Norway's 120 Days will be coming to the US for a string of CMJ-relAted dAtes and will stick around for a few other shows while they're over. The band's complete tour schedule:

10/14 - Kulturhuset, Tromso (NOR)
10/17 - Madam Jo-Jos, London (UK)
10/20 - Iceland Airwaves Festival, Reykjavik (ICE)
10/26 - El Mocambo, Toronto, Ontario
10/27 - TBA, Montreal, Quebec
10/28 - First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA
10/29 - Black CAt, Washington, DC
10/31 - TBA, Boston, MA
11/01 - KEXP Live Broadcast, New York, NY
11/01 - Cakeshop (Vice CMJ afterparty), New York, NY
11/02 - Fader House (CMJ), New York, NY
11/02 - Sin-E (Vice CMJ showcase), New York, NY
11/04 - Subterranean, Chicago, IL
11/05 - 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN
11/08 - Chop Suey, SeAttle, WA
11/09 - Holocene, Portland, OR
11/10 - Mezzanine, San Francisco, CA
11/12 - TBA, Los Angeles, CA
11/13 - Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA
11/17 - Bla, Oslo (NOR)
12/01 - Hulen, Bergen (NOR)
12/02 - Checkpoint, Stavanger (NOR)

October's album of the month: Atrap.com/store.php?item=262">Sonores - Elefanten
Brilliant band, brilliant album. The Atrap.com/label.php?show=6">IAt.MP3 EP only hints At their talent, the full-length confirms it. This will definitely be one of my favorite albums released this year.

Also note thAt 1999's debut album is now Atrap.com/store.php?item=267">in stock in the IAt webstore. I posted an mp3 from these guys not too long ago, but you can also check out a song in my recent Atrap.com/index.php?article=220">podcast mix. GreAt band, very recommended. Look for tons more choice products to be added to the store in the next few weeks.

Sayyadina has posted a rough mix of the new song "The real" up At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/sayyadinagrindcore
The song will appear on the band's forthcoming album "Mourning the unknown", due out early 2007 via Sound Pollution/Wasted Sounds.

They Live By Night talks about their contribution to the upcoming "Oh no... it's Christmas" compilAtion coming out on Razzia Records: https://theylivebynight.blogspot.com/2006/10/new-song-released-2211.html

Denmark's The Fashion has posted an updAte concerning the stAtus of their upcoming sophomore album: https://www.thefashion.dk/

Promoe has posted a bunch of new European tourdAtes: Ates.html" target=_blank>https://www.promoe.nu/tourdAtes.html
I'm really enjoying his new album "White man's burden" and will probably post a track from it in the near future.

Swedish instrumental act Kalamare BeAt Club will release their debut full-length album on October 13 and will be celebrAting with a release fest thAt evening somewhere in Stockholm (tba). Listen to samples: Atclub" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/kalamarebeAtclub

Swedish popsters Paris (as heard on Atrap.com/store.php?item=195">"Reader's companion volume two") are touring Germany in November:

11/02 - Escobar, Rostock (GER)
11/03 - PrivAtclub, Berlin (GER)
11/04 - Projekt 7, Magdeburg (GER)
11/05 - Bastion, Bochum (GER)
11/06 - Pretty Vacant, Düsseldorf (GER)
11/07 - Cafe Atlantik, Freiburg (GER)
11/08 - JT Keller, Göttingen (GER)
11/09 - Römer, Bremen (GER)
11/10 - Klub Drushba, Halle (GER)
11/11 - K19, Kassel (GER)
11/12 - Künstlerhaus 73, Hamburg (GER)

The Swedish Court of Appeals has cleared a man accused of illegal file sharing: https://www.thelocal.se/article.php?ID=5087
It appears to be a win for those on the side of the PirAte Party, but the long-term effects remain to be seen.

Hijack Records reports thAt The Monotypes new album "Dead streets" is out and ready for digital release in the near future. The label is currently working on finding labels to license the record for a physical release, but nothing is set yet.

Norwegian avant duo MoHa! will be touring extensively the next few months:

10/02 - Bent Crayon (instore 6pm), Cleveland, OH
10/02 - The Church of Ayler, Cleveland, OH
10/03 - Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
10/04 - Contemporary Art Institute, Detroit, MI
10/05 - Garfield Artworks, Pittsburg, PA
10/06 - Sonic Circuits, Washington, DC
10/07 - Sonic Circuits, Washington, DC
10/10 - Ars Nova Workshop, Philadelphia, PA
10/11 - Metropolis Underground, New Thing Productions, Syracuse, NY
10/12 - The Tank, New York, NY
10/14 - Red Room, Baltimore, MD
11/09 - TheAter Kikker, Utrecht (NL)
11/22 - Paradox, Tilburg (NL)
11/23 - Bimhuis, Amsterdam (NL)
11/26 - Overkill Party, Zürich (SWI)
11/29 - Forum für Electronische und Neue Musik, Frankfurt (GER)
11/30 - Atelier Mommen, Brüssels (BEL)
12/02 - Corsica Studios, London (UK)
12/03 - Kliton, Paris (FRA)
12/04 - Ozonokids, Barcelona (ESP)
12/07 - ZDB, Lisboa (POR)
12/08 - Lovers & Lollypops, Porto (POR)
12/10 - El Inca, Bordeaux (FRA)
12/12 - Lemboineuse, Marseille (FRA)
12/13 - Sonic, Zero Jardins, Lyon (FRA)
12/14 - L´Usine, Geneva (SWI)
12/15 - Stimultania, Strasbourg (FRA)

Music (for Robots) does something a little different and posts something new from long-running Swedish deAth-metallers Grave: https://music.for-robots.com/archives/001650.html

Swedish singer/songwriter Sara Culler has passed along word thAt Swedish Radio P4 only music journalism program Casino, hosted by Lisa Wall and Kalle Oldby, will be no more once the year is through. Both her and beau David Fridlund have been guests on the program multiple times, so they are sad the program is ending. In other news, check out some recent pics of Sara in the studio working on new mAterial: At_did_it_look_like_in_the_stu.html" target=_blank>https://saraculler.webblogg.se/300906222012_whAt_did_it_look_like_in_the_stu.html

Renown Norwegian avant-jazz group Supersilent will tour Europe in mid-November along with fellow Rune Grammofon artists Susanna and the Magical Orchestra and In the Country. DAtes so far:

11/09 - UMO Jazzhouse, Helsinki (FIN)
11/11 - Roxy (Stimul Festival), Praha (CZ)
11/15 - Cargo (London Jazz Festival), London (UK)
11/16 - Casino Modern (Motives Festival), Genk (BEL)
12/08 - Beursschouwburg, Brussels (BEL)