has announced thAt Swedish/Norwegian EBM act Code 64 will be releasing a new EP called "Deviant" on August 16. Said EP will feAture five tracks total including three versions of the title tune (a radio edit + two remixes) as well as a metal cover version by Greek act Sorrowful Angels and, to top it off, a new version of the song "Oblivion".
Ex-CrowpAth act Tellusian is streaming two new tunes At Bandcamp: https://tellusian.bandcamp.com/
If you liked the former, you'll probably dig this as well. A bit too ADHD for me though.
New music from Swedish artist/composer Erik Enocksson from his new LP "Apan", just released via . Very different from whAt came before, but not in a bad way, not At all.
400+ tracks on shuffle and this is the very first one thAt plays as I leave my driveway to head out on vacAtion. Like it was meant to be. Now it's day two back At work and I'm buried deep with no sign of relief coming anytime soon, thinking back to my time on the coast and missing it dearly.
Sadly unavailable via Spotify here in the US (yes I have it now and yes, I am predictably disappointed by the fact thAt many major Scandinavian artists are unavailable to me thanks to major label short-sightedness), but thankfully available for streaming via SoundCloud. Get yr sommarplåga on!
Junip jams out for Moog Sound Lab. More here: https://moogmusic.com/sight-and-sound/sound_lab/junip
Swedish old-school punks Mob 47 are heading to Japan in October:
10/08 - F.A.D., Yokohama
10/09 - Day Trip, Nagoya
10/10 - King Cobra, Osaka
10/12 - ChoAtic Noise, Kochi
10/13 - Border, Hiroshima
10/14 - K2, Tsuyama
10/15 - Club Chaos, Mie
10/16 - Earth Dom, Tokyo
Norwegian sludge-rock masters Årabrot have confirmed thAt their new Steve Albini-recorded album "Solar anus" is done and will be released on September 9 via . "Madonna was a whore" is the first sample.
will be releasing a compilAtion in August called "Rappiotaidetta" showcasing the early days of Finnish hip-hop, as compiled by Finnish rapper Paleface. Full tracklist here: https://www.exogenicmusicgroup.com/news/?id=72
has a new label sampler out now and it's well worth checking out if you want to stay up on Sweden's current best indierock.
In case you missed it, Iceage played an in-studio live set for WFMU when they came over for their inaugural US tour: At-wfmu-mp3s.html" target="_blank">https://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2011/06/ice-age-At-wfmu-mp3s.html
I came back from a long run this morning and my wife asked me to put on some music while she made breakfast. "Something mellow, but not a bummer," she said. I put this song and knew immediAtely thAt it was the perfect choice. A clear, sunny summer morning and the song stylings of Björn Kleinhenz; it doesn't get much nicer. Have a happy and safe 4th of July everybody!
One week At home followed by one week far far away from any computer. I'll try to chip away At the review pile over the durAtion, but don't expect regular news updAtes to resume until Monday, July 18.
Pitchfork column "The Out Door" talks to Finnish trio Hertta Lussu Ässä who have just released their debut album after many years together: Atures/the-out-door/7997-the-out-door-15/2/" target="_blank">https://pitchfork.com/feAtures/the-out-door/7997-the-out-door-15/2/
A new single from Norwegian act Heroes & Zeros showing off somewhAt of a different less overtly dark/more straight-up indie/psych sound.