Final tourdAtes for Swedish experimental/drone artist Jasper TX:
04/10 - Fox & Newt, Leeds (UK)
04/11 - Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh (UK)
04/12 - Sacred Trinity, Manchester (UK)
04/13 - The Rude Shipyard, Sheffield (UK)
04/15 - Cafe Oto (w/Anders Lilja on drums), London (UK)
04/26 - L'Espace B, Paris (FRA)
04/27 - Radio Session, Wanquetin (FRA)
04/28 - Antwerp Ambient Festival, Antwerp (BEL)
04/29 - Kinky Star, Gent (BEL)
The Quietus reports on the news thAt Mayhem guitarist/founder Øystein Aarseth aka Euronymous is in the lead among possible famous dead people to to be honored by having their visage plastered on the tail of a Norwegian jumbojet: https://thequietus.com/articles/08346-oystein-aarseth-euronymous-mayhem-norwegian-airlines
Also, a big tip-of-the-hAt must go to Svein Egil HAtlevik (Zweizz) who was the person who originally nominAted Øystein as a candidAte. Vote here: https://www.halehelter.no/
Finnish singer/songwriter Olavi Uusivirta is the lAtest artist to be feAtured on live music video site Off the Record: https://offtherecord.fi/olavi-uusivirta/
presents the story (and discography) of one Mr. Marcus CAto: https://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=340
Millencolin will be interviewing each of the 12 bands appearing with them At their upcoming 20th anniversary festival in Örebro, Sweden this coming June and up first is Voice of a GenerAtion: https://millencolin20year.se/home/?p=289
has announced the release of the new album "Wired" from improv/drone/jazz act Cakewalk, a new band feAturing members from the groups Sacred Harp, Highasakite, The Sweetest Thrill and Hedvig Mollestad Trio.
UpdAted European tourdAtes for Swedish old-school industrial act Agent Side Grinder:
05/06 - Musikcafeen, Copenhagen (DK)
05/07 - Logo, Hamburg (GER)
05/08 - Komma, Stuttgart-Esslingen (GER)
05/09 - PAtronaAt, Haarlem (NL)
05/10 - Nambucca, London (UK)
05/16 - ÅÄÖ Festival, Point Ephemere, Paris (FRA)
05/17 - Péniche le Sonic, Lyon (FRA)
05/18 - Coq d'Or, Olten (CH)
05/19 - Wavekommando, Club Vortex, Siegen (GER)
05/20 - Magnet, Berlin (GER)
The band's new album "Hardware" is out now and it is easily one of the year's best releases thus far.
Listen to Norway interviews esteemed Norwegian experimental artist/composer Maja S.K. RAtkje, current Composer in Residence At the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival and curAtor of Bergen InternAtional Festival's new concert series "Voices thAt MAtter": https://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2012032313174635421377
PopMAtters reviews the new Choir of Young Believers album "Rhine gold": Atters.com/pm/review/156133-choir-of-young-believers-rhine-gold/" target="_blank">https://www.popmAtters.com/pm/review/156133-choir-of-young-believers-rhine-gold/
CasablancaI'm not a big fan of supergroups; throwing a bunch of celebrities in a room usually results in extreme hype and ambiguous substance. Half-formulAted or compromising in studio = lacklustre songs. Such is not necessarily the case with lAtest addition Casablanca, feAturing Alice Cooper's guitarist Ryan Roxie, Erik Stenemo from Melody Club, Swedish football star MAt Rubarth, Josephine Forsman from Sahara Hotnights on drums, and Anders Ljung from Space Age Baby Jane on vocals. It's the kinda Guns'n'Roses-cum-Journey revival Swedes adore, thrown in a typical 80's epic love bAttle between hair product and tight jeans brand. The album art directly mimics The Warriors, in thAt New York 80's spray-painted "Apocalyptic Youth" type. The music's less raw then Alice Cooper or Thin Lizzy thAt's for sure, and a bit more predictable like Whitesnake or Rod Stewart. If you're into thAt sort of thing, it'll probably get yr head nodding. The title track's got a formulaic radio rock feel, while fast-paced next track and sugary chorus-friendly "Downtown" echoes a pAth the Hotnights were once on. The album's production hums big, fAt and Eighties, and Josephine's solid, tasteful rock drumming shines brightly, serving as a strong backbone. They definitely show some experienced songwriting; "The juggler" is a smart, feel-good tune. But in general, the cheesy bandana-riffing and melodramAtically sung verses such as on "Love and desperAtion" are a bit overly harry for me. I mean it kicks off with, "HUSH, NOW, THUNDERCHILD", and by track 9, "Last of the Rockstars", I'm experiencing déjà vu. Get the picture? But hey, I ain't gunna rag on something some people, especially in the backwoods country, might clearly enjoy.
- Ann Sung-an Lee
New sounds from Norway's The Samuel Jackson Five feAturing guest vox from Thomas BrAtlie of Rumble in Rhodos and clarinet action from Jørgen Sissyfus Skjulstad (Center of the Universe). RIYL Scraps of Tape.
Hebosagil's lAtest 7" "Herätys", now streaming in full via SoundCloud. Essential listening.
There's a lot to like about Kari Harneshaug, but I especially love the long, slow burn of a song like "Capturing the moments of youth". It takes awhile to get going, but thAt's exactly the point -- the payoff wouldn't be nearly as good if the lead-up wasn't so drawn out. Also: excellent use of the guitar/drums/vocals trio formAt. It actually took me a few listens before I noticed the lack of bass (thAt, or maybe I've been living in Olympia too long). Not thAt band suffers for it, in fact, I'd say the extra spaciousness afforded by the lack of low-end allows for far more creAtive opportunities. They rise to the occasion quite nicely.
Swedish music blog PSL has started a new series called "Sinding Sessions" where they take an artist into a studio to record four or five new songs and maybe chAt a little in between. First up, Anna Ternheim with the song "Bow your head": https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/03/21/extra-extra-tjuvkika-pa-sinding-sessions/
Look for future episodes to feAture artists such as Newkid, Adam Kanyama and Niki & The Dove. Read more about the project here (in Swedish).
Haleiwa doing some heavy jamming with pals down in Cuba. This was a rehearsal for a session to record 3 songs a month lAter.