Christian Kjellvander and The Tarantula Waltz will be touring Northern Europe together in March:
03/22 - Weltruf, Kiel (GER)
03/23 - Faust, Hannover (GER)
03/24 - White Rabbit, Freiburg (GER)
03/25 - ISC, Bern (CH)
03/26 - Mariaberg, Rorschach (CH)
03/27 - El Lokal, Zürich (CH)
More dates tba.
interview the two dudes from Swedish industrial act Necro Facility about their upcoming record "Necromute". Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huoAnnDdyps
Here are the winners of this year's Manifest Awards, Sweden's alternative/indie Grammy:
Pop: Anna von Hausswolff - Singing from the grave
Dance: Cloud - Hökarängen Space Program
Synth: Code 64 - Trialogue
Hardrock: Ghost - Opus eponymous
Danceband: Shake - Request vol 1
Rythym: Million Stylez - Everyday
Jazz: Lekverk - Everyday
Punk: Antipati - Frågor som rör det allmänna
Hip-Hop: Zacke - Visst är det vackert
Best live: Robyn
Unsigned: Katakomb
Rock: The Bear Quartet - Monty Python
Folk/Visa: OK Star Orchestra - Sound classique
Experimental: New Tango Orquesta - Vesper
Singer/Songwriter: The Tallest Man On Earth - Wild hunt
Best lyricist: Johan T Karlsson (Familjen)
Best composer: Britta Persson
More here: https://www.manifestgalan.se/
Can't say that I'm a huge fan of Anna von Hausswolff overall, but "Track of time" is undeniable. Watch the official video: https://vimeo.com/19458078
Check out José González and The Göteborg String Thoery performing "Cycling trivialities" together live in the studio. Direct link: https://vimeo.com/19527835
Recommended!
Episode #20 of SVT's live music show Klubbland features Nicke Andersson's latest project Imperial State Electric: https://klubbland.se/2011/02/04/20-imperial-state-electric/
Can't say that I know much about Tremoro Tarantura, but that's fine -- I almost prefer my psych/drone artists to be mysterious recluses. Keep it all in yr head where it belongs. What I do know is that I'm way into this. Looping, open-chord guitar figures build and mutate as the voice of Zweizz mutters distorted curses under the surface, all while the drums keep pounding away until it eventually arrives at peak white noise/black metal dissolution. Much like The Goner, another favorite mining similar turf, Tremoro Tarantura shows that modern drone minimalism does not need to be ambient. My advice: listen loud.
Gösta Berlings Saga has signed with US label for the release of their next album "Glue works".
Listen to Norway reports that Arve Henriksen and Trio Mediaeval are teaming up for a special concert in London on February 14 which will include a program "uniquely devised for the occasion": https://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2011020411230238103456
Is it really news that Doktor Kosmos, the Umeå Open in-house band, is once again confirmed for the festival? At least they're not trying to pass them off as the secret act (again?).
Danish label will be holding a lecture on the subject of alternative licensing along with Christian Villum of Creative Commons this Sunday, February 6 at Jagtvejens library. Expect about an hour of discussion to be followed by a live appearance by Papir. Entrance is free.
In other news, you can now hear a couple new tracks from The City Kill off their forthcoming LP "Days full of joy" at Bandcamp: https://thecitykill.bandcamp.com/album/days-full-of-joy
The official release date of said album is February 25; RIYL slow and gloomy Scandinavian rock.
Just in case the one thing missing in your life was a modern hardcore-style cover of Masshysteri's "Dom kan inte höra musiken", one of 2010's best tracks. Download the rest of the band's latest EP "De få & de stolta" for free via myspace: https://www.myspace.com/halldetakta
Florida weekly mag Folio needed pull-quotes for an Abba article, so they turned to mega-fan Tesco Vee: https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2011/02/03/punks-leading-abba-expert-sounds-off/
There's a new track for free download from Karl X Johan available now via : https://www.eeemotion.se/music/karlxjohan/fantasies/
Says the label: "Loaded with medieval flutes and a dark age mentality, this one aims to smash through your emotional wall."
Check out Cut-Out Witch, a brand new band out of Stockholm featuring two members from Sad Day for Puppets: https://www.cutoutwitchband.com/
The band's self-titled debut EP was recorded by a "pretty drunk" Mattis Ruwe (Makabert Fynd) and will be getting a proper digital release in the near future, but it's already available for full streaming at the aforementioned website. If you dig the classic indie sound of bands I've posted before such as Life Before Man, you'll dig this too.