The much-anticipated David & the Citizens show at Mondo on December 2 has been cancelled. Read the full statement: https://www.thecitizens.nu/
CDOASS is now on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/cdoassfagersta
New mp3 today from Brighter Death Now. No, I'm not trying to atone for last week's A-ha post, but I do admit that it's quite a contrast. BDN's skull-rattling throb is about as far away from pop as you can get. Which is not to say that you can't enjoy both - I had 'em on shuffle in my car over the weekend and had nary a problem. But enough of my jabbering, this post belongs to Simon Thibaudeau:
Roger Karmanik has been doing noise, or power electronics as he likes to call it, since the early eighties. Since then, his vision never wavered: Creating challenging music for the forward thinking mind. With the harsh debuts of Lille Roger to diverse Brighter Death Now, his violent and dark world has evolved and refined to the point where now, Roger Karmanik is a cult figure in the genre. His frustration in releasing music lead to the creation of Cold Meat Industry records, a label that has concentrated on various denominations of Swedish dark electronic artists, since 1987. Although the label did a few forays in Norway and created sublabels for international artists, the base of this operation has been Sweden and the artists that adhere to his vision. The quality of the music released is such that I would gladly take a subscription to his label to get everything he releases. Anyway, here is a song off his latest record as Brighter Death Now, "Kamikaze kabaret". "Testing" has more crossover appeal than anything he released in my opinion, at least the music I have heard. Enjoy this song from a master of noise.
Download a new song from The Models: https://www.themodelsband.com/Nightlife.mp3
Smalltown Supersound offshoot label Smalltown Superjazzz now has their own website: https://www.smalltownsuperjazzz.com/
Check out a track from Swedish synthpop act Social Ambition: https://www.phaser.se/music/_Social%20Ambition/050901/Social%20Ambition%20-%20Burning%20050901.mp3
Swedish hardcore act Outbreak is currently in Eskilstuna putting the finishing touches on a new record.
Swedish experimental label Modul 3C has a new website: https://www.modul3c.com/
Rumors abound concerning the upcoming Madrugada live album: https://www.stthomas1976.net/madrugada/news.php
Peter Bjorn and John have posted a brand new track for streaming on their myspace page: https://www.myspace.com/peterbjornandjohn
The song is called "Young people" and features a duet with Victoria from The Concretes. It's the first taste of what will be the band's third album, whenever it gets released eventually.
Path of No Return will be touring Europe with Shattered Realm next year beginning in late February:
02/24 - Peniche Alternat, Paris (FRA)
02/25 - tba, Barcelona (ESP)
02/26 - tba, Madrid (ESP)
02/27 - tba, Lisbon (POR)
02/28 - tba, Gijon (ESP)
03/01 - tba, Irun (ESP)
03/02 - Mondo Bizarro, Rennes (FRA)
03/03 - Lintfabrik, Kontich (BEL)
03/04 - Het Bollwerk, Sneek (NL) w/Merauder, Arkangel
03/05 - Innocent, Hengelo (NL)
The band is currently working on demos for their next album and plans to enter the studio in April to begin recording.
Lo-Fi-Fnk reports that the debut full-length album is done and will be released in early 2006. More details soon.
Pitchfork gives high marks to the latest Jens Lekman CD collection: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/l/lekman_jens/oh-youre-so-silent-jens.shtml