Skambankt - Mantra (video)
Norwegian rock act Skambankt has a new video for the track "Mantra": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpXHZgd7cOc
Country: Norway
"List of lights and buoys" to get vinyl reissue
will be re-releasing Susanna and the Magical Orchestra's 2004 album "List of lights and buoys" on heavy 180g vinyl: http://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/susannaandthemagicalorchestra/rlp-3034-susanna-and-the-magical-orchestra-list-of-lights-
New Röyksopp album "Senior" coming in August
The new Röyksopp album "Senior", the sequel to last year's excellent record "Junior", will be released in late August as opposed to April, which obviously did not happen. Read more: http://royksopp.com/back-with-senior-info
Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson
s/t ("Puzzle" and "The detective")
How Is Annie Records
Let's get this out of the way: Yes, many critics are spot on when comparing Norway's Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson to both Appleseed Cast and Explosions in the Sky; if anything, this is about as apt a correlation as one can make. But as talented as both those groups are, there is a lot of territory left to explore between them, and Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson do a fantastic job rambling through this attractive region. On this self-titled release (split into two different parts: "Puzzle" and "The detective"), that hard to define, yet unmistakable sound that American labels like and made their names promoting is deftly evoked and subtly expanded, demonstrating that there is still plenty more room to grow in this particular subgenre without sacrificing any of the '90s indie nostalgia (an aspect the warm, analog-like recording quality helps to enhance). "Puzzle" and "The detective" are triumphant achievements, their contents mingling the contemplative with the immediate, the ethereal with the tangible, and all on YPOFH's own terms. Instead of being merely an echo of the past, YPOFH are very much their own voice, and one well worth listening to.
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson
Apparatjik - 4 can keep a secret if 3 of them are dead
Apparatjik sent a mailout for some new downloads this past weekend. Sign up at their eyesore website and maybe you can get them too: http://eyeoncommittee.com/
Zweizz & Joey Hopkins album to be released via Jester
Norwegian noisenik Zweizz had been working on a musical collaboration with American artist Joey Hopkins up until the latter's tragic untimely death in late 2008 and now, at long last, the project has been completed and will be released via . Says Zweizz: "I have tried to make an album that both his mother and the rest of his family can remember him by -- as well as being a statement that lives up to my somewhat idiosyncratic artistic standards. And of course, I can just assume that Joey would have approved of the songs in their respective final states. It can be difficult to kill the darlings of a friend who has already went onwards. I hope I have succeeded in this, and I want to share this music with as many people as possible to celebrate the memory of the immense talent of Joey Hopkins. It has been an honour to work with you." The album will simply be called "Zweizz & Joey Hopkins" and here is the final tracklist:
01. Eternal Puberty (feat. Ingrid Berge)
02. dWill to dPower / Tomorrow
03. Black Strobes (feat. Torgny Knutson Amdam)
04. Bimbo Rimjob
05. Porcelain Dolls in the Bath
06. The Goat (feat. Kristoffer Rygg)
07. Armies of General Nonsense
08. Smash, Politics, Gag
09. How We Ate The Flesh (feat. Ingrid Berge)
10. No Clue (feat. Czral)
11. Compulsar Massive (feat. Kim Sølve)
The official release date is set for November 1. More here: http://www.jester-records.com/
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.
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Karpe Diem - Aldri Solgt En Løgn
02. Keep Of Kalessin - Reptilian
03. Susanne Sundfør - The Brothel
04. Knutsen & Ludvigsen - Dum og Deilig - Knutsen og Ludvigsen
05. Lars Vaular - Helt om natten, Helt om dagen
06. Thomas Dybdahl - Waiting for that one clear moment
07. Donkeyboy - Caught in a Life
08. Venke Knutson - Smiles - The Very Best Of
09. Gitarkameratene - Kanon! Gitarkameratenes aller beste
10. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2010
11. Trond Granlund - Sanger jeg lærte av faren min
12. Leif Ove Andsnes - Grieg Lyric Pieces
13. Thom Hell - All Good Things
14. Finn Kalvik & Erik Fosnes Hansen - Neste Stasjon Grorud
15. Raga Rockers - Shit Happens
16. Knut Magne Myrland - Sjelespor
17. Aleksander With - Still Awake
18. Navigators - The Straight And Narrow
19. Jenny & Arne - From Our Hearts
20. Chand Torsvik - Kongeriket Norge
Popfest = new Norwegian festival
Kristiansand, Norway will play host to a new festival this year in June, the self-explanatory Popfest. Confirmed artists include Hypertext, Moddi, The New Wine, Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson and others. Read more: http://www.popfest.no/
Fenriz approved: Black Magic
Seems like it's been awhile since Fenriz selected a Norwegian act as his "band of the week", but that's no longer the case with today's selection of Black Magic: http://www.myspace.com/bestialpurity
Lucy Swann - Undercover (video)
Check out Norwegian artist Lucy Swann and her new video for the song "Undercover": http://vimeo.com/11883828
Di Kjipe to release debut LP via Fysisk Format
has announced that they will be releasing the debut/final LP "Kor e du no?" from Norwegian punkrockers Di Kjipe on June 21. More info and a few preview tracks here: http://tigernet.no/shop/release.php?code=129279
Dusted reviews "One-armed bandit"
Dusted reviews "One-armed bandit", the latest album from Jaga Jazzist: http://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/5721
Nö Music interviews Okkultokrati
Nö Music interviews Okkultokrati who just released their excellent new album "No light for mass" this week: http://www.nomusicmedia.com/2010/05/18/okkultokrati-interviewed-black-reign/