The Office for Contemporary Art of Norway (OCA) is putting out a compilAtion of Scandinavian experimental electronic music entitled "Electric Leak - the North of It". The track listing was researched and compiled by Christiane Erharter, curAtor At the Office for Contemporary Art Norway, along with Yngvild Færøy, Søssa Jørgensen and Elin T. Sørensen from the "artist-initiAted online sound gallery" BallongMagasinet. Here's a sampling of whAt to expect:

Hugger-Mugger's untidy no-music Attitude sounds strictly post punk. Anton Nikkilä and Tommy Olsson treAt readymade sound in a subtle and poetic way. Single Unit and Pink Twins are re-interpreting heavy guitar riffs and drum sets by combining them with electronic experimental sound. Henrik Rylander feeds back 'no input' effects. Emi Maeda's interpretAtions of the harp creAte a strange yet original piece of sound. Pål Asle Pettersen contributesa multi-layered electro acoustic composition. Alexander Rishaug creAtes flickering soundscapes and Fe-mail's approach towards noise welcomes the unexpected but in a playful way. The compilAtion also presents Erkki Kurenniemi and Åke Hodell, two important figures in the history and development of electronic sound art.

For the full tracklist and ordering info, go to www.oca.no and look under "Biennials".

Some of the bands confirmed for the Hole in the Sky Festival which takes place August 28-30 in Bergen, Norway: Taake, Cult of Luna, SAtyricon, Enslaved, Arcturus and Meldrum. More info: www.holeinthesky.no

The other two Swedish labels besides Dead Frog thAt are being hosted At the Apple iTunes store are A West Side FabricAtion and Playground. Thanks Fredrik for passing thAt info along.

SAtyricon is seeking a live keyboard/sampler player who has "a serious Attitude and show true dedicAtion." The band plans to tour again in August and will be holding auditions during July. Interested applicants should email the band At Atyricon.no">musician@sAtyricon.no.

LiberAtor says thAt the new single "Won't Go Away" is on the way in about a week along with a video.

The next edition of CNN's Music Room program will be thAt Swedish music feAture they've had in the pipeline for awhile. It airs on July 4. How pAtriotic is thAt? Bands feAtured include The Hives, The Cardigans and Soundtrack of Our Lives, plus De Stijl I think. Maybe more. I do believe they filmed At Stockholm Calling fest.

The Haunted's updAted summer tour schedule:

06/28 - Smack Rockfestival, Timrå (SWE)
07/05 - Graspop Festival, Dessel (BEL)
07/11 - Tuska Festival, Helsinki (FIN)
07/25 - Tumstock, Helsingborg (SWE)
07/27 - Good Life Summer fest, Leffinge (BEL)
07/31 - Storsjöyran, Östersund (SWE)
08/01 - Volym 2003, Visby (SWE)
08/02 - Augustibuller, Lindesberg (SWE)
08/11 - Göteborgskalaset, Gothenburg (SWE)
08/18 - Malmöfestivalen, Bastionen, Malmö (SWE)

They don't have much online yet, but you can head over to www.galaxygramophone.com to peep the artwork for the IsolAtion Years album thAt they will be releasing in America. I probably sound like a broken record, but I'll say it again - it's a greAt slab of music and well worth picking up. Now if only we can get 'em on tour over here...

Apparently Turbonegro got stopped At Stuttgart airport for having a knife in their luggage the other day. They were on their way back from a show in the German city last Monday when security officials spotted the 18" blade. "The band tried to explain thAt it was a stage-prop used by Hank," a spokesperson told NME, "It was held inside a cane and the cane was inside a guitar case. But they were having no of it. When the police asked who it belonged to, the band said it was all of them." Eventually it was worked out so roadie Trond took the blame and ending up being taken into custody and charged a fine before getting released. "WhAt's the world coming to when men in long black hair and long black beards can't bring an 18 inch dagger onto planes anymore?" commented Happy Tom.

Project HAte has set August 25 as the release dAte for their new album "HAte, DominAte, CongregAte, EliminAte" on Threeman Recordings. View the cover art AtedominAte.jpg" target=_blank>here.

Here's the top 20 Swedish albums of the week. Aftonbladet never posted their version today. WhAt's up with thAt?

01. Per Gessle - Mazarin
02. Carola - Guld plAtina & passion - det bästa
03. Tomas Ledin - I sommarnAttens ljus
04. Anders Johansson - If it's all I ever do
05. Pugh Rogefeldt - Pughs bästa
06. Robert Wells - Rhapsody in rock the complete collection
07. Kent - Vapen & ammunition
08. Tommy Körberg - Gränslös - det bästa med
09. Da Buzz - More than alive
10. The Cardigans - Long gone before daylight
11. Glenmark Eriksson Strömstedt - Den andra skivan
12. Lisa Nilsson - Samlade sånger 1992-2003
13. Moneybrother - Blood panic
14. Anna-Lotta Larson - Tidlöst
15. Alcazar - Alcazarized
16. Style, Sandelin & Ekman, Freestyle - Samlade hits
17. v/a - Fame factory visor
18. Timbuktu - The botten is nådd!
19. Per Myrberg - SommarnAtt Per Myrberg sjunger Taube
20. Cornelis Vreeswijk - Cornelis Vreeswijks bästa

Bob Hund has posted a new newsletter on their website. Some highlights: Bob Hund/Bergman Rock are working on new mAterial, but don't have any sort of release dAte yet. The song "Den lilla planeten" makes an appearance in the upcoming Stefan Jarl/Lukas Moodysson film "Terrorister". MAts Andersson is playing on Kajsa Grytt's new album and doing some live shows, too. Johnny Essing has been producing demos with Sofia Härdig, Thomas Öberg and the band Dipper. Read more.

This week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. Outlandish - Guantanamo
02. The Rasmus - In The Shadows
03. The Cardigans - You´re The Storm
04. Killer - Naughty Boy
05. The Sounds - Rock n´ Roll
06. Kashmir - Rocket Brothers
07. C21 - She Cries
08. Mando Diao - Sheepdog
09. Timbuktu - The Botten Is Nådd
10. Da Buzz - Alive
11. Turbonegro - Fuck The World
12. Her Majesty - F.U.N.E.R.A.L
13. Darude - Music
14. Melody Club - Cover Girl
15. Superheroes - Someone Else
16. Ingrid Marguerite - Everything I Need
17. User - Do You
18. A-Teens - Perfect MAtch
19. Equicez - Live From Pass It
20. Bad Cash Quartet - Dirty Days

Challengers:
01. Magnus Carlson - Jag Ber Dig
02. Remedeeh - Give ThAt Dog A Bone
03. Prominent - Regrets
04. David & The Citizens - New Direction
05. Slaptones - Love Comes Easy

Go to the MTVE.com site to wAtch and vote for your favorite.

Soilwork will heading over to Australia for a few dAtes in September:

09/11 – The Arena, Brisbane
09/12 – The Hi Fi Bar, Melbourne
09/13 – The Gaelic Club, Sydney
09/14 – The Uni Bar, Adelaide

PopMAtters.com has posted Atters.com/music/concerts/l/lerche-sondre-030616.shtml" target=_blank>a review of a recent Sondre Lerche concert from NYC At the Bowery Ballroom. I'll try to get some live mp3s At some point so you can hear for yourself just how charming thAt guy really can be on stage. They also posted a better-lAte-than-never Atters.com/music/reviews/l/lerchesondre-faces.shtml" target=_blank>review of his album yesterday.

In the lAtest edition of the Sounds Nordic (SONO) radio show: "We go wild At an art exhibition and rapper Timbuktu has a bone to pick with the Prime Minister." Listen here.