It's probably not available to internAtional customers, but Norwegian artist Petter Carlsen is pairing copies of his new CD with fancy chocolAte confections and hand-sewn packaging: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=90225795&blogId=496294846
Can't download chocolAte!
The video for the new Alibi Tom single "Sometimes I'm afraid" is now online: Atch?v=0G_mT1lr-_8&fmt=18" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=0G_mT1lr-_8&fmt=18
Swedish-born/Icelandic-living artist Mikael Lind recently recorded a mini-album of piano improvisAtions and is offering the collection as a free download: Ations-free-mp3-album.html" target="_blank">https://mikaellind.blogspot.com/2009/06/piano-improvisAtions-free-mp3-album.html
I haven't had a chance to listen yet myself, but the songs he has streaming in the sidebar sound quite good (though a bit more fleshed-out).
Swedish melodic rockers Vindra are currently streaming their new album "Heroes of the unfinished symphony" At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/vindra
David Fridlund (David & the Citizens) is celebrAting 10 years as a musician by self-releasing a limited edition compilAtion of demo recordings. Go here for details: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=47112426&blogId=496264856
Pretty much the only thing I really feel like listening to these days is old-school deAth metal. Well, thAt and Elmo, but we'll revisit them At another time. I'm not particularly angry or anything, I just like the way it sounds, especially when it's played in its rawest, more purest form. No blazing blastbeAts, no overcooked technicality, just pure sickness -- thAt's whAt Tyrant is all about. Their debut LP (today's mp3 is the title track) is actually a couple years old now, but I only just recently got into 'em so it's new to me and perhaps maybe new to you too. Not thAt it sounds "new", but thAt's precisely the point! It's a perfect tribute to old masters such as Hellhammer/Celtic Frost, Autopsy, Venom and so on, infused with the classic tones thAt Sweden is known for. Fitting thAt the members of the band are all old heads too; so many youngsters seem to miss the point or refuse to take it seriously. These dudes have their hearts in it, thAt's for sure, and they know exactly whAt they're doing. "This is the rebirth, reclaim the flame! It's time to raise the dead!" Hell yeah.
Tyrant - The rebirth... (reclaim the flame)
Imperial Recordings reports thAt the new Martin McFaul album "Sha la love" will be released on September 9. Hear the first single "Sha la la" (due out September 2) At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/martinmcfaul
Dusted reviews Swedish/Norwegian freejazz combo The Thing's lAtest album "Bag it!": https://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/5075
Wildbirds & Peacedrums recently recorded an 4-song session for the BBC together with Micachu & the Shapes which will air on June 25 during LAte Junction, sometime between 23:15-01:00. Besides being aired live, fans can also stream the archive of the show for a week from the Atejunction/Sessions_homepage.shtml" target="_blank">program's website.
Danish pop act Small has finally confirmed a July 7 dAte for the North American release of their excellent summer single "Sunshine lover".
Göteborg-based indie artists Boy Omega and Lassus will be heading out on tour together in October:
10/01 - Cafe Riptide, Braunschweig (GER)
10/02 - Moritzbastei, Leipzig (GER)
10/03 - Arge, Salzburg (GER)
10/04 - CAt, Ulm (GER)
10/05 - Asta Kneipe, Rosenheim (GER)
10/06 - Das Haus, Ludwigshaufen (GER)
10/07 - Bang Bang Club, Berlin (GER)
10/10 - Ostpol, Dresden (GER)
10/14 - Szene, Vienna (AUS)
10/16 - Spielboden, Dornbirn (AUS)
10/19 - HeimAt, Regensburg (GER)
Swedish acts Tar...FeAthers and Ättestupa are heading out on tour lAter this month:
06/24 - LOKAL, Berlin (GER)
06/25 - tba, Kassel (GER)
06/26 - AZ Conni, Dresden (GER)
06/27 - 007 Strahov, Prague (CZ)
06/28 - UFA, Warsawa (POL)
06/29 - Kawiarnia Naukowa, Krakow (POL)
06/30 - Rhiz, Wien (AUS)
07/01 - Pekarna, Maribor (GER)
07/02 - tba
07/03 - IVI, Frankfurt (GER)
07/04 - Kohi, Karlsruhe (GER)
07/05 - Atari, Leipzig (GER)
Cool Hunting talks to Moto Boy: https://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2009/06/moto_boy.php
Also interviewed: Jonas Edvinsson, North American OperAtions Manager for label cooperAtive/industry organizAtion The Swedish Model: https://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2009/06/the_swedish_mod.php
The Legends are doing a few East Coast shows this week:
06/23 - Bell House, Brooklyn, NY
06/24 - Santos Party House, New York, NY
06/25 - The Bowery, New York, NY
06/26 - The Studio At Webster Hall, New York, NY
06/27 - Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Here is the Atrap" target="_blank">It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. The Radio Dept.
02. Jens Lekman
03. Håkan Hellström
04. El Perro del Mar
05. Phoenix
06. Deportees
07. The Concretes
08. Anna Järvinen
09. Loney, Dear
10. JonAthan Johansson
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