Ill Omen 3-song sampler
Finnish hardcore act Ill Omen has posted a new 3-song sampler for free download: https://killingthelegacy.blogspot.com/2010/11/ill-omen-free-3-song-sampler-2010.html
Tina Dico preps US release, tour
Danish artist Tina Dickow aka Tina Dico will have her latest album "Welcome back colour" released in the US on February 1 and will do a short tour in support:
01/30 - Ramshead Tavern, Annapolis, MD
01/31 - Highline Ballroom, NY, NY
02/01 - Smith's Old Bar, Atlanta, GA
02/03 - Schuba's, Chicago, IL
02/05 - Stubbs Jr., Austin, TX
02/06 - Triple Door, Seattle, WA
02/08 - Swedish American Hall, San Francisco, CA
02/09 - Troubadour, LA, CA
02/10 - Anthology, San Diego, CA
Solefald announce new album
Solefald has revealed details on their new album "Norrøn livskunst" ("The Norse art of living") which will be released via : https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=124946742&blogId=540373345
A properly bizarre sample tune is available as well: https://www.myspace.com/solefaldofficial
The Tallest Man on Earth - Love is all (video)
Pitchfork has the premiere of the new The Tallest Man on Earth video "Love is all": https://pitchfork.com/tv/#/musicvideo/9927-the-tallest-man-on-earth-love-is-all-dead-oceans
Spirits of the Dead - Pure as the lotus
Norwegian rockers Spirits of the Dead are now streaming the new track "Pure as the lotus" on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/spiritsofthedeadmusic
Look for the band's new album "The great god Pan" to be released in late February.
Pitchfork reviews Svarte Greiner
Pitchfork likes Svarte Greiner's "Penpals forever (and ever)" a lot more than we do: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14789-penpals-forever-and-ever/
Presenting: The Wild Shore (feat. members from Torpedo, Wired for Mono, Hari & Aino)
Check out The Wild Shore, a brand new Stockholm 4-piece featuring Jimmy Ottosson (ex-Torpedo/The Je Ne Sais Quoi/Will Gambola Sing/etc) on guitar, Arvid Engström (ex-Wired for Mono) on vox, Robert Klaesson (Hari & Aino) on drums and Krister Sund on bass: https://www.thewildshore.com/
New Nerverna album finished
Mattias Alkberg reports that Neverna has finished a new album. No details as to when/how it will be released, but he does confirm that it will be rockabilly-free.
New labels: Night Tripper + To the Death
Konrad from the excellent label has started two new offshoot projects that he runs on his own. First is , a label devoted to releasing "hardrocking bands with their roots in the 70's as well as the early 80's" who have so far only signed French act Soul Manifest whose self-titled debut album will be released later this month. Unfortunately they're not a band I'll be covering, but the samples on myspace sound pretty darn good. Secondly, and far more topical for IAT!, is Konrad's other project which will be specializing in one of my favorite subjects: reissuing crucial early Swedish death metal on vinyl. They've already put out two LPs, both vinyl editions of demos from the acts Obscurity and Mega Slaughter, and coming up next will be a 3xLP boxset from Sorcery and Sarcasm with LPs from Inverted and Curse to follow. More info and samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/tothedeath666
Dungeon Acid - Damp & warm (video)
Dungeon Acid = Jean-Louis Huhta. This track comes off the debut 7", out now via . Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CC7FQn-vBHA
Graveyard, Riddarna, LDOA confirmed for IAT Clubnights
Dates are finally confirmed for our upcoming IAT! Clubnights at Debaser Malmö! First up on December 10 we have hard-rockers Graveyard (who I presume will be premiering matering from their forthcoming, much-anticipated album) plus recent -signees Riddarna! Maybe even guest DJs too, who knows? And then in January, Last Days of April who will be playing in support of their new album "Gooey" which just came out on . Look for a support act to be announced soon and see you there! ('cept that I won't)
Tejbz - To tha face (video)
Apparently this is a big deal in Sweden right now and spreading, but it's been completely outside my radar until now. Very much not my thing, but anyhow, good luck to Tejbz in becoming the Basshunter of pop-punk. Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3JZjElZG2c
Psychic Malmö to release Skull Defekts 7"
will be putting out a 7" from The Skull Defekts ahead of the band's new album with Daniel Higgs, due out next year via . Featured tracks are "Gospel of the skull" b/w "Push it down on me" and it should be out in January.
The Young Composer's Guide To Reykjavík Dining
Ólafur Arnalds takes Drowned in Sound on a restaurant tour of Reykjavík: https://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4141296-%C3%B3lafur-arnalds-young-composers-guide-to-reykjav%C3%ADk-dining
Svarte Greiner
Penpals forever (and ever)
Digitalis Recordings
The problem with Svarte Greiner (aka Norway's Erik K. Skodvin) is that it fails to create an atmosphere of any real note in a genre that is brimming with bands and projects that take the listener into all sorts of ethereal worlds. Total escapism is the name of the game in ambient circles and, while "Penpals forever" does offer that to a degree, it's more of a visual image of what Skodvin has done to create the sounds he has, rather than the otherworldly experience that listening to the likes of dark ambient sounds provides. As a result, the potential gloominess that Skodvin could have created is, for the most part, lost and we're left with more of a lesson in sound invention. Maybe this is his intention and, in that case, he's done a sterling job. However, this type of 'music' has been done countless times before and has produced much more profound results in the past. Horses for courses though, and maybe this type of askew instrumentalism is right up a lot of streets for some. For me it's just very average.
- John Norby