In related news, Aerial electronic sideproject The Giant's Dream will release a 3" CDEP on the Japanese label Duotone. The band says the material is more electronic than their earlier material and therefore, much greater as well. It will also be made available as a free mp3 download, but details are still tbc.

Morten Abel's new album "Swim like a fish" will be out in November.

Indie-hype sensations Peter Bjorn and John and recent Sub Pop-signee Loney, Dear on tour in the UK:

09/23 - Nottingham
09/24 - Liverpool
09/25 - London
09/26 - Bristol
09/27 - Brighton
09/28 - Derby
09/29 - York
09/30 - Glasgow

Details to come.

Keep up with Jettie as they record their new album at their myspace blog: https://blog.myspace.com/jettie

As promised, the live recording of Acid House Kings from TT the Bear's in Cambridge: https://www.bradleysalmanac.com/2006/08/mp3s-acid-house-kings-live-in.htm

Finland's Jolly Jumpers have posted a brand new teaser track from their forthcoming album "Mobile Babylon": https://www.jollyjumpers.fi/

Norwegian act Harmonica will begin work on their debut EP this week at H10 Productions. Head to their website to hear live versions of two new songs they'll be recording: https://www.harmonica.no/

Frost's new single "One hundred years" is now up on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/frostnorway

The European release of Death Breath's album "Stinking up the night" will be on September 22 via Black Lodge. As mentioned before, the all-star retro death-metal act is signed to Relapse in the US and the record gets released over here on October 17.

The Haunted's new album "The dead eye" will be released October 30.

The latest Music Export Finland newsletter is now online: https://musex.fi/mxf/news?articleId=107

Global Domination, a site you can rely on for always conducting entertaining interviews, talks to Mikael Aronsson of Sundsvall-based metal band My Own Grave: https://www.globaldomination.se/interviews/my-own-grave-mikael-aronsson

I hear that Pan Sonic is playing NYC in early September? Anyone have details of other dates?

Danish music blog Hits in the Car on Surfact, the winners of the recent Starfighters talent show for unsigned bands: https://stytzer.blogspot.com/2006/08/surfact-starfighters.html

Montt MardiƩ does a studio session with Digfi: https://www.digfi.com/default.aspx?id=9473