Country: Norway

Listen to Norway Jan/Feb 2012 new release spotlight

Listen to Norway has posted a round-up of new releases from January/February, highlighting new albums from artists such as Tord Gustavsen Quartet, Nordic Voices, Motorpsycho and more: http://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2012020609363579684596

Hanne Hukkelberg - My devils (video)

New visual stimulation from Norwegian artist Hanne Hukkelberg

New tunes from Fysisk Format

has posted the Årabrot cut "300nights", the exclusive b-side from the now OOP "Madonna was a whore" 7", for streaming at SoundCloud.

In other news, they're also streaming a song from Do You Love Melena?, a new band featuring members from Rumble in Rhodos and Pow Pow:

Death defying unicorn preview

Preview the new Motorpsycho double-album "The death defying unicorn": http://3voor12.vpro.nl/luisterpaal/albums/The-Death-Defying-Unicorn.html

Gåte vocalist going solo, first single available for free d/l

Gunnhild Sundli, ex-vocalist for the excellent Norwegian folk/rock act Gåte, will soon be releasing her debut solo album and is currently giving away the first single "Gi mæ fred" as a free download: http://gunnhildsundli.no/

Marhaug/Merzbow album coming in March

Lasse Marhaug has collaborated with legendary Japanese noise guru Merzbow in many ways over the years, but only in 2010 did they finally make a proper studio recording together in Tokyo. The resulting work is called "Mer mar" and will be released on LP via in March.

The Megaphonic Thrift - Moonstuck (video)

"Moonstruck" is the 2nd video from Norwegian act The Megaphonic Thrift's new self-titled album.

300 Acting Spaces - Exploring new electronic music

"300 Acting Spaces" is the name of a new experimental music/multimedia project based out of Oslo and spearheaded by artist/professor Alex Gunia. In addition to providing an intimate performance venue for many of Norway's leading artists in the genre including Lasse Marhaug, Maja Ratkje, Supersilent and more, the venture also aims to link up with similar venues worldwide, both conceptually and online. And for those purely interested in the music, all shows will be streamed live and immediately archived for public listening via SoundCloud. Read more: http://300as.com/

Reveries preview

is currently streaming the new album "Reveries" from Norwegian shoegazers Maribel in full via SoundCloud.

Charlotte Thorstvedt + Margaret Berger - Arrhythmia (video)

Can't say that I'm familiar with Charlotte Thorstvedt at all, but new music from Margaret Berger is always welcome.

Arts Desk Nordic Music Round-Up #3

The Arts Desk has posted a third installment of their Nordic Music Round-Up series: http://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/just-scandinavia-nordic-music-round-3
Featured artists include Jenny Hval, Alog, Mirel Wagner, Black Twig, Firefox AK, Karin Park, Den Svenska Tystnaden and many more.

Kari Harneshaug joins the Dayladore Collective

Norwegian artist Kari Harneshaug has joined the and will be releasing her debut album "Early morning memories" on March 2. Lead single "Don't walk upon my ground" is out now and should appeal to anyone into PJ Harvey and the like.

Nordic by Nature - 2 years of good taste

Berlin-based Scandinavian clubnight Nordic By Nature has posted a new mixtape for free download to celebrate their 2-year anniversary: http://soundcloud.com/nordicbynature/nordic-by-nature-2-years-of-1

HighasaKite - Son of a bitch

Solid female-fronted indierock from Norway, swapping out synths for guitars. The trio's new album "All that floats will rain" is out February 3 via .

DJ 99 best of 2011

DJ 99 of Listen to Norway's excellent "99 Minutes" podcast series has assembled a Spotify playlist of his favorite tracks from 2011: http://listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2012020212292683108262
Not everything is available to US listeners unfortunately, but it's still worth checking out.