Pitchfork has some info on Annie's upcoming DJ Kicks mix disc and some upcoming tourdates in the US with fellow Norwegians Röyksopp: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/05-08/05.shtml

PopMatters interviews Röyksopp: https://popmatters.com/music/interviews/royskopp-050801.shtml

This week's MTV UpNorth video chart:

01. Apulanta - Pahempi Toistaan
02. Midnight Monkeys - Monkeys On Attack
03. TwoPointEight - Red Eye
04. Division Of Laura Lee - Dirty Love
05. Peshi - Hush Hush
06. JR Ewing - Fucking & Champagne
07. Darin - Why Does It Rain
08. Lene Marlin - How Will It Be
09. Venke Knutson - Just A Minute
10. Madrugada - Stories From The Streets
11. Soak The Sin - Hands Up
12. Looptroop - Chana Masala
13. Cheek - Liiku
14. Östermalm - Le Åt Allt
15. Timbuktu - Det Löser Sig
16. Movie - The Fool
17. Jori Hulkkonen - Lo Fiction
18. Röyksopp - Only This Moment
19. Hellacopters - Everything's On TV
20. Lilyjets - Going Blind

Challengers:
01. Tingsek - Egoflow
02. Brandon - What U See
03. Laleh - Live Tomorrow
04. Alcazar - Start The Firt
05. Cast - Problembarn

Go here to vote for your favorite: https://www.mtve.com/article.php?ArticleId=4753

This week's MTV UpNorth video chart:

01. Midnight Monkeys - Monkeys On Attack
02. Division Of Laura Lee - Dirty Love
03. Apulanta - Pahempi Toistaan
04. Darin - Why Does It Rain
05. Peshi - Hush Hush
06. JR Ewing - Fucking & Champagne
07. Hellacopters - Everything's On TV
08. Jori Hulkkonen - Lo Fiction
09. Lene Marlin - How Will It Be
10. Röyksopp - Only This Moment
11. Östermalm - Le Åt Allt
12. Soak The Sin - Hands Up
13. Cheek - Liiku
14. Lilyjets - Going Blind
15. Madrugada - Stories From The Streets
16. Robyn - Be Mine
17. Movies - The Fool
18. Jim Stärk - Going Down That Lonely Road
19. Timbuktu - Det Löser Sig
20. Håkan Hellström - Dom Kommer Kliva På Dig Igen

Challengers:
01. TwoPointEight - Red Eye
02. Shout Out Louds - Very Loud
03. Briskeby - Miss You Like Crazy
04. Venke Knutson - Just A Minute
05. Looptroop - Chana Masala

Go here to vote for your favorite: https://www.mtve.com/article.php?ArticleId=4753

Stylus reviews the new Röyksopp: https://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=3202

This week's MTV UpNorth video chart:

01. Midnight Monkeys - Monkeys On Attack
02. Division Of Laura Lee - Dirty Love
03. Peshi - Hush Hush
04. Darin - Why Does It Rain
05. Ane Brun / Ron Sexsmith - Song No. 6
06. JR Ewing - Fucking & Champagne
07. Jori Hulkkonen - Lo Fiction
08. Hellacopters - Everything's On TV
09. Amerika - Big City Boy
10. Lene Marlin - How Will It Be
11. Östermalm - Le Åt Allt
12. Soak The Sin - Hands Up
13. Spånka NKPG - Livin Lovin Dancing
14. Cheek - Liiku
15. Movies - The Fool
16. Mary Onettes - Make Me Last
17. Timbuktu - Det Löser Sig
18. Håkan Hellström - Dom Kommer Kliva På Dig Igen
19. Jim Stärk - Going Down That Lonely Road
20. Robyn - Be Mine

Challengers:
01. Madrugada - Stories From The Streets
02. Apulanta - Pahempi Toistaan
03. Lilyjets - Going Blind
04. Röyksopp - Only This Moment
05. Rigo - Say Say Say

Go here to vote for your favorite: https://www.mtve.com/article.php?ArticleId=4753

