Free Jazz reviews Elephant9
Free Jazz praises the new Elephant9 album "Walk the Nile": http://freejazz-stef.blogspot.com/2010/02/elephant9-walk-nile-rune-grammofon-2010.html
Country: Denmark
Bad Afro confirms a couple 2010 releases
Danish rock'n'roll label reports that Dragontears (ex-Baby Woodrose/On Trial) are currently recording what will probably be their third and final album. It will be called "Turn on tune in fuck off" and is set for release this fall. Also on the way from the label is a collection of demos and outtakes Baby Woodrose made during recording their debut album "Blows your mind" which will feature various alternate takes of songs on the album plus a few previously unreleased cuts. The title of that one will be called "Mindblowing seeds & disconnected flowers" and it's set for a spring release.
Champagne Riot - Ingrid Bergman (video)
Champagne Riot have now posted the video for their new song "Ingrid Bergman" online, but you might want to read about it first: http://champagneriot2.blogspot.com/2010/02/video-for-ingrid-bergman.html
Lotte Andersen to release new album in May
Danish musician/actress Lotte Andersen will be releasing the new album "Hjemmefra" on May 17. Hear samples at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/lotteandersen
Pitchfork reviews Fredrik, Efterklang, Radio Dept.
Lots of Scandinavian content at Pitchfork today including reviews of the new Fredrik record "Trilogi", Efterklang's latest "Magic chairs" and the new Radio Dept. single "Heaven's on fire".
Marybell Katastrophy single gets a name
No word yet on when/how it will be released, but Marybell Katastrophy's first single from her next album will be called "Difference".
Vinnie Who on Dolores, more
will be releasing Vinnie Who's debut single "What you got is mine" on a white vinyl 12". Listen at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/vinniewhoofficial
Other 2010 releases in the works (or maybe already out) from the label include new material from Deportees, Håkan Hellström, The Fume, Eye Travel, Kungen och Silvia (feat. Ebbot Lundberg and Olle Ljungström), Kleerup, Pacific!, Lykke Li and I'm from Barcelona.
The Quietus talks to Kellermensch
The Quietus interviews Danish act Kellermensch: http://thequietus.com/articles/03796-kellermensch-2
Anchorless tour
Danish act Anchorless (ex-Lack) has booked themselves a short European tour:
04/30 - Antje Øklesund, Berlin (GER)
05/01 - Festival, Prague (CZ)
05/02 - Rhiz, Vienna, Wien (AUS)
05/04 - tba, Leipzig (GER)
05/05 - Grüner Jäger, Hamburg (GER)
05/07 - AZ Conni, Dresden (GER)
05/08 - Food For Your Senses (Warm Up) Centre Prabelli, Wiltz (LUX)
Ja Ja Ja to put on ILMC showcase
Ja Ja Ja will be holding two showcases in March, the first of which taking place on the 11th at Tabernacle as part of the International Music Conference (ILMC). Acts featured include Hjaltalín, Lucy Love, Husky Rescue and Megaphonic Thrift. As mentioned before, there will also be a showcase on the 18th at The Lexington with Bodebrixen being the first name confirmed.
The Kissaway Trail
Sleep mountain
Bella Union
Let's get this out of the way: Danish band The Kissaway Trail owes a good deal of their sound to Arcade Fire. No... make that a great deal. From lush orchestral movements, to their pendent for melodramatic swells punctuated with non-specific "ooohh ohh ohhs", Win Butler and the gang seep though the holes of nearly every track. It may come as a surprise then, that The Kissaway Trail's sophomore effort "Sleep mountain" comes off significantly more than a simple "Neon Bible"-retread. Marrying electronics to dense instrumentals, they've managed to create an album that timelessly reflects the intermingled sorrow and optimism of youth.
With vocal styles that sound not unlike Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips, co-lead men Thomas Fagerlund and Søren Corneliussen lead the charge though eleven tracks, their Bright Eyes-style emotive phrasing adding gravity to melancholic paean "New year" and helping transform Neil Young cover "Philadelphia" into a multi-layered, wandering daydream. Unafraid to un-ironically dip into Loney Dear-style sincerity on "Beat your heartbeat" and "New lipstick", it's difficult not to get swept up in their unabashed romanticism. Arcade Fire may have gotten there first, but The Kissaway Trail is here to stay.
- Laura Studarus
MP3: Oh No Ono - Helplessly young
I'm not gonna lie to you, I haven't magically become a fan of Oh No Ono overnight. Their style of indierock is still way too, I dunno... stereotypically indie for me. Heavy on quirks, light on hooks. But that's just me and I understand my opinion is not the be all end all even though I think it should be. Anyhow, what I am a fan of is , vinyl and free stuff, so I'm more than happy to team up with the label to give away an autographed copy of Oh No Ono's new 2LP "Eggs" which will officially be released on March 9. The stats, should you be curious: gatefold packaging, extra loud 45RPM DMM cut with high quality 24-bit masters. So yeah, basically everything that you could want from a vinyl release with no shortcuts. You want it? All you gotta do is send me a private message to enter and I'll pick someone's name out of a hat at the end of the day, maybe even yours. Not a registered user yet? Well, now's the perfect time to remedy that. Good luck!
UPDATE: A winner has been selected. Thanks to everyone who entered! Better luck next time.
Oh No Ono - Helplessly young
Spinner picks their Scandinavian favorites from by:Larm
Spinner lists their five favorite acts from by:Larm: http://www.spinner.com/2010/02/21/best-of-by-larm-festival/
The names: The Megaphonic Thrift, Altaar, Negash Ali. Kira Kira and Joensuu 1685.
Pitchfork reviews Sambassadeur, Kasper Bjørke
Pitchfork reviews the new Sambassadeur album "European": http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13932-european/
Also covered, Danish producer Kasper Bjørke's "Standing on top of utopia": http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13945-standing-on-top-of-utopia/