Imperial State Electric to release new 7"
Imperial State Electric will be releasing a new 7" on featuring "You don't want to know" b/w a cover of Rod Stewart's classic "Maggie May".
MP3: Autodafeh - Stompers
I'm kind of obsessed with this song right now. It's not new, but it's new to me and I stumbled across it while falling down an extended EBM wormhole in my possibly misguided attempt to investigate new Swedish music of that genre. I say "misguided" because as much as I enjoy this stuff when it's done well, so so so SO much of it is absolute garbage and I've been let down too many times. Then there's the fact that if you get too self-conscious about how truly goofy this stuff can be -- for instance, I can think of at least three tunes that rip off Front 242's bounty hunter motif in their classic "Headhunter" -- it's very easy to write it off, but let's not go there. It's aggressive dance music, you should expect a certain amount of lunkheadedness. Autodafeh go the extra mile by demanding you to MOVE. The rhythmic heavy breathing is the icing on the cake. Turn it up and pretend you're this guy.
Scraps of Tape present The Noble Beast of Malmö
Scraps of Tape has officially launched their new record label/production company/artistic collective , their first release being the new SoT 7" single "Flera meter kort": https://scrapsoftape.wordpress.com/the-noble-beast-of-malmo/
Look for new releases from various constellations of the SoT membership in the not-so-distant future, both musical and otherwise.
Sound Of Perpetual Astonishment turns 5
Danish indie label is turning 5 years old this month and to celebrate, they are offering a new compilation called "SOPA Cinco" as a free download: https://soundofperpetualastonishment.bandcamp.com/album/various-artists-sopa-cinco
For more info on the label's anniversary and the upcoming party they're throwing on August 26, go here: https://www.sopa.dk/5/
Gnucci Banana - Famalam jam (video)
The song widely considered to be this year's sommarplåga now has a video.
Ghost - Live video
Nice to see some high-quality live footage of Ghost instead of the usual mediocre crowd-sourced stuff. Really looking to seeing them on tour with Enslaved in October.
Parker Lewis - Dream baby (video)
Here's the video for the new Parker Lewis single "Dream baby".
Pitchfork goes to Øya
Pitchfork goes to Øya and manages to report on seeing only one actual Norwegian band, Kvelertak: https://pitchfork.com/features/articles/8023-ya-2011/3/
Seriously, why bother?
Roll the Dice to release new album, play London
Roll the Dice: new album "In dust" due out on September 12 with the duo's UK live debut following on the 20th at Cafe Oto.
Hubro to release new Mats Eilerstsen album
has announced that they will be releasing Mats Eilertsen's new album "SkyDive" on September 2, his sixth album overall. Preview the track "Parachute psalm" as posted above.
Besides his own quintet, Mats is also known for his work with artists such as Tord Gustavsen and Food, among others.
Soldier One returns
Swedish bitpop/powerviolence duo Soldier One are back after a long absence with a new album entitled "Witnessing the orchestration of time" which they will be releasing first as a trilogy of free download EPs before the physical version is ready on November 11. Grab part one "Quantum fluctuation" here and bookmark it to grab the next one a month from now: https://www.soldier001.com/
Metal Blade picks up Noctum
Swedish occult metal act Noctum has signed with after release one album and an EP via .
Veto back in the UK
Danish act Veto will be returning to the UK for a one-off gig at XOYO in London on November 17.
New Susanne Sundfør EP, tourdates
There's a new Susanne Sundfør EP featuring remixes of her song "Turkish delight" as done by fellow Norwegians Tommy Tee, LidoLido and Souldrop. Not sure if there will be a physical edition, but the digital files can be acquired via iTunes. In other news, she'll be doing a few Northern Europe dates in late September:
09/25 - Roter Salon, Berlin (GER)
09/26 - Brotfabrik, Frankfurt (GER)
09/28 - Ono, Bern (CH)
Under the Radar reviews I Break Horses
Under the Radar reviews Swedish shoegaze hype I Break Horses: https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/hearts/