Downstairs - Fur curses (video)
Something new from Finnish act Downstairs off the band's forthcoming EP "Ekto the firstborn". Direct link: http://vimeo.com/20881261
Country: Finland
Lapko - Sad CV (video)
A new video from Lapko for "Sad CV", a b-side from the recently released "Horse and crow" EP. Direct link: http://vimeo.com/20812268
Anthropogonia preview now streaming
Tracks from the new Plain Fade album "Anthropogonia" are now (finally!) streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/plainfade
In case you forgot, "Anthropogonia" is a symphonic album collaboration with Helsinki-based, 50-voice choir WiOL led by conductor/mezzosoprano Jutta Seppinen with a libretto written in Ancient Greek by Ilmari Kavén. I've been eagerly awaiting this record for two years now.
Disco Ensemble - Undo (video + mp3)
"Undo" is the latest single from Finnish act Disco Ensemble. Download the mp3 here: http://www.discoensemble.com/app/blog/view/-/id/1/page/0#T107
Rotten Sound album stream
Lambgoat has a full-album stream of Rotten Sound's latest work "Cursed": http://www.lambgoat.com/blog/view.aspx?id=287
Pintandwefall - Drunkberries (video)
The final video from the new Pintandwefall album "Time is right for Romans, baby!" is now online: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj3rUVVNuDc
Amorphis album details
Amorphis has announced details for their new album "The beginning of times" due out in late May: http://amorphis.net/?page_id=903
Heartbreak Stereo - All in all in all in
Check out a new track from Finnish punk act Heartbreak Stereo off their forthcoming split 10" EP with Swedes Speakeasy: http://soundcloud.com/heartbreakstereo/allin
Free music from Sleeping in Airports
Sleeping in Airports is yet another in the long line of female-fronted Finnish acts exploring the realms of shoegaze and they have two tracks they are giving away for free: http://soundcloud.com/sleeping-in-airports
Not as immediately appealing to me as On Volcano or Murmansk, but definitely not without potential.
Risto - Lyö (video)
Finnish act Risto has a brand new video for the track "Lyö": http://vimeo.com/19833375
Nordic By Nature March mix
Berlin-based Scandinavian music clubnight Nordic By Nature has a new mixtape up for March: http://soundcloud.com/shibie/nordic-by-nature-birdy-talk-march-mix
MP3: Magenta Skycode - King of the abstract painters
There's quite a few American acts that aim to emulate the lush sound of the Beach Boys, but no one can nail their glorious melancholia quite like the Scandinavians. Magenta Skycode may lack a Hal Blaine to call their own, but that hardly matters when you got everything else required for a pop/rock symphony. Unlike Mandorla, who sound more like a convincing tribute (albeit a very good one, it must be said), these Finns go beyond the cutesy, sunshine pop to mine the darker undercurrents that made "Pet sounds" so unforgettable. Perhaps it's my overactive imagination, but I think there's a profound sadness to that album that oft goes overlooked and unrecognized. Magenta Skycode gives me that same feeling
In other Magenta Skycode news, will be celebrating the band's 5th anniversary on March 15 with the vinyl reissue of their first album "|||||" ("5 bars") on 180g LP + 7" with two extra tracks, packaged in a gatefold sleeve including full lyrics, liner notes and so on. The label will also be reissuing pre-Magenta Skycode act This Empty Flow's 1996 debut "Magenta skycode" (see the connection?) on April 27 in a limited 2xLP edition, the first time the record has ever been released on vinyl.
Magenta Skycode - King of the abstract painters
New 22-Pistepirkko album gets release date, preview posted
The new 22-Pistepirkko album "Lime green DeLorean" is now confirmed for release on May 4. Check out a few acoustic versions of tunes from the record here: http://www.bonevoyagerecordings.com/component/content/article/90-new-22-pistepirkko-album-in-may
Big Wave Riders - Skate or die
Finnish indie act Big Wave Riders have a new track they are giving away called "Skate or die": http://soundcloud.com/bigwaveriders/big-wave-riders-skate-or-die
Off the Record: Uusi Fantastia (feat. Freeman)
There's a brand new episode of Off the Record online now with featured guest Uusi Fantasia plus a special appearance by Freeman: http://offtherecord.fi/uusifantasia/