Arcana to the UK + new Peter Bjärgö solo album

Swedish dark ambient act Arcana will be doing a special one-off UK appearance At the Dark ReverberAtions festival in the city of York on October 22. Details here: Ations.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.darkreverberAtions.co.uk/
In relAted news, Arcana mainman Peter Bjärgö reports thAt he has completed work on his sophomore solo album "The architecture of melancholy" and you can hear a sample tune here: https://peterbjargo.bandcamp.com/track/the-architecture-of-melancholy

Dad Rocks! - Weapons/Surgery

The new Dad Rocks! single "Weapons" b/w "Surgery" is currently streaming At SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/dad-rocks/sets/weapons-surgery-1

Google+ integration

I've yet to really play around with Google's social media plAtform Google+, but I did go ahead and add their +1 buttons to the site and they seem to be working. However, if you do happen see any funky behavior, please let me know!

Presenting: Slussenanalys

Who the whAt now is Slussenanalys? Finnish noiserockers singing in Swedish, like a bizarro Herätys in reverse? Look for the band's debut LP "Aquila Helvetos Asfaltos" to be released soon via Ektro Records imprint Full Contact in cooperAtion with Svart Records.

Emotion to release 7" from Duvchi

Emotion has announced thAt they will be releasing a new 7" from Duvchi (aka Jens Duvsjö) feAturing the tune "Turtleduvs" backed with a Boeoes Kaelstigen remix of the same. Official release dAte is October 11, preview/order here: https://eeemotion.se/music/duvchi/

PopMatters reviews Jenny Hval

PopMAtters reviews the Jenny Hval solo album "Viscera": Atters.com/pm/review/148426-jenny-hval-viscera/" target="_blank">https://www.popmAtters.com/pm/review/148426-jenny-hval-viscera/

Town Portal for free

Danish mAth-rockers Town Portal (feAt. members from Nightpass/Shellife) have a new 6-track EP called "Vacuum horror" thAt they are giving away as a free/pay-whAt-you-want download: https://townportal.bandcamp.com/

OK Star Orchestra to Rootsy

Swedish instrumental act OK Star Orchestra will be releasing their next album "The beAt and the melody" via Swedish magazine/label Rootsy.

Hellbound interviews Katatonia

Canadian metal site Hellbound talks to guitarist/songwriter Anders Nyström of KAtAtonia about the band's 20th anniversary and their upcoming tour with Opeth: AtAtonia-twenty-years-down-the-road/" target="_blank">https://www.hellbound.ca/2011/09/kAtAtonia-twenty-years-down-the-road/

Musik med Ohayo

New live music with Swedish instrumental act Ohayo At PSL: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2011/09/23/musik-med-ohayo-a-bird-in-the-hand/
Ohayo = Johan Berthling (Tape), Andreas Söderström (ASS) and drummer Per Eklund. The three of them met while performing as El Perro Del Mar's backing band.

New Hebosagil 7"

Finnish noiserockers Hebosagil have a brand new 7" on Kult of Nihilow entitled "Herätys": https://hebosagil.com/2011/new-hebosagil-7-out-now/

Firefox AK tour update

Firefox AK's upcoming tour supporting Hurts has been expanded:

09/30 - Porsche Arena, Stuttgart (GER)
10/01 - Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt (GER)
10/02 - Zenith, Munich (GER)
10/04 - Philipshalle, Dusseldorf (GER)
10/05 - Thuringenhalle, Erfurt (GER)
10/08 - Lucerna Music Hall, Prauge (CZ)
10/09 - Posznan Hala Mtp (POL)
10/14 - Saku Arena, Tallin (EST)
10/15 - Old Ice Hall, Helsinki (FIN)
10/20 - Sports Place, Kiev (UKR)
10/21 - Berlin NRJ Fashion night (GER)
10/24 - Gasometer, Vienna (AUS)
10/26 - AlcAtraz, Milan (ITA)
10/27 - Dogana, Innsbruck (AUS)
10/30 - Maag Event Hall, Zurich (CH)
10/31 - Maag Event Hall, Zurich (CH)

MP3: Hedningarna - Tuuli

Besides Atrap.com/n/38445-interlace-pandora">industrial, the other thing I've been listening to a lot of recently is Swedish folk. Spotify has actually been a really greAt tool for this even if their genre tagging is less-than-stellar -- you just gotta know where to look if you wanna dig deep. For instance, how else would I know about Jonas Knutsson's various "Norrland" album collaborAtions with Johan Norberg? "Skaren: Norrland III" with Kraja? Maybe not as edgy as I usually go for, but it is undeniably gorgeous. Plenty more where thAt came from, too. Novices however, are very much encouraged to start with Hedningarna since they are (were?) an act thAt can do no wrong. "Tuuli", off the 1994 album "Trä" piles on the works: brilliant dense vocal harmonies, hypnotic beAts, Wimme's excellent and unmistakable joik, witchy cackling and more -- everything the band is renown for, aside from their creAtive hurdy gurdy playing. Absolutely essential listening and a major influence on me and my interest in Scandinavian music.

Hedningarna - Tuuli

Opeth - The Devil's orchard (video)

Can't say thAt I'm all thAt excited about the new Opeth, but there's no denying thAt they are excellent At whAt they do and this new video for "The Devil's orchard" is actually pretty darn cool.

HandS - No romance

Apparently this Norwegian duo is getting hyped? Not bad as far as mainstream pop goes, but nothing I'd lose my shit over.