The Es/Sami Sänpäkkilä "Early filmworks 1996 to 2006" DVD has been confirmed for a September 6 release. It will feature eight short films and six music videos. Read the press release for more: https://www.escycle.com/press_es_DVD_eng.html
Norwegian label Dead Letter Records has announced that they'll be releasing a new record from Desperado called "Thugs" in September. Look for samples to be posted soon along with a ton of European tourdates.
MIC Norway profiles Alog ahead of their US mini-tour: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2006080411483311976195
Delusions of Adequacy on JR Ewing's "Maelstrom": https://www.adequacy.net/review.php?reviewID=7144
Death Breath, the old-school death-metal band of Entombed/Nihilist/Hellacopters founder Nicke Andersson has officially signed with Relapse Records. The band's debut album "Stinking up the night" will be released October 17.
Italian label My Honey Records has released a split 2x3" CD featuring Swedish indiepop act Rough Bunnies and Italians Le Man Avec Les Lunettes. The two will do a tour of Italy together in support:
08/15 - Knifeville, Maniago
08/16 - Tenda blu/Indie d'Urto, Brescia
08/17 - Hana-bi, Ravenna
08/18 - Fooltribe, S. Martino Spino
Tim Sendra highlights Swedish acts I'm From Barcelona, Hell On Wheels and Peter Bjorn and John in the latest AMG Editor's Picks column: https://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=61::68DP
Updated dates for Musika 77:
11/17 - Hasenschaukel, Hamburg (GER)
11/18 - Pauluskirche, Dortmund (GER) w/Home of the Lame
11/19 - Wolweze, Leeuwarden (NL) w/Audiotransparent
11/20 - Bitterzoet, Amsterdam (NL) w/Audiotransparent
11/22 - ACU, Utrecht (NL)
11/23 - Perron55, Venlo (NL) w/Audiotransparent
11/24 - Het Kasteel, Alphen aan de Rijn (NL) w/Audiotransparent
11/25 - Kulturpalast Linden, Hannover (GER)
11/26 - Das Bett, Frankfurt (GER)
11/29 - tba, München (GER)
11/30 - NBI, Berlin (GER) w/Victory at Sea, Metal Hearts
12/01 - Mikrokosmos, Magdeburg (GER) w/Victory at Sea, Metal Hearts
12/02 - UT Connewitz, Leipzig (GER) w/The Tiny
12/03 - tba (DK)
New tourdates for Amandine:
10/21 - Pauluskirche, Dortmund (GER) w/Willard Grant Conspiracy
10/22 - NBI, Berlin (GER)
10/23 - Sunny Red, München (GER)
10/24 - Riesa Efau, Dresden (GER)
10/25 - tbc, Leipzig (GER)
10/26 - tba, Innsbruck (AUS)
10/27 - tba (AUS)
11/01 - tba, Basel (CH)
11/02 - tba, Switzerland
11/03 - tba, Switzerland
11/07 - The Hope, Brighton (UK)w/Low Lows
11/11 - The Luminaire, London (UK)w/Memory Band
11/14 - Stereo Wonderland, Köln (GER)
The No Hope for the Kids "Angels of destruction/Cold touch of death" 7" that I posted a track from yesterday is way sold out (1000 copies gone in 3 days), but I just got word from label Backwards Masking that it will be repressed.
New feature! I was emailing back and forth with Mattias from Hybris the other day and the subject of embedded YouTube content came up. Surely you've seen it around as pretty as damn near everybody seems to be taking advantage of it. A little lightbulb went off in my head and I figured why shouldn't I get in on the action too? Now I typically keep the design of this site as light as I can using as few graphics as possible, the lure of YouTube is just too great. So here's the first edition of IAT's brand new video mix series. Hope you like it!
Utustudio has announced that it will be rereleasing Tenhi's "Airut:aamujen" on October 20. Originally released under the name Harmaa, the piano-driven sequel to 2001's "Airut:ciwi" was first released in a limited edition back in 2004. Read more: https://utustudio.com/index.php/58
Also in the works is a 10-year anniversary double-album which will include rare and previously unreleased tracks along with alternative takes on album songs and the band's 1997 demo "Kertomuksia".
Dead Frog has announced that both Jeremiha and Sara Rumar will have new singles out in the first week of September. The Jeremiha single is called "Strangers" and Sara's is for the song "Make things right". Both acts will also be entering the studio in October to record new albums, tentatively due out January 2007. Look for Jeremiha to tour Germany in October as well.
New tourdates for Swedish fuzzrockers Truckfighters:
07/05 - Innocent, Hengelo (NL)
07/06 - ORKZ, Groningen (NL)
07/07 - Waterfront, Rotterdam (NL)
07/08 - Little Devil, Tilburg (NL)
07/09 - Bliksem, Den Helder (NL)
07/14 - Stoned From The Underground, Erfurt (GER)
07/15 - The Beatclub, Neumarkt i. d. OPF (GER)
DNM (Dealers of Nordic Music) has signed Embee from Looptroop and will be giving his album "Tellings from Solitaria" an international release. The first single is an obvious choice: "Send someone away" featuring a guest appearance by José González. It will be released on 12" on August 28 with the full-length hitting iTunes even earlier on August 14. Listen to a preview: [click here]