons
19. Asha Ali - Hurricane
20. Tiger Tape - She is fiction
21. TALK 5
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.
Champagne Riot have revealed plans to release a 4-song EP in the near future with an album to follow -- full details here: http://champagneriot2.blogspot.com/2010/09/release-plans.html
is streaming a new Dragontears track at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/badafrorecords
The band's third and final doomsday-themed album "Turn on tune in fuck off!" will be released on November 1.
Danish act Carpark North will release a best-of collection on November 1 entitled "Best Days (greatest & live)" featuring the band's various singles plus two new tracks including the upcoming single "Burn it", due out September 13.
Días Nórdicos is the name of a new multi-disciplinary Nordic culture festival in Madrid, Spain which kicks off in mid-September: http://www.diasnordicos.com/
Many artists such as Jonathan Johansson, Murder, Moddi and Kaspar will perform live, along with José González who will likewise perform in concert in coordination with a screening of the new documentary "The Extraordinary Ordinary Life Of José González". Full details at the link above.
Soundvenue is streaming The William Blakes' new album "The way of the warrior": http://www.soundvenue.com/artist/the-william-blakes2
