In October Västerås, Sweden will play host to the 2004 'New Perspectives' Festival which will feature all sorts of avant-rock, free-jazz and improvisation. Artists scheduled to appear so far include Merzbow, Thurston Moore & Jim O' Rourke (Sonic Youth), Blonde Redhead, Tape, Hans Appelqvist, Henrik Rylander (ex-Union Carbide Productions), Ebbot Lundberg (Soundtrack Of Our Lives), Jean-Louis Huhta (Lucky People Center), Johan Skugge and Kent Tankred. Read more: http://www.nyaperspektiv.se/