Pitchfork reviews the brand new Röyksopp: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/r/royksopp/understanding.shtml

MIC Norway profiles Röyksopp as they prepare to launch their latest album "The understanding" on the US with an appearance at Irving Plaze in NYC on July 13: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2005062114504950312199

This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (01) Jenny Wilson - "Let My Shoes Lead Me Forward"
02. (03) LCD Soundsystem - "Disco Infiltrator"
03. (04) The Sunshine - "She's My Television"
04. (02) Josh Rouse - "It's the Nighttime"
05. (12) Svenska Akademin - "Du Vill Så Du Kan"
06. (13) El Perro Del Mar - "Here comes that Feeling (21)"
07. (15) Missy Elliott - "Lose Control"
08. (05) Turbonegro - "High On The Crime"
09. (06) Röyksopp - "Only This Moment"
10. (07) Mattias Alkberg BD - "Politix"
11. (08) Daft Punk - "Technologic"
12. (09) Doktor Kosmos - "När Min Pojke Går På Stan"
13. (10) The Hellacopters - "Everything's On TV"
14. (11) Hello Kinski - "The story of Eric and Jerry"
15. (14) Timbuktu - "Det Löser Sig"
16. (16) White Stripes - "Blue Orchid"
17. (17) Thievery Corporation - "The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter"
18. (18) Sambassadeur - "New Moon"
19. (19) Queens of the Stone Age - "In my head"
20. (20) Juliette & The Licks - "You´re Speaking My Language"

Uncritical posts tracks from Jenny Wilson and Röyksopp: https://uncritical.blogspot.com/2005/05/rip-off-artist.html
Note to Chris: I'd love to import all the Rabid Records stuff, but I'm too overwhelmed with other work right now. I'm planning on expanding my distro quite a bit over the summer, but it's a tremendously slow process. In the meantime, I suggest hotstuff.se.

MIC Norway profiles Röyksopp in anticipation of the release of their new album "The understanding": https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2005052409452536029755

Finally, the results of the MTVe UpNorth awards, as decided by their 2004 chart performances:

Best UpNorth artist: The Rasmus - In the shadows
Best Nordic hip hop act: Promoe - These walls don't lie
Best Nordic rock act: The Hives - Walk idiot walk
Best Nordic pop act: Junior Senior - Move your feet
Best Nordic electronic act: Röyksopp - Apple
Best Swedish act: Eskobar - Love strikes
Best Norwegian act: Maria Mena - You're the only one
Best Danish act: Outlandish - Guantanamo
Best Finnish act: HIM - And love said no
Best Nordic video: The Crash - Still alive

Top 10s for 2004: IAT! writers

According to MIC Norway, Röyksopp will be releasing a new single sometime before the end of the year. Read more: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2004090210382697479972

The latest from renown Norwegian label Smalltown Supersound:

"Where We`re At" is a collection of present and future supersounds from Smalltown. The album contains 9 tracks from the lastest releases and from upcoming releases, and is meant as an introduction to the Smalltown Supersound label. This is also to show "where we`re at" after having split Smalltown Supersound in two; Smalltown Superjazzz and Smalltown Supersound. The Smalltown Supersound label will be presenting leftfield pop music (or our definition of pop) and the Smalltown Superjazzz presenting the jazz, (or our definition of jazz). In short time we will also put together a Smalltown Superjazzz compilation.

"Where We`re At" comes in slimline cover, and will be sold at budget price. None of the tracks are exclusive. The compilation also introduces 2 new acts; Toy from Bergen who has released one 7” on Telle Records (Royksopp, Kings Of Conveniece) and Mental Overdrive which released the first albums on the seminal R&S Records in Belgium (the label that among others discovered Aphex Twin) and was later signed to Virgin, before managing to get out of that contract to get signed to Smalltown Supersound. The other acts on the compilation are Jaga Jazzist, Kim Hiorthøy, Lars Horntveth, Sir Dupermann, Yuichiro Fujimoto, Sonic Youth/Mats Gustafsson and Martin Horntveth.

Release date is set to 4th of September.