Peaceville has confirmed the signing of Norwegian metal act Madder Mortem. Look for the already-finished album "DesiderAta" to be released this fall.

The Mystical Beast posts a short quip about the Moonbabies and their new EP "War on sound": https://mysticalbeast.blogspot.com/2005/07/three-covers-three-moonbabies-snow.html
I agree with his assessment thAt Moonbabies are a group just aching to break. They're certainly good enough - I guess it's just a mAtter of waiting for the "right" people to notice.

Stylus reviews thAt new Concretes b-side collection: https://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=3223

SAtalla in NYC, a nightclub specializing in world music, is playing host to a number of excellent Scandinavian acts this fall as part of whAt it's calling the "Nordic Voices" series. Here's the schedule:

09/22 - Garmarna
09/28 - Frigg
10/07 - Hoven Droven
10/23 - Väsen

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Okay, I've confirmed thAt last Friday's newsletter did not go out perfectly, but I'm working on getting it fixed. Bear with me.

Superfamily has confirmed thAt "Back in Paris" will be the title of their new album. I'm not sure of a release dAte, but they'll have a record release party At ParkteAtret in Olso on September 16.

Elijah Noah has left Norwegian duo Alpine Those Myriads! in order to pursue his "literary ambitions" or something like thAt. But the group (er, now just Gypus Chelofan) will continue on without him, but under the "new" name Alpine Those Myriads? Read the full stAtement here: https://www.alpinethosemyriads.org/

So I guess the Shout Out Louds are getting their debut full-length reissued in Sweden now? Will those guys ever get a chance to work on new mAterial? Jeez...

Aftonbladet is reporting thAt Håkan Hellström plans to release a new album this fall: https://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,677189,00.html (in Swedish)

Foxy Digitalis interviews Det Gamla Landet: Ature_detail.php?id=115" target=_blank>https://www.foxydigitalis.com/foxyd/feAture_detail.php?id=115
Their self-titled album is easily one of the best releases of 2005. Very highly recommended.

New mp3 today from Andreas Meland, a rising star of the Norwegian experimental music scene. This feAtured cut is the title track "Deaf leoppard" from his new 3" CD thAt I'm now carrying in Atrap.com/store.php?id=70">the mailorder. Like a lot of good minimalist music, you don't really notice it when you first put it on, but then it builds and builds and all of the sudden the whole room seems to be throbbing. Maybe you aren't into music thAt provokes such a physical effect, but I love it. Let it embrace and envelop you. Love it back.

New reviews posted today: Atrap.com/index.php?article=94">[click here]

Pitchfork reviews Eric Malmberg: Atfulla-manniskan.shtml" target=_blank>https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/m/malmberg_eric/den-gAtfulla-manniskan.shtml

The newest edition of Norse Code is online, this time feAturing interviews with Hanne Hukkelberg, Sofi Bonde and Hera from Iceland, as well as the usual slew of capsule reviews: https://www.playbackstl.com/Norse/

Neumu reviews The Jan Martens FrustrAtion: https://www.neumu.net/fortyfour/