Download the brand new Moonbabies single "Sun AM" right here. The track comes from the brilliant new album "The Orange Billboard", coming out soon from Chalksounds in Sweden and in January on Parasol in the US.
Check out the official press release for the new Sparks of Seven record from Burning Heart Records. Besides the usual hype prose, there's the full tracklisting and another link to the new video for the single "Move Me On" which was directed by Magnus Hardner. Check it: low / high
News from Ulver:
"We are working dedicatedly on our next full-length release, with the Heart album as working title, replacing the utopian enterprise. Oblivion to you all."
They also recently released a new EP called "A Quick Fix of Melancholy" along with the "Svidd Neger" soundtrack album. Both are great and recommended listening.
Heavymetal.no just posted a whole bunch of Norweigan metal news, including these updated dates for the Scream Magazine tour with Griffin, Scariot, Lumsk and Einherjer:
10/08 - John Dee, Oslo (NOR)
10/09 - Garage, Bergen (NOR)
10/10 - Flytten, Haugesund (NOR)
10/11 - Tribute, Sandnes (NOR)
10/12 - 1000Fryd, Ålborg (DK)
10/13 - Henriksberg, Göteborg (SWE)
10/14 - Cafe 44 , Stockholm (SWE)
10/15 - Blæst, Trondheim (NOR)
10/16 - Tapperiet, Molde (NOR)
10/17 - Rust, Ørsta (NOR)
10/18 - Hydranten, Hamar (NOR)
10/19 - Stua, Notodden (NOR)
Eskobar has completely revamped their website and added a bunch of new multimedia files along with a whole slew of new features. Get the details here.
That new De Stijl single I talked about the other day will be for the track "My Own Way". Frida Sjöhlin is directing the video, which is said to be a collage of animation and film, in keeping with the band's "art-mod style." Look for it in October.
"Avanto is Helsinki's annual event of non-conformist music and moving image. The fourth Avanto Festival presents a wide spectrum of avant-garde and underground artists from different generations, whose work varies from formal explorations to political activism and beyond. The festival venues are Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, The Finnish Film Archive's cinema theatre Orion, Gloria Club, MUU Gallery and Huuto Gallery."
The event takes place November 20-23 and the program won't be finalized until October, but here's some of the musical acts set to appear so far: Terre Thaemlitz (USA), Ultra-red (USA), KK Null (Japan), Leif Elggren (Sweden), Mira Calix (UK), Pekka Airaksinen (Finland), Kari Peitsamo (Finland), Emi Maeda (Japan/Finland), Ibrahim Terzic (Croatia/Finland), Shinji Kanki (Japan/Finland), Helsinki Computer Orchestra (Finland), and Dubbing Mixers (Finland). A compilation CD featuring every artist as well as soundtracks to some of the films presented at the festival will be released on the eve of the event. For much more detailed information about what to expect, as well as links to the artists and performers, go to www.avantofestival.com or head straight to the official press release.
Updated Norweigan tourdates for Moder Jords Massiva along with their sideprojects Chrysler and Pavan:
09/24 - Parkteatret, Oslo (maybe Pavan too, if time)
09/25 - Café Opera, Bergen (Chrysler only)
09/25 - Landmark, Bergen (Pavan only)
09/26 - Kvarteret, Bergen (two shows)
09/28 - Nu Music festival 2003, Stavanger w/Pavan
Bergen's Cushion Kollektivet will also be on hand to "help decorate the venues, spread good vibes and maybe play some dub records as well." More info on them here: www.cushion.no
Head on over to the website of the Fat Slow Generals to download their new 6-song EP "El bueno El malo". All of the tracks are freely availble, as well as pdf files for the cover art.
Cult of Luna has posted an update of their current activities on their website. They just finished up a tour with US metalcore act Poison the Well and, as reported here yesterday, will soon be hitting the UK with Dillinger Escape Plan, JR Ewing and Beecher. They also say that they have already started work on writing for their next album and have been playing some of the material live. Recording is scheduled to commence sometime in the beginning of next year.
It took awhile, but Aversionline has finally updated with a new issue featuring an interview with Born from Pain out of Holland, around 130 new reviews including Darwin, Darkthrone, Disfear, Enslaved, Fleurety, General Surgery, Imperious, Isengard, Muskel, Skepticism, Ulver and Ved Buens Ende, plus tons more. Check it out.
Moonfog recording artists Khold have set "Mørke Gravers Kammer" ("The Gravedigger's Dark Chamber") as the title of their new album, due out early 2004.
Mistie is shooting a video for the song "10 Times Guilty" this week. The band will also be appearing at Club Nirvana's one year anniversary party on September 26. Nirvana is a club at Tantogården (Ringvägen 24) in Stockholm and Dregen from Backyard Babies will be DJing the event, too.
Smalltown Supersound reports that Monopot has broken up. No reason was given for the band's decision.
Timo Kotipelto of Stratovarius now has his own website.