Fin interviews Nordic By Nature
Fin Nettmagasin has a feature interview with Nina and Steffi from Berlin-based Scandinavian clubnight Nordic By Nature: http://www.fin-mag.no/saker/nordicbynature/index.html
Country: Finland
10x4 with Mesak
Electronic Beats interviews Finnish skweee mastermind Mesak: http://www.electronicbeats.net/music/interviews/10-x-4-mesak
Black Twig - Death scene
has posted a great new track from Finnish noisepoppers Black Twig for preview on SoundCloud. Look for their debut album "Paper trees" to be released on January 11.
Listed: Årabrot, more
Årabrot is one of the guests for this week's "Listed" feature at Dusted: http://dustedmagazine.com/features/1003
Also posted over there today, a review of Finnish electronic artist Keränen's new album "Moon over Torrelorca": http://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/6757
PUNK ON OKEI - Minimaalinen vilkaisu Tampereen punk-maailmaan
Punk On Okei: a 12-minute doc on the Tampere, Finland punk scene, complete with English subtitles now streaming at Vimeo.
P.Trash to release debut LP from The Splits
will be releasing the full-length debut LP from Finnish garage-punks The Splits either late 2011 or early 2012. Hear some tunes from their recent 7" single on : http://the-splits.bandcamp.com/album/ghosts-crazy-for-you-7
Emma Gaala 2012
The first round of nominees for this year's Emma Awards, the Finnish Grammy, have been announced: http://www.emmagaala.fi/fi/etusivu
Nordic Music Prize 2011
The 12 nominees for the 2nd annual Nordic Music Prize will be announced on December 1 with the winner being crowned on February 16 at Kulturkirken Jakob in Oslo during by:Larm.
Off the Record: Regina
Check out Regina doing an outdoor acoustic live session for video site Off the Record: http://offtherecord.fi/regina/
Quite nice!
Keuhkot - Puhumatta paras
Finnish weirdness from Keuhkot aka Kake Puhuu off the upcoming album "Laskeutumisalusastia", due out soon via . More samples at SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/ektrorecords
Ewert and The Two Dragons - Good man down (video)
Finnish melancholia just released in Sweden via .
Cleaning Women in the studio
Finnish act Cleaning Women report that they are currently in the studio working on new material. They'll also be going out on a short tour in January on the occasion of their 15th anniversary; dates soon.
Oriel Jones - Chin up!
A brand new tune from Finnish/Swedish act Oriel Jones. Grab an mp3 and get the lyrics here: http://www.orieljoans.com/?page_id=511
Svart to reissue early Disgrace LPs
Excellent Finnish label will be doing a reissue/repress of early 90s death metallers Disgrace's first few releases, including a reconstructed version of the band's previously lost 1993 album "Vol. 2" -- the very first time this recording has ever seen the light of day. You can buy all 3 LPs now if you want, but you can also wait for them to be released individually: "Vol. 2" comes out first on November 9 followed by "1990" (the first two demos and 7" on one LP) and "Grey misery" (the debut full-length) on December 5.
Drowned in Sound presents Nordic Sounds
Drowned in Sound has launched a new Scandinavian music column called Nordic Sounds: http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4143878-nordic-sounds-1-backwards-and-forwards
Content covered include their selections for the best albums of 2011 so far, a bit of a news roundup and some coverage of Iceland Airwaves.