Scrags 7" gets release date
The Scrags' long-awaited 7" "Void lodge" will be officially released on via and will include the track "Cold wind" on the flip. Help the band celebrate with a show at Bar Brooklyn/Strand in Stockholm on September 5.
Country: Sweden
Boy Omega - Halos (video)
"Halos" is the lead single from the new Boy Omega album "Night vision", due out September 7 via . Download the track for free here.
Slangbella - Du och jag ska leva tills vi dör (video)
That great new Slangbella single I told you about two weeks ago now has a video. It's also up on Spotify and iTunes.
Ştiu Nu Ştiu - Ultra silvam
New experimental jams from Martin Sandström of Jeniferever together with his ex-Caterpillar Ghost bandmate Kalle Mattsson. More soon?
Pretties For You - Tick tock (video)
I'm not sure I'll ever get sick of seeing people in those horse-head masks. Good song too, btw.
New Khoma this fall
Look for Khoma to release a new limited odds'n'ends comp this fall called "All erodes" which will feature various unreleased material recorded during the sessions for the band's previous three records.
Pig Eyes gone digital
Pig Eyes' debut EP "Total destruction of the present moment", now available for your listening pleasure via Spotify and iTunes. Recommended!
Nexus Kenosis DJ promo
Now you get two full-length tracks from the upcoming Nexus Kenosis record.
Johan G. Winther - For Ingar Gustavsson
New music from the always wonderful Johan G. Winther, out now on . Says the label:
"I've been friends with Johan Gustavsson for a long while now – first through his music as Tsukimono (glitchy noisy drone dreamy electronics stuff that somehow stayed undiscovered by too many people) on labels such as and . Later on I organized some gigs for his instrumental rock band called Scraps of Tape. Some time ago Johan found a battered cd-r with old recordings he made for his grandmother, playing them to a couple of friends (who some of you might know: Nils Frahm & Peter Broderick) – who encouraged him to do something with those beautiful recordings. After some months of thinking and tinkering he finally sent me "For Ingar Gustavsson". A lengthy album, humble, restrained and precise and with a lot of respect. Imagine Arvo Pärt as a bedroom musician, laptop processing his Für Alina pieces with the same understanding and confidence that he originally composed them. Stretching them out into wise, vast wintry landscapes. Embracing life/eternity like only the elderly can. You never fell asleep so calmly."
VERY highly recommended.
New Switch Opens EP on the way
Switch Opens have announced that they'll be putting out a new digital EP on August 30 called "Joint clashes" which will feature five versions of the title tune; the original plus a new version, a remix by The Field and Faroyna and a guitar improv take by Kalle Skarin.
Skogen Brinner in the studio (video)
Behind the scenes with Swedish rockers Skogen Brinner in the studio.
The Amazing in the US
The Amazing are coming to the US for a string of dates in November:
11/07 - Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
11/08 - Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA
11/09 - Royale Night Club, Boston, MA
11/10 - Webster Hall, New York, NY
11/13 - Metro, Chicago, IL
11/15 - The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
11/17 - The Fonda Theatre, Hollywood, CA
GT vs WOW
Kudos to Way Out West press chief Joel Borg for calling bullshit on Swedish newspaper GT's crass anti-vegetarian meat party: http://www.dagensmedia.se/nyheter/pr/article3518797.ece
I'm not one to so quickly invoke Godwin's Law, but fuck them for making light of a serious issue.
MP3: The Holy Ghost - Heavy light
One of the biggest frustrations from my recent trip to Sweden: you can't be two places at once. It's also impossible to see/do everything and nor should you try, but that doesn't mean I'm immune from regret. So, sorry to the friends I didn't connect with! There will be a next time. And howabout Randy playing West Coast Riot in Göteborg? Oops, I was in Stockholm. Cosy Den? Nope, gotta be back in Göteborg that night. The Holy Ghost's live debut at Lilla Hotellbaren? No way, that was actually the day we landed... in Göteborg, naturally. I would've loved to have been at that one too, especially now that I've gone back and revisited The Holy Ghost's 2011 demo tracks -- I've been eager to check them out ever since ex-Trapdoor Fucking Exit/Java/Ashram member Jens Åker announced the project some years ago and now that he's got a full live band together, I'm even more excited about it. Even better: they'll be going back into the studio in a couple weeks to record again and I've been told the revamped lineup w/2nd guitar adds a whole new dimension to the band. So once again, let us revisit that old demo and look forward towards what's to come.
The Holy Ghost - Heavy light
Son of a Kid - Clearly now (video)
Son of a Kid, now signed to and available via Spotify.