The lAtest Brainwashed Brain weekly digest has reviews and samples from Smyglyssna, VibracAthedral Orchestra, Phonophani and more.

'North is the place' indeed! Musique Machine has Ate.php?id=43" target=_blank>put up an interview with Jaga Jazzist vibes/keys player Andreas Mjøs. They talk about a lot of different subjects including the Norweigan scene, various side projects such as Shining and Rotoscope, and much more.

Nova Recordings is the new distributor for Deleted Art in Europe. Check 'em out if you're interested in getting a hold of records from C.Aarmé, The New Mess, the upcoming Threeminutepopsongs debut and more.

Bo Kaspers Orkester's new album "Vilka tror vi Att vi är" comes out September 24. The first single will be for the track "Långsamt".

AnAta has set "Under A Stone With No Inscription" as the title for their new record, due out October 6 on Earache/Wicked World Records.

The lAtest At/newest.html" target=_blank>Aquarius Records new arrivals list feAtures reviews and samples from a ton of people including Ektroverde and RAtto Ja Lehtisalo, both on Ektro Records, the label of Finnish band Circle.

Go here to check out cover art for the new Dimmu Borgir record "DeAth Cult Armageddon".

Nasum has booked a show with American hardcore greAts Tragedy for October 13 in Uppsala, Sweden At Ungdomens Hus. They also are planning to tour Europe soon afterwards. I'll post the dAtes when I get 'em.

Opeth has just returned home from their US tour with Porcupine Tree and are enjoying their first time off in a long while. Frontman Mikael is getting married August 15, too. CongrAts! As for the future, a European "DamnAtion" tour is being planned for September with Scandinavian dAtes to follow in October/November and finally Australia in December. WhAt to expect? Well, here's the set list from the just-completed tour:

01. Windowpane
02. In my time of need
03. DeAth whispered a lullaby
04. Closure
05. Hope leaves
06. To rid the disease
07. Ending credits
08. Weakness
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09. Benighted
10. To bid you farewell
11. Soldier of fortune (Deep Purple cover)
12. Face of Melinda

Finally! The Motorhomes have a new website up and they report thAt they've record three new songs for their next album and have enlisted both Niklas Korssell (ex-The Plan) on drums and organist Henrik Carlsson. Can't wait for a new record, "Long Distance Runner" was easily one of 2002's best IMO. They've also got a few tour dAtes lined up for the near future so check em out:

08/28 - Kulturbolaget, Malmö (SWE)
08/29 - Sticky Fingers, Göteborg (SWE)
08/30 - Debaser, Stockholm (SWE)
08/31 - So WhAt, Oslo (NOR)

The Maggots will release their third album "Do the Maggot" on August 25 through Low Impact Records on CD and limited edition vinyl. Preorders are already being taken At the label's website and the band plans to tour in support lAter this fall.

Arcana and Sophia (aka Peter Pettersson, soon to be Bjärgö) have left Swedish darkwave label Cold MeAt Industry and will be releasing all future mAterial via their own label Erebus Odora. Peter's stAtement:

You come to a certain point in life where you have to decide if you want to continue in the same way or move on. I have made thAt decision now.

For more info, see www.erebusodora.net.

Via DJ Martian, comes first this review from the BBC of "Digital Prophecy" from Dhafer Youssef which feAtures guest appearances from various Nordic jazz musicians such as Nils Petter Molvaer, Eivind Aarset and Arve Henriksen. Next, is this BBC One World tracklist with highlights from the Big Chill festival feAturing artists such as Ralph Myers, Nu Spirit Helsinki, Jaga Jazzist and more. Listen to it streamed here.

Here's the top 20 Swedish albums of the week, as reported by Aftonbladet:

01. Per Gessle - Mazarin
02. Carola - Guld plAtina & passion - det bästa
03. Tomas Ledin - I sommarnAttens ljus
04. The Cardigans - Long gone before daylight
05. Anna-Lotta Larson - Tidlöst
06. Robyn - Don't stop the music
07. Pugh Rogefeldt - Pughs bästa
08. Robert Wells - Rhapsody in rock the complete collection
09. Glenmark Eriksson Strömstedt - Den andra skivan
10. Lisa Nilsson - Samlade sånger 1992-2003
11. Da Buzz - More than alive
12. Lars Winnerbäck och hovet - Söndermarken
13. Style - Samlade hits
14. Kent - Vapen & ammunition
15. Tommy Körberg - Gränslös - det bästa med
16. Anders Johansson - If it's all I ever do
17. Timbuktu - The botten is nådd!
18. Per Myrberg - SommarnAtt Per Myrberg sjunger Taube
19. Moneybrother - Blood panic
20. Magnus Carlson - Ett kungarike för en kram

Pitchforkmedia.com has a short blurb on Junior Senior's "Move Your Feet" single today. I'm really surprised these guys haven't caught on more quickly over here yet. I guess we'll have to wait and see whAt happens after the domestic issue of the album in September.

Musique Machine has Ate.php?id=414" target=_blank>posted a review of the Merzbow remix album "Frog Remixed And Revisited" which feAtures tracks from artists such as Ulver, When and more.

A couple new dAtes for the upcoming King Diamond/Entombed tour:

10/22 - The Pound SF / Pier 96, San Francisco, CA (outdoors)
10/23 - The Edge, Palo Alto, CA
11/21 - Ridgela TheAtre, Ft. Worth, TX

Northside Records has solidified the lineup for the upcoming Nordic Roots Festival in Minneapolis, Minnesota At the Cedar Cultural Center from Septermber 19-21. Here's the details:

09/19 - Harv and Gjallarhorn

09/20 - Tigerlily (new quartet from Norway, feAturing Nordic bagpipe, and exotic strings like Senegambian konting and Chinese moon guitar), Ellika Frisell with Solo Cissokho and Filarfolket Reunion (exclusive)

09/21 - Joe Chvala and the Flying Foot Forum (dance) with live accompaniment by Filarfolket and special cameo by Swedish trio Vind (Ale Möller, Sten Källman and Thomas Ringdahl), Swedish trio Nåra (Gunnel Mauritzson, Björn Ståbi and Bengt Jansson), and Maria Kalaniemi with Sven Ahlbäck and Johan Hedin

More info: www.nordicroots.org

A couple bands from the North Post label are hitting the road soon. First up is Complete with their upcoming Eastern European tour dAtes:

09/25 - Hamburg (GER)
09/26 - Salzgitter (GER)
09/27 - tba (POL)
09/28 - tba
09/29 - Klaipeda (LIT)
09/30 - Cesis (LAt)
10/01 - Vilnius (LIT)
10/02 - Warzsawa (POL)
10/03 - Flensburg (GER)

You can download a brand new mp3 of the track "Died Like a Hero" from Complete's forthcoming album "All Systems Go", coming out soon.

And then there's Miss Moffet and Rentokiller who are trekking across Europe together:

10/10 - tba, Roskilde (DK)
10/11 - Corefest 5, Delft (HOL)
10/12 - Juz, Nalbach (GER)
10/13 - help?
10/14 - Leuven (BEL)
10/15 - Rouen (FRA)
10/16 - Magasin 4, Brussels (BEL)
10/17 - help?
10/18 - Idar-Obenstein (GER)
10/19 - help?
10/20 - Rote Flora, Hamburg (GER)

Any people interested in setting up a show on one of the open days should contact either missmofet@hotmail.com or erik.harald@bredband.net.