Tag: News
Songs I Wish I Had Written is releasing the music of Moto Boy in one of the most old-school, lo-fi ways possible: as a music box. See here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXC4I_ebIIA&fmt=18
Download the song in question: https://www.songsiwish.com/motoboy/Aroomwithoutyou.mp3
They're not the first to do it (Mogwai did the same awhile back), but it's certainly not commonplace. Says the label: In true Songs I Wish spirit we give away the music digitally and charge for the manufactured gadget. We test Seth Godins interesting Seinfeld curve theory that there is no room for the middle price range – no one pay $4 for a Seinfeld episode on TV, but to pay $200 to see Jerry in Las Vegas is not a problem. Applied to music, it's even more true. $1 per song is a construction made up by record labels that is/was doomed to fail. In Godins words: "because if you're not scarce I’m not going to pay for it because I can get if for free."
So $0 for MP3 and $25 for a totally unique musical box!
Read more: https://www.digitalrenaissance.se/2009/01/13/free-expensive/
The new EP "Swim, swam, swan" from The Topeka Twins aka Björn Kleinhenz + Thomas Denver Jonsson will get an official release on January 24 and the duo will celebrate with a show at Hagateatern in Göteborg. Besides the hand-assembled 3" CD version which I'm sure will be available at the show, the EP will also be posted for free download.
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:
01. TALK 1
02. Promoe - New day
03. High Hats - The end
04. Björn Kleinhenz - Light of love
05. TALK 2
06. Boeoes Kaelstigen - Transpole
07. Ondo - Sunlight
08. Pugh Rogefeldt - Colinda
09. TALK 3
10. The Tallest Man on Earth - Shallow grave
11. The Fine Arts Showcase - Modern love
12. Pan Sonic - Johto 5
13. TALK 4
14. The Bear Quartet - All your life
15. Hanna Hirsch - Ingen kommer sakna oss
16. Mattias Hellberg & The White Moose - Black cat fever
17. TALK 5
18. Isolation Years - Let's step aside
19. Tomas Halberstad - Much better off without it
20. Grande - Rhythms of sin
21. TALK 6
22. Wolfbrigade - In adrenaline
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.
Finnish act Captain Cougar has gone through some lineup changes recently. Read all about it: https://www.captaincougar.net/index.php?EN&news
The nominees for the Manifest Awards, Sweden's alternative Grammy, have been announced:
Synth:
Thermostatic - Humanizer (Wonderland Records)
Zeigeist - The Jade Motel (Spegel/Imperial Recordings/Playground)
Moonlight Cove - Orphans of the Storm (Kinetophone/Hot Stuff)
Elegant Machinery - A soft exchange (Out of Line/Hot Stuff)
Rhythm:
Movits - Äppelknyckarjazz (BD Pop/Universal)
Erici - Brasilicum (Erici Music/Dead Frog)
Saft Stockholm - Ordet (Saft Productions/Stockholm Electronica)
Kungers - Galaxen (Rätta Visan/Border)
Experimental:
Anders Dahl - Doorbells (Bombaxbombax)
Nina de Heyney, Charlotte Hug & Christian Jormin - Acoustic Electronic (LJ Records)
Pär Thörn - Schöneberg/Stammheim/Gärdet/Rågsved (Treffpunkt)
Anders Hultqvist - Traces (Chamber Sound)
Pop:
Frida Hyvönen - Silence Is Wild (Licking Fingers/Playground)
Hello Saferide - More modern short stories from... (Razzia/Bonnier Amigo)
Joel Alme - A Master Of Ceremonies (Sincerely Yours/Border)
Nordpolen - På Nordpolen (Sincerely Yours/Border)
Rock:
The Hellacopters - Head Off (Wild Kingdom/Sound Pollution)
Pascal - Galgberget (Novoton/Bonnier Amigo)
Fatboy - In My Bones (Fat State Production/Playground)
Manikins - Crocodiles (P.Trash Records)
Dance:
Pär Grindvik - Samlad årsproduktion (Stockholm LTD)
Anders Ilar - Sworn (Level Records 11)
Style of Eye - Duck cover and hold (Pieces of eight records)
Zoo Brazil - No Place Like Home (Gung Ho! Recordings)
Jazz:
Bobo Stenson Trio - Cantando (ECM/Naxos)
Nina Ramsby & Ludwig Berghe Trio - Du har blivit stor nu [En kamp!] (Moserobie/Bonnier Amigo)
e.s.t. - Leucocyte (ACT/Bonnier Amigo)
The Splendor - Sound of Splendor (HOOB/Border)
Punk/Hardcore:
Disco Volante - "We are forever" (Not enough)
Disfear - "Live the storm" (Relapse/Border)
