Slightly OT: Digital Audio Insider talks to Jim from Parasol, a label/mailorder that some of you might know as being another purveyor of fine Scandinavian music: https://digitalaudioinsider.blogspot.com/2006/08/interview-with-jim-kelly-of-parasol.html
The Go, Jukebox! netlabel is offering up some new tracks from Swedish electronica act Garmisch Partenkirchen aka GPK: https://www.gojukebox.net/
Swedish hip-hop artist Tank Marwin (Perfect Combination) will be releasing a new 10-song net EP for free download via www.hiphop-pott.de tomorrow. The recording is entitled "Unofficial business" and features production from Skitzophrenic, Sansprofit, Word-rec, Severe, Stilnoct, C4R, Severe and Mr.Orphic.
Böss, the new band from ex-Ray Wonder guitarist Ludwig Böss, has confirmed that their debut album "An iron fist in a velvet glove" will finally be released on September 4. There will be a special acoustic record release show at Pet Sounds in Stockholm on September 2.
Today's track reviews at Pitchfork are all Swedish indiepop: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/track_reviews
Both Firefox AK and Hello Saferide CDs are available from my mailorder.
Contest reminder! I'm still giving away a batch of old promo CDs every Tuesday. Click here to enter! Please note that if you've already entered, there is no need to do it again.
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I promised a weekly series of videos and I deliver. Video mix #2 up now: [click here]
I just got off the phone with the record plant and got word that the Tiger Lou 7"s are done and on the way to IAT HQ. I'll start taking orders early next week.
Swedish singer/songwriter Tobias Fröberg will be spending a ton of time in the UK over the next few months: https://www.tobiasfroberg.com/index_live.html
Norway's 120 Days (nee The Beautiful People/Sex Beat) has confirmed that their debut album will be released October 2 in Norway via Smalltown Supersound, October 10 in the US via Vice Recordings. The first single from what will surely become a ridiculously hyped release is "Come out, come down, fade out, be gone".
Blood Tsunami, the new band featuring Stu Manx of Gluecifer and Faust from Emperor/Scum, has officially signed with Nocturnal Art/Candlelight.
Swedish post-rockers Ef have cancelled their UK tour planned for September and will instead try to return sometime in early 2007. The reason? Money. Isn't it always? But on the plus side, they'll be doing some more dates around Northern Europe and you can get the latest here: https://www.efmusic.nu/live.htm
Remember Tuesday when I posted a bunch of new Disco Ensemble tourdates? Well, half of them are now cancelled. Be sure to check their website for the latest.