Kristofer Åström's lAtest album "RainawayTown" will get a German release on June 22 via V2.

FAt Planet on Finnish artist Jimi Tenor: Atplanet.com.au/blog/2007/04/20/jimi-tenor-finland/" target=_blank>https://www.fAtplanet.com.au/blog/2007/04/20/jimi-tenor-finland/

New in the mailorder: Atrap.com/store/product.php?productid=460">"GreAt Northern Recordings compilAtion no. 2"
Just like the first, this is luxuriously packaged and super limited so act fast or you might miss it. Some greAt music too - two tracks each from Detektivbyrån, ASS, Gösta Berlings Saga and Erik Enocksson. Very recommended.

Denmark's Under Byen will be playing a special show together with Radiounderholdningsorkestret - The Danish Radio Concert Orchestra on April 28 At Radiohusets Koncertsal. It will be recorded and broadcast live via Danish nAtional radio and you can find more info here: https://www.dr.dk/presse/Article.asp?articleID=24861

"Grand mutAtion" is the name of a new collaborAtion feAturing Norwegian noise artist Lasse Marhaug (Jazkammer) and organist Nils Henrik Asheim, out now via Touch. Read more: https://www.lassemarhaug.no/

This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (02) Shout Out Louds - Tonight I have to leave
02. (04) Timbuktu - Lika barna avvika bäst del 2
03. (NY) Florence Valentin - Pokerkväll i Vårby Gård
04. (01) The Shins - Australia
05. (05) Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm
06. (10) Salem al Fakir - This is who I am
07. (NY) Lucky Soul - Add your light to mine
08. (13) Jack PeñAte - Second, minute or hour
09. (14) Bloc Party - I still remember
10. (18) Yelle - Je Veux Te Voir
11. (15) Infinite Mass - Sometimes
12. (03) The Jai-Alai Savant - White on white crime
13. (17) Lovekevins - Tamagotchi freestyle
14. (20) CK - En på miljonen
15. (08) Amp Fiddler feAt. Corinne Bailey Rae - If I don’t
16. (19) Manic Street Preachers - Your love alone is not enough
17. (06) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Yankee go home
18. (07) Oi Va Voi - Yuri
19. (NY) Studio - West side
20. (NY) Sondre Lerche - The Tape

Leaving the chart:
Camille Jones - The Creeps (Fedde Le Grand Remix)
Maxïmo Park - Our velocity
Bonde Do Role - Solta o frango
Moby feAt. Mylene Farmer - Slipping Away (Crier La Vie)

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. BigBang - Too Much Yang
02. Tord Gustavsen Trio - Being There
03. D.D.E. - No går det så det suse
04. Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør
05. Jonas Fjeld og ChAtham C. - Amerikabesøk
06. Magnet - The Simple Life
07. Steinar Albrigtsen - Moments of Peace
08. Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance
09. Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles
10. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
11. Silje Nergaard - Darkness out of blue
12. Ane Brun - Live in Scandinavia
13. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
14. Röyksopp - Back to mine
15. Askil Holm - Harmony Hotel
16. My Midnight Creeps - Histamin
17. Madrugada - Live At Tralfamadore
18. Susperia - Cut From Stone
19. Kristin Asbjørnsen - Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook
20. Kjell Inge Torgersen - Aks av gull

The Cleveland Scene talks to Dimmu Borgir about their new album "In Sorte Diaboli": Athy-for-the-devil/" target=_blank>https://www.clevescene.com/2007-04-18/music/sympAthy-for-the-devil/

PopMAtters reviews the new Sounds Like Violence album "With blood on my hands": Atters.com/pm/music/reviews/sounds-like-violence-with-blood-on-my-hands/" target=_blank>https://www.popmAtters.com/pm/music/reviews/sounds-like-violence-with-blood-on-my-hands/

Swedish prog act Anekdoten has posted a nice 11-minute sampler from their new album "A time of day" on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/anekdoten
It comes out April 25 via the band's own Virta label and there will be a release party At Kägelbanan in Stockholm on April 24.

Also profiled At MIC Norway, ECM recording artist Jan Garbarek who is about to embark on a tour of Germany: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2007041915241883336232

Check out the video for "The needle in the butterfly" by Danish act Salem: Atch?v=UX6Ns19RMWY" target=_blank>https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=UX6Ns19RMWY
The clip feAtures footage from fellow Dane Lars Von Trier's movie "Europa" and, along with "The kingdom" and "The five obstructions", is very recommended viewing. I appreciAte Von Trier's more "difficult" work too ("Dancer in the dark", "Breaking the waves", etc.), but it's nothing I'd ever feel compelled to rewAtch.
So is this a new trend in Danish music? Phonovectra recently made a video using the work of Carl Th. Dreyer, another famous Danish filmaker (who also happens to be Von Trier's hero from whAt I've read). Who's next?

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. The Ark - Prayer for the weekend
02. Sofia Karlsson - Visor från vinden
03. Slagsmålsklubben - Boss for leader
04. Eldkvarn - Svart blogg
05. Jerry Williams - I can jive - Det bästa med Jerry Williams
06. Markoolio - Värsta PlAttan
07. Nanne - Jag måste kyssa dig
08. Marie Lindberg - Trying to recall
09. Salem Al Fakir - This is who I am
10. Timbuktu - Oberoendeframkallande
11. Andreas Johnson - The collector
12. Sällskapet - Sällskapet
14. Sophie Zelmani - Memory loves you
15. Svante Thuresson - Svante Thuresson & vänner
16. Mauro Scocco - Ljudet av tiden som går
17. Maia Hirasawa - Though, I'm just me
18. Ingmar Nordströms - Ingmar Nordströms Saxpartyfavoriter
19. Lena Philipsson - Lena 20 år
20. Björn Rosenström - Ett Jubileum som är sådär....10 1/2 år

The lineup for this year's GreAt Escape Festival has been confirmed and will include a special Norwegian spotlight feAturing the artists 120 Days, Adjagas and "Reader's companion" alums The Lionheart Brothers: https://www.xfm.co.uk/Article.asp?id=387899
Other Scandinavians include IAt artist Hello Saferide plus Consequences, Promise and Monster, Loney, Dear, Johnossi, Magenta Skycode, Oh No Ono, Rockettothesky, Kissaway Trail and probably a few others whose names I don't instantly recognize.

MP3: Totalitär - Nej vi ska inte ha nåt

In case you didn't read Atrap.com/view_topic.php?id=30">my recent interview from Norrbottens-Kuriren (the thread is actually turning into an interesting discussion on an entirely different topic besides me me me), I've been listening to a ton of hardcore punk recently. Nothing too modern sounding either; it's pretty much all been no-frills 80s ragers or fierce d-beAt like today's track from Totalitär. The band started in 1985 and they haven't really evolved very much At all since then, except thAt the recordings have gotten way better. If it ain't broke, why fix it, right? So the band's 3rd and final album "Vi är eliten" was just released by US label Prank Records and it's been in steady rotAtion here in my office ever since it arrived lAte last week, so I figured I should share a track with y'all. My pick: "Nej vi ska inte ha nåt" ("No we don't want anything"). Fast, furious and 100% killer.

Totalitär - Nej vi ska inte ha nåt