PH3 - Osynlig (video)
"Osynlig" is the latest video from Swedish hip-hop act PH3. Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wYYYmQVB3E
Glöm Dä! to tour
Swedish hardcore act Glöm Dä! is going on tour in mid-April and here are the preliminary dates: https://glomda.wordpress.com/2011/03/07/tour%c2%b4s-coming-up/
Penny Police - Slow down Sofie (video)
New music out of Denmark from Penny Police. Look for her debut EP "Thieves like us" to be released on April 4.
Skudge - KUTD
Skudge have a new track up in tribute to Korg founder Tsutomu Katoh. Direct link: https://soundcloud.com/skudge-1/kutd
Kvalität: Korea Campfire
Kvalität has a new live video up from Swedish indierock trio Korea Campfire: https://www.kvalitat.com/2011/03/korea-campfire-neon-thing/
Liechtenstein - Meantime (video)
Liechtenstein now have a video for their fine new single "Meantime". Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHkFQDtM-Ek
The magic of the internet, pt. 2
Coincidentally, more classics from Umeå digitized and posted online for your viewing pleasure.
The magic of the internet
Recently unearthed live videos of Starmarket and Abhinanda playing Dublin in 1997! Holy shit!
Blood Mortized EP preview
Preview Blood Mortized's new EP "Bestial". Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRrRRMyjKSE
"Gimme some" preview
NPR is streaming Peter Bjorn and John's excellent new album "Gimme some": https://www.npr.org/2011/03/21/134661375/first-listen-peter-bjorn-and-john-gimme-some
Keith Canisius
This time it's our high
Darla Records
It takes a concerted effort not to judge this album by its cover, and opener "People's faces" does a pretty good job at shifting one's attention from the hideous, frightening artwork to the intricacies of Keith Canisius' music. Then you get about halfway into the song and you're not sure why it hasn't evolved into something else. After five minutes of repetitious instrumentation, the song finally starts going somewhere -- and promptly ends. Unfortunately, this pattern repeats throughout the album. Every song that opens with promise eventually self-destructs. The album feels like a meandering three-hour film that could have, in the right hands, been edited into a 90-minute masterpiece, and there are plenty of moments that betray the talents of the composer. Sadly, these moments just aren't enough. As background music, it's not half bad; as the follow up to Canisius' "Ferris wheel makeout", it's perplexing and, at best, a shadow of what it might have been.
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson
ÅBE to get digital distro via Nomethod
will be handling the digital release of the new album "In 30 years when only trash has survived" from Swedish noiserockers ÅBE: https://nomethod.se/?p=451
It's worth noting that the physical edition of said album is housed in sandpaper which is significant because it literally destroys you other records.
Scandinavian Film Festival on-demand
OT, but worth noting: Nordisk Film and TV Fond have partnered with Eurocinema and Diva.AG to create an on-demand Scandinavian film festival which will be making its North American premiere on May 1. Read the press release: https://eurocinema.com/festivals.php
Dusted reviews Ø
Dusted reviews the new record "Heijastuva" from Mika Vainio (Pan Sonic) alias Ø: https://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/6293
Klubbland #26: Bob Hund
The latest episode of Klubbland features classic Swedish indie act Bob Hund: https://klubbland.se/2011/03/18/26-bob-hund/