Norwegian acts confirmed for this year's CMJ fest include my #1 artist to watch Susanne Sundfør plus Marit Larsen, Lido Lido, Maria Due, Tôg and The Megaphonic Thrift. More info here: https://www.musicexportnorway.no/norway-at-cmj-2010.4827006-149133.html
22-Pistepirkko is heading back out on tour in January:
01/12 - Festsaal, Berlin (GER)
01/13 - Knust, Hamburg (GER)
01/14 - MS Treue, Bremen (GER)
01/15 - Beatpol, Dresden (GER)
01/16 - Werkstatt, Köln (GER)
01/17 - Kulturcafe, Mainz (GER)
01/18 - Nachtleben, Frankfurt (GER)
01/19 - Feierwerk, München (GER)
01/20 - Rauch, Feldkirch (AUS)
01/21 - Arge, Salzburg (AUS)
01/22 - Kino, Ebensee (AUS)
01/23 - Chelsea, Wien (AUS)
There's a brand new track from Finnish black metal weirdos Oranssi Pazuzu streaming at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/rabbitilsn
Said song will appear on 's upcoming "Rabbit Ilsn Records Collection Vol. 1" CDr comp, due out soon.
The Last Magazine talks to Swedish artist Anna von Hausswolff, her very first English-language interview: https://thelast-magazine.com/?p=1920
New live music at PSL with Swedish act Little Children: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2010/10/05/musik-med-little-children/
Video #3 from the album "Folded". Direct link: https://vimeo.com/15531896
Guitar World has posted an extensive report from Norway's Hole in the Sky festival: https://www.guitarworld.com/article/hole_in_the_sky_2010
Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. Håkan Hellström
02. Junip
03. The Bear Quartet
04. Säkert!
05. Glasser
06. First Aid Kit
07. Familjen
08. Bob Hund
09. Jens Lekman
10. Robyn
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Norway's The New Wine are touring in November:
11/03 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
11/04 - Merleyn, Nijmegen (NL)
11/05 - Magnet Club (Club NME), Berlin (GER)
11/08 - Café Video, Gent (BEL)
11/09 - Zum Teufel, Heidelberg (GER)
11/10 - Cairo, Würzburg (GER)
11/11 - Hive, Zürich (CH)
11/12 - Dqliq, Luxemburg (LUX)
11/13 - Kassablanca, Jena (GER)
11/26 - Fleche D'or, Paris (FRA)
11/27 - Cargo (Les Festival Boréales), Caen (FRA)
Taking a cue from Swedesplease to focus your attention on Mother of the Forest and his new EP "Ryka i ro", which was recently posted for free download here. As Craig rightfully points out, this is for fans of creative music that takes risks and is far, far more exciting than the typically mediocre guitar rock that gets sent my way. It also helps that it fits in nicely with a lot of the other similarly minded goth/industrial clatter I've been listening to as of late. As for a more direct comparison, Sällskapet comes to mind, though Mother of the Forest is much weirder, taking far more influence from The Bear Quartet's noisier efforts. As if it wasn't obvious by having Matti provide guest vocals. Anyhow, Mother of the Forest is great and the EP is free, so you really can't go wrong. Listen and help spread the word!
This is the new Alexis Weak single "112" from the forthcoming album "Till minne av". Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur5yXArB8EE
Kvalität is updated with a new clip from Sibling Sense: https://www.kvalitat.com/2010/10/sibling-sense-lights-out/
The Soundtrack of Our Lives will release the remastered greatest hits collection "Golden greats no.1" on November 24, which will of course include the requisite new track "Karmageddon". Preview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MtxmG_Lr-o
Bastard PriestThere has been an increase in the retro death metal style in recent years; new bands strive to create an old sound while old bands relinquish their new sound and attempt to revert back to the halcyon days of death metal. Stockholm's Bastard Priest fall under the first category and are one of the few out there who actually sound properly old-school in every manner. Some may say they emulate the Swedish output of the late-'80s, but it seems to me there's something in there that's more akin to an amalgam of the likes of "Scream bloody gore", "Consuming impulse", and "Morbid visions" with a hefty nod towards their fellow countrymen from back in the day. There's a definite attitude on here that was only ever really captured in the Swedish death metal explosion of the late-'80s and there is, without doubt, the definite punk influence that also permeated the scene back then. Definitely one of the best retro bands around today and so authentic that I almost find myself surprised to come out of the listening experience and find that it's not 1989.
- John Norby
WavesOut is a new Denmark-based free music streaming site specializing in electronic and indie tunes: https://wavesout.com/