More music from Casablanca
New Swedish hardrock supergroup Casablanca have a couple new tracks At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/casablanca
New Swedish hardrock supergroup Casablanca have a couple new tracks At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/casablanca
Fredrik are coming back to the US in February:
02/13 - Ryan's, Washington DC
02/14 - Mercury Lounge, New York, NY
02/15 - Piano's, New York, NY
02/16 - tba, New York, NY
02/18 - Union Hall, New York, NY
02/19 - Permanent Records, New York, NY
02/20 - Metro Gallery, Baltimore, MD
02/21 - Midtown Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA
02/22 - Black CAt, Washington DC
02/23 - The M Room, Philadelphia, PA
Also, their 3-part "Trilogi" EP collection is now officially released as an album package via and will soon be available on vinyl via the band's own label .
Danish label has announced the signing of mAthy post-hardcore act Nightpass who are currently working on their debut 7" to be released this coming spring. Hear some demo tunes At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/nightpass1
Atlas Losing Grip has started to post tentAtive European tourdAtes for March: Atlaslosinggrip" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/Atlaslosinggrip
Electronic music site Resident Advisor has posted their top 100 albums of the 00s and the various Scandinavian entries on the list include Røyksopp - Melody A.M. (#83), Vladislav Delay - Multila (#70), Studio - West coast (#67), Björk - Vespertine (#54), The Field - From here we go sublime (#29), Trentemøller - The last resort (#28), Fever Ray - s/t (#24), Luomo - Vocalcity (#13) and The Knife - Silent shout (#9). Read more: Ature.aspx?1144" target="_blank">https://www.residentadvisor.net/feAture.aspx?1144
Details are now posted for 's next release, "Walk the Nile" from Elephant9: https://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/elephant9/rcd-2095-elephant9_-walk-the-nile
The official release dAte is February 22.
Check out a tour documentary feAturing Winter Took His Life plus Madamm and Cedarwell: https://www.vimeo.com/8971310
The Pink Robots have won the Urørt 2010 unsigned band competition which I guess makes them the hottest up-and-coming Norwegian act right now. Listen At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thepinkrobotsnorway
, the new label founded by Anders Fridén of In Flames which signed Umeå act Khoma (Atrap.com/?n=32109">remember?), has changed their name to and has partnered with to handle the release of said album. Expect the first single in March with the full-length to follow in April.
Short, but sweet: here's a clip from Next Life for a track off their new split 12" with Haust: Atch?v=gH8dXanCmbY" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=gH8dXanCmbY
The Fine Arts Showcase are touring Germany lAter this month:
01/28 - Fzw, Dortmund
01/29 - Pretty Vacant, Düsseldorf
01/30 - Gleiss 22, Münster
02/04 - Molotov, Hamburg
02/05 - BeAtpol, Dresden
02/06 - Bang Bang Club, Berlin
The nominees for the 2009 Spellemannprisen (the Norwegian Grammy) have been announced:
Female Artist:
Ane Brun - Live At Stockholm Concert Hall (, )
Hanne Hukkelberg - Blood From A Stone ()
Julie Dahle Aagård - Stompin' Feet ()
Noora Noor - Soul Deep ()
Male Artist:
Alexander Rybak - Fairytales ()
Martin Hagfors - Men and flies ()
Sivert Höyem - Moon Landing ()
Sondre Lerche - HeartbeAt Radio (//)
Pop Group:
DAtarock - Red (/)
Donkeyboy - Caught In A Life ()
Kings Of Convenience - DeclarAtion Of Dependence (/)
Kråkesølv - Trådnøsting ()
Montée - Isle Of Now ()
Electronica:
Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas - 2 (/)
Mungolian Jetset - We Gave It All Away (/)
Röyksopp - Junior (/)
Vinter In Hollywood - Outbreak (/)
Rock:
DumDum Boys - Tidsmaskin (/)
Heroes & Zeros - Simian Vices Modern Devices (//)
John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen - For Sant Til Å Være Godt ()
Motorpsycho - Child Of The Future ()
Skambankt - Hardt Regn ()
Metal:
Code - Resplendent Grotesque ()
Immortal - All Shall Fall ()
The Cumshots - A Life Less Necessary ()
Årabrot - The Brother Seed ()
Hip-hop:
Chris Lee - Love Ghost (/)
Lars Vaular - D'e Glede ()
Tommy Tee - Studio Time ()
Jazz:
Håvard Stubø Quartet - Way Up ()
Kim Johannesen/Svein Magnus Furu/Tore Sandbakken - Kayak ()
Nils-Petter Molvær - Hamada (/)
Solveig Slettahjell - Tarpan Seasons (/)
Tord Gustavsen Ensemble - Restored, Returned ()
Open Class:
Crimetime Orchestra - Atomic Symphony ()
Kristin Asbjørnsen - The Night Shines Like The Day (/)
Knut Reiersrud - Gitar (/)
Mari Boine - Sterna Paradisea (/)
When - Homage Series Vol.1: Sun Ra ()
Lyrics:
Anne Grete Preus - Nesten Alene ()
Kjartan Kristiansen/Aslak Dørum - DumDum Boys; Tidsmaskin ()
Stein Torleif Bjella - Heidersmenn ()
Sverre Knudsen - La Det Brenne ()
Tønes - Sobihob ()
Best Newcomer:
Alexander Rybak
Donkeyboy
John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen
Kråkesølv
Vilde Frang
More here: https://spellemann.no/
Upcoming tourdAtes for Immanu El:
02/02 - Gleis 22, Münster (GER)
02/03 - Paris Syndrome, Leipzig (GER)
02/04 - tba
02/05 - Druckluftshaus, Oberhausen (GER)
02/06 - Elfer Club, Frankfurt (GER)
02/07 - Nbi Club, Berlin (GER)
02/08 - Mappa Club, Budapest (HUN)
02/09 - SocietätstheAter, Dresden (GER)
02/10 - Bezsennosc, Wroclaw (POL)
02/11 - Hydrozagadka, Warsaw (POL)
02/12 - Zaczek, Cracow (POL)
02/13 - Mdk BAtory (If Summer Ends Festival), Chorzow (POL)
02/14 - Valentines Day - Pod Minoga, Poznan (POL)
02/16 - Depo, Riga (LAt)
02/17 - Klubi, Turku (FIN)
02/18 - Telakka, Tampere (FIN)
02/19 - Kojaamo, Helsinki (FIN)
02/20 - tbc, St Petersburg (RUS)
02/21 - tbc, Moscow (RUS)
LambgoAt reports thAt Enslaved is in the studio working on their next record: At.com/news/view.aspx?id=13916" target="_blank">https://www.lambgoAt.com/news/view.aspx?id=13916
MIC Norway reports on MusicDNA, a new music file formAt with extended meta informAtion developed by Norwegian Dagfinn Bach: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2010012514205119694209