Black City - The one you sacrifice (video)
Danish rockers Black City have a new video for the song "The one you sacrifice": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6QdY304p4o
Hiawata! - The deep end (video)
"The deep end" is the first single from Hiawata!'s forthcoming album "Backs to the future", due out February 7 via . Direct link: https://www.vimeo.com/18002100
Jens Lekman planning new album, EP
Jens Lekman says in his latest blog post that he hopes to release both a new full-length album and an EP this year: https://www.jenslekman.com/records/smalltalk.htm
Ice concerts coming to the UK
Norwegian composer/artist Terje Isungset will be taking his fantastic "Ice Concerts" to the UK for a series of performances later this month: https://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2011010610593557071641
For those unaware, Isungset performs his special ice music on instruments, both wind and percussion, made completely out of ice.
Voice - Sculpting sound with Maja Ratkje
A documentary on renown Norwegian experimental artist Maja Ratkje is in production, here is some preliminary footage: https://vimeo.com/17398880
Erik de Vahl - Red sleeping beauty
Check out Erik de Vahl covering "Red sleeping beauty" by British indie/pre-Stereolab band McCarthy: https://soundcloud.com/erkdv/erik-de-vahl-red-sleeping-beauty
Tony Clifton to release album in March, preview posted
Preview a few tracks from Swedish indie act Tony Clifton off their upcoming record "At sixes and sevens", due out in March: https://soundcloud.com/tonyclifton
Green Pitch to release trio of EPs
Danish act Green Pitch has announced their intention to release three new EPs over the course of 2011. The first one, entitled "Asleep", was supposed to come out in the fall and is now confirmed for release on January 24 and will be available on vinyl or as a paid download. Label says the 2nd should be out this summer, but no date has been confirmed yet.
Frederik Teige to give away solo debut
Efterklang guitarist Frederik Teige is going solo and will be giving away his debut album "Body god" via Bandcamp beginning on January 14. Check out the single "Invisible vampires" here: https://frederikteige.bandcamp.com/track/invisible-vampires
Ingrid Olava - Love oh love (live)
Download a free live track from Norwegian singer/songwriter Ingrid Olava: https://ingridolava.com/#/more/gifts
Indie signs Obliteration, Insense
has picked up Kolbotn death metal masters Obliteration as well as fellow Norwegians Insense. Look for a new record from the former in the fall, the latter this coming spring.
Pitchfork reviews JJ's Kills
Pitchfork reviews the new JJ mixtape "Kills": https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14971-kills/
Fredrik
Origami
Biograf/The Kora Records
Having blossomed into a three-piece, with Anna Moberg making her debut on "Origami", Fredrik's newest effort builds on the dreamscapes explored on the collected EPs of "Trilogi". The introduction of a new member often changes a group's sound, for the better in Fredrik's case, but it's subtle; the "Origami" EP could have been included alongside the three collected in "Trilogi" without feeling forced or tacked on. The same ethereal quality remains, but the first two tracks on "Origami", "Dance of the peacock phantom" and "White on white", feel more focused than many of the efforts on "Trilogi", all without seeming divorced from the contemplative nature of that record. The layering on these first two tracks is wonderful, creating a lush soundscape that doesn't feel rushed through despite the relatively short lengths of the songs, and yet unveils new aspects with each listen. Closer "ABC", clocking in at almost seven minutes, is gorgeous: meditative without meandering, the constant percussion driving the airy instrumentation along, giving a sense of tangibility to the abstract composition. If this is a taste of what's to come, I'm excited to see what Fredrik have planned for 2011.
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson
Musik med Britta Persson #2
PSL has posted another great live performance from Britta Persson: https://psl.svt.se/psl/2011/01/05/musik-med-britta-persson-2/
Lapko - Horse and crow (video)
The third (and final?) video from Lapko's latest. So sayeth the band: "This zany video tells a story of Racewalker's run to his obvious home. Lapko's debut as film directors captures the first music video about athletic walking ever made." Direct link: https://vimeo.com/18452800