Upcoming Ikaros tourdates:
02/04 - Fest-i-valen, Norrköping (SWE)
02/11 - Art Garden, Gävle (SWE)
02/16 - Knaack-klub, Berlin (GER)
02/17 - Jugendhaus, Rosswein (GER)
02/18 - Bear Rock Festival, Andenne (BEL)
02/19 - Access All Area, Köln (GER)
MP3: Carpet People - More bad weather coming out of the rain
We did it - as of today, Olympia Washington has broken the record for the most consecutive rainy days in a row with a grand total of 34. Obviously that still doesn't compare to the terrible conditions in some places, but it's still not anything this California transplant is used to. Anyhow, I've decided to mark the occasion with the song "More bad weather coming out of the rain" from the Carpet People. What could be more perfect than that? The ideal soundtrack for a grey, dreary day.
Carpet People - More bad weather coming out of the rain
Ariel Kill Him has posted a new web diary entry detailing his progress on his upcoming album: https://www.arielkillhim.com/iframe.php?x=diary
Smalltown Supersound subsidiary Smalltown Superjazzz will be releasing a new album from the duo of Swedish sax player Mats Gustafsson and Yoshimi of Japanese act The Boredoms entitled "Soundless cries with their arms in the air". It comes out May 2.
Upcoming GAS toudates for Swedish indierockers The Horror The Horror:
03/23 - Nachtasyl, Hamburg
03/24 - Objekt 5, Halle
03/25 - Mudd Club (Karrera Club), Berlin
03/26 - Pretty Vacant, Düsseldorf
03/27 - Kerosin, Augsburg
03/28 - Backstage, München
03/29 - Posthof, Linz
03/30 - Glashaus, Bayreuth
03/31 - Spandau, Hannover
04/01 - Ilses Erika, Leipzig
04/02 - Merkker, Baden
04/03 - PMK Bögen, Innsbruck
04/04 - tbc, Klagenfurt
04/05 - Flex, Wien
04/06 - Rockhouse, Salzburg
04/07 - Cafe Pic, Kaufbeuren
04/08 - Sublime, Aflenz
Check out the video for "What to pass on / What to keep" from Denmark's Jomi Massage: https://www.iambones.dk/video/jomi_massage_-_what_to_pass_on_what_to_keep.WMV
The clip was directed by Trine Omø (J. Faurholt & Sweetie Pie Wilbur, Figurines).
Hammerfall's song "Hearts on fire" has been chosen to be the Olympic theme to Sweden's Women's Curling Team. Seriously. They've already won the European and world title, so maybe they'll win the gold too. A video was filmed recently and a single will be released in Sweden. See a picture: https://www.hammerfall.net/scripts/admin/upload/060118.jpg
Cover art and tracklist for the new album "From the sea" from Swedish post-rock act Galento: https://www.dreamboat.se/music.asp?part=1
The winner has been announced in the Hemstad lookalike contest: https://hemstad.blogspot.com/2006/01/winner.html
Swedish downer-country act Amandine reports that they finished recording two new songs which will be released on a new EP in late spring or early summer.
Check out the poster for Pelle Carlberg's upcoming UK jaunt: [click here]
And lookit that thar in the lower corner: I'm a sponsor? Sure, why not?
Finnish music blog Lupatarkastaja rounds up a mix of crushing dooooom metal, including Swedish artists Beneath the Frozen Soil and It Will Come: https://lupatarkastaja.samizdat.info/2006/01/19/luuvitonen-doom-vko-3/
Download a live set of Finnish electronic artist Karri O. playing live at Club Depo in Riga, Latvia on January 14: https://www.monorecords.com/livesets/karri_o_live_in_riga_140106.mp3
Ultimate Metal interviews Norwegian avant-metal act Frantic Bleep: https://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=223675