Mother of the Forest - Vill kyssa dig på ängen vid morgärdan
I'm a couple days late, but here's yet another solid new track from Mother of the Forest.
Country: Sweden
New Makabert Fynd 7" "Ondskans flint" on D-takt & Råpunk
will be doing a new Makabert Fynd 7" with a special limited edition of 50 to go along with the band on their upcoming European tour; dates and details posted here.
Peter Morén - Odyssén (video)
PSL has the premiere of Peter Morén's new solo single "Odyssén": http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/06/28/premiar-peter-moren-oddyssen/
So which Peter in the band is your favorite?
Dida - Make it happen (video + mp3)
Depressive hip-hop/r&b from Norrland featuring Dida in collaboration with Addeboy vs Cliff and a handful of guest vocalists. Download the mp3 here.
New Witchcraft this fall
Apparently the new Witchcraft album "Legend" is finished and will be out this fall.
Kite - Closing my heart (video)
I'm not sure if this is considered an official video or not, but it's a great song for sure so I definitely recommend that you check it out.
Min Stora Sorg - Svarta ögon (video + mp3)
Min Stora Sorg's video for the excellent tune "Svarta ögon", now streaming at Vimeo. Grab a free mp3 download of the single at the band's website.
Hybris on Spotify mythbusting
Kalle Magnusson from the label dispels many of the myths concerning artist royalties and digital service payouts in 2012: http://blog.mediaevolution.se/2012/06/26/mythbusting-spotify-doesn%E2%80%99t-give-any-money-to-artists/
This is merely one example of many which shows the gents at speaking out against what many of the old vanguard would like you to believe.
Chechen - EPA (video)
New from Chechen aka Frej Larsson and Linus Eklöw with vocals from Unni Håkansson, extra beats from Carli and cultural appropriation quite a few steps removed from the source.
War & Hate
Of course this is happening the weekend I leave Sweden: on July 27-28, Börlange will host the new music festival War & Hate which will feature a brutal assortment of metal and power electronics acts such as Brighter Death Now, IRM, Omnizide, Survival Unit and many more. Full details: http://www.warandhate.se/
Eboi + Marcus Price - Fiend (video)
I'm not crazy about Eboi's rapping, but Marcus Price's production is always solid.
Necrovation - Sepulchreal
Head to ' website to hear the brand new Necrovation track "Sepulchreal" in the site's mediaplayer: http://www.agoniarecords.com/
Sibille Attar - Alcoholics
"All my friends are alcoholics," so goes the refrain of Sibille Attar's debut single, just released via . Worth checking out.
MP3: Odyssey - Pyramids
Speaking of pyramids, I like to imagine that this song is a direct expression of old-man-clouding over the modern era of tumblr-meets-witch house-style content-less/geometry-obsessed internet youth culture, which I suppose could be totally plausible considering Odyssey's own old-school, Geocities-style website, but I strongly suspect I am off the mark. Regardless, it's a good tune and I'm really into the recording which was done at Studio Hufvudstaden in Söderköping, a fact I gladly didn't discover until I had already made up my mind about it. Makes sense though- much like Maim who also recorded there, Odyssey's album "Abyssmal despair" sounds extremely rugged and dirty while still somehow retaining every instrument's place in the mix without ever getting muddy. Aside from a few minor overdubs, I bet this is an incredibly accurate representation of what these three dudes sound like jamming in a room together. In other cases I'm all for using the studio as its own instrument, but it makes perfect sense for a group of heavy jammers like this.
Odyssey - Pyramids