24-hour Finn
NYC-based classical music station WQXR 105.9 will be dedicating June 8 to 24 hours of contemporary music from Finland via their online (streaming) station Q2: http://www.wqxr.org/articles/q2-music/2010/jun/02/24-hour-finn/
Country: Finland
The Nancy Wha begets The Wha's
Finnish indie act The Nancy Wha broke up and three of the members now have a new band called The Wha's: http://www.myspace.com/thewhas
Where the Slime Lives: Oranssi Pazuzu
Finnish black metal weirdos Oranssi Pazuzu are profiled in the debut edition of "Where the Slime Lives", The Quietus' new extreme metal column: http://thequietus.com/articles/04370-where-the-slime-lives-episode-1-from-the-sublime-to-the-ridiculous
Viola - Popsicle summer
As always, a new month means a new tune from Viola for free download: http://www.violamusicclub.com/
Rubik give away new EP
Finnish indie act Rubik are giving away new EP for free download before they kick off their US tour: http://rubikband.net/
Sirius playlist week #22
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Kopfer Kat - UberVolt
02. TALK 1
03. Pan Sonic - Radio Qurghonteppa
04. Johannes Heldén - Vortex count
05. Dear Euphoria - No more time to weep
06. TALK 2
07. The Bear Quartet - We're not gonna make it
08. The Shock! - In silence
09. MF/MB/ - The big machine
10. TALK 3
11. Familjen - När planeterna stannat
12. Kausal - The conquistador
13. The Nature - Din medicin
14. TALK 4
15. Ignatius - Så jävla religiös
16. Okkultokrati - Tomb City rockers - Pungent stench
17. Haust - Anti-Reproductive
18. TALK 5
19. Carolina Wallin Pérez - Utan dina andetag
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.
Monday is Memorial Day
That means two things. First, there will be no repeat of my radio show, so if you want to listen, you'll need to tune in on Sunday (that's 11pm ET on Sirius XMU). Like always, I'll be playing a ton of great new music (The Bear Quartet, Dear Euphoria, Pan Sonic, Haust, etc.). Secondly, updates here will probably be pretty sparse as I'll hopefully be off doing other things besides sitting in front of the computer. Thanks!
Kaskas
In the meantime
self-released
Once upon a time, Yo La Tengo headed north. As the days became longer and winter gave way into spring, their songs became popper and more optimistic. And still they traveled, finally making their new home in Helsinki and renaming themselves Kaskas. No?
Okay, how 'bout this one? Kaskas is "the little side project that could." An accidental success, their debut full-length "In the meantime" marries slacker rock, charming pop, lounge groves and fuzzy freak-outs together into a surprisingly agreeable sonic stew. A bit too experimental (and clever) for the mainstream, and a bit too classic to be labeled "art rock," the Finnish quartet seems bent on carving out a new niche. And even though it's still a stone's throw from cohesive, they couldn't offer a more enticing first introduction. Vintage organs play with jangly guitar and tussle with raw percussion dotted with electronic beeps. Every song, from the 1970s smoking lounge opener "Night express 84", to the surf-ready melodies of "Fidel", to the bizarre spoken-word elements of "La tete", play like another avenue for potential exploration. While this leaves the listener with little to no idea who these guys might be (Slackers? Music students? Retro worshipers?), it's exciting to wonder what they'll try next. A fight to the indie death with a certain New Jersey trio perhaps?
- Laura Studarus
Sirius playlist week #21
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Elephant9 - Fugl fønix
02. TALK 1
03. Håkan Lidbo - X-Bot-DXC vs MC-Monstrux - EuroAsian Warzone Cronicle
04. Disco Ensemble - Protector
05. Kausal - Evac
06. TALK 2
07. Smoke Mohawk - Murder attempt
08. Masshysteri - Dom kan inte höre musiken
09. MF/MB/ - The big machine
10. Chicagojazzen - VI
11. TALK 3
12. Monty - Seglaren
13. Sweatmaster - Turnover
14. The Aches - Count slowly to ten
15. Dismember - Misanthropic
16. TALK 4
17. Camouflage - Syster sol
18. EL-SD - SÖSJÖ
19. Darkthrone - Those treasures will never befall you
20. TALK 5
21. Deathbed - Black sky
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.
Cats on Fire back to Germany
Cats on Fire will be heading back to Germany in August:
08/12 - Comet Club, Berlin
08/13 - die naTo, Leipzig
08/14 - Dockville Festival, Hamburg
Anvils Drop at Aversionline
Aversionline covers the new 7" "Death worship" from Finnish hardcore act Anvils Drop: http://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2010/05/19/anvils-drop-death-worship-7/
Deathbed album preview
Preview Deathbed's upcoming record "Birds of a coming storm": http://www.rokkizine.fi/artikkelit/deathbed/
There's an interview posted as well, but it's in Finnish.
Preview the island of Disco Ensemble
Disco Ensemble's new album "The island of Disco Ensemble" is currently streaming in its entirety at YleX's website: http://ylex.yle.fi/musiikki/ennakkokuuntelussa-disco-ensemble-the-island-of-disco-ensemble
Sirius playlist week #20
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Enforcer - High roller
02. TALK 1
03. Robyn - Dancing on my own
04. The Amazing - And it looks like today
05. Årabrot - End of first chant: II
06. TALK 2
07. The Bombettes - Cherry shot
08. Underachiever - No rain (arson)
09. Lapko - Kiss 'n' cry
10. TALK 3
11. The Howard Way - Runaway
12. Familjen - Socker
13. Deathchain - The crawling chaos
14. Lågkonjunkturen - Den här låten handlar om...
15. TALK 4
16. Anna von Hausswolff - Track of time
17. Marit Bergman - Free falling
18. Jennie Abrahamson - I lost my heart
19. TALK 5
20. Menfolk - Rubato (con song)
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.