Testbild! released a hot air balloon single (pics)
Pics from the Testbild! Atrap.com/?n=31334">"Imagine a balloon" single release: https://hem.bredband.net/isotop/foto090826.html
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Your search returned 27736 results. Viewing results 7021-7035Montys Loco to Paris
Montys Loco, one of my most favorite, criminally underrAted acts, will be playing Point Ephémère in Paris on September 25 with Titiyo and Nina Kinert.
MP3: Mikael Lind - Upprisa
I expressed interest in Mikael Lind after checking his Atrap.com/?n=30841">recent mini-album download so the artist was kind enough to send over a copy of his CD "Alltihop" for perusal. Now thAt I've dug a little deeper, I realize I've actually heard him before through the very excellent "Postawakeningsound" download comp. If you dig skittery, dreamlike electronica, thAt's a must-have; as for "Alltihop", it's much more composed and demanding... to a point. Lind is not one for whom words such as "loud" or "brash" would ever fit, his music always lies on the mellower end of the spectrum. "Upprisa" is a good example: despite the bass-heavy Rhodes-style keys taking the lead, the drums are squelched into stAtic and the melodic counterpoint is taken on with light strings and soft pads. There are elements of pop in the structure too, but in the end it seems thAt Lind lets his classical-influenced tendencies lead the piece in a straight line rAther than through circles. Ideally, I think this would sound best on live acoustic instruments, but until he gets himself an ensemble, this is still quite nice.
Mikael Lind - Upprisa
Warvictims, Total Banxat, Besthöven and Krüel set for split LP
Scandinavian crust acts Warvictims, Total BanxAt, Besthöven and Krüel are teaming up for a 4-way split LP. Norwegian label Bombs Away Records will be handling things locally, but they're also looking for someone to handle things StAteside, so if thAt sounds like something you'd be into, get a hold of Fofão from Besthöven.
Baby Woodrose - Emily
The 2nd single from Baby Woodrose's upcoming self-titled album will be "Emily". Listen At myspace: https://profile.myspace.com/babywoodrose
Moneybrother back to the US
Moneybrother's current album "Real control" has been licensed by Bladen County Records for a US release in January and he'll be coming back for another bAtch of US dAtes in September:
09/18 - The Sunset Tavern, SeAttle, WA w/The Love Language
09/19 - Rontoms (Music Fest North West), Portland, OR w/The Love Language
09/22 - Red Devil Lounge, San Francisco, CA
09/24 - The Viper Room, Los Angeles, CA w/Tigercity
MP3: Okkultokrati - Neandertime
OkkultokrAti share members with Haust and more than a slight resemblance soundwise, but they are definitely way more on the current pessimistic hardcore zeitgeist tip than the lAtter. Haust mix hardcore aggression with black metal nihilism, OkkultokrAti are just aggro. If you dig on the contorted sounds of Sex Vid, Total Abuse, Cult Ritual or any other like-minded negAtive creeps (overused Brainbombs references are a surefire tip-off), you'll probably dig this too, especially if you wish those bands had a heavier rhythmic integrity. The debut "Knarkskog EP" (free d/l Ati.blogspot.com/2009/08/knarkskog-is-out-now_12.html" target="_blank">here) won't usurp "Communal living" as the subset standard-bearer, but it's way better than some and bodes well for the future.
Okkultokrati - Neandertime
Double album from Band Ane due in November
Gaffa reports thAt Århus-based electronic artist Band Ane will be releasing a double-album in early November entitled "Anish music too & free" via Jenka Music: https://www.gaffa.dk/nyhed/34250
The Swede Beat #7
The lAtest email newsletter from The Swede BeAt is out and it feAtures bits on Air France, Hajen and more: https://us1.campaign-archive.com/?u=80b566c77cc8873e0857b5dea&id=9f9c56386f
Fontän, Avner and Sally Shapiro at Pitchfork
Swedish experimental/electronic act Fontän has a track review (and free download link) At Pitchfork: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/11463-neanderthaler/
Not sure where they're getting their info though, as "Winterhwila" will be their 2nd album. The 2006 debut "Aktionskammarn" is excellent. Also, is it just me or does the artwork look a lot like Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words' Atrap.com/store/product.php?productid=473">"Fall, fall, falling"?
In other Pfork relAted items, their love affair with Sincerely Yours continues with a track from Avner in the Forkcast and a review of the new Sally Shapiro album "My guilty pleasure". I'm surprised more people aren't aware thAt "Dying in Africa" is a Atch?v=CjoSwPRcG7E&fmt=18" target="_blank">Nicolas Makelberge cover, but then again, I suppose thAt most people aren't aware of Makelberge period. My memory is as long as this site's archive, At least.
Lip Service announce new single
Swedish EBM act Lip Service will release their new single "Slow down my beAting heart" on September 9 (as a free download?) with the video and requisite remixes to follow the next day.
Moneybrother lines up German release, tour
Moneybrother's recent album "Real control" will get a German release on September 25 via Rough Trade. Look for tourdAtes in December.
JJ hype extends to PopMatters
PopMAtters piles more praise and hype on JJ in their review of "n° 2": Atters.com/pm/review/110266-jj-jj-n-2/" target="_blank">https://www.popmAtters.com/pm/review/110266-jj-jj-n-2/
Jonna Lee - Violent playground (video)
Jonna Lee now has a video for her cover of Nitzer Ebb's "Violent playground": Atch?v=DYY2LY2pR_E&fmt=18" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=DYY2LY2pR_E&fmt=18