The night visitor teaser
A quick teaser of Anna Ternheim's new record "The night visitor". Also, something is happening in Stockholm on October 24 -- check out the cryptic quiz at the official album website: https://www.thenightvisitor.com/
Supersci offer up "Timelines remixed" EP as free download
Swedish hip-hop act Supersci is celebrating the 1-year anniversary of their latest album "Timelines" by giving away a remix EP featuring six different versions of the title track: https://www.flyphonic.com/supersci/
Saatchi interviews Goran Kajfes
The UK-based Saatchi Gallery Magazine has an in-depth interview with Swedish trumpet player Goran Kajfes about his new double-album "X/Y", out now via : https://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artandmusic/?cid=512&b_log=512
99 Minutes #16: Folkelarm 2011
There's a new episode of Listen to Norway's excellent podcast program "99 Minutes" online and it's a special feature on Norway/Scandinavia's biggest folk festival, Folkelarm: https://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2011092009273169897001
If it's anything like last year's similarly-themed show, this is crucial listening.
PopMatters reviews Biosphere
PopMatters gives high marks to the Biosphere eerily prescient album "N-plants": https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/146847-biosphere-n-plants/
New Bombus website
Swedish rockers Bombus have a nice, clean new website: https://www.bombusmusic.com/
Victims of a Left Hand Path: Bastard Priest
A Blog in the Northern Sky interviews Matt Mendoza of Swedish death metal act Bastard Priest: https://abloginthenorthernsky.blogspot.com/2011/09/victims-of-left-hand-path-bastard.html
Note that he gives props to Swedish prog act Gösta Berglings Saga which was somewhat unexpected.
Pallers - Years go, days pass / Wicked
There's a couple new tunes from Pallers up in the Pitchfork Tracks list: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/12439-years-go-days-pass-wicked/
Thåström signs with Razzia
has officially signed Swedish legend Thåström and will be releasing his next solo album in 2012.
Looptroop Rockers - Sweep me away/Blow me away (video)
New from Looptroop Rockers off their latest record "Professional dreamers".
Grand Island - Light, lead the way
A new tune from Norway's Grand Island, recorded for a soundtrack, but it also might end up on the band's next record.
Another Lama reissue from Svart
' vinyl reissue of Lama's singles collection "...Ja mikään ei muuttunut" will be out next week: https://www.svartrecords.com/shoppe/releases/695-lama-ja-mikaan-ei-muuttunut-lp-.html
For Americans, I'd presume that or will be getting copies eventually just like they did with the self-titled LP and the Ratsia reissues.
Björn Kleinhenz to tour Germany in December
Mr. Björn Kleinhenz will once again be heading to Germany in December with friends Talking to Turtles and Sir Simon:
12/08 - Zentrale, Hamburg
12/09 - HBC, Berlin
12/10 - Franz Mehlhose, Erfurt
12/11 - Apex, Göttigen
12/12 - Cord, München
12/13 - Walhalla Studio, Wiesbaden
12/14 - Druckluft, Oberhausen
12/15 - Forum, Bielefeld
12/16 - Zollkantine, Bremen
12/17 - Feinkost Lampe + afternoon show tba, Hannover
12/18 - Hasenschaukel, Hamburg
MP3: Seven Feet Four - Last days of summer
"If these are the last days of summer, do you sleep or stay awake?" I didn't think it was possible to have a worse summer than last year, but we did and now it's over. A last-gasp week of warmth followed by rain and that unmistakable chill that signals the beginning of the end. Even year it comes like a lion, falling almost squarely on the autumnal equinox. I actually recently loaded Seven Feet Four's classic "Departure/Arrival" album onto my mp3 player, but this selection from their final EP "To kill is easy" far more befits the changing of the season. Hard to believe it's six years old already, especially considering that hardly anyone has stepped up in their wake to strive for Swedish noiserock perfection. That is, aside from bands featuring ex-members. Whatever, I guess I'm just getting old; time to go to sleep.
Hauschka & Hildur Guðnadóttir collaborate on ocean sounds
will be releasing a new album from Icelandic cellist Hildur Guðnadóttir on September 23 entitled "Pan tone", a collaboration with German pianist Hauschka "based on the idea of the ocean, and took a book of Pantones to extract exact references to the specific colors of the sea." Read a review: https://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/st/2011/09/hauschka-hildur-gudnadottir-pan-tone-sonic-pieces/