Nitad - "Ibland kan man inte hindra sig själv" (Kranium)
Meanwhile - "Reality or nothing" (Feral Ward)
Hårdrock/Metal:
Burst - Lazarus Bird (Relapse/Border)
Dismember - Dismember (Regain/Sound Pollution)
Grand Magus - Iron Will (Rise above/Border)
Opeth - Watershed (Roadrunner/Bonnier Amigo)
Hip-hop/R'n'B/Soul:
Chords - Things We Do For Things (Juju/Playground)
Afasi & Filthy – Fläcken (P.o.p.e./Playground)
Masse - Gott & Blandat Vol. 2
Allyawan - Blu Duk Mixtape Vol. 2
Folk/Ballad:
Gunnel Mauritzson Band - Det som sker...(Sandkvie Records/CDA)
Maria Hörnelius, Bernt Andersson & Kjell Jansson - En sång för Kent (Eld Records/Border)
Jonas Knutsson & Johan Norberg - Skaren - Norrland III (Act/BAM)
Bjernulf/Björklund/Lindh – Pål Olles väg (Courage)
Singer/Songwriter:
Melpo Mene - Bring the Lions Out (Imperial Recordings/Playground)
Hyacinth House - Black Crows Country (True Music Production/Glitterhouse)
First Aid Kit - Drunken Trees (Rabid Records/Border)
Olle Nyman - Venture (A West Side Fabrication/Border)
Live:
Detektivbyrån (Danarkia)
The Hellacopters (Psychout Records)
Lykke Li (LL Recordings)
Robyn (Konichiwa Records)
Myspace prize for best unsigned act:
Montauk
Hero in action
Miranda Gjerstad
Sci-Fi Hands
John F Karlsson
Dyno
Tim Schmidt
Nottee
The Bellevues
Diskoteket
Go here for more: https://www.manifestgalan.se/
The folks at Discobelle have made a Fairtilizer playlist showing off some of their favorite Swedish music from 2008: https://fairtilizer.com/playlists/9901
Swedish Columbia is the name of a international new record label/art collective founded by Carcrash Records partners Håkan Johansson (Division of Laura Lee, Gbg) and Shelby Cinca (Frodus, DC). Besides collaborating on various bands (Frantic Mantis, etc.) and design projects, they've also found time to put out music from other people. The first batch of releases is heavy on Americans, so I won't tell you about most of 'em, but they are releasing a new single from the Swedish techno duo BMK aka Blandmissbruk which is supposedly yet another DoLL sideproject. Listen/purchase/download: https://bmkmusic.bandcamp.mu/
For more on Swedish Columbia, go here: https://www.myspace.com/swedishcolumbia
Jeniferever are streaming a couple new tracks on myspace from their new forthcoming album "Spring tides": https://www.myspace.com/jeniferever
Winter Took His Life, Euphoria And The Lazy Boy, Hajen and Tvärvägen will all be touring Europe together in May playing as one big band. Some dates are booked, but not all so help out if you can: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=46503669&blogID=463137548
Finnish indie act Regina is giving away a new song as a free download: https://www.magicnights.org/Regina-Tapaa_minut_aamulla.mp3
The band's new album "Puutarhatrilogia" will be officially released on February 11 via Johanna Kustannus.
Scandinavian metalcore acts Burst and Medeia will be touring Europe together along with The Ocean and Bison BC:
02/26 - FZW, Dortmund (GER)
02/27 - Conne Island, Leipzig (GER)
02/28 - Progresja, Warsaw (POL)
03/01 - Exit Chmelnice, Prague (CZ)
03/02 - Arena, Wien (AUS)
03/03 - Dürer Kert, Budapest (HUN)
03/04 - Feierwerk - Hansa 39, München (GER)
03/05 - Dynamo 21, Zürich (CH)
03/06 - Latte + Club, Brescia (ITA)
03/07 - Rock Planet, Pinarella di Cervia (ITA)
03/08 - Die Stadtmitte, Karlsruhe (GER)
03/11 - tba, London (UK)
03/12 - Corporation, Sheffield (UK)
03/13 - Dornrosje, Nijmegen (NL)
03/14 - The Legend, Sneek (NL)
03/15 - VK, Bruxelles (BEL)
03/16 - Logo, Hamburg (GER)
03/17 - Mühltal Steinruch Theater, Darmstadt (GER)
03/18 - Kulturfabrik, Esch (LUX)
03/20 - Fernverkehr, Zedtwitz (GER)
03/21 - Lido, Berlin (GER)
Peter Morén (Peter Bjorn and John) will be heading down to Braga, Portugal for a one-off solo show at Theatre Circo on January 23.
Danish indie act Ruined By Martin is streaming a new demo track called "Self assured": https://www.myspace.com/ruinedbymartin
Dundertåget's debut single "Ifrån Mig Själv" is now streaming at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/dundertaget
The official release date for said single is January 28.