Surburban Kids with Biblical Names and Britta Persson flipped their van just outside Skellefteå on Saturday. Luckily, no one was hurt, but they were definitely shaken up and decided to cancel their remaining tourdates. Scary stuff.
Circle/Ektroverde collaborator Mika Rintala has a new album coming out soon under his alias Verde. It's entitled "Kato internetist" and it features guest appearances from various Circle/Ektroverde/Kuusumun Profeetta related people along with the star of Aki Kaurismäki's excellent film "Man Without The Past", Markku Peltola. Tracklist:
01. Pysäköinti sallittu vain tampereen kaupungin erikoisluvalla
02. Vero maksetaan pankkiin
03. Viitenumero
04. Bonus maksetaan bonuskuponkeina
05. Yhteiskuntakoneisto rakennettu kulutuksen varaan
06. Kato internet
07. Sähköimuri
08. Mikäs kumma tuolla on
09. Poliisi lopetti reikiä nakutelleen tikan
10. Irrationaalinen tietoyhteiskunta
11. Tarvitsen kaikkia mainoksia tehkää niitä lisää
12. Sisäministeriö päättää pian
13. Häirikkötikka
14. Laajakaista keinottelijoiden valtakunta
15. Tulevaisuuspako
16. Pörssivetoinen utopiatalous ajaa päin TV-mainosta
17. Ammutulla tikalla mahdollisesti rikoskumppani
18. Verdektro
Total running time is about 156 minutes. Additional musicians include Teemu Elo (18), Jyrki Laiho (4,5,6,9.18), Jussi Lehtisalo (18), Jani Leppälammi (5), Tomi Leppänen (18), Markku Peltola (18), Pekka Perä-Takala (2,5,13), Mika Rättö (4,6,9,18) and Markku Veijonsuo (2,18). Recorded and mixed by Mika Rintala at Cat Eyes Studio Nokia 2004 except for "Verdektro part III", recorded at Karmarock 1999 (Live Ektroverde). Look for it soon on Musically Incorrect Records.
Sellfish reviews two from the label Massproduktion, My Orchard and The Confusions: https://sellfish.inserteffekt.com/_start.php?link=review/12-04.htm%23masspr
The top Scandinavian videos streamed last week at on-demand video service Musicbrigade.com:
01. Eric Prydz - Call On Me
02. Bertine Zetlitz - Fake Your Beauty
03. DJ Timo - The Robots
04. Elin Lanto - I Won't Cry
05. Eric Prydz - Call On Me [clean version]
Requested Videos: 376,126
Total Streams: 531,671
Here's a direct link to the new Bertine Zetlitz clip: https://www.musicbrigade.com/?movie=01FW015900
Popsicle is the name of a new CD mailorder service from Canada specializing in Scandinavian pop music. Best of all, they've managed to get their hands on a ton of sought-after out-of-print titles. Check it out: https://www.indiespinzone.com/popsicle.html
Today's top 10 features Magnus Bjerkert from David & the Citizens reflects back on the group's 10 best gigs of 2004. Check it.
New mp3 now posted from Finnish trio 22 Pistepirkko. These guys have been around since the mid-80s cranking out album after album of unique, genre-expanding pop. I just recently got a hold of their 2xCD retrospective collection and am thoroughly intrigued. They started out way back when with a bit of a fuzzy garage-rock sound, but this song comes from their later synth-driven era. The melody reminds me a bit of Kent, but like with all their material, they add just a little something special to make it their own. There's so much good stuff in that set, I just know I'm gonna have to start slogging through their entire discography soon. Oh, and the band is currently working with producer Kalle Gustafsson from Soundtrack of Our Lives on a new album for release sometime next year. Should be cool.
Got a bunch of stuff from Swedish post-rock label Tenderversion Recordings yesterday. Look for them to be added to the mailorder section shortly.
Download the song "Two chambered heart" from Danish duo Ghost Voo: https://www.morningsiderecords.dk/mp3/ghost_voo_-_two_chambered_heart.mp3
Finland's Iconcrash will release their debut full-length album "Nude" on February 23 via Futurecords/Parole. The act recently released a split 7" with fellow Finns Viola on If Society.
Hell on Wheels reports that they are planning to release a CD collection of old demos from 1994-2004 which should hopefully be out in January.
Upcoming tourdates for Swedish indierockers Speedmarket Avenue:
02/02 - tbc (SWE)
02/03 - Herrgår'n, Linköping (SWE)
02/04 - Blekingska, Lund (SWE)
02/05 - tbc, Stockholm (SWE)
02/06 - tbc (SWE)
02/07 - tbc, Kalmar (SWE)
02/08 - Huset i Maegstrade, Copenhagen (DK)
02/09 - tbc, Gothenburg (SWE)
02/10 - 1000fryd, Aalborg (DK)
02/11 - tbc, Hamburg (GER)
02/12 - Gleis 22, Münster (GER)
02/13 - tbc, Amsterdam (NL)
02/14 - Water Rats Theatre, London (UK)
02/15 - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham (UK)
02/16 - Heaven 'n' Hell, Liverpool (UK)
02/17 - TBA, Leeds (UK)
02/18 - TBA, Glasgow (UK)
02/19 - tbc, Edinburgh (UK)
02/20 - The Head of Steam, Newcastle upon Tyne (UK)
02/21 - The Star & Garter, Manchester (UK)
02/22 - The Ferryboat, Norwich (UK)
02/23 - Windmill (Brixton), London (UK)
02/24 - Purr@Moles, Bath (UK)
CDOASS gets props in this live review from NME for a show that wasn't even really a show: https://www.cdoass.com/nmereview11Dec04.jpg
Danish indie label BSBTA has posted a whole bunch of new mp3s today: https://www.bsbta.com/