Menfolk sent for mastering
The upcoming Menfolk album "Beast one / Man nil" is currently being mastered by the illustrious Bob Weston (Shellac) at Chicago Mastering Service.
Country: Denmark
Obstacles/Auxes split on the way
Danish act Obstacles will be releasing a split 7" with Americans Auxes (ex-Milemarker/Challenger) via Czech label . No exact release date, but it's been sent off for pressing, so expect it to be available in a few weeks.
Under Byen - Alt er tabt (video)
Here's a video for the title track of the new Under Byen album "Alt er tabt": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOR7-UYfxO0
Bodebrixen to Ja Ja Ja
Danish act Bodebrixen will play the March 18 edition of the Ja Ja Ja Nordic music showcase at The Lexington in London.
Trentemøller confirms new album, single
The new Trentemøller album "Into the great wide yonder" will be out in May via his own label . The first single "Sycamore feeling" will precede it in April.
New Didium album gets title, release date
Danish pop act Didium and The Black Bonnie Picture report that their new Paul Schroeder-produced (Stone Roses, Talk Talk) album "A valley" is confirmed for release on May 1 via Schroeder's own label . In the meantime, the band has a new 4-song EP called "Bonnie wants you out!" that you can preview in-full over at Soundvenue: http://soundvenue.com/artist/didiumtheblackbonniepicture
Ea Philippa, the multimedia/multi-sensory experience
Gaffa has more details on Ea Philippa's new multimedia book/album/performance project "Pure Magic": http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/37065
The gist, if my translation skills are working right: Ea's new novel and album "Lotuskabinettet" will be released on February 11 to coincide with her concert at the The Library Bar in Copenhagen where she will be reading/singing/performing(?) the new material. In addition, all comers will receive a box with various objects to enhance the experience through taste, smell and touch. I thought the fantasy world she created in her debut album "Fjerne himle" was already quite interesting, this sounds fascinating -- looking forward to seeing reports on how it all goes.
Scarred By Beauty
We swim EP
self-released
Within seconds of cranking this baby up it's easy to see why Danish youngsters Scarred By Beauty won the Danish Metal Awards ‘talent of the year' accolade for 2009. This, their debut EP, reveals a band with talent that belies their years and is strong enough to sit alongside some of the best extreme metal to emerge –- even from seasoned professionals –- in a long while. SBB draw their influences from a wide range of extreme metal and have brought it all together to create an utterly savage amalgam that's not unlike Meshuggah meets Death meets Cryptopsy's "The Unspoken King" album (let that Cryptopsy reference be not the death-knell, though. While it was slated by many, that was in the context of the band's former reputation for all-out slaughter). SBB have pulled off an amazing feat with this debut, albeit one that needs a bit of tweaking here and there. The main concern here is in the choice of vocals. While Hatesphere's Jonathan "Joller" Albrechtsen sports a demonic set of lungs, this band would benefit greatly if he were to reign in the screaming a touch, essentially moving SBB away from a metalcore alignment and synching them with a more generalized extreme metal outlook. The vocals on this really hit home with Albrechtsen's shuddering death growls and, used in the sparing fashion evident here, offer a gates-of-hell-opening diversion that's as powerful as bejesus. Super-tight musicianship, well thought out song constructions, and a giant-slaying production make this one of the surprises of the year. Just wind in the screaming a touch and these guys are definitely onto a winner.
- John Norby
The Late Parade - We will walk straight through this wall
Danish act The Late Parade are giving away their song "We will walk straight through this wall" for a limited time on the occasion of Copenhagen Fashion Week: http://www.thelateparade.com/
In case you forgot, the video for this song caused a bit of a stir when it was first released last year.
RebekkaMaria - Corollaceous (video)
RebekkaMaria has a video for her latest single "Corollaceous": http://www.dr.dk/pirattv/klip/rebekkamaria-corollaceous/
Nordic By Nature in Berlin
The club SO36 in Berlin will be hosting a new Scandinavian-themed showcase every third Thursday under the name "Nordic By Nature". The premiere is February 18 and will feature Exploding Heart and Gry plus DJs and upcoming events are already booked with artists such as Bye Bye Bicycle and Band Ane. Full details: http://www.myspace.com/nordicbynatureberlin
New Alcoholic Faith Mission album in March
has confirmed that Danish act Alcoholic Faith Mission will release their new record "Let this be the last night we care" on March 5. Samples at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/alcoholicfaithmission
New Sterling record in March
Danish indierock act Sterling will release the new album "Tonemaskinen" on March 8. The first single "Spring for dit liv" is out now and the next one "Vi kommer aldrig hjem" should be on the radio too.
Rising European tour
Rising will be heading out on the road with fellow Danes Double Space in March:
03/18 - Simplon, Groningen (NL)
03/19 - La Taverne Du Theatre, La Louviére (BEL)
03/20 - Verso, Luxembourg City (LUX)
03/21 - Graf Hugo, Feldkirch (AUS)
03/22 - Modra Povice, Prague (CZ)
03/23 - tba (CZ/DE/POL)
03/24 - CRK, Wroclaw (POL)
03/25 - tba (CZ/DE/POL)
03/26 - Hammerschmiede, Kassel (GER)
03/27 - Magnet Club, Berlin (GER)
The Kissaway Trail - SDP (video)
Filter has the premiere of The Kissaway Trail's video for "SDP": http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/media/entry/the_kissaway_trail_sdp_filter_exclusive_premiere