I know very little about Villebråd outside of the basic info supplied in their bio. Their new album showed up totally unexpected in a stack of CDs from Swedish psych/prog label Transubstans Records. I still have to go back and listen to the rest of the discs with more attention to detail, but Villebråd immediately stood out from the rest. The sound is firmly rooted in classic prog ala King Crimson or say fellow Swedes Anekdoten, but there's also a very strong melodic pop sensibility ala Japan/David Sylvian or maybe even The Gathering and early Soundtrack of Our Lives. Enough atmosphere to be called space-rock, but they never go overboard - the songs on the album "Alla är här uton jag" all clock in at a merciful 5:10 or less. That's some serious self-restraint for a band who willfully labels themselves as 'prog'. Like I said, they've got pop sensibilities. Despite the odd syncopation, the main verse riff of the song I've posted today is quite catchy. I especially love the siren whistle in the buildup, nicely balanced by hard-panned, alternating guitar stabs before opening up into the chorus. There's tons more surprises like that all over the record. If you can get into TSOOL's less straightforward, more adventurous material then Villebråd is for you.
Villebråd - Ingenting
As promised, my interview with Swedish indie guru Terry Ericsson is now finished and online for your reading enjoyment: [click here]
Deportees have a relatively new and lame, flash-only website: https://www.deportees.se/
You can stream their entire new album there, for better or worse.
Oskar Schönning also has a new flash-only website: https://www.oskarschonning.com/
Tangible Sounds interviews (ugh) The Rasmus: https://www.tangiblesounds.com/rasmus.cfm
Check out the new Campsite video for the song "In case": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rbuxR7OzJI
Their singer looks so unbelievably greasy.
Kamera's video for the song "Like a drug" is now online: https://www.kamerastyle.com/video/like_a_drug.html
Hybris has posted the new Vapnet single "Färjemansleden" as a free download: https://hybrism.blogspot.com/2006/10/vapnet-new-single-frjemansleden.html
Famous for 15mb is finally back with a new edition: https://www.famousfor15mb.com/
Only one Scandinavian artist featured this time out and it's Kaiuta aka C-J Larsgården of IAT.MP3 act Pacta Sunt Servanda and also A Perfect Friend, his collaboration with singer/songwriter Thomas Denver Jonsson.
Finland's Echo Is Your Love on tour in Germany:
11/22 - tba
11/23 - Subversiv, Berlin
11/24 - Rote Flora, Hamburg
11/25 - Ut Connewitz, Leipzig w/Turbostaat
Check out the new Cat5 video "Drop the bomb": https://www.dach.se/cat5.mov
Sweden's very first two file-sharing convictions have been handed out: https://www.thelocal.se/5262.html
This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:
01. (01) The Knife - Like a pen
02. (05) The Lost Patrol Band - Automatic kids
03. (15) Peter, Bjorn & John - Let's call it off
04. (NY) Jet - Bring it on
05. (NY) Depeche Mode - Martyr
06. (06) Mates Of State - Fraud in the 80's
07. (19) The Plan - Walk for gold
08. (10) Camera Obscura - Let's get out of this country
09. (17) Psapp - Hi
10. (03) The Magic Numbers - Take a chance
11. (NY) The Mary Onettes - Lost
12. (04) David & the Citizens - A heart and a hand and the love for the band
13. (NY) Supersci - Move on
14. (NY) The Long Winters - Rich wife
15. (02) Deportees - Missing you, missing me
16. (12) Dukes Special - Last night I nearly died
17. (NY) Otur - Enough
18. (13) [ingenting] – Punkdrömmar
19. (14) Melody Club - Destiny calling
20. (20) Shareefa - Need a boss
Leaving the chart:
The Pipettes - Pull shapes
Timo Räisänen - Let's kill ourselves a son
Gnarls Barkley - Smiley faces
Tingsek - I love you (part 1)
Jet - Put you money where your mouth is
M Ward - Tog go home